Jet Set Magic (Jet Set Radio (DC))

Member Name: Dringostarr

Product:	Jet Set Radio (DC)
Date:	01/01/02 (85 review reads)
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Advantages: Original, Joy to play, Cell-Shaded

Disadvantages: Not perfect Camera, Odd collisons, Doesnt respond to button pressing all the time.

I picked up my Sega dream machine only a few days ago and I found this title i had heared so much about, a title where you skate ans spray.

Ladies and Gentleman may I Introduce to you Cell-Shaded Graphics. They look nice, they look smooth and there really easy to use. These graphics are used by the big stars including the Nintendo Gamecube version of Zelda. Cell Shaded are cartoony and may seem off putting but this quirky style will leave you gobsmacked they are a joy to look at and that is all graphics need to be.

You are part of the GG's a skating, spraying gang in Tokyo-to. You need to protect your turf from the Love shockers and rescue your Poochie by invading enemy territory. Jet Set Radio is the name of the pirate Radio station in which you are situated, with a whole host of characters to pick up and play as. Once you've painted the town red you will need to remove the threat by "tagging" your opponents. Grind along rails, grab sprey cans, creat graffiti, destroy your enemies by tagging them, escape Helicopters, Tanks, Police bikes, Police and dogs. It is originality at its very best and it is from SEGA.

The game can get frustrating but not in the same way as Tony Hawks, but lets get one thing straight this isn't Tony Hawks. Yes you skate around and grind and perform the odd stunt but the emphasis on Stunts are non-existant you need to paint the town in your colour and rule the area of Tokyo-to.

The control system is brilliant and you will be glued to your TV screen for months. Trying to get Jet rating on every level, twisting from pole to pole grabbing all the secret Graffiti. Music wise your in for a treat with music to move to and the cries of "nice" and "sweet" from your characters is also a nice touch.

You have the oppertunity to go on the net to exchange Graffiti, which you can creat your own of. The storylines are fun, the handeling is brilliant, it feels extremley
rewarding and the game is all round brilliance. But of course a game of such originality would come with a few problems and this game does indeed come with a fair share. The collison detection is poor you can seemingly miss an object yet still hit it, you can skate forwards and fall over for no apparent reason, this can be frustrating. The Camera is also a disaster in the making, not seeing your character in certain areas results in you falling off of a ledge you spent an age to get on. Finally when you press the jump button the game oftern doesn't read it straight away and you end up missing what you were aiming for.

Despite this its still one of the best Dreamcast games so pick up a copy now before its too late. Unless you plan to get an X-box with the Seqel Jet Set Radio Future due on it.

Dringo

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