Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble Game Reviews
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Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble
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Overall Critic Score:3.0561
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble Critic Reviews
Is the DS design as viewtiful as the console action titles? Our review reveals all....read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at IGN
When Viewtiful Joe arrived on the Nintendo GameCube, it turned out to be one the biggest surprises of 2003. With an old-school 2D look and one of the most action-packed formulas since Devil May Cry, gamers everywhere embraced the Power Ranger-esque hero...read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at DS Advanced
When Viewtiful Joe made his debut on the GameCube a few years back, gamers were treated with an original take on the classic side-scroller genre. The game’s aesthetic and sense of style instantly made it a cult hit among players, warranting...read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at GameZone
The conversion from console to handheld was pretty nice, it still retains the fun VJ feel as well as the stylish gameplay. And the touch screen puzzles are very nice....read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at GameBrink
Graphics hit you on two fronts… or should I say two screens. The bottom screen shows a wide-angle shot of everything that is going on. This is where the game’s main action takes place. The top screen also shows action, though at a much closer angle....read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at Game Vortex
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This has to be the best-looking DS game I've ever seen, even more so than Nanostray. The sidescrolling 3D world is colorful, immersive, highly detailed, and downright beautiful. Joe and his enemies are rendered in what appears to be cel-shading. All six...read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at DS-x2
Putting it on the DS was an excellent decision. The touch screen abilities go a long way to keep the game innovative and fun....read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at eToychest
you'll get to replay chunks of the game all over again. Don't feel bad if it drives you back into the "kid" level. That's where most of us will end up. Unlike the original game, you can't go back and replay levels to earn points for new powers or, more i...read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at Yahoo! Games
of displaying the same action on both screens, so it's hardly surprising and largely only occurs during the most frantic of scenes.Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble adds another worthy chapter to what has rightfully become popular a popular series within the ...read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at Total Video Games
Viewtiful Joe on the DS means an innovative way to play....read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at GamePro
The game's change in tempo may turn off some players, but don't be fooled. This is still the genuine Viewtiful Joe article, especially in the face of the somewhat limp GameCube Red Hot Rumble release....read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at Modojo
Running around and making time your bitch is a sensation nothing else on the DS can duplicate....read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at Games Radar
The game starts off with a nicely visualised story with Captain Blue filming his latest piece, but having to stop as Joe intervenes believing that he should be part of the action. However, before proceedings can continue further, the set is invaded and...read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at Cubed3
Viewtiful Joe has picked up some fancy new moves for his handheld debut....read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at GameSpot
Though flawed, it adds a handful of creative new elements to the basic mix, preventing it from being a callow rehash. There are better games for DS, but this one demonstrates moxie, technical brilliance and no lack of ambition....read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at 1UP
The game’s level arrangement is slightly different, though: Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble sports only four regular episodes, followed by the obligatory boss rematch episode, and then a final shorter episode leading up to the last boss. However, the...read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at Gamerz-Edge
The graphical engine, the imaginative VFX powers, and the style of the game are all positive. The issues with combat and the hassle of switching between input methods on the fly are not....read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at Nintendojo
Double Trouble is still undeniably a lot of fun - clever ideas, decent puzzles, and so on - but rather like the name, which seems to be struggling to fit the standard jokey Game Name: DS format, the end result isn't quite good enough....read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at Eurogamer
Action games on the Nintendo DS have mostly fit into one of two categories thus far: games that simply don't take advantage of the system's second screen or unique functionality, and games that have said unique functionality grafted on as...read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at GameSpy
Being able to thrash baddies on a handheld is gratifying experience. But Joe’s new abilities and the use of the Touch Screen make this game feel a little bit offbeat. If you don’t mind the tedious puzzles and lack of difficulty, this might be...read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at Thunderbolt
Things start out pretty slow, forcing you to menially slide film stock in order to advance the opening cutscene. This is a good example of Capcom trying to hard to use the touchscreen. I really don’t need to move my finger across the screen to see more...read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at Lawrence
Much like Matt LeBlanc’s success on television cannot translate to the silver screen, so Viewtiful Joe seems better suited for a home console adventure, with bigger pictures and less demanding controls....read the complete Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble review at Amped IGO
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