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Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble coming to PSP

Capcom today announced Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble for PSP. The game will feature the characters from the Viewtiful Joe universe in a versus-style fighting game to determine who will star in Captain Blue’s next movie production. Dante from the Devil May Cry series will also be available as an unlockable character, and an ad hoc multiplayer mode will be included. Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble is expected to be released in March 2006 and carry a “T” for Teen rating from the ESRB. Pricing and exact release information was unavailable.

From the announcement:

In Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble, production on the latest Captain Blue movie is just about to begin. Unfortunately he can’t seem to decide on the lead character. Now it’s up to gamers to be the star of the show and ‘audition’ to see who will take the leading role in this big action extravaganza. An all-star cast of new and familiar playable characters will be available in this intense versus-fighting game including Captain Blue Junior, Sprocket and other original characters from the popular Kids’ WB! animated series. With completely new movie set designs and a four player head-to-head battle mode, there will be an exuberant amount of action that extends beyond the silver screen.

Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble boasts the following features:

+ New ‘versus’ gameplay for the Viewtiful Joe universe — The gloves come off during the ‘audition’ as players participate in intense versus fighting action.

+ All-star cast of playable characters — Reacquaint yourself with familiar faces or discover new and original characters from the Kids’ WB!’s television series, Silvia, Alastor, Sprocket, an ice princess that intimidates people with her cold stares, and Captain Blue Junior.

+ Interactive environments — In addition to new set designs, players will be able to use background elements to attack their opponents.

Different modes of play:

+ Story Mode — A single player mode where gamers face off against the AI-controlled characters and advance through the story

+ Multiplayer Battle Mode — Duke it out wirelessly via the PSP’s ad hoc mode with up to three other players and see who reigns on the big screen.

Exclusive PSP system features:
+ Dante, of Devil May Cry fame, is an unlockable character with his own unique moves and storyline in tow.

+ A single player Trial Mode has been added which offers an assortment of quick and challenging mini-games.

+ Game sharing feature allows others to play selective stages and characters using only one disk