Jaws.io
Jaws.io is an action video game based on the 1975 American thriller film Jaws. It was developed by Puerto Rican company SRG Studios[1] and published by Universal Studios Interactive Entertainment LLC for iOS and Android devices, and was released on February 14, 2019.[2] The game's servers were shut down on October 31, 2019 and is no longer available for download.[3]
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Developer(s) | SRG Studios |
Publisher(s) | Universal Studios Interactive Entertainment LLC |
Series | Jaws |
Platform(s) | iOS, Android |
Release | February 14, 2019 |
Genre(s) | Action |
Gameplay
Inspired by Agar.io, Jaws.io is a multiplayer game where the goal is pick up or eat (depending on whether the player is controlling a ship or a shark) as much as possible,[4] in order to obtain the highest score in time-limited matches.[5] Players would take on the role as the captain of a boat rescuing civilians of Amity Island stranded out at sea.[5] As players sailed around picking up civilians, they were to use power-ups to combat against other boats as well as the titular Jaws.[6] Players would also be given the opportunity to transform into Jaws for a short period in the match to wreak havoc against other opponents.[6] The gameplay used touch controls to maneuver around in a manner similar to that of games found in the .io game genre with comparisons drawn towards Slither.io and Agar.io.[7]
The players were able to receive rewards for logging in each day, and coins collected in each play could have been used for certain shark upgrades.[8]
References
- https://ca.linkedin.com/company/srg-studios-pr
- "JAWS Terrorizes Once Again in New Mobile Game, JAWS.io". Universal Brand Development. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- Squires, John (2019-10-01). "The Official 'Jaws' Mobile Game Will Shut Down on October 31st". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- Fox, Glen (2019-02-14). "Jaws.io Guide". Gamezebo. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- Burks, Robin (2019-02-18). "JAWS.io Review: Mindless and Only Slightly Entertaining". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- Mundy, Jon. "JAWS.io review - "A weirdly entertaining io game"". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- Zwiezen, Zack. "An Exciting Game of Shark And Boats". Kotaku. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- "Jaws.io". ICreate. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2019-11-10.