Jet Set Radio Future

The gRAphics 5/5
Gameplay 4/5
Story 2/5

The games Music Is just off the Hook. The best song is Probably the aisle 10, I think that's what it's called. I simply loved the flavor of music it had. It was great.

Jet Set Radio is A must half X-Box title. It's cell shading and music is just sooo awesome You'll love JSRF. It's a love hate situation I donno why but for most people it is.

Well You be the person to choose. GET THIS GAME! IT's friggin awesome and just as good as it's original which is one of the best Dreamcast Games ever!


I DONT GET IT   December 13, 2003
4 out of 43 found this review helpful

What the hell were the makers thinking. I have no idea how anyone could possibly enjoy the single player game. Spraying graffiti-Whooo. The races are OK I guess but they are few and far between. Buy anything else. Ive never played a game this pointless. Miss one hard to see blue circle and your left circling for hours treying to find it. The only good thing is the graphics. It looks very nidce.

Gameplay- 0/5
Graphis- 4/5
Multiplayer- 3/5
Soundtrack- -5/5 (turn the sound off)

Basicly dont buy this game.


Great Style, Great Game   October 31, 2003
dhbooks
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Jet Set Radio Future is an immensely stylish, slick game. The cel-shaded look makes it stand out, and the music (Japanese techno/pop/hip-hop) fits perfectly with the overall look and feel.

You play a member of skate gang the GG's, and it's your job to try and sort out what's happening in Tokyo with the help of DJ Professor K, who provides the beats, as well as handy advice, as you skate around town.

Basically, you are told you need to do something - usually starting off with graffitti. This sets into motion other events, such as racing other characters, and when you beat them, they join you in the GG's. You skate around the large environments, and spray the little icons. However, all is not as easy as it sounds - some areas require some skill, or a certain trick, to get to, and you often end up battling the police before you can progress. If this sounds easy, it's because it is. However, it gets a bit trickier when you discover secret tapes - one in each area. These tell you the challenges you have to perform to fully complete the level, and are often difficult, adding an extra dimension to the game for those who like to fully finish games.

As more areas are unlocked, the game becomes better, and it's hard not to enjoy the visually pleasing delights on offer. However, the storyline is a bit weak, and the tricks systems isn't a la Tony Hawks, but merely pressing one button. Nevertheless, if you like a distracting, enjoyable game with plenty of extra features to be discovered, then Jet Set Radio Future is for you.


Zen and the art of skating.   May 20, 2003
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

JSRF is an odd game to review.. essentially because its a very odd little game. When I say little.. I don't mean it literally.. in fact the environments are quite large and theres plenty of stuff to do, places to explore, that kind of thing. JSRF is a 'little' game in the sense that it is best viewed as a pleasent distraction rather than an intense, Splinter Cell like experience. Theres not much thinking involved at any stage really.. but the graphics and sound are stimulating and the gameplay is so smooth as to be almost zen-like.

I can describe the graphics best by saying that anyone who likes the 'Gorillas' pop videos will simply adore them. The animation is absolutely first class, and the game is full of little graphical frills that keep it fresh for a very, very long time.

The sound is generally good.. beware though, JSRF contains some of the most mind crushingly intense 'House' style music you'll ever hear in a video game. Although not really a dance music officianado, I actually really like the soundtrack and think it fits wonderfully with the rest of the games presentation. I do, however, find it tends to drag after long sessions of play. But JSRF isn't really designed for that.. its a Game-lite.

Gameplay is somewhat harder to pin down.. in many ways it resembles a 3D platform game on skates. You do a lot of jumping, collecting and so on. In the way that you move around a living, breathing city full of cars and pedestrians, it reminds me of GTA3. Simply zooming around town knocking pedestrians flying and doing insane stunts is great fun in itself.

You quickly realise that theres a repeating pattern to the game, which many people are going to find annoying and repetetive. But, although the objectives tend to be similar all the time, the actual details tend to change and, of course.. things get harder, the plot advances, new characters emerge and so on. Theres a rythm to JSRF, but thats all it is, a rythm.

There are a number of multiplayer modes thrown in there.. but none are really as fun as the single player experience. They are mostly one-on-one competetive races and games of tag. Fun, but a little too basic really.

For its original game-play, graphics, sound and controls.. I'd give JSRF 5 stars. There is a fly in the ointment however, and its the camera angle issue. Its quite a serious problem with the game as the awkwardness of the camera movement makes much of it a good deal harder than it ought to be.

To sum up, not recommended for the 'hardcore' gamer, but great for the casual crowd who want some instant entertainment from thier X'Box.


Best game I've played in ages!   April 2, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This game is pure magic! I completed the game last night. It took me just over 43 hours. However, I intend to go back to it to re-spray all the areas, and hopefully collect more graffiti souls. The game is just so much fun! The characters, music, graphics just rock! I can't recommend it highly enough.