Joe Danger: The Movie
Encyclopedia
Joe Danger: The Movie is an upcoming racing
/platform
video game and the second title of British independent developer Hello Games
. According to Hello's managing director, it is "kind of" a sequel to the successful PlayStation Network title Joe Danger
. The game was announced in August 2011, and is estimated to be released in early 2012.
in Cologne
in August 2011. The game will have similar gameplay, but will take place on the set of a film about the daredevil; players will complete objectives unique to each level set by a "mysterious director". IGN noted that the premise is a "good excuse" to parody famous scenes from certain films. Murray told Matt Miller of Game Informer
that the game is "kind of" a sequel to Joe Danger, but that he envisions the game as big enough to dwarf the original. He indicated the game will involve "a load of vehicles" in a variety of locales. At the Penny Arcade Expo
, the game was presented on both Microsoft Windows
and Xbox 360
, which Stephen Totilo of Kotaku
interpreted as a broadening of scope for the studio; a promotional image released with the announcement indicates Hello are unsure of how it will be released. The game has an estimated release date of early 2012.
Racing game
A racing video game is a genre of video games, either in the first-person or third-person perspective, in which the player partakes in a racing competition with any type of land, air, or sea vehicles. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings...
/platform
Platform game
A platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
video game and the second title of British independent developer Hello Games
Hello Games
Hello Games was formed in 2009 by former employees from video game companies like Criterion Games, Electronic Arts, and Kuju Entertainment. Their first title was the critically acclaimed Joe Danger. At the 2010 Develop Awards, Hello Games won two awards; Best New Studio and Best Micro Studio...
. According to Hello's managing director, it is "kind of" a sequel to the successful PlayStation Network title Joe Danger
Joe Danger
Joe Danger is the first title published by British independent video game developer Hello Games. It was released on the PlayStation Network in June 2010, after Hello chose to publish it exclusively with Sony Computer Entertainment; however, a further release for the Xbox Live Arcade was confirmed...
. The game was announced in August 2011, and is estimated to be released in early 2012.
Plot
Joe has gained favor with a movie director in Hollywood and is brought on to perform all the stunts on set. The movie consists entirely of cliche action stunts and so he must perform chase scenes on mini carts, skis, and police bikes.History
Following the relative commercial success of Joe Danger, Hello Games began to run job adverts on their website, indicating work on a new project. They began to hire and moved offices towards the end of the year. After an announcement on Hello Games' website the week before, Joe Danger: The Movie was presented for the first time at GamescomGamescom
gamescom is a trade fair for video games held annually at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is organised by the Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware...
in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
in August 2011. The game will have similar gameplay, but will take place on the set of a film about the daredevil; players will complete objectives unique to each level set by a "mysterious director". IGN noted that the premise is a "good excuse" to parody famous scenes from certain films. Murray told Matt Miller of Game Informer
Game Informer
Game Informer is an American-based monthly magazine featuring articles, news, strategy, and reviews of popular video games and associated consoles. It was formed in August 1991, when FuncoLand started publishing a six-page magazine, free in all its retail locations...
that the game is "kind of" a sequel to Joe Danger, but that he envisions the game as big enough to dwarf the original. He indicated the game will involve "a load of vehicles" in a variety of locales. At the Penny Arcade Expo
Penny Arcade Expo
The Penny Arcade Expo is a semi-annual gamer festival held in Seattle and Boston. PAX was created by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, the authors of the Penny Arcade webcomic, because they wanted to attend a show that gave equal attention to console gamers, computer gamers, and tabletop...
, the game was presented on both Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
and Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
, which Stephen Totilo of Kotaku
Kotaku
Kotaku is a video games-focused blog. It is part of Gawker Media's "Gawker" network of sites, which also includes Gizmodo, Deadspin, Lifehacker, io9 and Jezebel. Named to CNET News' Blog 100, Kotaku is consistently listed in the top 40 of Technorati's Top 100...
interpreted as a broadening of scope for the studio; a promotional image released with the announcement indicates Hello are unsure of how it will be released. The game has an estimated release date of early 2012.