Jet Set Radio is an arcade developed by BlitWorks, released 18 September 2012 on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Android. The main story takes about 10 hrs to finish.
What Jet Set Radio is
Jet Set Radio is an arcade game developed by BlitWorks and released in 2012. It was published by Sega. It is available on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
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. The GGs are joined by Combo…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. There are 30 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Jet Set Radio holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 53% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 5 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 77, across 52 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 10 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 21 hrs, roughly 2.1 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Pentium 4 or Athlon CPU > 1Ghz or newer, 1 GB RAM and 256Mb video RAM or more (256Mb video RAM or more). At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it launched against
Jet Set Radio launched on 18 September 2012, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dishonored, Borderlands 2 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dishonored, Borderlands 2, XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Jet Set Radio yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →
Screenshots
All media
Parents
Quick answers
Jet Set Radio — frequently asked questions
When did Jet Set Radio come out?
What are the minimum PC requirements for Jet Set Radio?
How long does it take to beat Jet Set Radio?
If you like this
