JET GRIND RADIO

by THQ Software

Product Features

• In the future, all the party kids are dancing to the beat of Jet Grind radio, the underground music station. It's also how street taggers know which new walls are open for some redecoration! As a tagger you'll rollerblade through the streets and spread your tag to be king of the city!
• Ten different playable characters, each with their own style, and race other taggers to get to the walls first
• You'll have to avoid the cops and pedestrians who get in your way too -- use your tricks and combos to avoid them
• Exciting multiplayer modes including one-on-one races, freestyle skating for points and timed tagging sessions
• Up to four-person multiplayer action through the use of a GameLink

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00005BRLP
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 23, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,724 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The hip-hop Dreamcast hit makes it's way to the Game Boy Advance. Your favorite skaters from Jet Grind Radio return in true 3D blasting through exciting and diverse levels. Grab your spray cans and hit the streets painting the town in your colors while avoiding the cops and rival gangs. It's not easy being a kid in Tokyo but with your Overdrive Magnetic-Motor Skates and a need for self-expression you're on your way to making the town yours!

Product Description

Jet Grind Radio takes you on a wild ride through Neo Tokyo as you prove you're best tagger on the streets!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly faithful to the original, June 28, 2003

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N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JET GRIND RADIO (Video Game)

Vicarious Visions has done it again. The developers behind the excellent GBA Tony Hawk games and Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace have crafted a great game that is surprisingly faithful to it's original Dreamcast counterpart. The storyline is simple: you play as various members of a street gang on futuristic roller blades waging a turf war with other gangs by spray painting while dodging the oppressive police force. Just about everything from the original Dreamcast classic is retained here, including the custom graffiti editor. The graphics are nicely animated and are surprisingly similar to the original game with it's cell-shaded 3-D graphics, and the game also features some of the best music and sound quality you'll ever hear from the GBA's speakers. Where Jet Grind Radio really snags though is with the controls. Gamers familiar with the GBA Tony Hawk games and the original Dreamcast game will instantly pick up the control scheme, but new comers will find them very tricky to grasp. Spray painting is tricky as well; but with enough practice and patience, you'll find a very fun time with this game. All in all, GBA owners who loved the original Dreamcast classic will find a lot to love here.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as fun as the Dreamcast version, but nice to have when you're on the go., June 10, 2011

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weasel - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: JET GRIND RADIO (Video Game)

I bought this game because I have Jet Grind Radio for the Dreamcast (in fact, this game is the reason I bought my Dreamcast) and Jet Set Radio Future for the Xbox. I love them both; and are certainly in my top ten favorite games. I wanted to have a complete set, and I also wanted to be able to play it during long car rides. So i bought it, and it's fun, but it has problems.

People say the Dreamcast version has camera issues. I notice it a little, but it's perfectly manageable. This game wasn't really meant to be on that small of a screen with that limited of hardware. Depth-perception is terrible in the Gameboy version. Then there's the controls. They did a great job making the D-Pad usable, the controls are great, but they are difficult to get used to. The plot is just about the same as the Dreamcast version, but the areas are a little different because of the hardware.

Overall, it's a very fun game, but the Dreamcast or Xbox versions are much, much better. Unless you have a good reason for wanting this version, go with the others. I think it's worth buying, however.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars mrsamlee's review, September 6, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: JET GRIND RADIO (Video Game)

A great game. It is just like the original Dreamcast version. The controls are awkward at first, but once you get used to it, you couldn't see it controlled any other way. The music is shortened, but some contain lyrics. The graphics are fairly good. It almost looks cel-shaded. It included the custom graphic editor.

Best of all is the multiplayer. Grab a couple friends who have Jet Grind Radio, and you'll have a blast. This game's multiplayer is up next to The Legend of Zelda: The Four Swords. It includes races, freestyle skating for points, and timed tagging sessions.

There are a few known bugs when grinding up railings. The game is known to freeze on rare ocassion. A minor set-back for an otherwise excellent game.

This is a great game to take on the go.

-Review my mrsamlee