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Joust - Xbox Live Arcade


The only ostrich vs. buzzard game in history. Why your giant bird can take flight, pounce on enemy knights and usurp their dropped eggs is beyond answering.

Available on: Xbox 360
Genre: Action
Published by: Midway
Developed by: Digital Eclipse
Multiplayer Modes:
Online
2 player VS


Screenshots updated Apr 17, 2006
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The most stupidly stupid game scenarios ever
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Joust - Xbox Live Arcade
Wait ... ostriches can fly?
Xbox 360 Review - Apr 18, 2006
The most stupidly stupid game scenarios ever
Strange, unusual, and utterly bloody ridiculous
May 5, 2009
Joust is a lot like a game of chess. The basic idea can be explained very quickly, but mastering the technique required to pop evil buzzards out of the sky takes forever. As an ostrich-riding knight, all you have to do is fly around your one-screen domain and pounce on the other guys' heads. If they land on yours, you die instead. That's it. No super weapons, no time-slowing devices, nothing. Just jam on the flight button to keep your wings flappin' and never let the buzzards, pterodactyls or ...
ESRB Rating
Joust - Xbox Live Arcade is rated:
Everyone