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Jet Grind Radio

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Also known as
Jet Set Radio

Skate through isometric levels, spray graffiti, and evade police in a turf war.

Jet Grind Radio for Game Boy Advance was developed by Vicarious Visions and published by THQ, released in 2003. The original Jet Set Radio (Jet Grind Radio) was released for Dreamcast in 2000.


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Released
2003
Original release
2000
Perspective
Diagonal-down
Visual
Isometric
Size
4.57 MB
Rating
0 votes

About Jet Grind Radio

Jet Grind Radio for the Game Boy Advance is a handheld adaptation of a console title, converting its core experience into an isometric 2D format. The setting remains a near-future Tokyo-to, where players guide teenage gang members through a conflict with rivals and law enforcement.

Gameplay involves skating through fifteen levels under a time limit, where objectives include gathering spray cans and applying graffiti at specific locations. The transition from 3D to an isometric perspective required some simplification, merging two original stages and reducing environmental interactions.

Multiplayer options are available via link cable for up to four participants, featuring distinct mini-games. These include team-based score attacks, territorial tagging contests, and direct competition where players must knock opponents over.

Additional content includes a mode for designing custom graffiti and an unlockable character from the original game. The audio presentation incorporates shortened versions of six tracks from the source material.

Jet Grind Radio Screenshots

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Title screen.
Introduction frame – The new ways to enjoy the life in the future... :-D
Watching and practicing a complete game tutorial: one of the lessons is in progress now.
After the tutorial, you can access the menu screen.
Choosing a player.
The search for best graffiti points start now: it's spraying time!
Choose the district
Game Over
make graffiti
get a sprays
slide on the rail
on the terrace