Jet Set Radio is an adventure developed by Smilebit, released 29 June 2000 on Dreamcast.
What Jet Set Radio is
Jet Set Radio is an adventure game developed by Smilebit and released in 2000. It was published by Sega. It is available on Dreamcast only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
DJ Professor K broadcasts the Jet Set Radio pirate radio station to gangs of youths who roam Tokyo-to, skating and spraying graffiti. One gang, the GGs, competes for turf with the all-female Love Shockers in the shopping districts of Shibuya-Cho, the cyborg Noise Tanks in the Benten entertainment district, and the kaiju-loving Poison Jam in the Kogane dockyard. The authorities, led by Captain Onishima, pursue the gangs with riot police and military armaments. After the GGs defeat Poison Jam, Noise Tanks, and Love Shockers in turf wars, they each drop a piece of a mysterious vinyl record. Professor K says that the mysterious vinyl has the power to summon a demon.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Jet Set Radio launched on 29 June 2000, within three weeks of Diablo II, Deus Ex, Final Fantasy IX and Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition.
Released around the same time: Diablo II, Deus Ex, Final Fantasy IX, Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Jet Set Radio — frequently asked questions
When did Jet Set Radio come out?
Jet Set Radio was released on 29 June 2000 for Dreamcast.
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