Jet Set Radio Future
Explore the Tokyo of 2024, on Rollerblades no less.
The original Dreamcast JSR caused quite a stir when it was first released a couple of years ago; the message conveyed apparently unsettling the mild-sensibilities of suburbanites with it’s disenfranchised street culture of graffiti and ‘bad’ attitude, most notably demonstrated in the games complete disregard for law and order. Indeed, the free spirited and overtly creative aspirations of the original have returned once again in Jet Set Radio Future. The game’s in-stores now, so expect the Daily Mail to be condemning it in about six months time…
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Until then, lets just sit-back and savour what is the coolest and hippest Xbox release so far. It’s not the Tokyo street-chic language, nor the stunning Manga / Cell-shaded vision of a future Tokyo, nor is it the funky beats composed by the likes of Bran Van 3000. It’s not even the hugely original and refreshingly different gameplay, or indeed it’s fast-pace. It’s a combination of it all. The perfectly-balanced whole of Smilebit’s classic proving just too damnably fun and unusual to resist.
So what do you do? Well, for those of you who’ve been living in a cave for the last two years, you skate around various districts of the city on rocket-powered Roller Blades, using your spray-cans as a weapon against Corporate domination and the establishment. All the time you’ll be tuned in to the essential street-wise advise of Jet Set Radio, keeping you chilled with the coolest tunes, and giving you the low-down on what’s going on with the cops and gangs of Tokyo in 2024. As you explore the city, and carry out the desires of your gang, the GGs, you’ll have to undertake various challenges such as races, as well as facing increasingly tough police-opposition and harder-to-tag areas. Indeed, even from the outset Jet Set Radio Future can be an insanely hard game, especially as the save-points are rather too liberally spaced, occasionally requiring you to complete vast-swathes of game when you die, just because you weren’t given the opportunity to save after that crucial challenge, etc.
There’s plenty to keep, you hooked, however, the colourful characters you meet as well as those in the GGs you can control, never disappointing in the ‘cool’ department, as well as offering new characters to use as you recruit Bladers you meet on the streets. The rival gangs are a frequent distraction, too, as you compete for control of the city via tags and challenges. If all this isn’t enough for you, you can even design your own tag – your trademark – for use during the game. Though my creativity in this department was little match for the wild designs already present.
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I've not played this game, but from the review it kinda looked like GTA on skates. Am I correct?
The idea of roaming around a city is similar - however the gameplay of JSRF is far more peace-loving and casual in style. It also doesn't give you the same freedom in singleplayer... very original; especially visually - you ain't seen nothing like it (unless you played the first one, though I guess if most of you had then the Dreamcast would still be here!).
I really do love this game, it has to be one of the best out there at the moment and easily goes head to head with Halo as the best X Box title. If you have an X Box, you need this game. Nuff said.
The music in this title is absolutely amazing! So much so I want to try and get hold of the soundtrack.
this game is a classic i have no words to express it
I have this game for the X-Box, it is really good. The graphics are amazing, even if they are only cartoon style. No other console could present the graphics, great gameplay, and fun of this game as well as the X-Box does.
jet set radio is the best and ive got the game on xbox
its the best game in the world
its SWEET!!!
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What you need is to be able to download the soundtrack I've found some of it but I want it all!!
where can i by jet set radio future or can i by it now
This is a great game with cool music.
A must buy title.
JET SET RADIO ROCKS! I think it's a game that everyone can play, i mean, i'm only 11.
The music rocks and so does the game. I think it's much better the JEt Grind Radio.
i have it on the x box! it's soooo kewl.
I played JSRF be for I had the game of it I all was played whit it all the time it's my favorit game and now I want to play with it.
J.S.R.F. is so awsome
dude gimme a whazz up
I love JSRF it's. the concept of the game is fantastic and even my Father enjoys it often kicking me off the Xbox so he can have a go
hehehehe some of huuuuuuuuuuu how are you
i love J.S.R.F. it's an amazing game with awesomely amazing music!!!! = p