Joe Blade
| Joe Blade | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer | Players |
| Publisher | Players (Interceptor Micros) |
| Designer | Colin Swinbourne |
| Platforms | ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Atari 8-bit, MSX, Amiga, Atari ST |
| Release | 1987 |
| Genre | Platform |
| Mode | Single-player |
Joe Blade is a video game published by Interceptor Micros on their Players budget label for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC in 1987.[1] It reached the top of the UK game charts, replacing Renegade.[2] In Germany, the game peaked at number 7.[3] It was ported to the Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Atari 8-bit computers, MSX, Amiga, and Atari ST. A sequel, Joe Blade 2, was published in 1988. Another sequel, Joe Blade 3, was released in 1989.[4]
Gameplay
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The first Joe Blade title portrayed Blade as a lone commando sent into an evil mastermind's complex to release a number of diplomats.
Reception
[edit]Ron Stewart for Page 6 said "It is not a great game, but for under a tenner what do you expect. There is enough game play here to keep you going for a while."[5]
Arnie Katz & Joyce Worley for Ahoy!'s AmigaUser said "Joe Blade is an exceptionally well programmed product. Its animated illustrations and jaunty soundtrack give it an edge over numerous other 'storm-the-fortress' epics".[6]
Computer and Video Games said "Nice and cheap with ace graphics, Joe Blade certainly cuts it. A good buy."[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Joe Blade". The Game Machine. No. 4. Newsfield. March 1988. p. 64.
- ↑ "Charts". Popular Computing Weekly. No. 44. Sunshine Publications. 6 November 1987. p. 35. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ↑ "Hotline Top 30 Im Januar". Aktueller Software Markt. Tronic-Verlag. January 1988. p. 34. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ↑ "Pre-Views - Joe Blade 3". Sinclair User. No. 90. EMAP. September 1989. p. 87.
- ↑ "Page6 33 May88" – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Katz, Arnie; Worley, Joyce (November 1988). "Joe Blade". Ahoy!'s AmigaUser. pp. 37, 39.
- ↑ "Computer and Video Games Issue 0073a" – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Crash - No. 44 (1987-09)(Newsfield)(GB)". September 24, 1987 – via Internet Archive.
External links
[edit]- Joe Blade at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
- 1987 video games
- Amiga games
- Amstrad CPC games
- Atari 8-bit computer games
- Atari ST games
- BBC Micro and Acorn Electron games
- Commodore 16 and Plus/4 games
- Commodore 64 games
- Interceptor Micros games
- MSX games
- Platformers
- Single-player video games
- Video games about the military
- Video games developed in the United Kingdom
- ZX Spectrum games