Joust · RAWG · Courtesy of RAWG
OverviewAI-generated
Joust is a video game developed and published by Williams Electronics, with Midway Games also listed as a publisher. The title was released in 1982, with additional release dates recorded in 1987 and 1988. It supports single-player and multiplayer game modes.
The game is categorized under various genres, including Adventure, Action, Casual, Arcade, Simulation, Sports, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Fighting, and Platform. It has been made available on numerous platforms, such as Arcade, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Game Boy, NES, Classic Macintosh, Apple II, and various Atari systems.
Critical reception includes a rating of 3.03 from RAWG and a score of 71 from IGDB based on 33 ratings. The IGDB critic rating is 80, derived from two critic reviews.
Synthesized by Vinony from 16 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, RAWG, IGDB. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Game data
- Released
- 1982-07-16
- User rating
- 3.03 / 5
- Genres
- Adventure, Action, Casual, Arcade, Simulation, Sports, Indie, Massively Multiplayer
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox 360, Game Boy, NES, Classic Macintosh, Apple II, Atari 7800, Atari 5200, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST
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Game details · IGDB
Joust is an arcade game developed by Williams Electronics and released in 1982. It is a platform game that features two-dimensional (2D) graphics. The player uses a button and joystick to control a knight riding a flying ostrich. The object is to progress through levels by defeating groups of enemy knights riding buzzards.
- Released
- 1982
- Genres
- Fighting, Platform, Arcade
- Platforms
- Arcade, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Developer
- Williams Electronics
- Publisher
- Williams Electronics, Midway Games
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Genre
- platform game
- Country of origin
- United States
- Developer
- WMS Industries
- Platform
- Classic Mac OS
- Game mode
- co-op mode
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- publication date
- 1987-10-30
- input device
- joystick
- Commons category
- Joust (video game)
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