| Joe Danger: The Movie | |
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The "poster" for Joe Danger: The Movie, featuring vehicles which may appear in the game |
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| Developer(s) | Hello Games |
| Platform(s) | TBC[1] |
| Release date(s) | Early 2012[1] |
| Genre(s) | Racing, platformer[2] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
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.[3] The game was announced in August 2011,[4] and is estimated to be released in early 2012.[1]
Joe has gained favor with a movie director in Hollywood and is brought on to perform all the stunts on set.[5] The movie consists entirely of cliche action stunts and so he must perform chase scenes on mini carts, skis, and police bikes.[5]
Following the relative commercial success of Joe Danger, Hello Games began to run job adverts on their website, indicating work on a new project.[6] They began to hire and moved offices towards the end of the year.[7][8] After an announcement on Hello Games' website the week before, Joe Danger: The Movie was presented for the first time at Gamescom in Cologne in August 2011.[4] The game will have similar gameplay, but will take place on the set of a film about the daredevil;[2] players will complete objectives unique to each level set by a "mysterious director".[9] IGN noted that the premise is a "good excuse" to parody famous scenes from certain films.[10] 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.[3] He indicated the game will involve "a load of vehicles" in a variety of locales.[11] 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;[2] a promotional image released with the announcement indicates Hello are unsure of how it will be released.[1] The game has an estimated release date of early 2012.[1]