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 spray cans, and tag the streets with graffiti. New graffiti designs can be unlocked by finding "Graffiti Souls" in levels, by designing new graffiti yourself, or by going online and downloading any images you find while browsing the internet. 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. Players are scored on their performance in a level, both on the level of graffiti attempted as well as optional tags and skating tricks. As the game progresses challenge maps open that test the player's ability to do larger tags, more tricks, or race against an opponent.
The American and European release contained two new levels based on New York. The story and order that you meet characters was modified to include these two levels. Both releases also have different unique soundtracks for these levels.
The 2012 HD version has widescreen HD graphics and a new camera system, as well as all the original songs but one.
Alternate Titles
- "Jet Set Radio HD" -- Informal Windows / Xbox 360 / PS3 title
- "Jet Set Radio" -- Japanese/European title
- "ジェット セット ラジオ" -- Japanese spelling
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The Press Says
| Game Chronicles |
Aug 18, 2003 |
9.1 out of 10 |
91 |
| GameZone |
Jul 18, 2003 |
8.5 out of 10 |
85 |
| IGN |
Jun 19, 2003 |
8.5 out of 10 |
85 |
| Digital Entertainment News (den) |
Sep 06, 2003 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Game Over Online |
Sep 15, 2003 |
80 out of 100 |
80 |
| GamePro (US) |
Jun 23, 2003 |
4 out of 5 |
80 |
| GameSpy |
Jul 18, 2003 |
71 out of 100 |
71 |
| Next Level Gaming |
Jul 20, 2003 |
70 out of 100 |
70 |
| SEGA-Mag (Objectif-SEGA) |
Apr 18, 2009 |
6 out of 10 |
60 |
| GamerDad |
Mar 27, 2005 |
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50 |
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Trivia
The three districts of Tokyo-to are actually the names of real districts of the real city of Tokyo in Japan. They are Benten-cho, Kogane-cho, and Shibuya-cho. The names of the real districts are simply Benten, Kogame, and Shibuya, but the "-cho" suffix can be added, as "-cho" simply means "district" or "area" in Japanese.
