Jet Set's cel-shading technique requires double the polygon count to display characters, due to the fact that they are heavily outlined in black. When slowdown occurs, it's usually because of smoke or sprite transparency effects - thankfully this isn't much and rarely affects gameplay. The game runs at a near-constant 30 frames per second. People that find this a little lacking in the features department can just as easily use Photoshop, and upload the file to a web server as a JPEG image, because the game can convert images saved to the memory card from the Dreamcast web browser into game textures. The game comes with a huge number of great looking tags already, but you can always create your own with the built in editor. As a result, Jet Set Radio's gameplay is so simple that it's even a joy to re-play, and is pure gold the first time through.Īnother damn fun feature is the tag creator. They're some pretty simple mechanics, with a varied number of skating tricks and environments to keep things interesting - a classic Sega recipe. Green arrows indicate areas you can tag if you want bonus points. Red arrows indicate an area that must be tagged in order to complete the level. You have to move the analog stick in the right direction to match the arrows, and after a few repeats, the rival teams' tag will be completely covered over with one of your choice (more on that later). When you skate up to an area that you can tag (marked by an appropriately colored arrow), a series of arrows appear on-screen. The graffiti spraying part of the game is done with a Simon-says entry style (think Parappa the Rapper). There's also the slight problem of rival gangs that you have to chase after every so often. Of course, that'd be too easy on its own, so the keisatsu (police force) are hot on your heels too. The object of the game is to skate around levels, performing tricks, and spraypainting ("tagging") over the graffiti creations of rival teams. The tricks are extremely easy to pull off, which actually makes them a little less satisfying.
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