Joe Blade

Joe Blade is the first game in the Joe Blade series. It reached the top of the UK game charts, replacing Renegade.[1] In Germany, the game peaked at number 7.[2]

Joe Blade
Developer(s)Players
Publisher(s)Players
Designer(s)Colin Swinbourne
Platform(s)ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Atari 8-bit, MSX, Amiga, ST
Release1987
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay
Joe comes across a kidnapped World Leader and a guard (ZX Spectrum)

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

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."[3]

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."[4]

Computer and Video Games said "Nice and cheap with ace graphics, Joe Blade certainly cuts it. A good buy."[5]

Crash said "extremely playable and addictive."[6]


Reviews

References
  1. "Charts". Popular Computing Weekly. No. 44. Sunshine Publications. 6 November 1987. p. 35. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. "Hotline Top 30 Im Januar". Aktueller Software Markt. Tronic-Verlag. January 1988. p. 34. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. "Page6 33 May88" – via Internet Archive.
  4. "Ahoy!'s AmigaUser - Issue 3 (1988-11)(Ion International)(US)". November 24, 1988 – via Internet Archive.
  5. "Computer and Video Games Issue 0073a" – via Internet Archive.
  6. "Crash - No. 44 (1987-09)(Newsfield)(GB)". September 24, 1987 – via Internet Archive.
  7. "MegaJoystick Magazine (Spanish) Issue 02" – via Internet Archive.
  8. "Amstrad Accion Issue 04" – via Internet Archive.
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