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Viewtiful Joe 2

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By Jesquarius

This is a great game, and there are a few things that really make this game stand out:

1. The layered mix of 2D and 3D graphics give the game a very cool \"live comic book\" feel.

2. Side scrolling game set up is Super Mario-esque... it\'s simplistic, but very effective, and most importantly, fun. So many of the games out now have infinite 3D environments that allow you to run in every direction. While that is great, sometimes you want a game that is more concentrated on action...

Versus exploring every corner of the universe for 2 hours before you can move on to the next level. Simply put, Viewtiful Joe is all about the action.

3. Game control is truly put in the player\'s hands. You can slow down time and dodge bullets in a way that will make Neo jealous. While time is slow, you can really kick the crap out of the bad guys... the graphics are crazy to say the least. Besides slowing down time, you can also out maneuver it with Mach Speed. This allows you to act like Sonic the hedgehog on Steroids. You can increase your mach speed ability so that when you use it to attack enemies, you can move so fast that you attack them from all sides at the same time (in essence, there can be six of you at the same time kicking butt!) From moving so fast through the fabric of time, you catch fire, and your attacks become even more powerful. If all this isn\'t good enough, you are also given the ability to \"zoom-in\". Basically, the camera angle zooms in tight on Joe and all of his attacks and moves become SUPER, super hero-ish... his punches and kicks become more powerful and more poetic (you\'ll see). You can combine Zoom with Slow down, or Mach speed for some really nasty moves and damage capability.

This is truly old school gaming philosophy with an infusion of today\'s technology. Something i\'ve been waiting a long time for.

Viewtiful Joe 2 is still a great game. I would have given it a 5 if I never played the first one. The first Viewtiful Joe was one of the best (and most difficult) platforming games ever. Viewtiful Joe 2 continues the tradition but fails to surpass it's older sibling.

"WARNING SPOILERS"

Story: I would rank Viewtiful Joe 2's story the same as the first one. Like the first one, Viewtiful Joe 2 is supposed to be like a B-rated movie and has a plot that doesn't take itself seriously. The game takes place right where the first one did end. Captain Blue is Sylvia's father. Sylvia gets her own V-watch and they learn some terrible news. The world will be threatened by evil 2 more times. Right after saying this they see that another group of aliens is invading Movieland. While the V-Duo head of to Movieland Captain Blue get's captured and is turned into a... Oscar? In Movieland Joe and Sylvia learn that this group ain't the Jadow but the Gedow, another group of aliens who want world domination. Leading them is a mysterious being who refers to himself as the Black Emperor. They used Blue's powers of happy endings to turn him into a Rainbow Oscar. These 7 Oscar's control the power of happy endings. If they were put in evil's hands happy endings would never come and the Gedow would be free to conquer the worls. After being transported into the movie Jurrasic Park, Joe and Sylvia must go across Movieworld and find the Oscar's. The plot itself doesn't really develop until later in the game.

Gameplay: You'll go through 7 reels which are the same as episodes in Viewtiful Joe. In each one you'll go through a level. 7 levels may seem short but each one is very large and filled with complicated puzzle's and Sub-Bosses. The level's aren't as hard as the first one but the puzzle's are longer. As always it's your goal to get to the end of the level. The level's are a wide variety. You can find yourself in prehistoric times and the the cold future. A china town filled with Ninja's and an icy wasteland where monserous creatures lurk.

Bosses: Yet again, Viewtiful Joe 2 is filled with unique and original bosses. An identity swapping T-rex. A poetic Tiger. And a talkative Chameleon. The bosses are all lovely but their stragety's are a bit more bland compared to the first game. However they still are challenging and fun to fight.

Sound: The music fits the areas but nothing to memorable.

Replay: Fairly average.

In total this game failed to surpass it's older sibling but is still AWESOME!!!

Viewtiful Joe 2 is going to be a REALLY TOTAL AWESOME game to play

This game is getting great reviews from ign.com give it a 9.0 & GameInformer Magazine give it a score of 9 second opinion 9.25

I give it 5 Stars "Highly Recommended" REALLY TOTAL WORTH IT TO BUY & PLAY this game on the Nintenod GameCube

In Viewtiful Joe 2, you get to play either Joe or Sylvia as you take on various enemies in a side-scrolling movie screen. Fast forward or slow down time to solve the puzzles!

Tutorials help you get the hang of the game before you enter the fray. This is side scrolling mayhem. Jump, duck, kick and punch your way through enemies. Soon you'll learn about your special abilities - to slow down time or speed it up. This helps you to solve puzzles, slay enemies and have lots of fun.

In the previous game you got to play just Joe, but now you get to switch off with Sylvia whenever you want to. I'm always fond of games that let you play male or female characters.

The graphics here are deliberately cel shaded and low key. There are clipping errors with capes sliding through platforms and fuzzy old-style-movie lines and scratches at times. This is part of the character of the game. If you're going to be upset by this and wish you were playing Halo 3, then I'd suggest you play the other games in your style. This game focuses on the fun and platforming, rather than on crystal-sharp graphics. Also, of course, being made for the GameCube, they simply didn't have high quality graphics available back then.

You earn new powers as you go on, traverse a variety of landscapes, and generally wreak mayhem on the enemies around you.

The game is very family friendly, as long as you don't mind bashing cartoon enemies into puffs of smoke :)

The music is generally innocuous, typical jazzy music that bops around in the background. It doesn't stand out as being stellar, but it doesn't grate on your ears either.

Well recommended for fans of side scrolling action - the addition of slow and fast give a range of action which most side scrollers don't contain. I would suggest playing Viewtiful Joe (the original) first though, so you get caught up with the storyline and fun!

If you love Viewtiful Joe, then you must get this. It is definitely something a fan must have, but it is also easier than the original game, which some could consider a good thing. The bosses are easier and you are able to have as many as 9 Take 2's at a time if you can afford to buy them, making this game very simple and no challenge to those who thought the first was easy. The story is also involving and keeps fans glued to the TV as new characters are introduced and a few old characters return to make this a sweet game. The gameplay and story is fun, so what are you waiting for? Go get it! You don't have to buy the firt game before you play this, but it makes the story and gameplay all the better if you understand the plot of the previous game.

WARNING, DON'T LOOK IF DON'T WANT SOME TIPS/GIVAWAYS

This game is very fun, and the graphics have a great 2D/3D look, but the game itself is very much like the first. For instance, at the final level, there are yellow lizards that you must dodge and get behind to confuse them then kill them. There were creatures exactly like that in the first. And also, in the 6th level, you have to fight all the bosses from before over again. So that sounds like fun, but you did the exact same thing in Veiwtiful Joe one. And, on the back of the box it says "over 40 new enemies", well this didn't happen in the first, but in the first level, you fight cavemen with shields. In the 4th I think it was, you fight cops with shields. They are practically the same, but they still say it's two different guys. And another thing, when I heard that you get to use Joe AND Silvia, I was thinking "multiplayer, WWWWOOOOOHHHHHHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!", well it turned out that you play using tag-team style switching. Although those are some harsh comments, I still give this game 4 stars. But before you get this game, i reccomend renting it, because you might not like it, and it'll save you some cash, or you beat the game on the first day, and then it's not worth it for paying for it when you could've rented it.

yOU leave where the first one left off ,Dr Evil at it again got save Capt Blue turned into an oscer at movieworld ,A shape changing T-Rex ,with its different levels this a good looking as well one of the hardest to play ,if your into good graphics and bizzare bosses who are hard to beat this is the game for you,well worth the challege and will end up as one of you favorites as it is mine.

This game is excellent. The new character is good. This is a sidescrolling fighter that is very stylish. The main problem is that the graphics are not as good as the 1st one. If you have a GC, that is the version that I recommend because of less slowdown.

This is a great game for kids and adults of all ages. you should defenatly rent this game if nothing else. BUt that would be a waste of money because youre going to buy it.

Everyone who hasnt gotten this game should definatly go out and buy it! I loved it, and i think anyone of any age would also enjoy it. Theres also an awesome street team if you like this game, so you should definatly join that.[...]