Sports Games

Everyone knows that the best games are the ones who bring out the vulgarity repressed in all of us, look better with "soft" cartoon, creating that irresistible feeling that makes you want to launch new series of insults at the TV. Joe Danger, in the original view of the PlayStation Network, was a perfect example of this category, thanks to the brilliant mix of sympathy and frustration. After the exclusivity to the Sony network, there he is back at Microsoft with a title longer and various bonus content.

The words "Special Edition" indicates that there are some changes on the content, such as extra characters and objects for our avatar to unlock, but especially the fifty additional challenges of laboratory procedures. This section, present the side of his career, meets each series of tests dedicated to the more experienced players, because of difficulties generally very high. Such tests specific to a single aspect of the game as, for example, jumps in speed or control of the bike in midair. Moreover, an attempt is failed is returned directly to the beginning of the test and time limits are very restrictive, just to add another "layer" of complications to the whole. Given the large number of tests and their average difficulty, the Laboratory is certainly a good extension of the total duration, as lacking a bit of variety and character than the original career. The backdrops are always the same, many tests are repeated as the structure and the high number of attempts needed to overcome them may ward off (this mode) many users. However, those who have already completed the original and can not help but Joe Danger, surely you will find food for his teeth in the new levels. Also because various bonuses to unlock hidden extras and collectible objects of which a gambler can certainly do without.

But the heart of the game remains the single-player career structured as a series of stunt-show where Joe Danger, the protagonist, has to prove that he still has the makings of better times. To do this, we need to maximize your score by completing the majority of targets distributed on various obstacle courses, using the bike as if it were an extension of our body. The vehicle can rotate it, move around in midair and maneuvered well beyond the laws of physics that when combined, increase even more our record. Combining the versatility of our middle of the genius of many paths, you create an irresistible feeling that the game, while repeating a track several times, always discovering new ways to play. Help in this regard, the commands ultra-simplified from the classic one-time, the general merriment created by graphics and sound, but also the difficulty very well calibrated. The basic concept is to collect stars to unlock the next levels in their careers and advance through to its conclusion, but the required objectives require an excellent understanding of each level. So, you need at least two or three steps on the same track to collect all bonuses or discover all the secrets, but boredom is kept at bay by a series of options and tricks. The editor, for example, that allows us to create new routes and share them over the network, or multiplayer, however, remains confined to the split screen.

The appearance of the more appropriate technique is certainly intended as graphic design and attention for the characterization of backdrops, characters and special effects. The comparison with a classic like Excitebike, as is the structure of different races, is all too easy, but Joe Danger has enough personality to stand by the illustrious predecessor. Three-dimensional and animated menus to posters announcing the new events coming to the brightly colored cartoon-like old-fashioned: Hello Games has really hit the mark with the characterization of the game. The same Joe, with his exaggerated animations, more fun to be in command of the motorcycle crashed into some obstacle not to mention the sound effects and commentary circus. Each evolution is rewarded with a resounding "oh yeah!" objects and obstacles and cause all those arcade noises of a time that they moved the older players (boing, splash, etc.). The soundtrack, made ​​up of funky '70s music and pieces "rustic" style village festival, shows an attention to detail is significant. Of course, it must be said that the material is rather limited and very unusual that we are in front of a remix than a true special edition. On the other hand, already the first exit was one of the best views on the proposed network last year, earning a following, and its absence from Xbox Live felt for quite some time. There is also good to consider the longevity assured by the 50 extra levels, in addition to content already many of the standard version. All of this, but especially the excellent gameplay make Joe Danger: Special Edition, a title that should not miss in your collection.