Jetpac Refuelled

The game is a remake of the original Jetpac with overhauled high-definition graphics and 128 levels. It features competitive gameplay over Xbox Live, leaderboards, and achievements. The player assumes control of Jetman and is presented in a horizontal wrap around which consists of six platforms on which Jetman can manoeuvre onto. The game objective is to have Jetman assemble his rocket, which spawns in separate parts scattered around a map, then fill it with six fuel canisters.

When this objective is completed, the character progresses to the next planet, where the procedure is repeated. Jetman has to defend himself against each planet's hostile aliens and collect resources such as gold and platinum, which occasionally fall from the atmosphere, for bonus points.

Details of a Jetpac remake were first leaked on a listing on the website of German rating board Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle on February 6, 2007. Rare announced development of Jetpac Refuelled on February 22.

Rare designers Jens Restemeier and Nick Burton were interested in the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade and offered to develop a new game for the service after the release of Rare's Xbox 360 launch titles Kameo and Perfect Dark Zero. Rather than simply porting the original ZX Spectrum title to the Xbox 360, the development team decided to expand upon Jetpac and experiment with new elements. The team wanted to keep the core mechanics of the Jetpac whilst designing new features. Restemeier stated that the development process for an Xbox Live Arcade game differed from a retail title, owing to processing power limitations that had to be constantly synced over Xbox Live. Burton asserted that one of the differences with development on the Xbox Live service was the way optimizations shifted from graphics and game logic, stating that this was more difficult than it would have been for an Xbox 360 title such as Kameo.

The game was met with mostly favourable reviews upon release. It received an aggregate score of 72% from GameRankings based on 16 reviews, and an average score of 73 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 17 reviews. Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot stated that those who had a nostalgic feeling towards Jetpac were more likely to enjoy the sequel.

Reviewers highlighted the game's high value relative to its low purchase price at its release. They stated that the gameplay was addictive and fast-paced, while Greg Stewart of GamesRadar stated that the gameplay was easy to learn. The game's graphics were highlighted positively, with some reviewers calling it the best aspect of the game and an improvement over the graphics of the previous game. Stewart labelled the updated graphics as "trippy" and Gerstmann praised the updated graphics as "crisp, bright and colourful". Gerstmann called the soundtrack "peppy" and "upbeat" while calling the sound effects "decent".