Joe Blade II

Information

Genre

Arcade - Miscellaneous

Language

Machine Language

Controls

Joystick

Players

1

Programmer(s)

Southon, Brian, Southon, Barry

Year

1989

Publisher

Players

Country

United Kingdom

License

Commercial

Medium

Tape

Rarity

7

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 7.7/10 · Votes: 19 · Downloads: 2,962 · Hits: 17,098

Screenshots (3)

Cover Art (5)

Comments (5)

• Megadeth — 24 Jun 2026

  charliechaplin -> Not necessarily :-) It's just that numbers "1" and "2" look very much alike (so quite a lot of focus goes into just recognizing the two apart from each other) and also, the trigger action is as -if delayed, sometimes. But once you know WHAT to do in each subgame, it's easy to beat each. Check the last two "TAPE" PNG images here, they tell exactly what to do.

• charliechaplin — 23 Jun 2026

  Alas I am too stupid to ever finish the subgames (riddles) of Joe Blade and Joe Blade 2 in time. I wish these subgames could be removed from both Joe Blade's. They are the only reasons why I do not wanna play these games.

• Megadeth — 23 Jun 2026

  As I liked and quite admired the gameplay of the first game, I gave this one a try.. And to my surprise, though it was slower, it didn't feel sluggish. The mechanics were a bit clunky, but definitely OK for the time, and the map was smaller, making the game easier to navigate, at least a bit. I also liked the multiple sub-game variations, adding some extra flair to the gameplay. All in all, this sequel wasn't a disappointment, but rather an excellent and very welcome follow-up to the original.

• Barry Southon — 20 Dec 2010

  Hi - I'm one the of Authors on this game. Yep - still have fold memories of my beloved Atari. For a bit of trivia - Joe Blade II represented only my second commercial game at the time. It was written just after I had completed work creating my new software sprite system. It was a port from the Amstrad version (although we had absolutely no help).

• James Do — 20 Dec 2010

  A great game - well beyond its years