Pitfall!
Pitfall! Is an endless runner video game in the Pitfall! Series, developed by British developer The Blast Furnace and published by Activision for iOS and Android in 2012.
Also recorded as Pitfall
Pitfall!
- Model
- Pitfall
- Date
- 2012
- Genre
- endless runner game
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The latter version was released to coincide with the 2012 phenomenon's supposed Mayan apocalypse. The game has since been taken off the app store.
Key facts
Key facts
• Developer — The Blast Furnace • Publisher — Activision • Series — Pitfall! • Released — iOS August 9, 2012 Android December 21, 2012 • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — iOS, Android
Gameplay
Gameplay
Protagonist Pitfall Harry attempts to evade an active volcano through an endless environment on foot and sometimes on a motorcycle or in a mine cart.
Reception
The iOS version received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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Licensing
Text attribution
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The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Pitfall! (2012 video game), revision 1374383968 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
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Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Fandom. PITFALL! for iPhone/iPad Reviews. Metacritic.
- 2.Kautz, Paul. Test: Pitfall! (iOS). 4Players. 4Players GmbH. June 2026.
- 3.Wittenkeller, Josh. PITFALL! Review (iOS). Gamezebo. August 9, 2012.
- 4.Davis, Justin. Pitfall iOS Review. IGN. Ziff Davis. August 13, 2012.
- 5.Albert, Brian. Pitfall! Review. MacLife. Future US. September 4, 2012.
- 6.Mundy, Jon. Pitfall!. Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. August 13, 2012.
- 7.Plante, Chris. Pitfall! (iOS) review: in search of gold, prepare to spend. Polygon. Vox Media. August 9, 2012.
- 8.Nichols, Scott. Mobile review round-up: Pitfall, Organ Trail, Farming Simulator, more. Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. August 13, 2012.
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