Explosive Jake

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Explosive Jake is a single player arcade puzzle game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by PigeonDev and was released on November 9, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Explosive Jake - classic arсade game. Not only humans afraid of dark and deep dungeons. Our hero - a little skeleton with unhealthy crave of explosions, which trying to escape from castle dungeons. Help him to avoid enemies and explode his way out.

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Single-Player

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64%

Audience ScoreBased on 14 reviews

music4 positive mentions

graphics2 negative mentions

The soundtrack is amazing and adds to the overall enjoyment of the game.
For fans of retro Bomberman, Explosive Jake provides a nostalgic experience that can be fun.
The game offers a solid gameplay loop that keeps players engaged from start to finish.

The game suffers from technical issues, including inconsistent bomb placement and unresponsive controls.
Levels are repetitive and tedious, requiring players to blow up every box to find keys, which can become frustrating.
The game lacks originality and feels like a lazy clone of Bomberman, with poor graphics and minimal power-ups.

music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The music in the game has received high praise from users, with many highlighting the amazing soundtracks that enhance the overall experience. Players express a strong desire to replay the game just to unlock and enjoy the music, indicating its significant appeal. Overall, the soundtrack is consistently described as very good, contributing positively to the game's enjoyment.
- “The soundtracks are amazing; I enjoyed every single level.”
- “It's a great game and the soundtrack is very good.”
- “I love the soundtracks.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The graphics are criticized for relying on outdated retro pixel art, lacking modern visual fidelity, and offering no options for resolution adjustments or meaningful graphics customization.
- “A choice was made to use obsolete, decades-old retro pixel art as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
- “There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, though it becomes less frustrating over time as they acquire bomb upgrades that facilitate quicker map clearing and key collection.
- “This is extremely tedious and only gets less annoying later because you pick up bomb upgrades that make it easier to clear the map faster to grab the keys.”
gameplay
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players find the gameplay, particularly the bomb placement mechanic, to be inconsistent, which detracts from the overall experience.
- “Placing bombs (the main mechanic) is way too inconsistent.”
- “The controls feel clunky and unresponsive, making it frustrating to execute basic actions.”
- “The pacing of the gameplay is off, leading to long stretches of boredom between exciting moments.”