We freaked out when we saw the first Wii screenshots of Sega Superstars Tennis, because of a large amount of Jet Set Radio-related content. Well, it turns out that the DS version also features Beat as a playable character, along with a Shibuya Bus Terminal-located tennis court. Jet Set Radio is one of the most wonderful things in the world, and so is anything that reminds us of it. Even in an extremely graphically impaired DS version, it is beautiful and joyous and fills us with love for video games.This is the first time we've seen a Space Channel 5 stage in any iteration of Sega Superstars Tennis, and while it's not as visually exciting in screens as Shibuya-cho, we assume it'll be vibrant and colorful in motion, pulsing in time to the game's signature music. We're so glad to see Sega bringing back some of their Dreamcast-era classics. It was an excellent time for Sega (creatively).
If Sega wants to continue trading on our memories of when they were great, they are welcome to do so. We are willing to be exploited in this manner.
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1-03-2008 @ 10:49AM
sketchampm said...
Let's hope it steals the game engine from Virtua Tennis, thereby in effect becoming a nice little Mario Tennis clone.
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1-03-2008 @ 10:58AM
Mort said...
Hmmm, you know Jet Set Radio needs to be rereleased. I would cough up the dough as my dreamcast kicked the bucket.
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