<s>
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Hot	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
slightly	O
mission-based	O
platform	O
fighter/beat	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
somewhat	O
similar	O
in	O
style	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
and	O
Power	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
,	O
though	O
it	O
uses	O
a	O
modified	O
engine	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
featuring	O
characters	O
and	O
powers	O
from	O
the	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
games	O
and	O
anime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
:	O
VFX	O
Battle	O
,	O
and	O
early	O
reports	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Atsushi	O
Inaba	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
heavily	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Hot	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
two-player	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
four-player	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
Dante	O
from	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
additional	O
costumes	O
based	O
on	O
characters	O
from	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
and	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Trouble	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
a	O
bonus	O
stage	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
offices	O
of	O
V	O
Jump	O
magazine	O
,	O
which	O
published	O
the	O
concurrently-produced	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
manga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
featured	O
in-game	O
advertising	O
promoting	O
the	O
Johnny	O
Rockets	O
restaurant	O
chain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Hot	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mostly	O
mixed	O
to	O
average	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
currently	O
has	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
62	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
and	O
a	O
GameRankings	O
score	O
of	O
63%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
boasts	O
slightly	O
higher	O
scores	O
of	O
63	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
and	O
66%	O
on	O
the	O
two	O
websites	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
