Editing Viewtiful Joe (video game) (section)

{{Short description|2003 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Viewtiful Joe
| image = VJbox.jpg
| caption = North American cover art
| developer = {{nowrap|[[Capcom Production Studio 4]]}}{{efn|Ported to [[PlayStation 2]] by [[Clover Studio]]}}
| publisher = [[Capcom]]
| director = [[Hideki Kamiya]]
| producer = [[Atsushi Inaba]]
| designer = 
| programmer = Noriyuki Ōtani
| artist = Kumiko Suekane
| writer = 
| composer = Masakazu Sugimori<br>Masami Ueda
| series = ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]''
| platforms = [[GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]]
| released = {{Collapsible list|title={{nobold|June 26, 2003}}|
'''GameCube'''{{vgrelease|JP|June 26, 2003<ref>{{cite web | author=IGN staff | date=2003-05-06 | title=IGN: ''Viewtiful Joe'' Japanese Delay | url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/403/403631p1.html | publisher=IGN | access-date=2009-02-19 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118105326/http://cube.ign.com/articles/403/403631p1.html | archive-date=18 January 2008 }}</ref>|NA|October 7, 2003<ref>{{cite web| author=Calvert, Justin | date=2003-10-07 | title=''Viewtiful Joe'' Ships | url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6076468.html | publisher=GameSpot | access-date=2009-02-19}}</ref>|EU|October 24, 2003<ref name="GSRelease">{{cite web | title=''Viewtiful Joe'' for GameCube | url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/viewtifuljoe/similar.html?mode=versions | publisher=GameSpot | access-date=2009-04-12 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112045054/http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/viewtifuljoe/similar.html?mode=versions | archive-date=12 January 2010 }}</ref>|AU|October 2003}}
'''PlayStation 2'''{{vgrelease|NA|24 August 2004<ref>{{cite web | author=Golze, Benjamin | date=24 August 2004 | title=''Viewtiful Joe'' released for the PlayStation 2 | url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/viewtifuljoe/news_6105595.html | publisher=GameSpot | access-date=2009-02-19 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050507182722/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/viewtifuljoe/news_6105595.html | archive-date=7 May 2005 }}</ref>|JP|9 September 2004<ref>{{cite web | title=PlayStation.com(Japan)｜ソフトウェアカタログ｜ビューティフルジョー 新たなる希望 | url=http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm65699.html | publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]] | language=ja | access-date=2009-04-12 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814191307/http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm65699.html | archive-date=14 August 2009 }}</ref>|EU|22 October 2004<ref name="EuroP">{{cite web | author=Bramwell, Tom | date=24 August 2004 | title=''Viewtiful Joe'' Review // PS2 | url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ir_viewtifuljoe_ps2 | publisher=[[Eurogamer]] | access-date=2009-02-22 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830020721/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ir_viewtifuljoe_ps2 | archive-date=30 August 2011 }}</ref>}}}}
| genre = [[Beat 'em up]], [[Platformer|platform]]
| modes = [[Single-player]]
}}
{{nihongo foot|'''''Viewtiful Joe'''''|ビューティフル ジョー|Byūtifuru Jō|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a 2003 [[beat 'em up]] [[Platformer|platform]] [[video game]] developed by [[Team Viewtiful]] and published by [[Capcom]] for the [[GameCube]]. It was originally released as a part of the [[Capcom Five]], under director [[Hideki Kamiya]] and producer [[Atsushi Inaba]]. The game was later ported to the [[PlayStation 2]] by the same design team under the name [[Clover Studio]], subtitled in Japan {{nihongo|'''''Aratanaru Kibō'''''|新たなる希望||{{lit.}} "A New Hope"|lead=yes}}. The game's story concerns Joe, an avid movie-goer whose girlfriend Silvia is kidnapped during a film starring Joe's favorite [[superhero]], Captain Blue. Joe is shortly thereafter thrust into Movieland, where Silvia is taken by the villainous group known as Jadow. After accepting a special V-Watch from Captain Blue, Joe transforms into the [[tokusatsu]]-style persona "Viewtiful Joe" and sets out to rescue her.

The gameplay of ''Viewtiful Joe'' features traditional [[2D computer graphics|2D]] [[Platform game|platform]] [[Side-scrolling video game|side-scrolling]] intermixed with [[3D computer graphics|3D]] [[Cel-shaded animation|cel-shaded]] graphics. Abilities known as "VFX Powers" grant the player special actions for combat and puzzle-solving, such as slowing down or speeding up time. ''Viewtiful Joe'' was critically acclaimed for its unique visual style and gameplay, earning itself a number of awards from various media publications. A minor commercial success, the game spawned several [[#Legacy|sequels]], with releases seen on other consoles such as the [[PlayStation Portable]] (PSP) and [[Nintendo DS]]. An [[anime]] [[Viewtiful Joe (TV series)|adaption of the game]] and a [[manga]] series were also produced.