Welcome to our review of Pumpkin Jack, a platformer that pushes the genre to a new limit.
Pumpkin Jack is a spooky scary 3D platformer in which you embody Jack, the Mythical Pumpkin Lord! Dive into an Epic Adventure through otherworldly landscapes and help the Evil annihilate the Good!
Colorful Cartoon Setting: Travel through lurid landscapes in levels featuring alluring atmospheres, each crafted with vibrant color palettes, and high-quality lighting effects.
Fight For Your Life: With challenging beasts lurking around every corner, players must master the art of combo attacks; dodging, and timing to survive dynamic real-time battles! Players must unlock weapons and choose wisely in order to strike down all who oppose them.
Don’t Lose Your Head: Solve puzzles that focus on physics; gravity, and reflection as Jack, or ditch the skinsuit and just use your flaming head to burn books; hammer some moles, create paths for magic spheres; and more as each level introduces new and exciting challenges.
Find Friends to Fight at Your Side: Helpful companions are there to assist Jack on his journey, including a haughty hooty owl to guide him along; and a snarky crow, itching to assist with long-range attacks
Dive into an epic adventure and help the evil annihilate the good!
Follow the will of the devil himself and slay your nemesis in an epic quest that will take you on a journey in the Boredom Kingdom, a mythical realm shattered by the curse. You will meet friends along the way, from a haughty owl to a snarky crow!
Jump, run & climb to carve your own way in unique levels!
Pumpkin Jack is a classic 3D Platformer before anything else! Every level will challenge you through several themed platforms, all giving you new trials to complete.
Fight for your life against evil beasts by using awesome unlockable weapons!
You will have to master the arts of dodging, timing, and movement to vanquish Jack’s foes. During the dynamic real-time battles, choose which weapon you want to use and strike at the critical moment!
Face breathtaking challenges and discover tons of original gameplays!
Solve puzzles that focus on physics, gravity and reflection. Inhabit a pumpkin head and burn books, hammer some moles, create a path for magic spheres… But also more! In each level, you will be faced with an action sequence using new exclusive gameplay!
Pumpkin Jack has been on my radar for a while, ever since I noticed the game in a Steam sale. Having missed out on the purchase that specific day, I have occasionally wondered if I should get the game anyway. Fast forward to today and me getting a review code for the brand new version out now on the Nintendo switch.
Pumpkin Jack is a very technical platformer but in a good way. Despite looking like a action platformer with some Musou elements, this game is a platformer that will make your toes curl. It is both challenging and will take you near the limits of being annoying but never crossing that border. It treats the genre perfectly and this game is like a love letter to older platform lovers out there.
Pumpkin Jack did not fully surprise me as I did read some very promising articles and reviews and I can confirm that this game is among the best I played this year in the genre. Whether you are solving a platforming puzzle to get to the next side or just try to survive the inbound mining carts, Pumpkin Jack has something for everyone.
And even despite my personal issues with the mining carts system, those parts of the game were never impossible to cross, regardless of the many lives I lost. Another nice addition is the abundance of safe points that also heal your health completely. Nearly making me forget the melee aspect of the game when enemies come at you, upgrading your weapons along the way.
Boss fights never really proved to be too difficult once you see the pattern in their attacks. Yes, it does sometimes pay to be a coward and run away while using your Crow companion to hit enemies from afar. This game is not just about randomly mashing the attack button, but the more refined you approach the attack, the more successful you will be in surviving a barrage of enemies.
I had more fun than I originally anticipated and that is a very good thing. But now addressing the elephant in the room, how does it compare to a Mario game? Simply put it does not, not because Mario is better, but because Pumpkin Jack is in a league of its own. If you like platformers, this is the one to try right now!
In conclusion, Pumpkin Jack’s hype is totally real, this game is a must-buy for all platforming fans. Quick restarts and plenty of save points make for a fun experience. Even if the game restarted too quickly because I was sipping my coffee…
