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Joe makes you use your head, but it's a ton of fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I just got a Wii and was searching around for cheap Gamecube games that I could plan on it and found this title.

This is one of the funnest games I've played in a long time.

The 2D to "3D" switch when Joe transforms is really amazing.

They put some serious thought into this game.

It's like I've been transported into a cool 80s cartoon or something.

I don't see how anybody could not love Viewtiful Joe!

Fun, Fun, Fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Like everyone has said, this is a return to the 2D games, and what better way to usher in the revival of the 2D side-scrollers than to also introduce a really cool character. That character would be Viewtiful Joe, a nerd who worships his favorite super hero, only to be sucked into one of the hero's movies and becomes part of it. This game is great and shows that 3D is awesome, but 2D can still hold up to the best of them. This game has all of what you want and need in a game, and an over abundance of challenges. This game is really challenging, so amateur gamers beware! If you love games with an edge and challenging missions, then this is your game!

Over rated

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 12
Date: October 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

WAY WAY too difficult. Don't bother taking time to look at the scenery on this game, you'll be back to look at it again soon. When you get killed (and this will happen a LOT) you start at the way way beginning of a level, so you'll get plenty of opportunities to see the same scenes again and again. I'm a fairly sophisticated gamer, and I regret chosing the "adult" difficulty setting. I don't know who they think they're selling these games to. If you do risk buying it, chose the easy setting. There are very very few save points. The only reason you make progress, if you tough it out, is because you make "money" when you beat up bad guys and eventually you can buy power ups that get you through tough areas.

I judge a game's success by how I feel after playing it. If I feel amused and entertained, and I can't wait to find out what happens next then it's a good purchase. With Viewtiful Joe, it's like a angry grudge. I played about half way through it and I've been irritated and angry at Capcom the whole time. What a horrble way to spend a night.

I will never pay retail for a Capcom game again. Buy it from a second-hand seller.

For the overgrown Power Ranger fan.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I kid you not, if grew-up watch Ninja Turtles and Power Rangers, this game was made for you. Playing Viewtiful Joe is the most fun I've had playing video games since my days of playing TMNT3 the ol' NES. It incorporates the same style of gameplay in which countless enemies, that look Putties from Power Rangers, come storming in only to meet up with your fist. The catch, you get use cool Special Effects Power, called VFX, to slow down, speed up and zoom in.

I should mention that this game is hard, I mean hard. So, if you get frustrated easily, you might want to rent first. There is a Kids difficultly to help you get a step up on the competition. Once you've gotten there you can challenge the game on even harder difficulties, and unlocking more heroes as you play. It's a true challenge for anyone of any gamming level.

My bottom line, if you're looking for some old school 2D action, buy Viewtiful Joe. Oh, and it's player's choice!!!

i wanna make a game with dat gameplay

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 11
Date: November 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

is that gameplay used for alot of 3d console games

Must get

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: November 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

i have really missed out on viewtiful joe since 2003.cuz i just wasnt intrested but now im planing to buy viewtiful joe,viewtiful joe 2,and viewtiful joe red hot humble[i dont have a ds so i cant get the ds viewtiful joe game

Viewtiful Joe=Excellent

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

What a game!!! I first played this game on a gamecube demo I got for free. It had this and some other games. I have to admit that at first I didn't like it. I wasn't a big fan of cel-shaded graphics at first. But after playing this game more, I loved it. So once it got down to $20, I bought it and haven't looked back since. It is basically an arcade game that you would expect from the old capcom. It is everything you would expect from an arcade game: side-scroling, non-stop action, puzzles, and powers to make Joe a superhero one should not mess with. Plus this game is really hard. Old-school gamers should appreciate that because nowadays not many games come out that take along time to beat. So the morale of this story is buy this game because you won't be dissapointed.

Like an arcade game made for the console

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Viewtiful Joe is a great addition to the lineup of Game Cube titles. This is definately a game you'll want to get if you like a challenge, if you like arcade games or if you like fighting-games.

The storyline is simple: Joe and his lady-friend Sylvia are watching a movie at a cinema. Suddenly, the movie comes to life, and Sylvia is kidnapped into the game by an evil villain. Captain Blue, the hero of the movie, is knocked out of the screen; he returns into the screen with Joe in hand. Joe must go on a journey through Movieland to save Sylvia, with the assistance of Captain Blue's teachings.

Viewtiful Joe's gameplay is similar to the old Battletoads games: sidescrolling mixed with fighting. However, Viewtiful Joe is packed with puzzles, often difficult. Solving puzzles mostly requires using the FX moves: slow-mo, fast-forward and zoom.

Slow-mo (accessed by holding the L-button) slows the game down, allowing Joe to automatically dodge enemy attacks and projectiles. Slow-mo also has odd effects on things--e.g. drops of water expand to huge proportions, laser projectiles expand in size, hovering platforms fall to the ground, and much more.

Fast-forward (accessed by holding the R-button) speeds the game up, allowing Joe to quickly run through long stretches of land quicker or beat up enemies at a high velocity. Fast-forward also causes Joe to ignite, allowing him to burn enemies as he punches them. Fast-forward has many other effects as well.

Zoom, the final FX, is a technique that allows Joe to use new, powerful moves. Zoom can be activated and cancelled with the B-button or the C-stick. While in zoom-mode, Joe can use a powerful, rapid punch (Y-button), a spinning kick attack (X-button) or a launching jump that damages enemies (A-button). The zoom has some other features too.

There is much more to this viewtiful game, but I won't go into much more detail - you can use the instructional manual for that.

The only problem is the length of the game. The game can be mostly finished in just a few days, in easy-mode ("Kids"). In hard-mode ("Adults"), it is much harder, so the length is reasonable in that case. In any case, the game is difficult, and if you don't want a challenge (i.e. you don't want to try Adults mode) then this game will be very short for you.

Graphics: 10/10 (looks a lot like a comic book, it's great)
Sound: 9/10 (the music is great but you probably won't notice is too much in this hectic game)
Gameplay: 10/10 (challenging, fun, addictive)
Replay value: N/A (I haven't beaten it yet! However, I hear that once you beat it there are some secrets to be unlocked.)
Overall: 9.5/10

One of the best games to come out on the Cube

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is really fun. It actually makes you think about what to do in the environment. The bosses are kinda easy once you get used to their patterns. Once you unlock the Ultra V-rated difficulty, that's where the true challenge begins, but sometimes, you'll unexcpectedly get rainbow V's which is common in this difficulty level because the point & time requirement are actually pretty easy to keep in that difficulty. Once you unlock the characters, the best one to use is Captain Blue, he's the easiest character to use, & if you've been practicing dodging enemies with no skull marks, then he should be no problem. He has a hover move that doesn't gradually declines like Alastor, Blue's jump height, is higher than the combined double jump height of Joe. Blue can hover in place for a unlimited amount of time. Only thing is he can't hover outside of his Henshin form. Other than that, I didn't really mind the storyline. What's funny is when you play Sylvia, Joe's girlfriend, you'll have to save Goldie her twin sister, she has no glasses but looks exactly like Sylvia & the other character's storylines are all in Japanese diologue but have english subtitles. I guess they wanted to add that kind of feel to it. Joe's storyline is the only one that has english diologue. Overall I really enjoyed this game. I'd recommend to everybody to pick it up.

A "Viewtiful" Gaming Experience

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

When I first saw this game, I was put off by it. It seemed kind of corny. But when I saw it on CNN's Top Ten Video Games of 2003 (Or was it 2004? I can't remember...actually, I believe it was 2003.) I was blown away. I then told myself I had to get this game. I played it for the first time at a friend's house. Then I borrowed it from another friend. And then, at long last, I bought it for myself. And up to this day I still play it. It's fun, addictive, and challenging.

There are two difficulty levels in this game: "Kids", which is for beginners, and "Adults" (hence the Teen rating for this game, although it's not "Adults Only" material) which is for Viewtiful Joe veterans who have already beaten "Kids" or people who want a good challenge.

The story of this game is cliche, but still good. Joe and his girlfriend Silvia are out on a movie date, watching Joe's favorite movie, "Captain Blue". Suddenly, one of the movie's villians attacks, taking Silvia into the movie itself. Joe involuntarily enters the movie himself, where he is granted superpowers by Captain Blue himself. Joe turns into a superhero called Viewtiful Joe, and he fights various baddies and solves puzzles to rescue the captured Silvia.

The gameplay is where the game really shines. Viewtiful Joe is a 2-D/3-D hybrid game, in which your goals are to beat down various enemies of the evil group called "The Jadow" and solve puzzles. To aid you in your quest, Captain Blue grants you 3 special powers, called "VFX" powers. The first one is "Slow", which causes everything, including enemies, to move in slow motion. While this power is triggered, you can inflict more damage on your foes. The second power is "Mach Speed", which kicks you into fast motion, and allows you to beat some enemies down faster. The final power in "Zoom In", in which you zoom in to Joe and allow him to freeze some foes and take them out effortlessly. As you play the game, you can combine your powers to help you.

The game doesn't end when you beat it. There are a few unlockables in this little wonder game that will keep you coming back for more. I have already unlocked most of the secrets in this game, and I have to say I'm mostly satisfied.

The final word? Viewtiful Joe is one of the best games I've ever played, and I recommend it.

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