Mighty Jill Off: Difference between revisions

''Mighty Jill Off'' has received generally positive reception. [[1UP Shows and Podcasts#Retronauts|Retronauts]]' Jess Ragan praised Anthropy for her understanding of what made ''[[Mighty Bomb Jack]]'' good.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ragan |first=Jess |url=http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9036826 |title=Spectrum Analyzer: Bomb Jack |publisher=[[1UP.com]] |date=2010-07-11 |accessdate=2010-12-08}}</ref> [[1UP.com]]'s Scott Sharkey listed ''Mighty Jill Off'' as one of his favourite independently-developed freeware games in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sharkey |first=Scott |url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=3&cId=3174065 |title=101 Free Games 2009: The Best Free Games on the Web from |publisher=[[1UP.com]] |accessdate=2010-12-08}}</ref> [[Gamasutra]] listed it as one of their runner-ups for the top five best indie games of 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21369 |title=Gamasutra's Best Of 2008: Top 5 Indie Games |publisher=[[Gamasutra]] |date=2008-12-12 |accessdate=2010-12-08}}</ref> On two separate occasions, IndieGames' timw listed ''Mighty Jill Off'' as "game picks"; first for the original version, and second for ''Mighty Jill Off - Jill Off Harder Edition''.<ref name="jo">{{cite web|author=timw |url=http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2008/10/best_of_indie_games_ready_set.php |title=Best Of Indie Games: Ready, Set, Jill Off |publisher=GameSetWatch |date=2008-10-25 |accessdate=2010-12-08}}</ref><ref name="playtime">{{cite web|author=timw |url=http://www.indiegames.com/2008/03/freeware_game_pick_mighty_jill.html |title=The Weblog - Freeware Game Pick: Mighty Jill Off (dessgeega) |publisher=IndieGames |date=2008-03-01 |accessdate=2010-12-08}}</ref> [[GamesRadar]]'s Nathan Meuiner listed the game as one of the "most ruthlessly punishing indie games" and wrote that the difficulty level may make players question whether the "pain of a million deaths is worth the pleasure awaiting" players.<ref>{{cite web |last=Meuiner |first=Nathan |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/f/most-ruthlessly-punishing-indie-games/a-20090715101323206077/p-3 |title=Most ruthlessly punishing indie games |publisher=[[GamesRadar]] |date=2009-07-15 |accessdate=2010-12-08}}</ref> Bitmob's James DeRosa called it "tough-as-s***" and gave credit to Anthropy for coining the genre "masocore".<ref name="bitmob">{{cite web|last=DeRosa |first=James |url=http://www.bitmob.com/articles/five-indie-games-referenced-in-super-meat-boy-that-will-beat-your-face-into-a-meaty-bloody-pulp |title=5 Tough-As-S*** Indie Games Referenced in Super Meat Boy |publisher=Bitmob.com |date=2010-12-02 |accessdate=2010-12-08}}</ref>