Starting to become known as "The next Trials HD", Joe Danger has captured the attention of gamers new and old worldwide. With the Indie games starting to become immensely popular throughout the gaming industry, the point of focus for the end and the beginning of a near year has been this game.
Firstly, I'd like to point out that Hello Games is a very unknown gaming production company, but we'll get to that later. What you'll first notice from the game is the simplistic stylings of choices: Story, Arcade, Sandbox, the options are all bare in front of you in a very classic style of stunt shows, with bike, trailer and trophies all out on display. Secondly, the loading times on the game are extremely fast, due to the low MB storage the game has. For a 1.2GB download, the game is quite low on graphics, musical score and voice acting, but they have been polished to a near HD rating.
Each different map gives a different challenges, sneaky little road spikes cleverly hidden behind objects in your way to hidden items to collect.
The main objective is easy; make a comeback from a horrible injury from some time ago. The objective is to spread the return of you, Joe Danger, back onto the stunt scene. Collecting stars and hidden items will bost your carrer and send you into bigger, more fan filled arenas.
What really sets this game apart is this; as I mentioned before, Hello Games is a Indie gaming company and barely known within the community. Hello Games is made up of FOUR people. While Microsoft Studios dotted I's and crossed T's, the four main creators of Hello Games are the creators of Joe Danger. This is an astonishing discovery as very few games made by such small companies are barely ever popular (Dead Samurai and Bastion being the acception) and never make it off the ground.
If you're looking for an Arcade title that will have you laughing at a monkey (an unlockable skin for JD) giving a cheeky smile while flipping through the air, a game that has a long campaign, or even something to give you a challenge here and there, Joe Danger is definitely worthy of your time.
Out of 10, I gave Joe Danger SE an 10 out of 10
Good points - Fast loading! Challenging moves and races Creative modes and simplistic controls Unlockables, Avatar gear, a unique storyline
Just a quick update on the ongoings here. Filming for both Fatman's Gaming Tips and the missed out Ask Fatman will be done this after, with FGT posted later tonight and AF tomorrow. Also, I'll be posting the review on Joe Danger hopefully Monday. I've got a fair bit of information on it after playing most of the Campaign, but I want to see a bit more before I put a score on it. Also, being 4th of February, Mass Effect 3's Multiplayer Demo will be coming out within a week and a bit. More information about that in the link below and more of it in the later episode of FGT. http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/323/index/9006884
Lastly,I've had many suggestions to have more Five Easy Achievements posted here on the website, so from now, for every game I review, a FEA will be posted asap after the review is posted. For example, once Joe Danger SE review is finished, I'll begin working on a FEA for the game. This will continue for all of the games I am able to play this coming year.
Thanks for reading and as always, have fun and game on!
Once an Indie title game, now an instant success and classic, the Portal series has many fans, rewarding and praising producers at Valve for its creative and fun gameplay. But this isn't what you've come here for, this time its for achievements! So here we go, Five Easy Achievements.
***WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD***
1: Pit Boss 30 Gamerscore All it says in the description is "Show that pit who's boss", so let me explain. At the chapter "This Is The Part Where He Kills You", you have the opportunity to escape the clutches of Wheatley. Once out of range for his crushing walls, he'll ask you to go back to him. Simply walk to the edge of the walkway to where you were once trapped and listen! Wheatley will try to persuade you to jump into the pit. You can sit and listen to his fabulous prizes at the bottom or simply jump. So show that pit who's boss!
2: Preservation Of Mass 20 Gamerscore Break the rules in Test Chamber 7, easy enough! During the second part, you'll be told after solving the puzzle that the wall that destroys all matter stolen from the test chamber is broken and not to take anything. So obviously you HAVE to take something! When you start this Test Chamber, place the cube closest to the edge above you while keeping it pushing the button. Once you get up on the ledge, crouch and crawl as close to the button without falling off, then pick up the cube and carry it out with you.
3: Schrodinger's Catch 20 Gamerscore This one askes you to catch a blue cube before it touches the ground. This one is a little tricky, but quite simple once figuring out the trick to it. In one particular test chamber, the cube is stuck behind a glass container, and the only way to free it is to cover it in blue gel. Once the blue gel starts to pour, instantly turn it off, a drop is all you need or else its gonna get complicated. Wait for the cube to smash one side of the glass, run over to it and wait. The rest is up to you!
4: You Made Your Point 10 Gamerscore Simply refuse to do a test with Wheatley in charge. This will be the first test right after GLaDOS uses the paradox on Wheatley. Once the lift takes you up to his test chamber, walk off and stand still until the achievement pops.
5: Portrait Of A Lady 10 Gamerscore While testing through Cave Johnsons old tests, you'll find yourself in the chapter called "The Reunion". Right before the last test chamber in the chapter, you'll see a small stairway behind a closed fence. Luckily, there's a white wall inside the room. Simply shoot inside there, and there's the human form or GLaDOS, hell Caroline!
Well, hopefully these give you a bit of an insight into how to get some easy achievements. I bet if I made videos of these, these tips would be easier to make sense.... Thanks for reading!
Just a little bit of a heads up: My Ask Fatman episode unfortunately mucked up during editing, as I realised that in the background, you can clearly hear the cries of my nephews, the yelling of people and a lawnmower. It was kinda annoying, but it looks like it'll be a wait till the next episode. So keep asking those questions! Also, to those who watched my last Fatman's Gaming Tips episode, I tried answering the question of "Is there going to be a Xbox 720 this year?" Well, Microsoft announced that there shall not be a new console this year. But they never mentioned if there wasn't going to be a hint at it...did they? Check out the link below for Gamespots look on the matter http://au.gamespot.com/news/no-new-xbox-in-2012-microsoft-6349399
Lastly, before I go, I know I haven't been releasing a lot of written content as of recent. At the advice of some fellow gamers, I'm downloading a lot more Arcade titles to review them as we wait for 2012's releases. Also, some DLC's will be in the future as well, such as the new AC Revelations Meditteranean Defence Map Pack, and the MW3 Maps (once released to Non-Elite Members).
Thanks for reading and as always, have fun and game on! Al Fatman
When the battery life of your camera starts to die, trying to plug it in again and bringing all the wires crashing. Oh man that was awkward. Thanks for watching!
