Jet Set Radio

138 - Jet Set Radio (series)

Year: 2000, 2002
Platform(s): Dreamcast / Xbox
Designer(s): Masayoshi Kikuchi
Developer: Smilebit
Publisher: Sega

"This game still defines the Dreamcast for me -- and SEGA, too, in a sense. The level of risk-taking and inventiveness in [Jet Grind Radio] is just rarely seen anymore. It pioneered an entirely new art style that is still copied to this day. The music is as far out as Pluto; I've never heard a better game soundtrack since. The game itself, a graffiti revolution against Tokyoto's Orwellian overlords by hip cartoon heroes, is still as playable today as it was nine years ago (although the well-tuned Jet Set Radio Future on Xbox is just as good). Rocket-skating over crowded streets to spray messages of hope and freedom on the sides of skyscrapers is just a fun rush." - Levi Buchanan, IGN

Recommended Titles
Jet Set Radio / Jet Grind Radio (2000) [Dreamcast]
Jet Set Radio Future (2002) [Xbox]

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