Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski once made video games about green rabbits fighting turtles, a series known as Jazz Jackrabbit. Epic Gamesâ former mascot returns after a long hiatus, only this time as a proof-of-concept twin-stick shooter.
The latest version of Epicâs Unreal Engine development kit has been released, adding support for iOS devicesârecently used in Infinity Blade and Epic Citadelâand featuring a development tutorial built around a Jazz Jackrabbit shooter for the iPhone. Unless you plan on downloading and developing with the UDK on your iOS device of choice, this Jazz Jackrabbit game wonât mean much to you.
But if youâre interested to see what a modern day, Epic Games-built, anthropomorphic rabbit mascot game looks like, hereâs your chance.
