Jaws.io is an action video game based on the 1975 American horror 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 the same year and is no longer available for download.[3]
| Jaws.io | |
|---|---|
| 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
editInspired 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
edit- ^ https://ca.linkedin.com/company/srg-studios-pr [self-published source]
- ^ "JAWS Terrorizes Once Again in New Mobile Game, JAWS.io". Universal Brand Development. Archived from the original on 2023-07-07. 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.
- ^ a b Burks, Robin (2019-02-18). "JAWS.io Review: Mindless and Only Slightly Entertaining". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ a b Mundy, Jon (21 February 2019). "JAWS.io review - "A weirdly entertaining io game"". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ Zwiezen, Zack (23 February 2019). "An Exciting Game of Shark And Boats". Kotaku. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ "Jaws.io". ICreate. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
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