Editing Jet Set Radio (section)

== Gameplay ==
[[File:Jet Set Radio gameplay.png|thumb|left|The character Beat performing a grind on rails and tagging graffiti]]
The player controls a member of a gang of graffiti-tagging inline skaters. The game consists of three types of levels: Street, Rival Showdown, and Trial.<ref name="manual" /> The Street levels come in two categories.<ref name="manual" /> The first is to tag every graffiti point in each area previously tagged by a rival gang before the timer runs out while evading the authorities.<ref name="DC-UK" /> The second category serves as a [[Boss (video games)|boss]] battle by chasing the rival gang members and spraying graffiti on them.<ref name="DC-UK" /> The more graffiti points are sprayed, the more deadly the authorities become.<ref name="Vice">{{Cite web|title =What Today's Video Games Could Learn from 'Jet Set Radio' |url = https://www.vice.com/en/article/jet-set-radio-shows-us-15-years-later-that-video-games-have-an-influence-problem-553/ |website = [[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |date=April 13, 2015 |access-date = February 1, 2016}}</ref> Graffiti points are marked by arrows and require paint to tag them.<ref name="DC-UK" /><ref name="manual" /> Players can spray graffiti by either pressing a single button or inputting commands using the [[analog stick]] depending on the size of the graffiti spot. Players are unable to spray graffiti if they run out of paint, which must be refilled by obtaining yellow and blue spray cans scattered across the stage. Yellow spray cans refill a single spray can, and blue spray cans refill five.<ref name="manual" /> Enemies will pursue players and attempt to deplete their [[Health (game terminology)|health]].<ref name="DC-UK" /> Health can be replenished by obtaining red health spray cans. Performing tricks adds bonus points to the player's overall [[Score (game)#Video games|score]] and can help the player gain access to areas difficult to reach.<ref name="manual">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/Jet_Grind_Radio_2000_Sega_US/ |title=Sega Dreamcast Manual: Jet Grind Radio |date=November 24, 2000 |publisher=[[Sega]] |location=USA |access-date=September 13, 2019}}</ref>

In Rival Showdown levels, more playable characters can be unlocked after they are defeated by matching the rival's movements in technique sections or by spraying graffiti before the rival in race sections. Trial levels are unlocked after Street and Rival Showdown levels are cleared in a specific area. There are three kinds of trials: Jet Graffiti, Jet Tech, and Jet Crash. In Jet Graffiti, the objective is to spray all the graffiti points within the time limit. Jet Tech prioritizes in obtaining the top score within the time limit. In Jet Crash, the objective is to reach the goal and spray graffiti on it before the opponent. Players can customize their graffiti by choosing presets, or create their own using the Graffiti editor. By using a [[VMU]], players can upload their graffiti to the official website for other players to use or download graffiti from other players. More Graffiti presets can be unlocked by collecting Graffiti Soul icons scattered throughout stages.<ref name="manual"/>