{"id":19157,"date":"2012-02-29T12:46:54","date_gmt":"2012-02-29T02:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=19157"},"modified":"2012-02-29T12:46:54","modified_gmt":"2012-02-29T02:46:54","slug":"jet-set-radio-is-coming-back-on-the-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=19157","title":{"rendered":"JET SET RADIO IS COMING BACK ON THE AIR"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iconic Dreamcast Skate-em-Up to Make a Fresh
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SYDNEY – Wednesday 29th February \u2014 SEGA\u00ae of America, Inc. and SEGA\u00ae Europe Ltd. today announced the upcoming digital release of fan-favourite: Jet Set Radio\u2122, the wall-tagging, trend-setting Dreamcast\u2122 classic from 2000. DJ Professor K, Beat, Gum, and all the GGs are taking to the streets in this upgraded HD version of Jet Set Radio, which sees players vying for control of the futuristic Tokyo-to by marking their turf with graffiti tagged across walls, billboards and rival gang members. The slick gameplay, genre-blending soundtrack and pioneering art style of Jet Set Radio will be coming to Xbox LIVE\u00ae Arcade for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation\u00aeNetwork, and Windows PC Digital Download this winter.<\/p>\n

Jet Set Radio lets players join the GGs, an up-and-coming street gang in the futuristic city of Tokyo-to, fighting for the right to self-expression against an overbearing, corporate-controlled police force. Rolling and leaping through crowded urban environments on magnetically driven inline skates, players take control of gang leader Beat and his growing posse of deviant artists as they steal turf from the local gangs by covering the city with colorful graffiti. Guided by Professor K, DJ for the hottest pirate broadcast in town \u2013 \u201cJet Set Radio\u201d \u2013 the GGs will ultimately uncover the sinister plot hatched by the controlling powers of Tokyo-to.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time we look at our favourite SEGA classics, the fans never fail to ask about Jet Set Radio,\u201d said Haruki Satomi, Senior Vice President of Digital Business at SEGA of America. \u201cThe game was unlike anything else when it first came out, and was one of the first games in history to use cel-shading. More importantly, Jet Set Radio is a game that celebrates self-expression, and we\u2019re looking forward to seeing how gamers come together to leave their mark on Tokyo-to.\u201d<\/p>\n

About SEGA\u00ae of America, Inc.
\nSEGA\u00ae of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Corporation, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment. SEGA\u2019s global website site is located at www.sega.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About SEGA\u00ae Europe Ltd.
\nSEGA\u00ae Europe Ltd. is the European Distribution arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA\u00ae Corporation, and a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. SEGA\u2019s global website site is located at www.sega.com.
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Iconic Dreamcast Skate-em-Up to Make a Fresh Mark on Consoles and Windows PC this Summer SYDNEY – Wednesday 29th February \u2014 SEGA\u00ae of America, Inc. and SEGA\u00ae Europe Ltd. today announced the upcoming digital release of fan-favourite: Jet Set Radio\u2122, the wall-tagging, trend-setting Dreamcast\u2122 classic from 2000. DJ Professor K, Beat, Gum, and all the<\/p>\n

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