Screwjumper!
{{Short description|2007 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title= Screwjumper!
|image= Screwjumpercover.png
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|developer= Frozen Codebase
|publisher= THQ
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|series=
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|released= November 14, 2007
|genre= Action game
|modes= Single-player, multiplayer
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Screwjumper! is an action video game for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade, developed by Frozen Codebase and published by THQ. The game was released on November 14, 2007. The game was the 100th game released by THQ for the Xbox Live Arcade service.{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/11/12/xbla-hump-day-shrek-and-screwjumper |title=XBLA Hump Day: Shrek and Screwjumper! |last=Geddes |first=Ryan |date=November 12, 2007 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=July 16, 2013}}
It was removed from Xbox Live Arcade in 2012 and is no longer available to purchase,{{cite web |url=https://www.trueachievements.com/n11448/more-games-are-delisted-from-xbox-live-marketplace |title=More Games are Delisted from Xbox LIVE Marketplace |last=Smith |first=Rebecca |date=November 17, 2012 |website=TrueAchievements |accessdate=July 25, 2017}} though it later became compatible on the Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S via backwards compatibility on November 15, 2021 despite still being unavailable.
Gameplay
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Development
On October 24, 2007 THQ announced they were working on four new Xbox Live games, including Screwjumper!.{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/24/thq-bringing-4-new-games-to-xbla |title=THQ Bringing 4 New Games to XBLA |last=Geddes |first=Ryan |date=October 24, 2007 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=July 16, 2013 |archive-date=February 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208044321/http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/24/thq-bringing-4-new-games-to-xbla |url-status=live }}
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Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 40/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/screwjumper/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=Screwjumper! for Xbox 360 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |accessdate=November 19, 2022}}
| EuroG = 4/10{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/screwjumper-review |title=Screwjumper! |last=Bowden |first=Mike |date=November 25, 2007 |website=Eurogamer |publisher=Gamer Network |accessdate=November 20, 2022 |archive-date=November 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120002048/https://www.eurogamer.net/screwjumper-review |url-status=live }}
| JXV = 7/20{{cite web |url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00008590-screwjumper-test.htm |title=Test: Screwjumper |language=fr |author=hiro |date=January 24, 2008 |website=Jeuxvideo.com |publisher=Webedia |accessdate=November 20, 2022 |archive-date=November 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120002047/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00008590-screwjumper-test.htm |url-status=live }}
| OXM = 7/10{{cite magazine |title=Screwjumper! |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |publisher=Future US |date=January 2008 |page=66}}
| TX = 4.7/10{{cite web |url=http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1436/Screwjumper/p1/ |title=Screwjumper! Review (Xbox 360) |last=Nardozzi |first=Dale |date=November 16, 2007 |website=TeamXbox |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213003514/http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1436/Screwjumper/p1/ |archivedate=December 13, 2007 |url-status=dead |accessdate=November 20, 2022}}
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The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. IGN cited the game's manifold problems with sound, dated graphics, and short game length.
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