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Popular Classic Endless Runner 'Jetpack Joyride' Coming to Apple Arcade

Apple Arcade continues its strategy to bring classical and popular games to the game platform, with the latest addition soon to be the classic endless runner "Jetpack Joyride."

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Jetpack Joyride was initially launched in 2011 and is developed by game developer Halfbrick. The game has grown in popularity and consists of Barry's main character embarking on a journey with a jetpack and entrusting the user to control them as they move and avoid obstacles. When it launches on ‌Apple Arcade‌, the game will be rebranded with the addition of a "+" to its name, leaving it to be "Jetpack Joyride +."

Other hit classic games such as "Fruit Ninja" and "Cut the Rope" launched on ‌Apple Arcade‌ earlier this year. ‌Apple Arcade‌ users can subscribe to notifications within the App Store for when the game becomes available.

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Top Rated Comments

carrrrrlos Avatar
65 months ago
Why put old games out to pasture, when they can go to Apple Arcade Assisted Living? :)
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
65 months ago
This is so sad. Apple Arcade is now the place to go for ten year old free games?

need new AAA titles or titles I haven’t already played to justify the monthly free.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Kylo83 Avatar
65 months ago
What’s the point having old games, do they not have any ideas for new ones
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
btrach144 Avatar
65 months ago
AAA games. Not decade old games.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
1rottenapple Avatar
65 months ago
Lame game. Apple services is pretty lame. They’re spread out. Fitness plus and arcade.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
65 months ago
So Apple Arcade is just going to turn into remasters of games I already bought?
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)