Joe Danger + Joe Danger 2: The Movie

Joe Danger is the kind of game you boot up for twenty minutes and somehow lose two hours to. Both titles in this bundle are side-scrolling stunt racers that split the difference between classic Tony Hawk energy and a kart racer, with Joe weaving his motorbike through obstacle courses stuffed with springs, ramps, loop-de-loops, and increasingly absurd hazards. The original follows Joe as he tries to reclaim his stunt-career glory, while the sequel, The Movie, leans hard into Hollywood parody, sending Joe through action-movie set pieces as a spy, an astronaut, a mine-cart rider, and more. The tone is bright, goofy, and very deliberate about never taking itself seriously, which works in its favour. On the gameplay side, both games are built around stringing together tricks, combos, and speed boosts to nail star ratings on each level. There is a satisfying rhythm to a clean run: timing a wheelie over a gap, bouncing off a rival racer, landing a backflip right as you hit a boost pad. The difficulty curve is gentle enough for casual players to enjoy the first half of each game without frustration, then gets progressively spicy for anyone chasing the full star count. Steam Leaderboards and Steam Workshop support give the PC version real replay legs, especially with the level editor, which is genuinely approachable rather than hidden behind jargon. For the Saturday night crowd, the big headline is split-screen multiplayer. This bundle supports shared and split-screen play as well as Remote Play Together, so you can rope in friends locally or over the internet. It is not a deep four-player party game in the Mario Kart sense, but head-to-head racing on the same screen absolutely holds up, and the visual clarity is good enough that nobody is squinting at a tiny quarter of the monitor. Full controller support is solid and honestly the recommended way to play. A gamepad gives you much better trigger feel for acceleration and trick timing than a keyboard ever will. No wheel or HOTAS utility here, this is arcade-only physics, so a standard pad is exactly where it should be. What does not land quite as well is the lack of a traditional multiplayer mode with persistent progression, and the PC port, while functional, has not received meaningful updates in a long while. Some players have reported minor compatibility quirks depending on their setup. The sequel is the stronger of the two games outright, offering more vehicle variety and level creativity, but the original is a worthwhile warm-up act. Taken together as a bundle at the price Hello Games asks, you are getting a healthy stack of content with enough variety to keep both solo grinders and casual group sessions entertained for a good while. If your household has a couch, a couple of controllers, and at least one person who gets unreasonably competitive about leaderboard times, this bundle earns its spot in the library.

Riley · Scout Team

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