Viewtiful Joe

GamePro spends some time with the PS2 port of the GameCube classic.

Despite garnering heaps of critical praise, last year's GameCube-exclusive Viewtiful Joe enjoyed only lukewarm sales. Thus, Capcom is porting it to the PlayStation 2. In addition to a new and much easier mode of difficulty, the playable PlayStation 2 version of Viewtiful Joe features Capcom's demon-hunting poster-boy Dante as a selectable character. Not only are the between-action cut scenes rewritten in order to assimilate Dante into Joe's universe, but the same voice actor who worked on Devil May Cry does the voice for Dante in VJ as well. In addition, Dante has his own purchasable power-ups, including a sword-flinging ability and an aerial gun attack that allows him to unleash devastating bullet salvos from the air.

Other than that, the game is the same visually astounding, addictively challenging rollercoaster ride as it has always been, while the fluid controls remain intact. Dante is a blast to play, and the retooled story does a fantastic job of placing him in Joe?s more lighthearted celluloid milieu. With a sequel slated for early next year, PlayStation 2 owners are not going to want to miss out on this seminal and captivating romp in a bizarre superhero world.

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