WarJetz
{{Short description|2001 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = WarJetz
|developer = The 3DO Company
|publisher = The 3DO Company
|director = Kudo Tsunoda (Executive), Amber Long (Senior), Howard Scott Warshaw
|platforms = PlayStation, PlayStation 2
|released = {{vgrelease|EU|May 25, 2001 (PS)|NA|June 27, 2001{{cite web |url=http://www.3do.com/investors/pr_062701.html |title=3DO Ships World Destruction League™: WarJetz™ For The PlayStation®2 Computer Entertainment System |website=The 3DO Company |date=June 27, 2001 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010815225438/http://www.3do.com/investors/pr_062701.html |archivedate=August 15, 2001 |url-status=dead |accessdate=January 13, 2002}}|WW|July 27, 2001 (PS2)}}
|genre = Air combat simulation
|modes = Single-player, Two-player split-screen
||image = Warjetz.cover.jpeg
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WarJetz (sometimes called World Destruction League: WarJetz) is an air combat arcade game developed and published by The 3DO Company and released in 2001 on the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 consoles. It is the successor to World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks, released the year before.
Gameplay
The game takes place in a fixed third-person perspective as the player pilots a variety of futuristic aircraft in order to do battle with enemies on the ground and in the air while collecting power-ups and in-game currency known as "bux". Players can take two different jets into battle and switch between them using a collectable power-up.{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/07/03/world-destruction-league-war-jetz |title=World Destruction League: War Jetz (PS2) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |author=Smith, David |date=July 3, 2001 |accessdate=June 20, 2013 |archive-date=March 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322054212/http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/07/03/world-destruction-league-war-jetz |url-status=live }} In all, there are nine different airplanes, thirty-three arenas, and five game modes.{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/warjetz-review/1900-2787367/ |title=WarJetz Review (PS2) |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |author=Provo, Frank |date=July 16, 2001 |accessdate=November 26, 2018}} Most of the game modes fall into common categories such as search and destroy along with capture the flag.
Reception
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| GR_PS = 40%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/528155-warjetz/index.html |title=WarJetz for PlayStation |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101040441/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/528155-warjetz/index.html |archivedate=January 1, 2019 |url-status=dead |accessdate=September 23, 2020}}
| MC_PS2 = 59/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/warjetz/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=WarJetz for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |accessdate=November 26, 2018}}
| Allgame_PS = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=31706&tab=review |title=WarJetz (PS) - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |author=Grandstaff, Matt |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116023013/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=31706&tab=review |archivedate=November 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |accessdate=November 26, 2018}}
| GI_PS2 = 5.5/10{{cite magazine |title=WarJetz (PS2) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=101 |date=September 2001}}
| GameRev_PS2 = D+{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33541-when-thunder-tanks-fly-review |title=World Destruction League: Warjetz [sic] Review (PS2) |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |author=Chris G. |date=July 2001 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911111943/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/warjetz |archivedate=September 11, 2015 |url-status=live |accessdate=November 26, 2018}}
| GMaster_PS2 = 34%{{cite magazine |title=World Destruction League: WarJetz (PS2) |magazine=GamesMaster |publisher=Future Publishing |year=2001}}
| JXV_PS = 8/20{{cite web |url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00001371_test.htm |title=WDL Warjetz [sic] (PS1) |language=French |website=Jeuxvideo.com |publisher=Webedia |author=Romendil |date=May 15, 2001 |accessdate=September 23, 2020}}
| NGen_PS2 = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen82Oct2001/page/n77/mode/2up |title=World Destruction League: War Jetz [sic] (PS2) |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Imagine Media |author=Smolka, Rob |issue=82 |date=October 2001 |page=77 |accessdate=September 23, 2020}}
| OPMUK_PS2 = 2/10{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/ops2010/page/n119/mode/2up |title=World Destruction League: WarJetz |magazine=Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine |publisher=Future plc |author=Lawton, Adrian |issue=10 |date=August 2001 |page=120 |accessdate=September 23, 2020}}
| OPM_PS = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |title=WarJetz (PS) |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |year=2001}}
| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite magazine |title=WarJetz (PS2) |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=46 |date=September 2001}}
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The PlayStation 2 version received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Frank Provo, writing for GameSpot, said of the same console version that the developers deserved credit for "creating a dog-fighting system that is simultaneously intuitive and diverse". He went on to criticize the graphics, specifically, "muddy textures, 2D explosions, blocky structures, disappearing polygons, and frequent slowdown". David Smith of IGN shared similar sentiment with regards to the graphics of the same console version, noting the dull palette of greens, browns, and grays and the muddy textures. He went on to praise the simple controls and entertaining voice acting, but denounced the gameplay as dull and easy. He concluded that "Four-player support should have been included." Rob Smolka of NextGen said of the same console version, "There's a lot to see and do, but the bell-shaped fun curve peaks too soon, and you'll likely lose interest before the end."
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