Software:Joe Blade
| Joe Blade | |
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| 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 |
| Release | 1987 |
| 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
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]
References
- ↑ "Joe Blade". The Game Machine (Newsfield) (4): 64. March 1988. https://archive.org/details/the-games-machine-04/page/n63.
- ↑ "Charts". Popular Computing Weekly (Sunshine Publications) (44): 35. 6 November 1987. https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/page.php?issue_id=2983&page=35. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ↑ "Hotline Top 30 Im Januar". Aktueller Software Markt (Tronic-Verlag): 34. January 1988. https://archive.org/details/asm_magazine-1988-01/page/n33/mode/2up. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ↑ "Pre-Views - Joe Blade 3". Sinclair User (EMAP) (90): 87. September 1989. https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-090/page/n86/mode/1up.
- ↑ "Page6 33 May88". https://archive.org/details/Page6-33-May88/page/46/mode/2up.
- ↑ Katz, Arnie; Worley, Joyce (November 1988). "Joe Blade". Ahoy!'s AmigaUser: 37, 39. https://archive.org/details/Ahoys_AmigaUser_Issue_3_1988-11_Ion_International_US/page/n36/mode/1up?view=theater.
- ↑ "Computer and Video Games Issue 0073a". https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_0073a/page/n25/mode/2up.
- ↑ "Crash - No. 44 (1987-09)(Newsfield)(GB)". September 24, 1987. https://archive.org/details/Crash_No._44_1987-09_Newsfield_GB/page/n29/mode/2up.
External links
- Joe Blade at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
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