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Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble Announced

Henshin on the go go, baby! Today Capcom announced that it's favorite celluloid hero will make its debut on the PSP in Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble. The game has Joe and his friends battling it out with their VFX powers to determine who will star in Captain Blue's latest production. Additionally, gamers can shake hands with "Ebony" and "Ivory" as Dante (from Devil May Cry) is an exclusive unlockable character who brings his own unique moves and storyline to the scene. Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble is currently scheduled to be released throughout North America in March 2006.

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.

Features include:

New 'versus' gameplay for the Viewtiful Joe universe.

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, including a single-player story mode, multiplayer ad hoc battle mode for up to four players, and a trial mode that's packed with quick mini-games.

Dante, of Devil May Cry fame, is an unlockable character with his own unique moves and storyline in tow.

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