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Joust Mania Review

Posted: 13 months ago, last updated 7 weeks ago.

Author: @GeekDadGamer and Jo Robertson.

Overview

This movement-sensitive game of tag is played in the real world, holding PlayStation Move motion controllers. First appearing as one of the games in the Sportsfriends pack, and then evolving as Joust Mania with more modes and up to 16 players, it’s an active video game that doesn’t require the screen. Players must jostle each other to move opponents’ controllers by pushing, shoving or other reasonable contact while at the same time keeping their controller still.

The controller light goes out when you have died. You can play as teams, add vulnerable king players that must be protected or traitors who try and get their teammates out. While this is going on, music plays, the speed of which determines how sensitive the controllers are and how easy it is to be out.

Game Details

Rating:

Release Date: 11/06/2019

Price: Free

Platforms: Mac, PC, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4

Genres: Action, Fighting and Physically Active

Developer: @AdAngert

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Commitment

Players: You can play with 16 players in the same room, but you can’t play it online. Depending on your set-up and equipment you can play this with many people.

With Joust Mania on PC, Mac or Raspberry Pi, you can add a USB Bluetooth adapter for each set of 6 players you have a PlayStation Move controller for.
With Joust in the Sportsfriends pack you can use a PlayStation 3 for up to 7 players, PlayStation 4 for up to 4 players, PC or Mac for up to 7 players.

Costs

This game is free to play. Does not offer in-game purchases, 'loot boxes' or 'battle/season passes'.

Age Ratings

This game has been rated ESRB EVERYONE 10+.

PEGI 7 with violence.

User-Generated Content: This game includes content created by other players, such as maps, outfits and items, that are not reflected in the game rating.

Accessibility

Accessibility for this game is as follows:

System Settings

Windows has extensive accessibility features. Some, like colour correction, work with games. Lots of accessibility software can be used with PC games, from voice recognition to input device emulators. PlayStation 4 has a range of accessibility settings. Some are system only, some work in games (invert colours and button mapping)... read more about system accessibility settings.

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