Viewtiful Joe

Video Game
2003
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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

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Superhero Action Adventure Comedy

During a trip to the movies, average dude Joe's girlfriend Silvia gets pulled through the screen and into a surreal movie world. To save her, Joe becomes a slick, time-bending superhero. Hen... Read allDuring a trip to the movies, average dude Joe's girlfriend Silvia gets pulled through the screen and into a surreal movie world. To save her, Joe becomes a slick, time-bending superhero. Henshin a go go, baby!During a trip to the movies, average dude Joe's girlfriend Silvia gets pulled through the screen and into a surreal movie world. To save her, Joe becomes a slick, time-bending superhero. Henshin a go go, baby!

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

328

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards
- 3 nominations total

Joe
(English version)
(voice)

Cristina Pucelli

Silvia
(voice)
(as Christina Puccelli)

Gregg Berger

Captain Blue
(English version)
(voice)
…

Mikey Kelley

Alastor
(English version)
(voice)

Roger Rose

Charles the 3rd
(English version)
(voice)
…

Kevin Michael Richardson

Hulk Davidson
(English version)
(voice)
…

Hideki Kamiya

Six Machine
(voice)

Banjô Ginga

Captain Blue
(voice)
…

Natsuko Kuwatani

Silvia
(voice)

Shin'ichirô Miki

Alastor
(voice)

Tomokazu Seki

Joe
(voice)

Director
- Hideki Kamiya
Writer
- Hideki Kamiya
All cast & crew
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Trivia
A parody of superheroes created by Shotaro Ishinomori:
Kamen Rider (1971) (the show that started the posing, morphing superhero craze in Japan since the 70s), who also transforms by doing a pose and saying "Henshin!" (Japanese for "transform")
Joe does the same exact "henshin" pose as the title hero in Kamen Rider V3 (1973), the very first sequel show to Kamen Rider (1971).
The face section of Joe's helmet opens and closes just like that of the title hero, Kaiketsu Zubat (1977), which Joe more closely resembles.

Goofs
After the fight with Alastor, Joe finds inspiration for his name from Alastor's comments on his fighting. Before the fight, however, Alastor shows Joe the script for the game with the Viewtiful Joe on the cover.

Quotes
[Joe initiates a "Rock On!" combo]
Joe: [first hit!] Huh!
Joe: [second hit!] Alright!
Joe: [third hit!] Ha-ho YEAH!
Joe: [fourth hit!] YAAH-HOOO!
Joe: [fifth hit!] Let's rock baby, yeah!
[the last quote is repeated for all hits following the fifth]

Alternate versions
In December 2003, the game was re-released in Japan under the name "Viewtiful Joe Revival". This version contains an additional playing mode, called "Sweet Mode", which is easier than all the modes in the original version.

Connections
Featured in GameSpot TV: Episode dated 18 November 2003 (2003)

User reviews3

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Featured review

Simply Viewtiful

When I first saw this game, I thought that this character was a rip- off of Captain Falcon. Now, that I own the game. He's far from that.

Graphics: Cel graphics again! Seems to me that they're becoming a trend. The graphics are great for a movie set scene. The backgrounds look like they're cardboard cut outs and you can so the ripples of the guns from the tanks and cowboys. When your VFX gauge runs out, the scene will turn into an old movie film which looks great even.

Controls: The controls are very good. They're right where you'd need them. It's very easy to do the special abilities even.

Gameplay: With the combination of Slow, Mach and Zoom, you have to fight through hordes and hordes of Bianckies. In additin, the game is filled with puzzles that require you to use your powers to manipulate the area around you (Like using Slow to have a propeller powered platform to drop)

Sound: The sound is crisp. The music is tuned in. Nothing more to say

Replayability: After you with Kids mode, you do Adult mode. After Adult mode, you do V-Rated mode which is hard mode. After V-Rated mode, you do Ultra V-Rated mode which is extremely difficult. Not to mention, you can unlock different characters and stories for the game too.

Final View: This is a great game made up by Capcom. Very orginal, highly impressive. Get this game if you're an action fan or if you're a Megaman fan. You will enjoy this game!