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''Joe Blade'' is a video game published by
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on their Players budget label for the
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in 1987. It reached the top of the UK game charts, replacing '' Renegade''. In Germany, the game peaked at number 7. It was ported to the
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. A sequel, '' Joe Blade 2'', was published in 1988. Another sequel, '' Joe Blade 3'', was released in 1989.


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 ''
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'' 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." Arnie Katz & Joyce Worley for ''
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'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". ''
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'' said "Nice and cheap with ace graphics, ''Joe Blade'' certainly cuts it. A good buy." '' Crash'' said "extremely playable and addictive."


Reviews

*''MegaJoystick'' (Spanish) *''Amstrad Accion'' (Spanish) *'' Zzap!'' - Nov, 1987 *'' Atari User'' - Nov, 1988 *''
The Games Machine ''The Games Machine'' was a video game magazine that was published from 1987 until 1990 in the United Kingdom by Newsfield, which also published '' CRASH'', ''Zzap!64'', '' Amtix!'' and other magazines. History ''The Games Machine'' ran head ...
'' - Mar, 1988 *'' Commodore User'' - Oct, 1987 *''Compute's Amiga Resource'' - Feb, 1990 *'' Atari ST User'' - Jul, 1988 *''
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'' - Oct, 1987 *'' Your Sinclair'' #23


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*{{WoS_game, id=0002620 1987 video games Amiga games Amstrad CPC games Atari 8-bit computer games Atari ST games BBC Micro and Acorn Electron games Joe Blade 2 Commodore 64 games Interceptor Micros games MSX games Platformers Single-player video games Video games about the military Video games developed in the United Kingdom ZX Spectrum games