Friday the 13th Game Ultimate Slasher Edition (NSP, XCI) ROM + v1.08.00 Update

Friday the 13th Game Ultimate Slasher Edition is a 2017 asymmetrical survival horror game developed by IllFonic and published by Gun Media. It is based on the Friday the 13th franchise. The game was released on May 26, 2017, as a digital release and later released on October 13, 2017, as a physical release for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

A Nintendo Switch version was released on August 13, 2019. Friday the 13th: The Game pits up to seven players controlling Camp Crystal Lake counselors against one player controlling Jason Voorhees. It is a semi-open world game, with players able to explore it further. Due to licensing issues with franchise creator Victor Miller, the game servers were shut down in November 2020.

However, the game is still available to play online through peer-to-peer matchmaking. The game was delisted at the end of 2023, due to the license expiring. However, the game will continue to function normally for those already owning it up until at least December 31, 2024. The game pays homage to the franchise meticulously, capturing every intricate detail faithfully.

Whether it’s the meticulously chosen iconic film locations or the various Jason Voorhees models, fans can be confident that Friday the 13th: The Game recreates everything with precision and love. This is the long-awaited love letter that Friday the 13th enthusiasts have been anticipating for over 30 years. The physical edition includes all DLC, encompassing 10 single-player challenges, new maps, characters, counselor outfits, Jason skins, additional kills, and the complete Virtual Cabin experience. Exclusive Bloody Jason Skins and clothing packs are also offered.

GAMEPLAY

Friday the 13th: The Game is a semi-open world third-person survival horror game set throughout the 1980s in a variety of locations in and around the fictional Camp Crystal Lake from the Friday the 13th franchise. The game is an asymmetrical multiplayer video game, with up to eight people able to play in one game session. One player is randomly selected to control Jason Voorhees whose objective is to kill as many counselors as possible before time runs out. Playing as Jason grants special time-restricted abilities including being able to sense nearby counselors and to teleport anywhere on the map.

The remaining players control the counselors, who can temporarily stun Jason using firecrackers and bear traps as well as the various projectile and melee-based weapons that are found throughout the map. A player on the counselor’s side may also control Tommy Jarvis, who becomes playable when certain conditions are met. The main objective of playing as a counselor is to escape the map alive, which can be done more quickly by completing the map’s side objectives (which are easier to complete when coordinating with other players) that will allow counselors to escape or to survive long enough until time runs out on the session.

Jason may also be killed with an “epic win condition” that requires both teamwork and planning and is difficult to perform. To kill Jason, a female character is needed to find Jason’s shack, don the sweater of Pamela Voorhees, and claim she is Jason’s mother in front of him if his mask has been knocked off, distracting him as Tommy attacks Jason.

Although the game was originally planned to be multiplayer only, a single-player mode via an update was announced for a Summer 2017 release, despite the stretch goal for US$1.625 million to unlock it not being reached. The mode consists of objective-based missions that allow the player to take control of Jason against offline camp counselor bots. Some of the missions are adaptations of the films, while others are original scenarios. On October 27, 2017, Gun released a trailer teasing a new game mode called Paranoia. However, on February 1, 2018, it was announced that development on Paranoia mode would be put on hold to focus on the new dedicated servers feature.

SETTING

Five primary maps are available, each of which is based on locations from the first five films, and each set concurrent with the films’ periods. Matches may take place at Camp Crystal Lake, the setting of the first film, in 1979; Packanack Lodge, the setting of the second film, in 1984; Higgins Haven.

The setting of the third film, in 1984; the Jarvis House, the setting of the fourth film, in 1984; and Pinehurst, the setting of the fifth film, in 1989. Camp Crystal Lake, Higgins Haven, and Packanack Lodge were the original available maps, while the Jarvis House and Pinehurst were made available in October 2017 and January 2018, respectively.

CHARACTERS

The game’s primary killer is Jason Voorhees, the series’ most recurring antagonist. Nine different versions of Jason are playable, based on his appearances from the second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth films, and make-up artist Tom Savini’s own Jason created exclusively for backers of the game. Roy Burns, the Jason copycat killer from the fifth film, is also playable under the moniker “Part V Jason”.

In addition to the distinct versions of Jason, the version from the third film has an alternate model based on his appearance from the NES game. Each Jason has his strengths and weaknesses and many have different weapons. There are fourteen playable counselors in the game, each of whom has their strengths and weaknesses.

Original counselors created for the game are A.J. Mason, Adam Palomino, Brandon “Buggzy” Wilson, Chad Kensington, Deborah Kim, Eric “J.R.” LaChappa, Jenny Myers, Kenny Riedell, Mitch Floyd, Tiffany Cox, Vanessa Jones, and Victoria Sterling. From the films are Part III characters Sheldon “Shelly” Finkelstein and Fox.

Also playable is Thomas “Tommy” Jarvis, the protagonist of the fourth, fifth, and sixth films, who assists the counselors when contacted by a randomly placed CB radio. He is controlled by a randomly selected player on the counselors’ side whose previous character was either killed or escaped. In addition to having perfect statistics and being immediately equipped with a shotgun, pocket knife, and first aid spray, Tommy is the only character capable of killing Jason.