Viewtiful Joe

Viewtiful Joe is a 2003 by Capcom for the Nintendo GameCube (and later for the PlayStation 2) have placed out action game. Another descendant appeared directly at least on two systems with the exception of the Nintendo DS game Viewtiful Joe - Double Trouble.

Action

Joe, the main character of the game, is an ordinary movie buff, to his girlfriend Sylvia at a cinema visit to a popular Captain Blue movie (a fictional superhero in the fictional story ) is kidnapped. Joe follows Sylvia, get them out again and is in the film " Viewtiful Joe", a superhero who is initially taught by Captain Blue. As the game progresses, it turns out that the super villains of the film are planning to conquer the real world. Joe sets out to prevent this. The other members of this young video game series dealing with adventures in a world of film.

Action Technically influenced by the movie Last Action Hero, it is in style to a mix of anime / manga and typical Japanese superhero series is ( see, eg, Joe's costume with the Power Rangers ). Certain movies are usually only very indirectly and superficially little parodies, but rather general laws of the film, its action and its internal logic. In addition, video game clichés are strongly emphasized ( " free the girl ", " one against all ", " Story Twists ", etc.)

Gameplay

The game fell through the use of rare cel shading style and its unusual features ( as Joe is in a movie, it may slow motion, time lapse and zoom use ) as well as an unusual for a video game humor, but also by its high degree of difficulty on. This is mainly due to the fact that the Viewtiful Joe games practice, experience and intuition demand. As compensation, the game features a very long-term learning curve.

Next games of the series

So far the following sequels have been published:

  • Viewtiful Joe (2003) GameCube, PlayStation 2
  • Viewtiful Joe 2 (2005) GameCube, PlayStation 2
  • Viewtiful Joe - Double Trouble (2006) Nintendo DS
  • Viewtiful Joe - Red Hot Rumble (2006) GameCube, PlayStation Portable

The main character of Viewtiful Joe, in addition to starring in the eponymous play also some guest appearances in other games:

  • He is a playable character in the beat 'em up Tatsunoko vs Capcom - Ultimate All-Stars.
  • Viewtiful Joe is part of the fighter squad in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds and in the update Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
  • As a guest character Joe makes an appearance in the mobile - Game Combo Crew
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