TSA writes: Despite the vast range and variety of protagonists available in games, it’s still surprisingly unusual to play as a villain. Most of the time you’re tasked with saving the world, or at least temporarily postponing its downfall. Pumpkin Jack, however, is not a good guy. Summoned by the devil to foil the annoying plans of a heroic wizard, the soul of the trickster Jack is set within a pumpkin and sent out to do his master’s bidding. Such dastardly deeds certainly make for a different background, but does the game really let you do bad things?
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VGChartz's Lee Mehr: "Regardless of where I land on it overall, Pumpkin Jack is another great example of the prodigious work one developer can accomplish with modern tools. I think that's a wonderful testament. When looking at the game proper, I think Nicolas Meyssonnier's work falls just short of its action-platformer goals. But when you consider its great Halloween-themed visual design, engaging soundtrack, strong personality, creative potential, and its place in today's market, genre fans can still have a gourd time with it."
TGG says: "Pumpkin Jack is back! No, not with a new game, but around Halloween the game finally received some next-gen updates to make it run smoother on the Xbox Series X|S and PS5. At the same time, the developer also fixed some longstanding issues with the achievements that wouldn’t track correctly so now seemed like the perfect time to finally light the candle in our hollowed-out pumpkin head and dig in."