Viewtiful Joe - Gamecube Game

Lights! Camera! Action! Welcome to the world of Viewtiful Joe! An innovative, super-hero, action game that mixes funky, cartoon-style visuals with classic, side-scrolling, game play and introduces the world's quirkiest, million-dollar, action hero Joe! Progress through various 2D/3D environments, implementing Joe's visual effect abilities to bash enemies with beautiful style. Viewtiful Joe mixes an innovative viewpoint with an amazing stunt-filled action movie universe.

Product Details

UPC: 013388200085
Condition: Used
Genre: Action & Adventure
Platform: Nintendo Gamecube
Region: NTSC (N. America)
ESRB: Teen
SKU: GC_VIEWTIFUL_JOE

This game is fully clean, tested & working. Includes the Disc/Cartridge Only. May have some minor scratches/scuffs. This description was last updated on October 28th, 2020.

Viewtiful Joe

Viewtiful Joe is a side scrolling beat 'em up video game develop by Team Viewtiful for the GameCube. It was originally release in 2003 as a part of the Capcom Five, under director Hideki Kamiya and producer Atsushi Inaba. But the game was later port to the PlayStation 2 by the same design team under the name Clover Studio. And subtitle in Japan Aratanaru Kibō (Japanese: 新たなる希望, lit. "A New Hope").

But the game's story concerns Joe, an avid movie-goer whose girlfriend Silvia kidnap during a film starring Joe's favorite superhero, Captain Blue. Also Joe is shortly thereafter thrust into Movieland, where Silvia is taken by the villainous group known as Jadow. But after accepting a special V-Watch from Captain Blue, Joe transforms into the tokusatsu-style persona "Viewtiful Joe" and sets out to rescue her.

Moreover, the gameplay of Viewtiful Joe features traditional 2D platform side-scrolling intermix with 3D cel-shade graphics. And abilities known as "VFX Powers" grant the player special actions for combat and puzzle-solving, such as slowing down or speeding up time. But Viewtiful Joe was critically acclaim for its unique visual style and gameplay, earning itself a number of awards from various media publications. And a minor commercial success, the game spawn a few sequels with releases seen on other consoles such as the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and Nintendo DS. An anime adaption of the game and a manga series were also produce.

Description

Fighting action game from Capcom Studio 4's Atsushi Inaba. Joe was just your average, well, Joe until he was transported into his favorite action movie. But in his new environment, Joe discovers he has all the abilities of Hollywood action-hero. Also using new cel-shading techniques. And VJ boasts a unique visual style that blends colorful 3D environments with a twist take on traditional 2D gameplay. Also Joe's power stems from skillful martial arts attacks, high-flying acrobatics, and time-bending special effects. Players can slow down or speed up time when attacking/ dodging enemies, as well as zoom in on the action to execute different attacks.

Features

• Innovative platform game action.
• Vividly comic and funky cartoon-style visuals.
• Customize visual effects by executing stylish and visionary moves while playing:
  Slow down: "Slow Power" inflicts detailed attacks and moves
  Speed up: "Mach Speed" provides lighting speed fists of fury
  Zoom: enhance the fighting experience by getting up close and person to the action
• Viewtiful Joe redefines action games by mixing innovative "viewpoint" fighting into an amazing stunt-filled, action-movie universe.