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Jazzpunk review: Doo-wop skidoo bop pow
Jazzpunk occupies a crossbreed universe of 1950s Americana and modern convenience. It's an alternate-history exploration of the Cold War era: The world is occupied and run by machines in a society that appears to be equal parts Russian, Japanese and American. The construction workers are robots. The sushi chefs are robots. The police force is made up of robots. Pretty much everyone is a robot – except for you. In this PC, Mac and Linux adventure, you are a crooked-fingered, human detective who accepts secret missions by popping psychedelic pills. You're a spy in the oddest interpretation of the most romanticized espionage era ever. Buried in Jazzpunk's dissonant settings and puerile puzzles lies a bucket of laughs at the expense of Russians, Americans, islanders, Japanese, Scots, robots and humans – everyone. Nothing is off-limits in Jazzpunk, and everything is funny.
Joystiq Streams: Getting surreal with Jazzpunk [Relive the stream!]
Joystiq Streams needs a break from all the high octane shooting action it's been doing in Titanfall. What better way to unwind from massive bouts of mech violence than with Necrophone Games' deeply strange Jazzpunk? Its heady blend of bizarre humor, pop culture detritus, adventure and weird mini-games has entranced a number of players this month, Joystiq's own Jess Conditt among them. Jess will be streaming Jazzpunk on Joystiq's Twitch channel at 4PM EST. Anthony John Agnello will be hanging out in the chat, feeding your questions directly to Jess. Come talk with us and reveal in Jazzpunk's peculiar glow. [Image: Necrophone Games]
Jazzpunk spoofs cyberpunk in live-action trailer
As an adventure game rife with pop cultural spoofs and slapstick comedy, it makes a certain kind of sense that the latest Jazzpunk trailer would be an extended riff on the 1995 Keanu Reeves "classic" Johnny Mnemonic. In development at Necrophone Games, Jazzpunk is described as "a comedy adventure set in an alternate reality Cold War World, plagued with corporate espionage, CyberCrime, and sentient martinis." Its developers claim that the game is largely based on the spoof comedy films of yesteryear and features open-world exploration. There's no mention of the trailer's ill-fated pocket pigeon, but we're sure that will all be explained when the game makes its February 7 Steam debut. For more details visit the newly-launched Jazzpunk Steam site. It's worth a look for the "Key Features" list alone.
Comedy adventure Jazzpunk out on Feb. 7
Necrophone Games' offbeat espionage-themed adventure game, Jazzpunk, will hit Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms via Steam and as a DRM-free download on February 7, developer Luis Hernandez announced this week. Published by Adult Swim Games, Jazzpunk promises a unique tale set in an alternate Cold War universe, with spoof-styled humor inspired by Zucker brothers films like Airplane! and The Naked Gun. Jazzpunk was recently named as a Seumas McNally Grand Prize finalist in this year's Independent Games Festival, competing against the likes of acclaimed indie standouts like The Stanley Parable, Device 6, and Papers, Please. Jazzpunk can be preordered directly from its developer for $15.
