Screwjumper!

Xbox exclusive

Freefall into the depths of the chaotic underworld as a Screwjumper, and drive the aliens back to their home world by destroying their precious mining equipment. Demolish structures in freefall as you increase your destructive power by increasing your velocity. Use dynamite to pick off hazards and high value targets. Destroy the mine core and jetpack out alive.

Released: 14 November 2007
Platforms: Xbox 360
Genres: Action Arcade
Developers: Frozen Codebase
Publishers: THQ
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E10+
Languages: English

About

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.

It was removed from Xbox Live Arcade in 2012 and is no longer available to purchase, 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.

Keywords

explosion
removed from xbla
diving

Media

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Gameplay

The game features 20 mines on four different planets, and has a single player mode with four gameplay styles including Score, Time Trial, Destruction and Race. A multiplayer game is done on split screen or on Xbox Live.

Story

The game takes place underground where the player must destroy the mining equipment of an alien invasion. Players can control six different characters, including Skruii, Filch, Zyree, Xoona, Ula, and Zomar.

Development

On October 24, 2007 THQ announced they were working on four new Xbox Live games, including Screwjumper!.

Reception

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.