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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #114 | 3.778 | 3.778 |
| Overall | #218 | 3.642 | 3.642 |
| Audio | #258 | 3.519 | 3.519 |
| Theme | #336 | 3.630 | 3.630 |
| Enjoyment | #350 | 3.630 | 3.630 |
| Visuals | #385 | 3.889 | 3.889 |
| Gameplay | #393 | 3.407 | 3.407 |
Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does the game fit the theme?
TrackJACK fits the theme, "Risk it for the biscuit" in 3 ways. Firstly, the lore behind being motorcycle stunt performer, in and of itself, is a high risk, high reward job. You risk serious injury and death to perform stunts for fame and fortune. Secondly, while in the planning phase, you have a chance to double your potential earnings from your stunt performance if you hit 21, but you half your earnings if you bust. Do you play it safe and risk not making enough money to pay your debts or do you go for double at the risk of halfing what you already have? Finally, while in the stunt phase, if you miss or mistake a single key press, you make no money and have medical bills on top of it. Do you plan out a long list of stunts at the risk of failing the entire thing and losing more money or do you keep the list short? But, remember, you have debts to pay and not much time to do it.
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
We use several sounds sounds from:
freemusicarchive.org
freesound.org
We used 3 music tracks from the artist, Wax Lyricist.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/wax-lyricist/the-wax-lyricist
How many people worked on the game?4
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Really good polished game! Risk-award is nicely implemented and both audio and visuals create a very fitting aesthetic.
great concept, great vfx and amazing sfx!! i was hooked, and added bonus I LOVE BLACKJACK haha. really enjoyed playing this
The game is perfectly on theme and really enjoyable! The art style was great, and the crazy level was literally crazy, really testing my attention and reflexes. Cool game!
Excellent take using a black jack mechanic. I really enjoyed the art style. I think maybe the font could be adjusted for the letter choices, because playing on crazy mode the key 'I' popped up and I wasn't sure if it was a 1, I, L or even |. I went with I but I was wrong and crashed. 😢 I'm not sure how you would make the distinction though. But otherwise really good job, was pretty fun. 🤗
Great, very addictive game! The graphics are strong with this yellow palette, and the sounds are very pleasant when you press the right buttons! Very fun!
Super fun and well-refined game. The visuals and sound effects are super fun. I especially liked the main character's design. Adding in the blackjack elements was the exact right amount of risk this game needed, an inspired inclusion. I initially thought the down arrow was a 'V', but it was a minor problem I figured out straight away. Not a big deal, but there's a slight dissonance with the bigger tricks being easier to execute (as your jump needs fewer total inputs), but it does make them even more desirable, so I get the decision. Really enjoyed this one
Man, the sound of him screaming and falling is so cool!!!! LOL
Your game is really cool and creative!
Very fun quick game. Kinda reminds me of Potty Racers, art/humor wise (anyone ever play EXIT on XBLA?). Really enjoyed the blackjack gameplay combined with the QTE sections
Very good game! I love the art style and the poses the guy does!
Very clean and polished game! I liked the art and color theme in general. Great work!
Very stylish game and very polished, and the audio choices were funny.
Did run into one small issue, having a QWERTZ keyboard it was hard to remember to press Z on Y and Y on Z (these 2 are swapped), and on crazy mode it was extra crazy, i have no idea where = is on an english keyboard, but I understand why on a jam there might not be time to remap so many keys to different layouts.
This was a really cool mix of games! The fail sound was funny and i liked the art style you guys used
fun twist on blackjack! from the screenshots i thought it was going to be a very different type of game haha. It feels v polished and i like the different poses and pressing the right button does feel satisfying because of it.
I think hard mode is the most balanced, i think the easy one is kinda too easy. I feel like it could be exciting to have ramping difficulty in a single mode perhaps. Because besides the blackjack aspect the qte part is the same for 5 rounds so it getting harder every round would add a little variety and could be cool. nice one!!
The atmosphere is great! I love the art, the sounds (that Wilhelm scream is hilarious xD), the music, the little story around... Everything is great and polished! The blackjack addition was funny and a good idea and the gameplay is a bit simple, but cool ^^. Congratulations, that's a great entry!
From the arcade-y gameplay to the cheeky art and audio, this would be right at home on Newgrounds
It's a lil unclear in-game what the different cards do
I felt kinda dumb afterwards when I realized it's Blackjack lol
The theme / art / itch page is really cool. I could definitely see something like this being used for a kids game to learn where the keys are on a keyboard lol
Stylish and interesting gameplay
Debt paid! It was on normal mode but given that I trip up even on that mode, I didn’t try harder modes 😅
Super fun little blackjack/excite bike kinda vibe.
Nice game, simple mechanic but fun to play. :)
Thank you!