Joe Blade

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

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."[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]

Crash said "extremely playable and addictive."[8]

Reviews

References

  1. ^ a b "Joe Blade". The Game Machine. No. 4. Newsfield. March 1988. p. 64.
  2. ^ "Charts". Popular Computing Weekly. No. 44. Sunshine Publications. 6 November 1987. p. 35. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Hotline Top 30 Im Januar". Aktueller Software Markt. Tronic-Verlag. January 1988. p. 34. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Pre-Views - Joe Blade 3". Sinclair User. No. 90. EMAP. September 1989. p. 87.
  5. ^ "Page6 33 May88" – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ Katz, Arnie; Worley, Joyce (November 1988). "Joe Blade". Ahoy!'s AmigaUser. pp. 37, 39.
  7. ^ "Computer and Video Games Issue 0073a" – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ "Crash - No. 44 (1987-09)(Newsfield)(GB)". September 24, 1987 – via Internet Archive.
  9. ^ "MegaJoystick Magazine (Spanish) Issue 02" – via Internet Archive.
  10. ^ "Amstrad Accion Issue 04" – via Internet Archive.