Jamiroquai Game

My daughter rocks as a furniture dodger

It isn't often that some game comes along that my wife actually asks me to download for her. Yesterday, the Jamiroquai Game by Buncho Games came across her Twitter feed. Being a big Jamiroquai fan, she was intrigued. A half hour later both she and the daughter were dodging blocky furniture in a sterile white room as Jay Kay from the band just like in the Virtual Insanity video. Laughter ensued.

The free indie game is available via Game Jolt for PC computers - here. It is a recreation of the video mentioned above in that you walk around the room as black furniture comes sliding along at your (from the back or left or right). You just need to dodge as long as possible. The game keeps score of how many pieces of furniture you dodge.

It is a very simple game and uses the Virtual Insanity song as the sound track. You can move using the WASD or arrow keys and can restart the game anytime by hitting the space bar. It's that simple. Where it becomes brilliant is the crashing sound and physics of the avatar once he is mowed down by one of the sliding black seats. He flops to the ground in a broken heap still twitching.

The game is simple and addictive and fun. It won't hold your attention long, but you will have fun with it. I imagine a swipe or tilt powered mobile version would be downloaded millions of times just because it is that type of easy to play type of game. Good work on Buncho Games for making this one. If you have a PC, go give it a try. I give it 5 Mick Happies for the laughter it brought at our house. Here is a recreation of my wife's first game.