The controls for the game are unlocked slowly while playing as to allow the player to learn them. Luckily all the actions are intuitive yet remain complex allowing many maneuvers and tricks to be pulled off.
The developer Hello Games built Joe Danger from the ground up for the mobile platform which allows for a better design to the touch controls than a port would have allowed.
Considering how many ports Android receives, it is refreshing to see a developer that makes an effort to create a worthwhile game for Android instead of the easy cash in of a lazy port.
There are in app purchases that range from $1.16 - $15.06 per item for purchasing in game currency, something that is usually found in free to play games. Sadly this is an upfront paid game that has a price of $2.86, that still wants users to spend even more money on the game after they already bought it.
Everytime the player chooses to sail to another island there is a random minigame that the player will take part in. Some of these games include shooting target and a slalom course.
Seabeard is very similar in style to famous Nintendo games such as Animal Crossing or Fantasy Life. A life adventure game where players can play at their own pace and do as much or as little as they like.
Almost every aspect of the game has some kind of timer attached to it. They of course can be paid to be skipped, but considering how many there are it will deplete the in game earned currency very fast. This of course leads to players having to purchase more in game currency if they want to play at a pace considered normal for console games.
Gaining in game currency is not to difficult, so those that do not want to pay for the in app purchases are still able to play and compete in the game easily.