Fun And Visually Impressive But Difficult (Jet Set Radio (DC))

Member Name: ajvivian

Product:	Jet Set Radio (DC)
Date:	03/07/09 (6 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Fun, Visually Impressive and Original

Disadvantages: Often involves complicated gameplay

Jet Set Radio is the European version of the Japanesse skating game Jet Grind Radio. The game involves roller skating around cityscapes and graffiting walls and vehicles. The level designs utilising the cel-shaped style are superb and a nice smooth cartoon look which is a nice change to the realstic style of other skating games. This style also benefits the gameplay which is fun and visually exciting as you skate around at speed, jump, grind and pause to complete the graffiti challenges. The aim of the game is to complete grind and jump moves and collect spray cans to be able to form the graffiti challenges. There are some let downs to game, that depending on your personal abilities, will either hinder your experience or not. The gameplay is difficult as controlling your character and completeing tasks often envolve complicated joystick movements and combined button pushing. There is also an annoying amount of cut-scenes with characters talking for often an unnecessary length of time before you can get playing the game. Overall its a game thats more suited to dedicated gamers and takes some time and effort to fully grasp the often compliacted gameplay moves and is not as accessible and easy to play as other popular skating games.

Summary: Game is fun and original but a dedicated player is needed