Viewtiful Joe (video game)

Viewtiful Joe
North American cover art
Developer(s)Capcom Production Studio 4[a]
Publisher(s)Capcom
Director(s)Hideki Kamiya
Producer(s)Atsushi Inaba
Programmer(s)Noriyuki Ōtani
Artist(s)Kumiko Suekane
Composer(s)Masakazu Sugimori
Masami Ueda
SeriesViewtiful Joe
Platform(s)GameCube, PlayStation 2
Release
June 26, 2003
  • GameCube
    PlayStation 2
Genre(s)Action, platform, beat 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player

Viewtiful Joe[b] is a side-scrolling beat 'em up video game developed by Team Viewtiful for the GameCube. It was originally released in 2003 as a part of the Capcom Five, under director Hideki Kamiya and producer Atsushi Inaba. The game was later ported to the PlayStation 2 by the same design team under the name Clover Studio, subtitled in Japan Aratanaru Kibō (Japanese: 新たなる希望, lit. "A New Hope"). The game's story concerns Joe, an avid movie-goer whose girlfriend Silvia is kidnapped during a film starring Joe's favorite superhero, Captain Blue. Joe is shortly thereafter thrust into Movieland, where Silvia is taken by the villainous group known as Jadow. After accepting a special V-Watch from Captain Blue, Joe transforms into the tokusatsu-style persona "Viewtiful Joe" and sets out to rescue her.

The gameplay of Viewtiful Joe features traditional 2D platform side-scrolling intermixed with 3D cel-shaded graphics. Abilities known as "VFX Powers" grant the player special actions for combat and puzzle-solving, such as slowing down or speeding up time. Viewtiful Joe was critically acclaimed for its unique visual style and gameplay, earning itself a number of awards from various media publications. A minor commercial success, the game spawned 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 produced.

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