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==Reception== {{Video game reviews | GR = 86%<ref name="GR">{{cite web | url = https://www.gamerankings.com/xbox/475263-jsrf-jet-set-radio-future/index.html | title = JSRF: Jet Set Radio Future for Xbox | website = [[GameRankings]] | publisher = [[CBS Interactive]] | access-date = April 18, 2019 | archive-date = December 22, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201222144040/https://www.metacritic.com/game | url-status = live}}</ref> | MC = 88/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web | url = https://www.metacritic.com/game/jsrf-jet-set-radio-future/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox | title = JSRF: Jet Set Radio Future for Xbox Reviews | website = [[Metacritic]] | publisher = [[CBS Interactive]] | access-date = April 18, 2019 | archive-date = December 22, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201222144122/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/jsrf-jet-set-radio-future | url-status = live}}</ref> | Allgame = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web | last = Marriott | first = Scott Alan | url = http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=34186&tab=review | title = JSRF: Jet Set Radio Future - Review | website = [[AllGame]] | publisher = [[All Media Network]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141115042620/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=34186&tab=review | archive-date = November 15, 2014 | url-status = dead | access-date = April 21, 2016}}</ref> | Edge = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine | author = Edge staff | title = Jet Set Radio Future | magazine = [[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] | publisher = [[Future plc]] | issue = 108 | date = March 2002}}</ref> | EGM = 7.67/10<ref>{{cite magazine | author = EGM staff | title = Jet Set Radio Future | magazine = [[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] | publisher = [[Ziff Davis]] | issue = 153 | date = April 2002 | page = 142}}</ref> | EuroG = 6/10<ref>{{cite web | last = Bramwell | first = Tom | date = April 25, 2002 | url = http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_jsrf_x | title = Jet Set Radio Future | website = [[Eurogamer]] | publisher = Gamer Network | access-date = April 21, 2016 | archive-date = September 20, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120920182409/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_jsrf_x | url-status = live}}</ref> | Fam = 32/40<ref name="Fam">{{cite magazine | title = Xbox - JSRFγΈγ§γγγ»γγγ©γΈγͺγγ₯γΌγγ£γΌ | magazine = [[Famitsu]] | publisher=[[Enterbrain]] | language = ja | volume = 915 | date = 30 June 2006 | page = 104}}</ref> | GI = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine | title = Jet Set Radio Future | magazine = [[Game Informer]] | publisher=[[GameStop]] | issue = 107 | date = March 2002 | page = 83}}</ref> | GamePro = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine | author = Pong Sifu | date = February 24, 2002 | url = http://gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/20946.shtml | title = Jet Set Radio Future Review for Xbox on GamePro.com | magazine = [[GamePro]] | publisher = [[International Data Group|IDG Entertainment]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050207124518/http://gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/20946.shtml | archive-date = February 7, 2005 | url-status = dead | access-date = April 21, 2016}}</ref> | GameRev = B+<ref>{{cite web | last = Gee | first = Brian | date = March 2002 | url = http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/34290-jet-set-radio-future-review | title = Jet Set Radio Future Review | website = [[Game Revolution]] | publisher = [[CraveOnline]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150414111543/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/jet-set-radio-future | archive-date = April 14, 2015 | url-status = live | access-date = April 21, 2016}}</ref> | GSpot = 8.7/10<ref name="Gspot">{{cite web | last = Torres | first = Ricardo | date = February 25, 2002 | url = https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/jet-set-radio-future-review/1900-2850394/ | title = Jet Set Radio Future Review | website = [[GameSpot]] | publisher = CBS Interactive | access-date = April 21, 2016 | archive-date = December 22, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201222144042/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/jet-set-radio-future-review/1900-2850394/ | url-status = live}}</ref> | GSpy = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web | last = Bub | first = Andrew S. | date = February 15, 2002 | url = http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/jet-set-radio-future/542485p1.html | title = GameSpy: Jet Set Radio Future | website = [[GameSpy]] | publisher = Ziff Davis | access-date = April 21, 2016 | archive-date = December 22, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201222144042/http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/jet-set-radio-future/542485p1.html | url-status = live}}</ref> | GameZone = 8.4/10<ref>{{cite web | last = McElfish | first = Carlos | date = April 14, 2002 | url = http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18462.htm | title = JSRF - Jet Set Radio Future Review | website = GameZone | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090105065616/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18462.htm | archive-date = January 5, 2009 | url-status = dead | access-date = April 21, 2016}}</ref> | IGN = 9.1/10<ref name="ignreview">{{cite web | last = Goldstein | first = Hilary | date = February 22, 2002 | url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/22/jet-set-radio-future | title = Jet Set Radio Future | website = [[IGN]] | publisher = Ziff Davis | access-date = April 21, 2016}}</ref> | OXM = 9.2/10<ref>{{cite magazine | title = Jet Set Radio Future | magazine = [[Official Xbox Magazine]] | publisher = Future plc | date = April 2002 | page = 66}}</ref> | rev1 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' | rev1Score = Bβ<ref>{{cite magazine | last = Robischon | first = Noah | url = http://www.ew.com/article/2002/04/19/we-got-game | title = JSRF: Jet Set Radio Future [mislabeled as "We Got Game"] | magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | publisher = [[Time Inc.]] | issue = 649 | date = April 19, 2002 | page = 75 | access-date = April 21, 2016 | archive-date = December 22, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201222144044/http://www.ew.com/article/2002/04/19/we-got-game | url-status = live}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' | rev2Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web | last = Steinberg | first = Scott | date = March 1, 2002 | url = http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_2774.html | title = Jet Set Radio Future | website = [[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]] | publisher = [[Biglari Holdings]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20020606013344/http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_2774.html | archive-date = June 6, 2002 | url-status = dead | access-date = April 20, 2016}}</ref> |award1Pub = National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers |award1 = Outstanding Original Sports Game<ref name=navgtr/> |award2Pub = [[GameSpot]] |award2 = Best Platformer<br> Best Music<br> Best Graphics (Artistic) }} ''Jet Set Radio Future'' was critically acclaimed, receiving "generally favorable" reviews, scoring 86% and 88/100, according to [[GameRankings]] and [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MC"/> In Japan, ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave it a score of 32 out of 40.<ref name="Fam"/> The game was awarded "Outstanding Original Sports Game" and was nominated for "Outstanding Animation in a Game Engine", "Outstanding Art Direction in a Game Engine", and "Outstanding Original Musical Score" by the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers.<ref name=navgtr>{{cite web | url=https://navgtr.org/2002-awards/ | title=2002 Awards NAVGTR | website=NAVGTR National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers | publisher= | access-date=February 5, 2021}}</ref> ''[[IGN]]'' called it "one of the coolest titles around" but said that it also fails to reach classic status because it was "not enough of a challenge".<ref name="ignreview"/> ''[[GameSpot]]'' described it as "one of the better Xbox games to date" and disagreed with ''IGN'', claiming the game "offered a serious challenge".<ref name="Gspot"/> The publication named it the second-best video game of February 2002,<ref name=gotm>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031016055453/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/gotm/030102/ | url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/gotm/030102/ | title=Video Game of the Month, February 2002 | author=((The Editors of ''GameSpot VG'')) | work=[[GameSpot]] | date=March 1, 2002 | archive-date=October 16, 2003 | url-status=dead}}</ref> and it won the annual "Best Platformer", "Best Music" and "Best Graphics (Artistic)" awards among Xbox games. It received a nomination for the Xbox "Game of the Year" prize, but lost to ''[[MechAssault]]''.<ref name="bestworst2002">{{cite web |author= |date=December 30, 2002 |title=''GameSpot''{{'}}s Best and Worst of 2002 |url=http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2002/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030207155400/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2002/ |archive-date=February 7, 2003 |work=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref> Despite positive reviews, this was not followed by high sales. It was nominated for ''GameSpot''{{'}}s "Best Game No One Played on Xbox" award,<ref name=bestworst2002 /> and landed the title of the most unfairly ignored game in the [[Official Xbox Magazine|OXM UK]] Awards the year of its release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://n4g.com/news/1079960|title=Jet Set Radio Future, OXM UK|access-date=January 5, 2023}}</ref> During the [[6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]], the [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] nominated ''Jet Set Radio Future'' for "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Action Game of the Year|Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/games/video_game_details.asp?idAward=2003&idGame=441 |title=D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Jet Set Radio Future |publisher=[[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] |website=interactive.org |access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref> In 2009, ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' ranked the game at #44 on its list of "The 100 Best Games To Play Today", writing: "The sound track is peerless, and whether grinding vertically down a 200-foot dragon, leaping across Shibuya's handrails, or just cruising the wrong way down a one-way street, there's nowhere else that's so exhilarating to simply travel through."<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=March 9, 2009 |title=The 100 Best Games To Play Today (Page 6) |url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/100-best-games-play-today/6/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202230331/http://www.edge-online.com/features/100-best-games-play-today/6/ |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |access-date=April 24, 2016 |website=Edge |publisher=Future plc}}</ref> The game was also featured in ''[[1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die]]''.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Tony Mott|title=1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die|year=2013|publisher=[[Universe Publishing]]|isbn=978-1844037667}}</ref> In 2016, [[Watchmojo]] ranked it 9th Best Xbox Multiplayer Game, stating how the five multiplayer modes added even more depth to the game, and calling it one hell of a game to get as its unique tone, easy accessibility and brilliant level design made it a game worth buying on its own.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.watchmojo.com/video/id/16155 | title=Top 10 Best Xbox Multiplayer Games | website=Watchmojo | publisher= | access-date=July 7, 2023}}</ref> ''Jet Set Radio Future'' sold 80,000 copies in the United States in its first six months.<ref name="IGN-Sega">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/03/graphs-segas-year-to-date |title=Graphs: Sega's Year-To-Date |work=IGN |date=October 3, 2002 |access-date=September 1, 2021}}</ref> It sold a total of 28,433 copies in Japan.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Game Search |url=https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search |magazine=Game Data Library ([[Famitsu]] sales data) |access-date=1 September 2021}}</ref>
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