JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Sega Dreamcast

Brand: Capcom

Edition: Standard

Binding: Video Game

Part Number: 013388250042

Details: Amazon.com Are you sick of fighting games that require months of practice just to master the basic moves? Try JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, a side-scrolling 2-D fighting game that puts the focus squarely on kicking butt. And along with the great controls and colorful graphics that look like they were ripped straight out of a cartoon, players are treated to a fairly entertaining story as the game progresses.JoJo's Bizarre Adventure adds a few more twists to the standard 2-D fighting genre, and the strangest are the sidekicks called Stands that each player has. These familiars occasionally enter the fray when the action heats up, and combined attacks with the characters and the Stands are the most powerful in the game. The onscreen action can get a little confusing since so many things are happening at once, but the simplistic controls help keep things manageable. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is not the best 2-D fighting game ever made--in fact, in many ways it seems downright dated when compared to superior 3-D fighters such as Soul Calibur and Dead or Alive 2. However, if you are seeking a simple fighting fix, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure does make a solid and colorful addition to the Dreamcast lineup. --T. Byrl BakerPros:Cartoon graphics and story line Simple controls make the game easy to learn Cons:Not a deep enough fighting game for purists Product description Disc(s) only. Ships in generic case. Disc(s) are professoinally cleaned. Guaranteed functional or replacement. Review Based on a famous manga (Japanese for "comic book"), Jojo's Bizarre Adventure follows the story of Jotaro and his friends as they travel throughout the Far East in search of his mother's captor, Dio. Filling more than 40 volumes, the story of Jotaro Josuke's family (hence the name "Jojo") spans multiple generations and is one of Japan's longest-running series ever. The linchpin of the storyline is the relationship between the main characters and their "stands." Stands are psychic partners that enhance the characters' own physical powers and are something akin to guardian angels. Fittingly, it was Capcom and its CPS3 technology that came along and made a 2D fighting game that was not only able to capture the detailed artwork and character designs, but was able to handle the extra animation involved with each character's stand. Unlike a game such as Street Fighter III, which used all of the CPS3 board's extra horsepower to render the massive amounts of animation in that game, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure used it to animate four characters onscreen at once (two characters with one stand each). When it was announced that the game would come home to the Dreamcast, it was with great anticipation that fighting fans waited to see how Sega's newest console could handle Capcom's most taxing 2D animation. After all, this would indicate how exact the eventual port of Street Fighter III would be. Fortunately, you don't need to worry anymore. The Dreamcast is clearly more than capable of handling Capcom's fighters, CPS2 or 3, with little or no sacrifice in quality, clarity, or speed. Offering not only the original arcade version of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, but the Japan-only arcade sequel, Heritage for the Future as well, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure plays fast and controls great, even on the Dreamcast controller, although some may still prefer the Dreamcast arcade stick. One reason for this is the simplified button layout, which maps the weak, medium, and strong attacks to the X, Y, and B buttons, while the A button activates your stand. Newbies will benefit from the "easy" control-configuration which activates powerful attacks normally requiring complex motions with the press of a single button. Your "stand" is used to block attacks, offer special attacks, and absorb damage. However, due to the symbiotic nature of your character and his or her stand, should your stand take damage, you too will share in the punishment. While your stand automatically appears for certain attacks

EAN: 0013388250042

Package Dimensions: 5.3 x 5.0 x 0.2 inches