<s>
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
video	O
game	O
incorporating	O
elements	O
of	O
racing	O
and	O
platform	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hello	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
lighthearted	O
way	O
,	O
with	O
emphasis	O
on	O
stunts	O
and	O
maintaining	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
in	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
after	O
Hello	O
Games	O
originally	O
chose	O
to	O
publish	O
it	O
exclusively	O
with	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Special	O
Edition	O
"	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
December	O
2011	O
;	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
spinoff	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
10	O
January	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
was	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
;	O
most	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
accessible	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
edit	O
courses	O
while	O
playing	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hello	O
Games	O
subsequently	O
released	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
to	O
add	O
features	O
that	O
users	O
and	O
reviewers	O
had	O
requested	O
in	O
the	O
months	O
following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
leaderboard	O
statistics	O
,	O
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
was	O
estimated	O
to	O
have	O
sold	O
at	O
least	O
108,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
three	O
months	O
on	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
motorbike	O
stuntman	O
"	O
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
"	O
and	O
guides	O
him	O
through	O
ten	O
"	O
trials	O
"	O
to	O
defeat	O
his	O
nemeses	O
,	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
Team	O
Nasty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
level	O
design	O
was	O
directly	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
game	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
evidenced	O
by	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
avoidable	O
spikes	O
,	O
vertical	O
loops	O
,	O
and	O
springs	O
placed	O
in	O
levels	O
to	O
allow	O
higher	O
jumps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
compared	O
this	O
process	O
to	O
that	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
contains	O
a	O
sandbox	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
drag	O
and	O
drop	O
objects	O
onto	O
the	O
course	O
to	O
customise	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
levels	O
can	O
be	O
shared	O
online	O
with	O
friends	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
leaderboard	O
support	O
,	O
initially	O
limited	O
to	O
those	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
friend	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
arose	O
from	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
wish	O
to	O
make	O
"	O
something	O
that	O
puts	O
a	O
smile	O
on	O
people	O
's	O
faces	O
"	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
and	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Evel	O
Knievel	O
toy	O
was	O
a	O
main	O
source	O
of	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Joe	O
"	O
character	O
;	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
fun	O
"	O
firing	O
that	O
stunt	O
cycle	O
out	O
of	O
windows	B-Application
and	O
down	O
halls	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
software	O
design	O
document	O
was	O
made	O
throughout	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
,	O
since	O
the	O
team	O
felt	O
they	O
understood	O
each	O
other	O
's	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
reasons	O
include	O
worries	O
about	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
potential	O
for	O
porting	B-Protocol
it	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
comments	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
collecting	O
giant	O
coins	O
feels	O
unrealistic	O
to	O
me	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
we	O
want	O
games	O
that	O
are	O
less	O
about	O
fun	O
right	O
now	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
explained	O
to	O
Jessica	O
Conditt	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
that	O
he	O
considered	O
the	O
house	O
"	O
like	O
a	O
blood	O
diamond	O
"	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
paid	O
for	O
with	O
money	O
earned	O
at	O
his	O
job	O
with	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
initially	O
being	O
unsure	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
platform	O
on	O
which	O
to	O
release	O
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
the	O
game	O
only	O
on	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Murray	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
was	O
the	O
ideal	O
place	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
they	O
could	O
publish	O
by	O
themselves	O
and	O
branded	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
platform	O
a	O
"	O
slaughterhouse	O
for	O
small	O
developers	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
poor	O
sales	O
figures	O
for	O
independent	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
8	O
June	O
2010	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
European	O
release	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
picked	O
up	O
on	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
listing	O
for	O
a	O
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
on	O
the	O
Korea	O
Media	O
Rating	O
Board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
December	O
2011	O
and	O
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
probably	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
XBLA	B-Device
was	O
basically	O
the	O
only	O
show	O
in	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Special	O
Edition	O
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
version	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
directly	O
adapt	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
device	O
;	O
Murray	O
told	O
Mike	O
Rose	O
of	O
Gamasutra	O
that	O
"	O
simply	O
porting	B-Protocol
a	O
game	O
is	O
never	O
something	O
I	O
could	O
get	O
excited	O
about	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
soulless	O
work	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
being	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Steven	O
Burgess	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
WiiWare	O
game	O
LostWinds	B-Application
with	O
Frontier	O
Developments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
Touch	O
,	O
was	O
listed	O
on	O
the	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
on	O
10	O
January	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
on	O
27	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
containing	O
both	O
levels	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
levels	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	I-Device
Instant	O
Game	O
Collection	O
service	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
additional	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
has	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
27	O
January	O
2022	O
after	O
Hello	O
Games	O
received	O
an	O
email	O
that	O
they	O
said	O
"	O
broke	O
our	O
hearts	O
"	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
father	O
of	O
an	O
autistic	O
child	O
,	O
explaining	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
become	O
an	O
enabling	O
mechanism	O
for	O
his	O
son	O
's	O
social	O
interaction	O
and	O
a	O
coping	O
and	O
reward	O
mechanism	O
for	O
stressful	O
situations	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
changes	O
to	O
Apple	O
's	O
iOS	B-Application
operating	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
run	O
on	O
modern	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single-player	O
gameplay	O
mode	O
of	O
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Daemon	O
Hatfield	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
favourably	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
launch	O
title	O
Excitebike	B-Application
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
felt	O
like	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comments	O
were	O
also	O
made	O
on	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
early	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cheerful	O
,	O
cartoon-like	O
nature	O
of	O
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
artwork	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
;	O
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Tom	O
Bramwell	O
said	O
"	O
I	O
've	O
worked	O
on	O
games	O
websites	O
for	O
over	O
a	O
decade	O
and	O
not	O
enough	O
games	O
are	O
happy	O
and	O
colourful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
leaderboard	O
feature	O
was	O
another	O
source	O
of	O
criticism	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
reviewers	O
noting	O
severe	O
lag	B-Application
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
Hello	O
Games	O
 '	O
first	O
patch	O
for	O
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
contained	O
features	O
to	O
cover	O
most	O
critics	O
 '	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
was	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Seumas	O
McNally	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
"	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Technical	O
Excellence	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
2010	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Monaco	B-Application
:	I-Application
What	I-Application
's	I-Application
Yours	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Mine	I-Application
and	O
Limbo	B-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
nomination	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
Exclusive	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
Gamers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
but	O
was	O
beaten	O
by	O
Dead	B-Application
Nation	I-Application
;	O
it	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Downloadable	O
Game	O
"	O
category	O
at	O
GamesMaster	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
but	O
missed	O
out	O
to	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
Play	O
placed	O
it	O
top	O
of	O
its	O
"	O
50	O
Best	O
PSN	B-Device
Games	O
"	O
feature	O
,	O
ahead	O
of	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Braid	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Device
Last	I-Device
Guy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
50,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exact	O
sales	O
figures	O
are	O
uncertain	O
because	O
only	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
scores	O
can	O
be	O
held	O
within	O
a	O
leaderboard	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
games	O
,	O
but	O
on	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
these	O
numbers	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
at	O
least	O
108,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
three	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Murray	O
said	O
that	O
as	O
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
does	O
not	O
allow	O
scores	O
of	O
zero	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
leaderboards	O
,	O
the	O
true	O
quantity	O
sold	O
was	O
likely	O
to	O
be	O
substantially	O
higher	O
than	O
indicated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
's	O
senior	O
director	O
Susan	O
Panico	O
named	O
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
the	O
year	O
's	O
third	O
best-selling	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
supported	O
by	O
Sony	O
's	O
Publishing	O
Fund	O
behind	O
Hoard	B-Application
and	O
Tales	B-Device
from	I-Device
Space	I-Device
:	I-Device
About	I-Device
a	I-Device
Blob	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
version	O
were	O
less	O
impressive	O
;	O
Langley	O
's	O
statistics	O
indicate	O
that	O
8,300	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
December	O
's	O
end	O
that	O
figure	O
rested	O
at	O
around	O
16,800	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
months	O
after	O
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
release	O
,	O
Hello	O
Games	O
began	O
to	O
advertise	O
positions	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
,	O
indicating	O
that	O
work	O
was	O
proceeding	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
announcement	O
on	O
Hello	O
Games	O
 '	O
website	O
a	O
week	O
prior	O
,	O
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
was	O
presented	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
in	O
Cologne	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Murray	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
kind	O
of	O
"	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
he	O
envisioned	O
it	O
big	O
enough	O
to	O
dwarf	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Renamed	O
Joe	B-Application
Danger	I-Application
2	O
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
14	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
Hello	O
Games	O
 '	O
projects	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
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