History VideoGame / ViewtifulJoe

There is also a MascotFighter, ''Red Hot Rumble'', featuring characters from the animated series, as well as a few from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' in the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]] version of the game. This game is not connected to the main series, and its gameplay is similar to that of the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' games.

* NintendoHard:
** Fire Leo. Also, the Rainbow V challenge to unlock "super" versions of each character with unlimited VFX is quite possibly one of the most masochistic things one could do for a video game.
** Ultra V-Rated Mode is ''sadistic''; even if you know how to predict their blows without the indicators, it's still kinda hard.

** In the games, VFX is implied to be the power of movie magic itself, and Joe has to learn it directly from Captain Blue. In the anime, however, VFX is recognized as Captain Blue's power even to those outside the movie, and Joe is able to teach it to himself just by remembering scenes where Blue used it.

* LauncherMove: "Up you go, fella!"

%%* TrappedInTVLand

* [[{{Bowdlerize}} Bowdlerization]]: In the English adaptation of the anime, Silvia's Henshin form was changed from "Sexy Silvia" to "Go-Go Silvia" and "Six Machine" was changed into "Machine Six" (presumably to prevent it from being heard as "Sex Machine").

** [[spoiler:Captain Blue.]]
** [[spoiler:Jet Black]] also works.

* AllGuysWantCheerleaders: Played with. Guess the motif behind Silvia's henshin form.
* AnimatedActors: Taken seriously for once.

* AscendedFanboy: Joe himself.

%%** Joe and Silvia, natch.

* [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Dude, Did You Just Punch Out A God?]]: [[spoiler:King/Captain Blue. He gets better, though.]]

* DoAndroidsDream[=/=]WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Miss Bloody Rachel learns to feel emotions after experiencing the Viewtiful nature of life at Joe and Silvia's hands. This doesn't fly with Dr. Cranken, who promptly [[KickTheDog electrocutes her]]. [[spoiler:She gets better.]]

''Viewtiful Joe'' is a [[JustForFun/XMeetsY combination]] of {{Platform|Game}}ers and Progressive [[BeatEmUp Beat 'em Ups]] with StylishAction elements developed by Creator/CloverStudio and published by Creator/{{Capcom}}. The games were originally released on the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, and also appeared in enhanced form on Sony UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, with a third game on the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS.

* {{Stripperiffic}}: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Sexy Silvia's]] cheerleader-themed outfit (complete with a [[UnderwearOfPower perpetual]] panty shot) is actually modest. For most boss fights in ''2'', however, the getup transforms into a [[BareYourMidriff midriff-baring]] combination of a bikini and hot pants. Also, there's Sprocket.

%%* BareYourMidriff: Jasmine.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Averted. Drill Sergeant Big John makes ''several'' appearances throughout ''2'', to the point that he's little more than a nuisance.

%%* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Several moves invoke this trope.

%%* AbsoluteCleavage: Sprocket.

These games are [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/07/07/ quite hard]], but also very good fun ([[{{Sequelitis}} this mostly applies to the first one though]]). Gameplay is reminiscent of old ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'' or ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' games, and should appeal to young and old alike. Thankfully, none of the games take themselves very seriously.

--->'''Joe:''' "[[WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget Go-Go]] phat hat!" (''a "V" poofs onto his NiceHat'') "'''SHAZAM!'''"

There is also a MascotFighter, ''Red Hot Rumble,'' featuring characters from the anime series, as well as a few from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' in the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]] version of the game. This game is not connected to the main series, and its gameplay is similar to that of the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' games.

These games are [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/07/07/ quite hard]], but also very good fun. Gameplay is reminiscent of old ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'' or ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' games, and should appeal to young and old alike. Thankfully, none of the games take themselves very seriously.

The official website for the first two games can be found [[http://www.capcom.com/vj/ here]]. There has also been an [[TheAnimeOfTheGame anime adaptation]], which maintains much of the feel of the original, but [[ShortRunners only lasted one season in the U.S.]] Unfortunately, Clover shut down in 2007, and the lead designer is now with another company. Though he's expressed interest in completing his console trilogy, [[CutShort the outlook is grim]].

* AbsoluteCleavage: Sprocket.

** Joe's father, Jet, shares near-exactly the same hairstyle, outfit, and color scheme as the father of a little girl in an episode of the Ruby-Spears ''WesternAnimation/MegaMan'' cartoon. That character's name? Jet. The characters are otherwise unrelated, as the Jet from the cartoon lives in the future with his daughter under evil totalitarian rule. Joe's father, however...

* MsFanservice: Silvia in ''2''. From a {{Stripperiffic}} outfit during boss battles to loads and loads of panty shots (thanks to the UnderwearOfPower, if she's not wearing a [[LeotardofPower leotard]]) to [[ThirdPersonSeductress the most sensual]] [[DistractedByTheSexy Zoomed-in pose you'll ever see]], Silvia has this one in the bag. Sprocket '''does''' give her a run for her money in the anime and ''Red Hot Rumble'', though.

* [[TrappedInTVLand Trapped In Movieland]]

* {{Meganekko}}:
** Silvia.
** Sprocket from the anime.

* MsFanservice: Silvia in ''2''. From a {{Stripperiffic}} outfit during boss battles to loads and loads of {{Panty Shot}}s (thanks to the UnderwearOfPower, if she's not wearing a [[LeotardofPower leotard]]) to [[ThirdPersonSeductress the most sensual]] [[DistractedByTheSexy Zoomed-in pose you'll ever see]], Silvia has this one in the bag. Sprocket '''does''' give her a run for her money in the anime and ''Red Hot Rumble'', though.

* {{Stripperiffic}}: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Sexy Silvia's]] cheerleader-themed outfit (complete with a [[UnderwearOfPower perpetual]] PantyShot) is actually modest. For most boss fights in ''2'', however, the getup transforms into a [[BareYourMidriff midriff-baring]] combination of a bikini and hot pants. Also, there's Sprocket.

* AbsoluteCleavage: Sprocket.

In the sequel, Joe and Silvia (who now has a V-Watch and and can transform into a superhero, too), must stop another evil syndicate: Gedow. Led by the enigmatic Black Emperor, Gedow means to find the seven Rainbow Oscars, colorful statues that represent a force known as "the Power of the Happy Ending". Gedow captures and turns Captain Blue into one of these Rainbow Oscars, prompting Joe and Silvia to venture through new locales in Movie Land to find the remaining Rainbow Oscars and rescue Captain Blue, before the Black Emperor finds them and uses their power to escape Movie Land and take over the real world.

* AssKickingPose: Viewtiful Forever, one of the most expensive upgrades, actually damages Joe's opponents when he uses it -- [[PowerUpLetdown too bad]] it [[AwesomeButImpractical does crap for damage and gobbles up practically all of VFX]]. On the other hand, Joe IS invincible during the animation, which can give you a little breather during combat, and with a VFX Turbo Charger, the invincibility lasts long enough to turn back into Viewtiful mode.

The story begins when film fan Joe and his girlfriend, "Sexy" Silvia, go to see an old {{toku}}satsu movie called "Captain Blue". However, when the titular Captain Blue is defeated by the villain, said villain reaches out into the real world from the movie screen and kidnaps Silvia. Joe is also brought into the movie by Captain Blue's ship, the Six Machine. Now inside the world of "Movie Land", Joe meets his hero: Captain Blue, who has grown fat and old. Seeing immense potential in Joe, Captain Blue gifts Joe with the [[TransformationTrinket V-Watch]], which with Joe, by saying "Henshin" (the Japanese word for "transform"), can turn into the superhero called Viewtiful Joe.