Description
Tokyo-to, a city not unlike Tokyo, somewhere in Asia, in the near future. This is the story about the GG's, one of three rival teenage gangs who ride motorised inline skates and are tagging the streets with graffiti. There is a turf war going on between the gangs GG's, the Poison Jam, and the high-tech freaks, the Noise Tanks. The evil Rokkaku Corporation has the corrupt police in their grasp, and headed by Captain Onishima, the cops are hell-bent on subduing the unruly teen protagonists. But there is light in the darkness, the underground DJ, "Professor K," and his Jet Set Radio station, keep tabs on what is happening on the streets of Tokyo-to, and soon our teens will have something much darker than the police to worry about.
As one of the GG's, you skate through a variety of different levels, from busy streets to run-down rooftops and smelly sewers where you learn new moves, collect the souls and spray cans of the city, and tag the streets with graffiti.
Fight the rival gangs "Poison Jam" and the "Noise Tanks", the evil mega-corporation Rokkaku and their police cronies in this fresh take on the platform genre, mixing traditional platform elements with skating similar to that of the
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games.
Alternate Titles
- "Jet Set Radio" -- Japanese/European title
- "ジェット セット ラジオ" -- Japanese Spelling
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Thunderbolt Games |
Jul 06, 2009 |
10 out of 10 |
100 |
| Official Dreamcast Magazine (U.S.) |
Dec, 2000 |
10 out of 10 |
100 |
| Gamezilla |
Jan 19, 2001 |
97 out of 100 |
97 |
| SegaFan.com |
Oct 24, 2003 |
9.4 out of 10 |
94 |
| MaXoE Games |
2000 |
9.4 out of 10 |
94 |
| Armchair Empire, The |
Dec 20, 2000 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Retrogaming.it |
Feb 07, 2008 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| GamersMark |
Nov 05, 2000 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Nov 29, 2000 |
18 out of 20 |
90 |
| Game Critics |
Dec 03, 2000 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
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Trivia
The original Japanese version, "Jet Set Radio" did not contain the levels featuring Cube and Combo (Grind Square was one of these levels).
When the game was brought to the USA, the name was changed to "Jet Grind Radio" and these extra levels were added. Songs from Rob Zombie were also added. Although, during the game, DJ Professor K still refers to the radio station as "Jet Set Radio".
In Europe, the game kept it's original catchy title "Jet Set Radio", and had the extra levels. It does not have the Rob Zombie songs (which is a good thing in my opinion). It also has some differently translated dialogue from the USA version.
