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Jaws Unleashed (2006)

Appaloosa Interactive

Legacy Mobile Device · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 2 · Xbox

2.86 from 37 ratings

108 members have it in their collection · 1 playing now · 33 backlogged · 20 wish listed

How long? Main story 3h (from 1 logged playthrough)

In Jaws: Unleashed, the player assumes the role as the large shark Jaws. The shark first enters the island from the southern end and the player finds itself in a cove. The cove has tutorials to allow the player to become familiar with the controls, such as the ones for moving the shark and attacking other creatures. The shark has … Read more
In Jaws: Unleashed, the player assumes the role as the large shark Jaws. The shark first enters the island from the southern end and the player finds itself in a cove. The cove has tutorials to allow the player to become familiar with the controls, such as the ones for moving the shark and attacking other creatures. The shark has a menu for upgrades as well. These can be accessed from either the main menu or the pause menu. Upgrade points are earned by causing destruction around Amity Island (in levels and in free-roam mode), completing levels, and/or collecting bonus items, the most frequently found of which being treasure chests. Read less
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Details

Developers
Appaloosa Interactive
Publishers
Majesco Entertainment
Genres
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Themes
Action, Horror, Open world
Franchises
Jaws
Series
Jaws

Release dates

  • May 23, 2006 (Full Release) (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2, Xbox
  • Oct 13, 2006 (Full Release) (Europe) PlayStation 2, Xbox
  • Oct 19, 2006 (Full Release) (Europe) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Oct 26, 2006 (Full Release) (Australia) PlayStation 2, Xbox
  • 2006 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Legacy Mobile Device
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Rating distribution

5 stars
2
4 stars
6
3 stars
15
2 stars
13
1 star
1
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Atag

Status Atag Mar 26, 2026

Been playing this before bed and really enjoying it! I'd go as far as saying it's better than Maneater, which I believe is a spiritual successor? The water physics and visuals are so good for 2006!

jaws unleashed title screen showing the jaws logo and menu options with the background being a body of water with a shark swimming around.

I appreciate the native wide screen support! And the extras section is neat too, there's bios for the fish in the game AND there's …

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Been playing this before bed and really enjoying it! I'd go as far as saying it's better than Maneater, which I believe is a spiritual successor? The water physics and visuals are so good for 2006!

jaws unleashed title screen showing the jaws logo and menu options with the background being a body of water with a shark swimming around.

I appreciate the native wide screen support! And the extras section is neat too, there's bios for the fish in the game AND there's a section for movie clips so you can re watch some of the best moments! Love stuff like this in movie tie in games.

A clip from the Jaws film, found in the extras menu

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garamir

Status garamir Jul 3, 2025

You take the role of the titular jaws, wreak havoc and munch on people/animals/helicopters. Pretty good for licensed title. Camera is pretty bad. Was going to compare to ecco games without realising it's actually the same Devs. 3/5

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Sigmazyal

Review Sigmazyal 4/5 · Aug 2, 2020

Wild, brutal and violent.

If you wanted an open world with a shark that can attack people and animals, break things and make everyone panic, that's what the game offers, and it does it very well. The graphics are amazing, the controls are great and the action is brutal. If you like blood, violence, sharks and the ocean, it's an amazing game. If you're …

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If you wanted an open world with a shark that can attack people and animals, break things and make everyone panic, that's what the game offers, and it does it very well. The graphics are amazing, the controls are great and the action is brutal. If you like blood, violence, sharks and the ocean, it's an amazing game. If you're sensible to people shouting and gore, maybe it's not a game for you. The game offers a catalog of the many animals you can encounter along the way, being extremely rich about the species. It's a beautiful experience to swim under the sea in a vast open world map. The story however, is short and superficial, the main focus of the game is...to bite and break things and scare people basically, and honestly, I couldn't expect anything different. I had a lot of fun playing it, it was a very different, interesting experience to play as a shark under the sea, it's a very original game. If I had to make this game better, I would add more maps, more story events and different playable sharks.

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