this is the story of viewtiful joe, its not the best story you've ever heard but its still great.
the combat is fresh and makes use of a lot of great special abilities and effects such as zoomin, speed up, and slow down. and the fluid blend of control between joe and silvia is great.
the audio is good however not everything is made directly obvious this is more so in the beginning of the game but rears its ugly head every so often when you stumble across and impassible object. the enemies are fairly easy to beat on the lower difficulty but can be a solid match to veterans on hard (aka realistic). the enemies are full of bad puns and cheap antics such as spinning mildly after a missed punch or getting stuck in something with a sharp point theyve tried to use as a weapon.
its a thrilling experience but side scrollers are a thing of the past tied down to arcades of old and the bags of quarters people spent at them. it would have been better off in that environment too.
but the combat is unique and the scoring system is solid and it has just enough abuse of repetitive combat scenarios to not make you play it again but for the first time through its a blockbuster of a ride sure to excite your senses.
silvia and joe mach speed punch 8 baddies out of 10