I was a Sega kid, growing up. Having said that, I didn’t own a Dreamcast until after their brief heyday, and only have a small familiarity with Jet Set Radio. Of course, I knew of the title, as it’s visual style and funky soundtrack were hard to ignore, but certainly don’t have nostalgic memories of long nights spent grinding and tagging. Thankfully, I have a chance to right that wrong, as Jet Set Radio has been re-released on Xbox Live Arcade, complete with glorious HD graphics. Does it live up to all the hype? Unfortunately not.
The game takes place in the city of Tokyo-To, and follows the exploits of a group of young hooligans known as “rudies”. Their chief pastime is skating around the city on powered, magnetic skates and spraying graffiti wherever they can, all the time listening to the pirate station known as Jet Set Radio. Of course, the cops aren’t putting up with any of this crap, and are treating these teenage vandals like an invading army: Dogs, guns, tear gas, and even cruise missiles are employed in the effort to stop them.
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