Joe Blade
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| Joe Blade | |
|---|---|
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| 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 |
| Release | 1987 |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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]
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."[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
- MegaJoystick (Spanish)[7]
- Amstrad Accion (Spanish)[8]
- Zzap! - Nov, 1987
- Atari User - Nov, 1988
- The Games Machine - Mar, 1988
- Commodore User - Oct, 1987
- Compute's Amiga Resource - Feb, 1990
- Atari ST User - Jul, 1988
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Oct, 1987
- Your Sinclair #23
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Page6 33 May88" – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Ahoy!'s AmigaUser - Issue 3 (1988-11)(Ion International)(US)". November 24, 1988 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Computer and Video Games Issue 0073a" – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Crash - No. 44 (1987-09)(Newsfield)(GB)". September 24, 1987 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "MegaJoystick Magazine (Spanish) Issue 02" – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Amstrad Accion Issue 04" – via Internet Archive.