E3, LOS ANGELES May 18, 2005– ‘Awaken the hero-ness from within’ as Capcom today announced that it’s favorite ‘Joe’ will star in two brand new action-packed titles. Viewtiful Joe™ VFX Battle (working title) brings intense versus-style action to the series. Premiering on the Nintendo GameCube™ and PSP™ handheld entertainment system, this game has Joe and his friends battling it out with their VFX powers to determine who will star in Captain Blue’s latest production. In Viewtiful Joe™ DS (working title) a new mysterious syndicate invades the peaceful “Movie Studio” theme park and it’s up to Joe to reestablish the tranquility that once was. Available for the Nintendo DS, the game will make full use of the handheld's dual-screen and touch-sensitive panel. Both Viewtiful Joe VFX Battle and Viewtiful Joe DS are currently scheduled to be released throughout North America this winter.
In Viewtiful Joe™ VFX Battle, production on the newest Captain Blue movie is just about to begin. Unfortunately he can’t seem to decide on the lead character. Now it’s up to gamers to be the star of the show and ‘audition’ to see who will take the leading role in this big action extravaganza. An all-star cast of new and familiar playable characters will be available in this intense versus-fighting game including Captain Blue Junior, Sprocket and other original characters from the popular Japanese TV animated cartoon series. With completely new movie set designs and two player cooperative gameplay, there is an exuberant amount of action that extends beyond the silver screen.
Viewtiful Joe™ VFX Battle boasts the following features:
• New versus gameplay for the Viewtiful Joe universe –The gloves come off during the ‘audition’ as players participate in this intense versus fighting action; a first for the award-winning series.
• All-star cast of playable characters – Reacquaint yourself with familiar faces or discover new and original characters from the TV anime series including Sylvia, Alastor, Sprocket, an ice princess that intimidates people with her cold stares, and Captain Blue Junior, Captain Blue’s sidekick who calls himself ‘Junior’.
• Interactive environments – In addition to new set designs, players will be able to use enemies and background elements to attack their opponents.
• Two different modes of play – Choose between one or two player cooperative mode.
• Bonus PSP features – Additional content will be available and specifically geared towards the portable system.
In Viewtiful Joe™ DS an action-movie hero’s work is never done! During an on-location shoot of Captain Blue's latest movie, a new sinister group literally steals the show and it’s up to our not-so-average Joe to reclaim it. Using the Nintendo DS™ dual screens, gamers help Joe split the screen wide open to solve mind-boggling puzzles and perform his devastating moves in this side-scrolling action title. Plus the ‘Joe Camera’ let’s you pull the upper screen down to literally give Joe a helping hand. To help with all this chaos is Joe's quarrelsome little sister, Jasmine, who joins in on the action this time around.
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