Jumper: Griffin's Story (video game)

Jumper: Griffin's Story is a video game released for the PlayStation 2, Wii and Xbox 360 in 2008. It is based on the events of the 2008 film Jumper, released on February 14.

Jumper: Griffin's Story
Developer(s)Redtribe (Xbox 360), Collision Studios (PS2, Wii)
Publisher(s)Brash Entertainment
Composer(s)Chris Tilton
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox 360
Release
  • NA: February 12, 2008
  • EU: February 22, 2008 (PS2, X360)
  • AU: February 22, 2008 (X360)
  • AU: February 29, 2008 (PS2)
  • EU: March 14, 2008 (Wii)
  • AU: April 11, 2008 (Wii)
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player

Plot

The game begins in a flashback to the night Griffin's parents were murdered. He will remember the two - a woman and her male partner - for years to come. The gameplay begins in earnest with Griffin's encounter with David Rice at the Colosseum. Griffin's interrogation of a Paladin leads him to Nepal in search of Roland Cox, where he learns that the Paladins have long since lost the support of the monks who first trained them to sense Jump Scars. From there Griffin traces the Paladins to Tokyo, where they are stealing a machine that permits others to follow Jumpers through Jump Scars. He is nearly able to kill the lady and the man who killed his parents, but the Paladins escape with the machine. While nursing his wounds at his lair, David arrives, permitting the Paladins to use the machine to finally locate the lair. After an intense duel, he drives Roland back through the Jump Scar and pursues. At Millie's house, he encounters the most dangerous Paladin he has ever faced. Afterwards, he questions the high-ranking Paladin as to the identity of the woman who killed his parents. The Paladin laughs and says that David knows her; the only conclusion is that it is Mary Rice - David's mother.

Critical reception
Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PS2WiiXbox 360
1Up.comN/AN/AD−[1]
Game InformerN/A1.75/10[2]1.75/10[2]
GamesRadar+[3][4][5]
GameZoneN/AN/A3.5/10[6]
IGN3.7/10[7]3.9/10[8]4.9/10[9]
Jeuxvideo.com8/20[10]6/20[11]4/20[12]
OXM (UK)N/AN/A2/10[13]
OXM (US)N/AN/A3/10[14]
PALGNN/A1/10[15]N/A
X-PlayN/AN/A[16]
USA Today[17][17][17]
Aggregate score
Metacritic33/100[18]28/100[19]29/100[20]

The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

In Game Informer's Andrew Reiner's short review, he referenced the burial site of thousands of cartridges of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, widely considered one of the worst games of all time, suggesting that "To all the truck drivers out there who are transporting copies of Jumper: Griffin's Story to retail, please redirect your shipments to Alamogordo, New Mexico. You'll know you are in the right location when you see thousands of E.T. cartridges moving out of the way to make room for your shipment."[2]

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References
  1. Bettenhausen, Shane (March 4, 2008). "Jumper: Griffin's Story (XBOX 360)". 1UP.com. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  2. Reiner, Andrew (April 2008). "Jumper: Griffin's Story (Wii, X360)". Game Informer. No. 180. GameStop. p. 88. Archived from the original on March 2, 2008. Retrieved February 27, 2008.
  3. Hayward, Andrew (March 7, 2008). "Jumper: Griffin's Story review (PS2)". GamesRadar+. Future plc. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  4. Hayward, Andrew (March 7, 2008). "Jumper: Griffin's Story review (Wii)". GamesRadar+. Future plc. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  5. Hayward, Andrew (February 27, 2008). "Jumper: Griffin's Story review (X360)". GamesRadar+. Future plc. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  6. Grabowski, Dakota (March 4, 2008). "Jumper: Griffin's Story - 360 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  7. Hatfield, Daemon (February 29, 2008). "Jumper: Griffin's Story Review (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  8. Hatfield, Daemon (February 29, 2008). "Jumper: Griffin's Story Review (Wii)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  9. Hatfield, Daemon (February 26, 2008). "Jumper: Griffin's Story Review (X360)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  10. pixelpirate (February 25, 2008). "Test: Jumper: Griffin's Story (PS2)". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  11. pixelpirate (March 21, 2008). "Test: Jumper: Griffin's Story (Wii)". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
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  13. Talbot, Ben (April 12, 2008). "Review: Jumper: Griffin's Story". Official Xbox Magazine UK. Future plc. Archived from the original on April 13, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  14. Cohen, Corey (May 2008). "Jumper: Griffin's Story". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. p. 72. Archived from the original on November 23, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  15. van Leuveren, Luke (May 25, 2008). "Jumper: Griffin's Story Review - Nintendo Wii Video Game Review". PALGN. PAL Gaming Network. Archived from the original on December 29, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  16. Smith, D.F. (February 24, 2008). "Jumper: Griffin's Story (X360)". X-Play. G4 Media. Archived from the original on November 22, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  17. Saltzman, Marc (February 28, 2008). "Don't take leap with 'Jumper: Griffin's Story'". USA Today. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on March 6, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  18. "Jumper: Griffin's Story for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  19. "Jumper: Griffin's Story for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  20. "Jumper: Griffin's Story for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
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