Common Sense Note
Parents need to know that this game is based on the MTV show of the same name that glorifies being crude and disgusting. Just as the TV show is about stupid daredevil stunts, this game even goes one step further by letting you perform stunts that can get you killed. The game's violence comes from watching these stunts and seeing your character die. You watch as your body breaks apart and bleeds while falling down a hill. You will also see near-naked men prancing around.
Families can talk about why people would play this game: Is it to live vicariously through the daring show hosts? Or to try something stupid in a game they wouldn't attempt in real life? Or does this game provide great comic relief?
Common Sense Review
Reviewed By: Marc Saltzman
JACKASS: THE GAME models itself after the Jackass TV show and feature films by letting the player become one of the characters of the show. In this PSP action game, you choose to be Steve-O, Ryan Dunn, or Johnny Knoxville, each of whom resembles his real-life counterpart. You compete in ridiculous events, some of which cause you to die.
For example, you can race a shopping cart against an opponent to see which player can reach the finish line first -- but you're on top of a skyscraper, so if you don't stop the cart fast enough you'll end up over the edge, plunging to your death.
In a Dance Dance Revolution-like rhythm game, you must press the correct button on the PSP at the right time in order to rack up points. Sounds familiar, right? Well, you're wearing a jock strap and are dancing in a retail store, before the clerk kicks you out.
What about using an umbrella to prevent getting hit with sprayed animal dung? You get the idea.
One of the more fun exercises, however, was driving a golf cart through a course with your goal being to inflict as much damage as you can within the time limit. This involves driving over flags and other property, as well as keeping away from the security personnel who hang onto your cart, affecting its performance. A similar mission has you careening through a suburban area on top of a garbage can, while holding a rope attached to a speeding car. If you slam into parked cars you might break a few bones, but don't worry, you'll get an "abrasion bonus."
By playing through these scenarios, you unlock additional game features as well as footage from the Jackass TV show. Or you can record, save, and replay your wildest exploits and share them with friends. You can also play against other friends in the same room.
Problem is, not only are these activities dumb, but they're not very challenging, so the novelty wears off fast. That said, fans of the show might enjoy the increasingly insane and asinine stunts.
A much better mature games for the PSP is Dead Head Fred. For a more kid-friendly PSP game, try LocoRoco.
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Sexual ContentMale Jackass hosts dance around in thongs; some tush is exposed. |
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ViolenceStupid stunts might lead to broken bones and blood spatters. You can see your character break apart, bleed, and then die after some stunts. |
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LanguageThe inappropriate words are "bleeped" out like the TV show, but gamers can guess what goes in their place. |
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Social BehaviorNot only would many of these stunts lead to death, such as falling off a building, but others have crude humor, such as the dung-flying contest. |
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CommercialismThis game is based on the MTV show and movies of the same name. |
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