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Make drinks and battle bosses in Juice Jam, a fruity match 3 game!

Reviewed by: Alice Flynn

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• Awesome match 3 game play
• Wonderful personality throughout
• Excellent graphics and sound
• Skill based gameplay

• Skill based gameplay
• Horrible sound effect will make some players mute the sound
• Cornball puns may turn some users off

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Game Description

A Berry Good Puzzle Game!

Think you’ve got what it takes to keep up with the drink orders of super thirsty customers? In Juice Jam, you can put your match 3 skills to the test with an endless array of juicy fruits. Match them up to make the tastiest fruit drinks possible! You’ve got to keep your customers happy and the boss man too. A juicy good time awaits!

Juice That Fruit!

In Juice Jam, players are presented with a grid containing a wide variety of colorful, ripe fruits. Customers come up to the window, and the game shows you their order via a bubble that appears above the customer’s head. Match the correct number of fruits on the board to fill that order and make a delicious fruit juice drink. Happy customers will suck down their fruit juice in record time and leave refreshed and happy. Congratulations, you are berry good at this!

Everything is peachy until the boss man comes to micromanage your fruit juicing puzzle fun. This fat cat scares off customers with his looming (and did we mention furry?) presence, so you’ve got to act quickly to distract him. Splat the cat with a few accidental shots of sticky fruit juice to give him the subtle hint to clear out of your workspace! Your boss will lick his wounds and come back later, but you’ll be ready for him.

Challenging Puzzle Gameplay!

Juice Jam sweetens the simple puzzle gameplay by adding loads of challenge to reward thoughtful moves. You can’t just throw fruit around to succeed in becoming a Juicing Master! The game gives you a limited number of moves and specific matches that must be made on the game grid in order for the customers to be served and the level cleared. This adds a satisfying challenge to the otherwise simple gameplay.

Adorable Characters!

All of the characters in Juice Jam are bright, colorful and vibrant, adding zany personality to the game. You will love seeing the adorable parade of bright and shiny characters as you juice your way through this sweet puzzle game. Meet Kiwi, Mango and other memorable characters!

Jam on the Path to Adventure

The juice truck is a mobile drink station that brings fruity goodness all over town. Wind your way through the streets and work through each stop along the way. Challenge yourself to earning a 3 star score on each level for added juicing fun!

Secrets and Power Ups to Discover

Juice Jam looks simple, but don’t be fooled. This game has some secrets that you’ll have to play to find! Power ups, hidden treats… A world of culinary discovery awaits!

Great Graphics, Visuals and Sound!

The graphics in Juice Jam are colorful, refreshing and fun. They are paired with rich sound, snappy special effects and certifiably corny puns to create a unique gameplay experience you won’t want to put down.

Happy Dance!

Juice Jam is, hands down, one of the sweetest things to hit mobile. Download now and become the Zeus of Juice!

Juice Jam Review

- Review by Alice Flynn

Alice Flynn is a gaming enthusiast and journalist from Los Angeles, CA. She is currently obsessed with obscure foreign dramas, making tofu taste edible and the latest, greatest computer games.

Become The Zeus of Juice!

The match 3 genre is one of the most popular game genres on mobile today. With so many match 3 games available, it can be hard to keep them all straight after a while. You have the classics like Jewel Quest and Bejeweled along with heavy hitting modern favorites like Candy Crush Saga and Candy Crush Soda Saga. With this style of game so well represented, it takes a lot to really stand out in this category. With that said, Juice Jam aims to provide its own unique take on this beloved style of puzzle game. Does Juice Jam manage to stand out from the rest? Read on to find out!

Great Match 3 Gameplay!

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Match 3 games are so popular due to the fact that they are very fun to play. The concept is intuitive and easy to grasp, but it takes a lot of skill, strategy and precision to excel when playing this type of puzzle. Juice Jam does match 3 right. Players are presented with the familiar grid and it’s oh so simple to start matching up fruit! The game’s controls are effortless and responsive, just the way a good match 3 game should be.

A Unique Game, Through And Through

As soon as you boot up Juice Jam, you start getting a sense of what this game is all about. It’s colorful, zany and just plain fun, with memorable characters that make this game stand out from others within the same genre. Meet Kiwi, Mango, Valentino Litterbox (yes, you read that correctly) and other one-of-a-kind characters as you puzzle your way through this fresh and fruity game. It’s match 3 in a brand new package!

Speaking of Valentino Litterbox, he is your nemesis in the game. He’s technically your boss, and like all cats, he has a knack for getting in the way at the most inconvenient times possible. Players face multiple boss battles with Valentino Litterbox, and these bosses are hilarious. Make matches on the board to splat the cat and send him away to lick his wounds until next time. Having boss stages freshens things up, and splatting the cat isn’t something you get to do in other games. So much fun!

Sleek And Polished!

Juice Jam is presented with a high level of polish and pizzazz, giving it a professional look and feel. The graphics in every level are consistently excellent, making it a very pleasant thing to look at for long periods of time.

The characters are developed with such a unique look and feel that they often seem like they were licensed from a cartoon or something. I actually double checked to confirm that Juice Jam isn’t a promotional game for some new cartoon I had not yet heard of.

Juice Jam is a game that stands out from others due to the high level of care and creativity with which it was developed, and I think it’s safe to say that we will be seeing more of these characters in the future.

Sound Could Use Improvement

The sound in Juice Jam is a mixed bag. Each and every customer, regardless of character design or gender, makes the exact same sound when they finish their drink. It’s kind of like an exaggerated “Aaaah” sound, and it becomes very annoying, very quickly. I found myself turning down the volume of the game because I simply couldn’t take any more of that sound!

It was a shame to have to mute the sound too, because the music is quite excellent, once again making Juice Jam seem like the latest hit cartoon rather than a mobile game. The music sets the mood nicely, and it has a flavor that’s charming, sweet and zany, all at the same time.

If I could ask the game developers to change one thing about this game, I would ask them to change the sound the customers make upon completing their drink! Perhaps in a future update. One can only hope.

You’ve Got to Bring the Skills!

One of the most common criticisms of the match 3 genre stems from games that reward players for making mindless matches on the board (here’s looking at you, Bejeweled!) rather than encouraging strategy. There is a time and a place for the fast, frenetic matching of a game like Bejeweled, but strategic players will like a game like Juice Jam much better due to the fact that it rewards skilled gameplay.

This game gives players a limited set of moves, and if you burn them on unnecessary matches, you will lose the level, plain and simple. That means that you have to strategize and decide which matches are best to make. This ups the difficulty level considerably, and it leads to a more satisfying gameplay experience for puzzle lovers.

Level After Level Of Match 3 Juicing Goodness

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This game is one thing and one thing only, a match 3 game. If you don’t love match 3 games, Juice Jam has the potential to become very repetitive. Level after level, it’s always the same thing, even if they throw in something slightly different to spice things up a bit. This will be a con for some players.

However, for those who like match 3 games, this won’t be a problem at all. It all comes down to your expectations. If you’re looking for variety, you’ll need to look elsewhere. If you’re looking for consistently fabulous match 3 gameplay, Juice Jam delivers.

Beware: Cheesy Puns Ahead!

Juice Jam is a game that’s not afraid to be silly. With that said, there are loads of wacky puns in this game. I have revealed one within this game review, “The Zeus of Juice,” but other than that, I have intentionally kept from revealing any more. Why? I found that as I was playing through this game, I enjoyed discovering new, corny puns that had me groaning and giggling at the same time.

I could see these puns being a major turn off for players who really hate bad puns, but if you love puns the way that I do, you will love collecting them all! This is one of those your mileage may vary type of things. It’s a con for some and a pro for others.

In Summary

In the crowded match 3 genre, Juice Jam really stands out thanks to its brilliant cast of zany, memorable characters. The production values on this game are sky high, making it a must download and must-play for anyone who can even tolerate the match 3 genre. Overall, this game scores an 8.0: Excellent!

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Fear of a Black Hat is a 1993 American mockumentary film on the evolution and state of American hip hop music. The film's title is derived from the 1990 Public Enemy album Fear of a Black Planet. First screened at Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 1993, and later released on June 3, 1994, Fear of a Black Hat was written, produced and directed by, and co-stars Rusty Cundieff.

Plot[edit]

The film is a comedic mockumentary depicting the perspective of a filmmaker as she trails a hardcore gangsta rap group called N.W.H. ('Niggaz With Hats'), a play on the name of the popular group N.W.A In many ways, Fear of a Black Hat is similar to the satirical film about early 1980s heavy metalThis is Spinal Tap.

The members of N.W.H. are:

• Ice Cold (Cundieff), the main rapper and the intelligent and vulgar backbone of the group.
• Tasty Taste (Larry B. Scott), the ultra-violent secondary rapper who always seems to be armed with a variety of dangerous assault weaponry. His name is spelled 'Tasty-Taste' in the credits but not in other parts of the movie.
• Tone Def (Mark Christopher Lawrence), the esotericDJ who is talented enough to scratch with his butt and his penis (the latter is not shown directly, but strongly and humorously implied). His name is spelled 'Tone-Def' in the credits but not in other parts of the movie.

The film is told from the point of view of Nina Blackburn (Kasi Lemmons), a sociologist who analyzes hip hop as a form of communication for her degree. She chooses N.W.H. as the subject of her thesis and follows them around for a year. She familiarizes herself with the band members, their beliefs, and their often strange behavior.

The members wear outrageous headwear during their performances. This is explained as an act of rebellion, remembering their slave ancestors, who had to work bare-headed in the sun. According to N.W.H., hats are a symbol for resistance and revolution since their hatless ancestors were too tired from working all day in the sun to revolt. This is a typical example of the bizarre logic the group uses to explain the deeper meanings behind their otherwise crude and base music and images.

A steady source of comedy is N.W.H.'s use of over-the-top graphic language (e.g. sex, violence and rantings against the police), which detractors see as a cheap means to sell records, but in their eyes is essential to convey a 'socially relevant message'. They offer jaw-dropping explanations why songs such as 'Booty Juice' and 'Come and Pet the P.U.S.S.Y.' are in fact deep and socially significant, and that detractors obviously do not truly understand the 'real meaning'. Throughout the movie, it is difficult to tell if the members of N.W.H. truly believe what they are saying, or are just portraying an image.

A lot of time also goes into describing N.W.H.'s feud with another rap group, the Jam Boys. The groups constantly insult and discredit each other, even sometimes resulting in brandishing weapons. At one point, N.W.H. brings to light evidence that the Jam Boys' lead rapper attended a prep school, directly threatening his street credibility.

A macabre running gag—inspired by This is Spinal Tap—involves their white managers dying under mysterious circumstances (the group originally insist that they 'wasn't in town when the shit happened'). They explain to Nina that their first few managers were black—in fact, were their relatives—and that they decided switching to white managers would be better for their families and the black community.

N.W.H.'s internal matters turn sour when Ice Cold cuts down his involvement because he wants to participate in a film, and Cheryl C. (Rose Jackson), a groupie, hooks up with Tasty-Taste. Although she is clearly more interested in his money than in him, Tasty lets her take over his life. When Tasty finds Cheryl and Ice Cold in bed, N.W.H. is no more.

The group breaks up and each member launches a solo career. Ice dedicates himself to house music; Tasty brings out a diss track in which he curses Ice; and Tone Def becomes a hippie (with obvious references to 'flower rappers,' such as P.M. Dawn). None sees much success until they ultimately reunite for a triumphant comeback in which their differences have been set aside, at least for the time being.

Parody/satirical references[edit]

The members of N.W.H. were created by using combinations of different aspects of different rappers and other people in the rap industry, as opposed to each of them satirizing a specific individual. For instance, Tasty Taste's violent personality and lyrics, short stature, and Jheri curl hairstyle are similar to the rapper Eazy-E from N.W.A, while his dress and name can just as easily be attributed to Flavor Flav from Public Enemy.

Similarly, Ice Cold's name can be said to be a parody of the many different rappers that use the word 'Ice' in their names such as Ice Cube and Ice-T, but it can also be said that he easily parodies others such as L.L. Cool J and Snoop Dogg, as well as other rappers. By not centering their parody on one particular person or group, N.W.H. had the flexibility to satirize a wide range of artists, groups, and events in the world of hip hop.

The film satirizes the testosterone-fueled gangsta rap scene, which is obsessed by materialism, street credibility, sex, and violence. It also spoofs and lampoons alternative hip hop, political hip hop, and Afrocentric rap groups. Many hip hop controversies are spoofed as well, including feuds, racial appropriation, censorship, greedy record companies, and many others.

Characters[edit]

Along with the film's title and its central characters, there are other characters seen briefly who are parodies of real-life prominent figures in hip-hop:

• Jike Spingleton: a portmanteau of filmmakers John Singleton and Spike Lee (the character criticizes both filmmakers for 'stealing' his look and cinematic styles)
• M.C. Slammer: M.C. Hammer
• Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme: Salt-N-Pepa
• Vanilla Sherbet: Vanilla Ice
• Yo Highness: Queen Latifah
• Ice Tray, Ice Box, Ice Coffee, Ice Berg, etc.: variations of the name 'Ice' and the overuse of it in general in the rap industry.
• The Jam Boys: The Fat Boys
• Marty Rabinow: N.W.H.'s manager; his name is similar to Rainbow, which is a joke on Jewish names containing colors (e.g. Goldman, Goldberg, Greenberg, Silverberg); he's also a parody of stereotypical Jewish managers of African-American performers, such as N.W.A's Jerry Heller. Rabinow is portrayed as a decent man whom N.W.H. likes and who provides them with sound, honest management. However, like those who preceded him, Marty dies—as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot under very bizarre comedic circumstances.

Music[edit]

Songs[edit]

• 'Booty Juice': The song's video spoofs the prototypical hip hop 'pool scene' found in many videos, with N.W.H. surrounded by a bevy of scantily clad girls.
• 'Come and Pet the P.U.S.S.Y.': A solo track from Ice Cold's post-N.W.H. group, The Ice Plant. It is based on 'Everybody Dance Now' by C&C Music Factory. The main joke is that a petite Asian girl lip-syncs the powerful voice of a heavy-set African-American woman without the latter getting credit for it. This features the conflict Martha Wash had with C&CMF in the track ' Everybody Dance Now'.
• 'Fuck the Security Guards': A send-up of 'Fuck Tha Police' by N.W.A.
• 'A Gangsta's Life Ain't Fun': Based on 'New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)' by Ice-T, spoofing its thinly-veiled admiration for sex, crime, and drugs. This is also mirrored in the title, because the video implies that a gangsta's life is fun. The song is not found on the soundtrack album, as the 'Gangsta's Life' segment was only inserted into the VHS & DVD releases of the film.
• 'Guerillas in the Midst': Based on 'Guerillas in tha Mist' by Da Lench Mob, the song's backdrop is centered on the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
• 'Grab Yo Stuff': The episode draws upon the 1990 arrest of three members of 2 Live Crew in Broward County, Florida for performing songs from their album As Nasty as They Wanna Be; the group had been warned that performances of certain songs would lead to arrest. N.W.H. sacrifices its artistic integrity/gangsta attitude in order to avoid trouble, changing the song 'Grab Yo Dick' into 'Grab Yo Stuff' when police threaten to arrest N.W.H. The group is arrested after Ice Cold accidentally hits himself in the testicles while on stage and blurts out 'My dick.'
• 'Granny Said Kick Yo Ass': Tasty Taste's solo single, based on 'Mama Said Knock You Out' by LL Cool J.
• 'Ice Froggy Frog': A parody of 'Who Am I (What's My Name)?' by Snoop Dogg.
• 'I'm Just a Human': Performed by Tone Def's post-N.W.H. group New Human Formantics, and based on 'Set Adrift on Memory Bliss' by P.M. Dawn.
• 'Kill Whitey': Not actually played in the movie, but discussed with Nina Blackburn in an interview regarding N.W.H.'s highly controversial lyrics. The group explains that the title 'Kill Whitey' does not actually refer to violence against whites, but instead is a reference to their former manager Whitey DeLuca, who allegedly scammed the band out of a sum of money. He later ended up dead, but the group 'wasn't in town when the shit happened.' Whitey DeLuca wasn't actually white, he was 'olive-complected', according to Ice Cold.
• 'My Peanuts': An early Ice Cold solo song based on 'My Penis' by N.W.A, which itself is a parody of 'My Adidas' by Run-D.M.C.
• 'Wear Yo Hat (Buried and Bald)': Based on Public Enemy songs such as 'Don't Believe the Hype' and 'Bring the Noise', with Ice Cold and Tasty Taste vocally mimicking Public Enemy's Chuck D. and Flavor Flav.
• 'White Cops on Dope': Only available on the motion picture soundtrack and DVD bonus features. The song is a musical parody of the Tubes' 'White Punks on Dope', and is based on the trend of rappers working with rock bands (such as the Run-D.M.C./Aerosmith version of 'Walk This Way') in an effort to cross over to mainstream audiences. Ric Ocasek of the Cars is featured on the track.
• 'Santa Claus is Coming': The only song title mentioned from the group's Christmas album Ho Ho Hoe's. It is intimated that the title is a sexual double entendre rather than a cover of 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town'.

Albums[edit]

• P.U.S.S. Why?
• Straight Outta Da Butt - A parody of N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton
• Kill Whitey
• Garden Hoe's
• Ho Ho Hoe's - a Christmas album
• Guerillas in the Midst - A parody of Da Lench Mob's Guerillas in tha Mist
• Fear of a Black Hat - A parody of Public Enemy's Fear of a Black Planet
• The Black in the Hat Comes Back - the planned reunion album

Managers[edit]

1. (a cousin of the group)
2. (a cousin of the group)
3. (a cousin of the group)
4. Whitey DeLuca
5. Guy Friesch
6. Marty Rabinow
7. Reggie Clay

Soundtrack[edit]

The original soundtrack was released by Avatar Records on June 1, 1994. The soundtrack has eleven songs however the song from the film A Gangsta's Life Ain't Fun was not included in the soundtrack.

1. Wear Yo Hat - N.W.H.
2. My Peanuts - Ice Cold
3. Guerrillas in the Midst - N.W.H.
4. Booty Juice - N.W.H.
5. F**k the Security Guards - N.W.H.
6. A Gangsta's Life Ain't Fun - N.W.H.
7. Come Pet the P.U.S.S.Y. - The Ice Plant
8. I'm Just a Human Being - New Human Formantics
9. Granny Said Kick Yo Ass - Extreme Use of Force
10. Grab Yo Stuff - N.W.H.
11. White Cops On Dope - N.W.H. feat. Ric Ocasek
12. Ice Froggy Frog - N.W.H.

Reception[edit]

Although a critical success, Fear of a Black Hat was a financial flop.^[1][2][3][4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^Maslin, Janet (1994-06-03). 'Reviews/Film; Giving the 'Spinal Tap' Treatment to Rap'. The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
2. ^Rainer, Peter (1994-06-03). 'Movie Review : 'Black Hat' Tries to Give the 'Spinal' Treatment to Rap'. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
3. ^'Fear of a Black Hat'. Entertainment Weekly. 1994-06-03. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
4. ^'Fear of a Black Hat'. Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 2011-11-06.

External links[edit]

• Fear of a Black Hat on IMDb
• Fear of a Black Hat at AllMovie
• Fear of a Black Hat at Rotten Tomatoes
• Fear of a Black Hat at Box Office Mojo