Joe Blade

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]

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
Release	1987
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."^[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

• MegaJoystick (Spanish)^[9]
• Amstrad Accion (Spanish)^[10]
• Zzap! - Nov, 1987
• Atari User - Nov, 1988
• The Games Machine - Mar, 1988^[1]
• Commodore User - Oct, 1987
• Compute's Amiga Resource - Feb, 1990
• Atari ST User - Jul, 1988
• ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Oct, 1987
• Your Sinclair #23