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Jet Set Radio Future (2002)

Smilebit

Xbox

4.14 from 270 ratings

658 members have it in their collection · 15 playing now · 208 backlogged · 167 wish listed

How long? Main story 5h · with extras 37h (from 3 logged playthroughs)

Jet Set Radio Future is a video game developed by Smilebit and is the sequel to Jet Set Radio. Similar to the original, it depicts a future Tokyo where freedom of expression is outlawed. The user plays a character in the GG's, a gang of in-line skating graffiti artists who skate around Tokyo covering up rival gangs' graffiti, knocking over … Read more
Jet Set Radio Future is a video game developed by Smilebit and is the sequel to Jet Set Radio. Similar to the original, it depicts a future Tokyo where freedom of expression is outlawed. The user plays a character in the GG's, a gang of in-line skating graffiti artists who skate around Tokyo covering up rival gangs' graffiti, knocking over Rokkaku police, and dancing to the electric soundtrack. The game uses a cel-shaded style of animation, and has been widely acclaimed for its unique music style, detailed art, and gameplay. Though the game is set in the future, its style and content incorporates many aspects of 1980's old school hip hop culture, as well as 1990's J-pop culture. Read less
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Details

Developers
Smilebit
Publishers
Sega
Genres
Music, Platform, Racing, Sport
Themes
Action
Series
Jet Set Radio

Release dates

  • Feb 22, 2002 (Full Release) (Japan) Xbox
  • Feb 25, 2002 (Full Release) (North_America) Xbox
  • Mar 14, 2002 (Full Release) (Europe) Xbox

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Rating distribution

5 stars
109
4 stars
104
3 stars
47
2 stars
7
1 star
3
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Yungbeck

Review Yungbeck 4/5 · May 1, 2023

Still Grindin'

jsrf

JSRF wholeheartedly still holds up. The games' visuals & audio, mechanics & gameplay as well as story and social commentary feels as relevant as ever. Everything about this game was cool in 2002, and that's coming from a skateboarder. This is a video game universe where I just wanted to transcend into it and live inside it...maybe minus the political …

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jsrf

JSRF wholeheartedly still holds up. The games' visuals & audio, mechanics & gameplay as well as story and social commentary feels as relevant as ever. Everything about this game was cool in 2002, and that's coming from a skateboarder. This is a video game universe where I just wanted to transcend into it and live inside it...maybe minus the political oppression, but oh to be a rollerblading, tagging Tokyo teenager "again" am I right?

[4] / [5]

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DirtyMidnighter

Review DirtyMidnighter 5/5 · Apr 16, 2020

I Felt Like a Bulldozer Trying to Catch a Butterfly

Jet Set Radio's unique brand of funky-fresh anarchy was no less compelling in 2002 than it was in 2000. In fact, the sequel feels like a natural extension and a more fully formed version of Smilebit’s cel-shaded masterpiece. Released in the early days of the Xbox, the increased hardware capabilities allowed the team to expand their vision. The game contains …

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Jet Set Radio's unique brand of funky-fresh anarchy was no less compelling in 2002 than it was in 2000. In fact, the sequel feels like a natural extension and a more fully formed version of Smilebit’s cel-shaded masterpiece. Released in the early days of the Xbox, the increased hardware capabilities allowed the team to expand their vision. The game contains a large interconnected world to explore, an even more eclectic soundtrack, tons of unlockable characters and other secrets, more rival gangs, more graffiti, more everything. Major changes include a simplification of the tagging mechanic, greatly increased player movement speed, and an emphasis on precision-platforming that wasn’t really as present in the original. There’s also a noticeable shift towards exploration-driven gameplay and a near-complete removal of the time-limit when tackling stages. This does lessen the sense of urgency that gave the original JSR a bit of arcadey charm, but JSRF makes up for by being a much more varied, expansive experience.

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poisongirlss

Review poisongirlss 5/5 · Feb 25, 2019

I want to give this game six billion stars because it has to be one of the most underrated games ever, and it is miles and miles better than the inferior original JSR. The day this gets a Steam release will be the day I die of a happiness-induced heart attack. One of the greatest video game soundtracks ever no …

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I want to give this game six billion stars because it has to be one of the most underrated games ever, and it is miles and miles better than the inferior original JSR. The day this gets a Steam release will be the day I die of a happiness-induced heart attack. One of the greatest video game soundtracks ever no question, plays perfectly, infinitely replayable. Absolute must-have.

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