What is it?
Mobile phone game. (J2ME) Side scrolling, single button, fly crash your character into things.
Is it fun?
Yes, for a very short period of time (about 15 mins).
Is it worth the money? £1.99 (credit card payment) or £4.50 (SMS payment) from here or free with your new Sony Ericsson phone!
No. You can finish the game in about 15 mins and there’s very little to entice you back.
Why?
Ok, I was really, really, really bored in Subway (mmm, toasted chicken and bacon ranch baguette) one day so I fired up JC does Texas on my Sony Ericsson W810i to pass the time!
This is totally a one trick pony game. Launch JC out of a cannon and press the joystick to “flap” his arms to adjust his trajectory to collide with thunderclouds, birds, planes, hot air balloons and washing lines (even a cow’s backside!) before running out of energy (every flap uses up a little bit) and crashing down to earth. That’s it. There is some element of skill required to fly into the target object required to open up the next level, like a washing line, but other than this it’s a very basic and repetitive game.
The other limitation of Johnny Crash is that there are only 12 levels available, so once you work out where everything is on each level you progress through the game very quickly. Ok, yes, there is the added incentive to achieve the top reputation (i.e. high score) on each level, but once that’s done then nothing’s left to do. Nada. Zip. Next level please matey.
So in summary, play it if you have the game pre-loaded on your phone otherwise it’s not worth the cash.
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Links:
Digitial chocolate (the game’s developer)
Popularity: 19% [?]
September 29th, 2006 at 3:24 pm
Kinda liked the game, until i got highscore 39983, then the fun was over.
November 12th, 2006 at 1:04 pm
Loved the game… Simple, and yet - effective. Couldn’t put the thing down until, I completed all levels and then carried on until all levels completed with ‘top reputation’. Just been playing high score mode for 15mins and reached a score of 25K. On the down side I think I’ve drained all the fun out the thing, but had more than two pounds worth of entertainment doing it (although it came free on my W810i - O2).
November 13th, 2006 at 10:18 am
Gotta love those free games :) This one’s short but still miles better than everything that came on my Samsung.
December 9th, 2006 at 12:49 pm
Its an excellent simple game , sure you can complete all the high score levels in an afternoon or less , but the real fun is on the level - i’ve now reached 38,000 and still think i can beat it - after 6 months maybe i’m nearing the end of the entertainment but i play it every day - perfect for those traffice jam / train journey / queues /avoid boring people moments - in the review above it says “fun for about 15mins” - i think they have missed the point and did not get into the game properly - simple is best! Get this game.
December 11th, 2006 at 4:35 pm
I reached 41660! Now I guess it will be boring as it will be difficult for me to beat that score.. it was already kind of a lucky run
December 15th, 2006 at 4:08 pm
i reached 51838 it’s really difficult
January 4th, 2007 at 11:08 am
i reached 46280 that´s also very hard
January 22nd, 2007 at 2:47 pm
i reached 100.000.000. i rule and you guys suck.
January 25th, 2007 at 1:20 am
its impossible to get 100,000 on this, i reckon the best you can get is around 50,000.
January 27th, 2007 at 5:11 am
Oyeah guys! Got my first 50k+ score today. 53990!! Have four 49k score before but somehow I got a 8*bonus on the first combo instead of the normal 7*bonus.
February 1st, 2007 at 1:22 pm
46298
43215
42787
42486
42299
I need 50k!!! gahh.. this game really kills the time when doing number 2 at bathroom ;)
February 5th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
Crikey, I didn’t think anyone else played this. I’m a bit of an addict…top scores:
62596
61609
60956
59527
59327
By my reckoning, 65000 has to be the top score.
February 7th, 2007 at 12:49 am
WOW! Thats some hot shit scores!!! i thought mine was ok! got 4122! have never beat the 40k mark again tho!!! great way to pass time when tv is shit!
February 11th, 2007 at 2:01 am
47785
to be honest its the best game on my phone…i have most other games for mobile.i haven’t had a chance to try them all..but..from them all..i still think this was the best….
it’s kinda not as fun nemore because i havent’ been able to beat my last high score..and i dont’ feel like rmembering the exact terrain to get all the combos right…so i am prolly stuck here..
February 16th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
63584
Theres definately 70K up grabs boys!
February 16th, 2007 at 7:54 pm
lol dam, my highest is 32,000 something….pretty neat game though…carerr is just tooooo easy though
March 14th, 2007 at 12:08 am
This is the highscore table from developers side. Some of you guys could take the lead if you send it their Mobile League server.
1 CAESAR 62144
2 HENKO 60877
3 LITTORICO 59805
4 HAJO 59209
5 TARNIA 56872
6 HER0 56485
7 EMILYRB 56135
8 ZAIDAL 53473
9 BRONEE 52914
10 GLOTTIS 52095
11 KINGCAM 51591
12 ZENO 50653
13 GREEKMASTER 50025
14 TEDS1 48713
15 JAYHAWKMAN 48589
16 CYCLEFREAK6 48509
17 DDREAM 48473
18 GEZER 48434
19 JULESWEET 48397
20 ERSIN 48153
March 22nd, 2007 at 5:09 pm
how did you guys hit that cow on level 12 ?? cant even get the indicator…
April 10th, 2007 at 4:02 am
oh god im so stoked to hear that other people play this gamee! its so addicting i play it every day, not as well as some of you guys apparently.. my high score is 45183 and i was so proud of myself =(
still, great game. definitely passes the time.
April 11th, 2007 at 11:29 am
is there a tip to get 50000 and more? my best score is 36000…
April 18th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
An update for all you mere mortals out there… My current high scores
67079
62956
61609
61446
60956
I think I’m about done with JC now.
April 23rd, 2007 at 1:57 am
top 5:
48499
47224
46281
45822
45151
ne tips 2 get me a 50/60k score?
April 27th, 2007 at 7:03 am
Is there a map of the levels anywhere ? I’ve “only” had around 36k and that was on a lucky run of hitting a balloon on 5x and the one next to it on 6x. How do you get 8x on the first combo (I only get 6x). Would welcome hearing some strategies.
April 27th, 2007 at 8:50 pm
Wooh… I thought I was crazy at this game… but you guys seem even more addicted. My highscore is “just” 41149, and I’ve just two games in my highscore list above 40K. But I knew that there was more possible.
Also I would be interested in wich tricks you guys have found out to do the 8x at the first combo… I just get 6x.
PS. There is a lot of time when I’m bored…
April 30th, 2007 at 6:01 pm
yeh i also only get *6 at start, my hi score is 35,695 and i cant! beat it! >_
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:35 am
although I mostly get a 6x combo ont he opning on, I have on occasion got an 8x by hitting the very back edge of the plane, followed by the bird/cloude/vulture.
Its very tricky to replicate though
May 9th, 2007 at 6:16 pm
I love this game, sure I read above… it’s perfect when sat on the shitter!
Being as regular as I am this usually means about 10 minutes of playing the game a day.
My high score is 41,567 with that being my only >40K score.
Can someone please fully describe the 8x combo at the beginning, I can only get 6x.
May 14th, 2007 at 9:49 pm
Ok, basically to get the 8x ‘bonus’ right at the beginning..
you need to take off at about 70-75 degrees instead of the apparently most effective 45..
This will allow you to go through two thunder clouds (dnt b afraid to use ure energy through them, as youre only gonna regain it and it builds up the combo..) then onto a plane.. then there should be birds waiting for u as soon as the plane is done.. A nice parabola through another cloud again and then the birds and eagle thing.. tht should give you 8x 600..
My top score is only 39997 so i must suck at the rest of the course.. but ah well =D, great fun
May 16th, 2007 at 2:46 am
what a legend. Top score
68 950 yes thats right 68 950
Followed by
59096
58313
May 16th, 2007 at 2:48 am
70 000 is possibe.
May 16th, 2007 at 11:55 am
My current highscore:
56869
54872
52812
52507
51772
You got to love this game! =)
May 18th, 2007 at 6:41 pm
JC Baby, thanks but that’s what I do and only get a 6X :S
The first cloud doesn’t count towards, guess the gap between the next is too big.
:(
Been nailing this the past week and can’t get anywhere near my high score.
Annoying!!!! lol.
May 20th, 2007 at 6:14 pm
u hv to start higher and be going at some speed before hitting the second cloud and then plane.. its quite hard to master hehe
May 25th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Can anybody tell me where can I download that other part of Johnny Crash! I saw on some screenshots JC flying in some city or something like that with buildings and helicopters! I am a little bored of this part so I would apreciate if someone knows where can I download that other part but without paying, of course!
June 18th, 2007 at 9:40 pm
I still can’t get this 8x combo :(
June 19th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
incredible i got 92.345 points. i reached a hidden bonus level in space. you have to fly really high and then at a certain point an u.f.o. catches you up and sends you to secret german “würstchenfabrik” where you can collect as much “würstchen” as you can. there are much more points to rrach then i did cause i was stuck in the so called “würstchenverarbeitungsmaschiene”. a friend told me that there is german “mettigel” which gives 50.000 points. i’m still fascinated by this level. this really the best game i’v ever played.
bye rasheed
June 22nd, 2007 at 12:08 pm
prince, where is that? i know you can gain weightlessness, but where is the ufo?
June 23rd, 2007 at 9:25 am
weightlessness? how? =o
June 25th, 2007 at 8:22 am
If you catch a bird and get it to fly you all the way up to the sky, JC’s body will become almost weightless. It must have a reason, I havent figured it out yet, but if it is true that you can catch a lift with a ufo, i really want to figure out exactly where that is…
June 25th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
damn ok.. yeah i just experienced it.. kinda cool.. but loses you loadsa potential points - I guess there must be a reason though, you’re right
June 26th, 2007 at 7:09 am
maybe prince of limbo knows?? unless he was joking?
June 29th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
for me that of the UFO is stupid, and not real. When you fly really high, the level finish, and you fly like if you are on water, but at the end you finish in the ground…
July 16th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
Damm got 44485 and thought I must be sniffing at the highest score, but nowhere feckin near, Guttered.
How anyone can get 67.000 is beyond me. Fair play
July 23rd, 2007 at 8:06 pm
37033
33817
33564
30208
29911
These are real scores i think somepeople are just saying random scores
July 24th, 2007 at 11:45 pm
My top 5 high scores are:
45,078
42,999
42,083
40,481
40,033
July 30th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
I finally got the 8X combo!!!
Still can’t get an awesome score though. I just reach the point where there’s just loads of little birds and nothing else. Is it worth preserving energy in a hope of getting past these to where there’s more stuff or is that not possible?
July 31st, 2007 at 10:11 am
yeah ive got tht problem too.. i rarely get the 8x combo tbh, u have to hit the plane right at its tail normally.. and the birds at the end piss me off.. coz there’s nothing left (although if u keep hitting them and then hit a running man or truck when u land u could get some crazy landing combo lol..)
August 3rd, 2007 at 2:59 pm
whats the best strategy after the beginning? i usually just try to hit as much as possible, especially vulures and tornadoes but that might not be the best…
August 13th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
My high scores are:
68673
61649
59365
59210
59006
To reach 68673 points I had to make a perfect flight, with no mistakes. I think I will never reach the same score again.. but it might be possible.. Guess 70k really is the max.
September 2nd, 2007 at 3:38 pm
GOOD JOB Stuntman!
Mine best is 58797.
September 9th, 2007 at 10:12 am
my hiscores
1. 62,974
2. 59,325
3. 59,178
October 24th, 2007 at 10:04 am
I’m glad I’m not the only one addicted to this daft game. My high scores are:
57226
56394
56043
55389
54371
I can see how it’s possible to get up to maybe 65000, but beyond that you’d have to find stuff that wasn’t obvious (UFO’s maybe, which I’ve never got to). Generally I find vultures and oil pumps are awful because they’re so unpredictable where they chuck you, so I much prefer combinations that use clouds, crows, planes or balloons. Whirlwinds are a bit unpredictable too but not as bad.
I’m pretty sure there’s nothing at the end, just crows, crows and more crows, and nothing on the ground to land on either.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
I cant get the X8 all i get is X6. is there a way to increase your speed?????????????
Also i get so high the sky is black (no lines) But dont become weightless. How do you do it????????
December 4th, 2007 at 1:03 pm
63567
54494
51540
48952
48672
January 15th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Just got my first 50k! Was a bit annoyed though because at the end I was heading straight for a cow to finish it but inexpicably pressed the button right at the end so missed it. I ended up with 51715 but should have been 52615 if I’d hit the cow. Still, at least I know that it’s possible to beat my score now. My top 5 scores are:
51715
47510
47188
46427
46168
Really thrashed my previous highest!
January 25th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
I let you in on a little secret! To get 8*combo at the start, you have to make an almost perfect start. Shoot out so that johnny’s feet sweep the clouds. then hit the first thundercloud, give johnny some gas inbetween the two clouds. Just as you are leaving the second cloud you should give johnny a little boost. The goal is to hit the planes tail. When I say the tail I meen at the tip! A nice indicator to have is to look at your score when you hit the tail
January 25th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
your score should be between 2929 and 2945. To be guarantered a 8*combo you should get 2932. Sorry for the badly written english, but I’m allowd. I Norwegian. But I promise it works. I’ve done it hundreds of times. By the way, my hiscore is 56621. Struggling to get to 60000. okey, enjoy
January 25th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
2932 an more ofcourse.
April 6th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
I am crap at all computer games but I love this one!
I still play it all the time even after having it for well over 2 years now! I think I might have dependancy problems!
Anyway, my high scores reads:-
58901
57435
57196
56869
56446
Really impressed at these 60k+ scores, much respect, the 60k barrier is my biggest target in life!
Best game ever!
April 16th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Hi flyers!
Have a look at youtube.com. You will find my vid with more than 69000 points.
My new record is higher than 74.000. 80.000 is possible!
May 28th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Hi guys
First I want to say: Great job MasterOfTexas, I have watched your vid on youtube and it’s impressive, thanks for uploading it.
My current highscore is a meager 49.535 and I know there is loads of room for improvement still, as I have been missing tons of value even during my best flight.
I have been thinking about the level setup and I have found a combo that should be worth 40-50k alone, if you manage to hit it, but it would be a once in a lifetime shot. Here it goes:
After about 1/4-1/3 of your typical flight distance there are two oil rigs quite close to each other, which are the first oil rigs in this level. Here you should avoid the oil fountain as it makes it almost impossible to steer afterwards. Instead hit the first bird after the fountain then climb a bit and hit two birds, immediately followed by a plane. If you managed your ascend correctly you will drop down quite sharply after the plane, hitting two birds in your drop, followed by a lightning cloud and a vulture. If you are super lucky, the vulture will now take you through two birds into a tornado. Now you need the once in a life-time shot: If you did everything correctly, you are now at a 11x multiplier when you hit the tornado. If everything goes perfectly, the tornado will take you through the bird on your ascend and then right into both balloons which are up there really close to each other. You will hit the first balloon with a 13x and the second with a 14x bonus multiplier. This combo alone should be worth 50k points, if you hit every step that I mentioned.
Stunts after multipliers:
3 birds: 100+200+300
plane: 1,600
2 birds: 500+600
lightning cloud: 2800
vulture: 4,800
2 birds: 9,00+1,000
tornado: 9,900
1 bird: 1,200
1st balloon: 13,000
2nd balloon: 14,000
Overall: 50,900
Unluckily I haven’t managed to do this combo as it requires an insane amount of luck, but I am quite sure it should be possible. I have already hit all parts of it but never everything in a row, which is why I am so convinced it is a possible combo. If anybody manages to hit that combo he should easily break the 80k mark and I would be glad if that person could upload a vid of this combo. Meanwhile I will try to hit it myself ;)
Good luck everybody
June 5th, 2008 at 9:29 am
I love this game,
I could get 38638, but I can make a better score