Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2
If there’s one thing you should take away from this list, it’s that Clover Studios is awesome, and gamers need to play all of its titles. Capcom already released Okami for modern consoles, and God Hand is already on this list, so that only leaves the Viewtiful Joe franchise. Well, only Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2; Double Trouble and Red Hot Rumble weren’t that great.
So, you already know gamers crave beat ’em ups, and that’s exactly what Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2 are, except unlike God Hand, they are 2D beat ’em ups with a healthy dose of cel shading for extra flair. Both Viewtiful Joe games star a regular Joe (literally) who gains the power to transform Power Rangers-style into a spandex-clad hero who travels to various movie-themed worlds and uses powers that emulate movie camera tricks. I’m talking about dodging attacks Matrix-style with slo-mo, turning into The Flash with mach speed, and creating dramatic finishes with in-game camera zooms, all to live out the most common of movie tropes: rescue the damsel in distress. But she’s the protagonist’s girlfriend, which gives players that extra bit of motivation when it turns out she’s trapped in another castle. Plus she actually joins in on the action in the second game, because that’s just what happens in sequels.
Now, we already mentioned Viewtiful Joe in our “6 Games Capcom Should Remake” list, but to be fair, it doesn’t matter if Capcom remakes or ports the games. More Viewtiful Joe is always good in our book since, as we stated in that article, it’s just so original.
