Cheat mode
Press L1,
R1,
L1,
R1,
Up,
Down,
Left,
Right,
Triangle,
Circle when your at the
title screen menu. A sound will verify entry. Then start
a new game and every character, difficulty, and FMV sequences
will be available. In the Japanese version, press L1,
R1,
L1,
R1,
Up,
Down,
Left,
Right,
Triangle,
Square when your at the title screen menu.
Super mode
Finish the game completely with a "Rainbow V" rank in every Episode. Then select
the "New Game" game option, choose the character used to finish the game. That
character will have unlimited VFX.
Play as Sylvia
Finish the game in Adult mode completely.
Play as Dante
Finish the game completely within any difficulty setting.
Play as Captain Blue
Finish the game completely in Ultra V Rated mode.
Play as Alastor
Finish the game in V Rated mode completely.
Alastor's regular form is a man in a black shirt and pants, and
wield a sword. His advantages are: he has his double
jump; in transformed state he can control the rate of falling, he
can use his sword, and using powers
do not lower the VFX bar. His weaknesses are: You need to press
a button to transform/de-transform before running out of VFX;
VFX constantly lowers in transformed state; usually you run
around as regular Alastor and being vulnerable to 2x damage. When
your playing as Alastor, do not transform when you do not have to and
watch your VFX bar. The sword can be used by pressing
Punch(4x's),
alternating
Punch and
Kick, and
Punch(4x's)
when your in air. Buy the VFX Charger and Hearts as soon as you can.
Ultra V Rated mode
Finish the game in V Rated mode completely.
V Rated mode
Finish the game in Adult mode completely.
Viewtiful Forever FMV sequence
Finish the game completely.
Viewtiful World FMV sequence
Finish the game in Kids or Adult mode completely.
Completion bonus
Finish the game, then play it again in the same mode. You will
start with all of Joe's powers.
Hints & Tips
Beating Gran Bruce When you first face Gran Bruce, use Mach Speed
and go down where Bruce recovers well first. He will
try, and you need to use your Mach Speed and run up and down around
that area. He will then become tired. Now start kicking and punching
him in Slow Motion or Mach Speed. He will then spit bombs out
at you. Run around again. He will then eat one. Hit
him, and it will take plenty of health from him. Keep doing this
until you beat him.
When your fighting The Aquatic terror, Gran Bruce and he charges and
catches you with his mouth, hit your buttons constantly to get
out or you will keep losing your health.
Beating Hulk Davidson When you start fighting Davidson, he will swing his
axe three times. Now dodge the attacks by holding Down before
the first swing. He will then put his head down and charge at
the right wall. Now double jump over him, get behind him, and follow
him. He will hit the wall and be stunned. While he is stunned,
go into Mach Speed and constantly kick him. When he holds his
axe in front of him to block, run away from him. Keep him
in view. When he is about to charge, he will say something
about birthdays. If he charges the left wall, do the same as what
you did with the other wall, except keep kicking when he blocks.
When he jumps, also jump. On occasion, he will spin around and throw
his axe. Run away from him while he is spinning, then duck. If
the axe misses, his desk will open and shoot homing missiles which
you should kick and punch. Do not follow him when he goes on the
chandeliers.
When you first start, wait until he lands and swings his axe so
that there are three skulls at the bottom. As soon as you dodge
them, start Slow-Rhohing him. Do this three times and he
will put his axe over his shoulder and charge at you. Dodge this and
he will run into the wall and be dazed. Once he is dazed,
give him another shot of Slow-Rhohs. Keep doing this to beat him.
Beating Alastor
While your fighting Alastor, he will throw swords at you. When the
swords start to spin, go to Slo-Mo and hit the swords. The swords
will turn red and hit Alastor.
Beating Cromartys
In order to kill the Cromartys easier,
as they attack with their 4-hit combo, dodge their first two attacks. They will always end
their combo with a high attack then a low attack.
If you dodge every attack it will stun them, and allow you to smash them across the room.
Beating Fire Leo When your playing in the Ultra V-rated difficulty setting,
you will fight Fire Leo just like earlier. When he uses his tornado
spin attack, go into Slow Motion and watch his head. When his
head lowers, press Up, and when it
reamains put, press Down.
His arm will only swing twice at you, per hit/placement of the
attack. Do this four to six times and he will become dazed.
Beating King Charles the 3rd After you land an attack on him, he will turn into
several bats. Jump up and hit as many of the bats as possible. Each
bat you hit will take a bit of his life away.
Have a few boomerangs with you. Throw them at him. He will get
stunned and fall on the ground. Then, go into Slow Motion and
start punching and kicking him. He will recover and do this
by drilling up to the sky. At times he drills up and stalactites
will fall. Dodge them, and when he is vertically level with you,
hit them above you. The thing that happened when you used a boomerang
will happen once again. Punch and kick him. Also hit him with a punch
or something else and he will turn into a group of bats. Hit a lot
of the bats. This will drain his energy.
Beating the Boss with guns When you smash every axe, you will enter a door.
Go through it and you will fight a Boss with guns. When he fires
a shot, switch to slow motion and punch his bullets. Then, slow
motion again and keep on punching him.
Destroying helicopters, jets, and tanks Wait until they spawn enemies, then dodge an enemy
attack marked by skulls. When they are stunned, go into Slow-Motion
and hit them with a kick or punch so that they fly into the vehicle.
This will take plenty of their health away. Then, while your staying in
Slow Motion, do this to every enemy with targets. If
done correctly, you can destroy the helicopters, jets, and tanks
without getting out of Slow Motion.
Beating the Boss with
the ship steering wheel You will fact this opponent in Episode 4. You directly
up to him. When he raises his arms and jumps, use your Mach Speed.
You will face the steering wheel. Quickly use Slow Motion or Mach
Speed to hurt him.
To beat the Zombie with the steering wheel in "Viewtiful
Escape", go into Slow Motion and Close-Up and start punching
him. He will either charge up to you, or start hitting his
chest, jump in the air, and attack you. If he does any attack,
dodge it and get in back of him. He will become confused and have
a question mark over his head. Then, start punching and kicking
him. He will soon be dead. You can also throw a bomb close
to him and use Slow Motion. As soon as it goes off, he will get
stunned and die.
Beating Leo To beat this Boss, wait until he stops, then make
your way around to him. Then use Mach Speed to punch the rocks that
fall from the ceiling until you are on fire. When you do punch him
while on fire, he will lose his flame and become vulnerable.
Just dodge his hit a rock at Mach Speed to get a fire.
Then, hit Fire Leo to put out the fire. When Fire Leo goes into his spinning
move, jump twice in the air to get above him. Now put on Slow, and Zoom In. If
done right, you should rocket down to him, hitting him several times. This is
more effective than just punching him.
Mach Speed attacking a rock will make you glow red and invulnerable
to every forms of fire keep this in mind always. At the start use Mach Speed to get
near him. Just be careful with your
jumps and be ready to double jump to avoid the pits. Get close, then
punch a rock until you are glowing and attack him to put out his flames. Now use Slow Motion and Close
Up together always when your fighting his two stages. First,
he will slash at you. Use punches to break his
armor and allow yourself to dodge swiftly. Then, he will start
spinning. This part is tricky. First, back off and allow your
VFX to fill back up, then Slow Mo and get close to him again.
When your close, attack constantly with spinning kicks. Do not worry about dodging
because he rarely hits you like this.
If you jump away when your VFX is low and recharge you can usually do this twice or
three times before he will jump away.
Beating Rhino Davidson Start by Mach Speeding him and he will defend with
his axe. Two things may occur. He will either attack you or the
axe will slip out of his hands, leaving him open for a strike. If
he charges at you, jump out of the way and run into the fire he
left by for more fire damage when you do punch him. He should turn
dizzy from smacking his head on the wall, so you can attack him.
Redo these steps to beat him.
Episode 1: Beating the helicopter Boss At the end of the first level when you fight the helicopter,
go into Slow Motion and jump onto it. When you are on top,
keep punching the propeller and it will fall to the ground.
Episode 2 When you first start this episode, go in slow motion
and the water will become big. It will then fall on the switch. Then,
run to reach the door.
When your in the second part of Episode 2, you will go
into a room with two platforms that shoot missiles out of them. Go into Slow
Motion and kick the big missiles. They will fly out into space and hit the space
ships out there. Keep on doing this until they are all destroyed, then the door
will be opened.
When your at the end of the second part of Episode 2, after you
have broken the
hole in the ceiling with the bombs, you will go into a room with
three lasers, enemies, and a bomb. Kill the enemies, then
use turbo and keep on hitting the bomb until you turn to fire. When
you are on fire, you will light the fuse of the bomb. Then hit it to
the end of the room where the stone wall is at and let it
go off. It may take two bombs to destroy it.
Just before the end of the episode when you have to face
King Charles the 3rd, there are four Statues. Now use your Mach Speed and punch
them to light them on fire. You will catch on fire and can punch the rest. You
will receive the key to enter the room to face the Boss.
Episode 3: Shooting faster on your ship When you first start Episode 3 (2,000,000 Leagues Under
The Sea), you will start moving. Now press
R1 for Mach Speed
and press
X to shoot much quicker.
Episode 3: Kill Harrier Jet faster When you go through everything in 2,000,000 Leagues
Under The Sea you will come to a jet. Drop bombs on its roof and
deflect the missiles back at the jet to kill it quicker.
Episode 4 When your in part two of Episode 4,
you will have to slow down time and hit a few gears to stop them
from moving. After that, there will be a straight away and enemies
will pop up. One will have a pink juice. A few enemies will pop out. Start attacking
them in slow motion. When a target comes on them, kick them. All
the other enemies will get targets on them also. Each time you hit
one of them, you will receive an extra 100 Viewtiful points.
Episode 5: Destroy the tank When your encountering the tank at the start of the episode,
your punches and kicks will not do much damage (not even in Slow
Motion or Mach Speed). When it fires a large bullet at you, go
into Slow Motion and punch the bullet back towards the tank. It will
not destroy it, but it will do damage to it.
Episode 6 When your on Episode 6, every Boss get cloned.
You need to fight all of them in one episode, and you get one intermission. Most
of them have more health than the last time you fought them. Even after this,
you need to fight another new Boss. His name is The Inferno Lord Fire Leo. The
intermission is just before him. He is difficult to beat. Look out for his
attacks: Physical Contact: 2 hearts, Charging Leo: 3 hearts, Fireball: 2 hearts,
Spinning Attack: 1 heart, Falling Meteorite: 2 hearts.
Episode 7 When your in Episode 7 starts, there are three
switches. You have to make every light on each of these switches light up. A
normal jump and Zoom In down kick will not work. There are a few robot enemies
that are like platforms. Jump onto them then jump off onto the platforms. Now go
as high as you can, then jump off them and execute a Zoom In downward kick. When
you do land, every light will light up and a cheese burger will glow in the
middle. After this, you will see a short intermission sequence that shows one of
the switches being unlocked.
Episode 7: Slot machine When your in part 2 of the episode, after you
beat the rose robot, you will not receive a token for the slot machine as usual.
Instead, use Mach Speed and get the V to show up then kick it. Now do this until
all three of the pictures are a V.
Run faster in slow motion While your in slow motion, hold
R1 and you will be able to
move quicker.
Send missiles back at enemies Now and again enemies will fire missiles at you. Go into
Slow Motion and punch or kick the missiles. They will flash red,
then chase the enemies.
Put out fire When you are on fire simply hold
R1 and it will go out fast.
Slots Once you beat Two-Armed-Bandit, you are able to play slots.
Then put on Slow Motion and punch the slots to stop each wheel. If
you stop it on Vs, you could get a Key. If you stop it on Cheeseburgers,
you will receive a free life. If you stop it on V-Coins, you will
receive the V-Coins. If you stop it on the Sun, you will be electrocuted.
Some like it Red Hot, Part 2 Simply jump up to the chandeliers ceiling then press
Circle
and jump. You will hit a switch and it will knock down the other
chandeliers within your reach.
Extra L.I.V.E. Gather 50 film canisters to raise your VFX meter by one cell.
Smash Caution things easily Simply press Circle and jump up two times. Then, press
Circle once again and while
your in the air, press Circle
again and it should smash the caution things that give out
electricity.
Cause more damage When you are fighting normal enemies, use your slow
motion power and zoom in power at the same time. This will make
your punches and kicks more powerful.
Slow falls When you do jump off of something and start to fall, start
punching and kicking. This will slow down your fall.
Quick Viewtifuls Just use your Mach Speed and punch anything.
You will receive Viewtifuls that you can use in the store.
VFX power effects on items Occasionally, your Mach Speed, Slow Motion, or Zoom In
power will have effects on items. If you are in Viewtiful mode
and your Beam Watch is glowing a rainbow color it means one
of you VFX powers will have a effect on an item.
Very fast attacks In order to do a fast attack, go into Zoom mode and hold
R1. Then, hold
Kick and you will keep
on spinning, doing damage to everything that comes near it. When you
hold Punch, you will start punching fast and start
moving forward.
Bus jump When your in the Episode 2, you will have to jump on a speeding
bus then jump on a ramp and over a gap. Before you go off
the ramp, hold L1 for slow motion. The bus will gain more
speed and will go over the gap.
Joe's name At the end of Episode 5 when you need to fight the
boss, Joe still does not know what he should call himself.
Also, Alastor will not know Joe's name yet. But in the FMV
sequence prior to the fight, Alastor will read the script that tells
about their plan, and the cover page is marked "Viewtiful
Joe".
Another Silvia When you play as Silvia, every FMV sequence that
had Joe and Silvia will not have Silvia, but instead have a person
that looks like Silvia without glasses.
Comments When you are killed, you will hear a voice that says "Cut!
Cut! Cut!".
When you pause the game while in any episode, someone will say something.
Avoid losing health Simply use Slow Motion before something hits
you. You will not lose life, but you will lose VFX.
Fuzzy screen When you have used up all of your VFX power, you will turn
back into regular Joe. When you are regular Joe, the screen will
be a bit fuzzy, like a old movie.
Store items and cost
Air Joe: A flying punch-kick combo attack (5,000 pts.)
Cheese Burger: Recovers one health (1,000 pts.)
L.I.V.: Joe gets an extra life (1,000 pts.)
Life: Life gauge goes up one (3,000 pts.)
Mach Speed Level 2: While your in Mach Speed, images of yourself will
attack enemies (10,000 pts.)
Red Hot Kick: A aerial diving drop kick; while your jumping,
press Down +
Kick (8,000 pts.)
Shocking Pink: Pull out a bomb and kick it at enemies
also hold Kick
(1,500 pts.)
Sliding: Skid along the ground and do a slide kick also press
Down
+ Kick (5,000 pts.)
Take 2: Even if all of your points are gone, restart from the
point you died at (10,000 pts.)
Ukemi: When you are hit, react to the fall and lower damage to
a minimum before you fall, zoom in (30,000 pts.)
VFX Turbo Charger: Double the rate of your VFX recover gauge (30,000
pts.)
Viewtiful Forever: Strike a pose and damage all enemies on the
screen (in Slow motion, dodge an enemies attack then Zoom in (20,000
pts.)
Voomerang: Allows you to throw the V emblem like a boomerang;
hold Punch (2,000 pts.)
Special moves
Red Hot Kick: The downward diagonal kick is a great leaping
attack and a good way to collect objects in the air. Alsao use it continually
on dazed enemies to keep them flying around at ground level, damaging
each other.
Air Joe: A leaping punch-and-kick combination, the Air Joe is
handy and stylish. Sometimes a plain old punch or kick in
the air will keep you up there for too long. The combo makes you an
airborne threat instead.
VFX Turbo Charger: One of the best skill your money can buy,
the Turbo Charger doubles the rate at which your VFX Meter refills,
keeping you in action.
Viewtiful Forever: While your dodging an attack in Slow Motion, zoom
in. You will strike a pose, radiate energy, and execute damage to everyone
around you. It will burn up plenty of JFX.
Sliding: A sliding kick that carries you across the screen, the
sliding attack is a good way to link combos. You can attack from
a distance and then be in position to smack foes again when they
come back to earth.
Ukemi: Attacks that knock you off your feet do the most damage,
generally, and the Ukemi move heals your pain. As you fall backward,
zoom in before you hit the ground. Your damage will be lowered and
you will come up ready to fight.
Boss list Below is a list of every Bosses for each
episode and their techniques.
Episode 1: The Dark Fiend, Charles The 3rd
Direct Contact: 1 heart
Wing Blade: 1 Heart
Falling Stalactites: 1 heart
Rocket Streak: 2 hearts
Episode 2: The Iron Ogre, Hulk Davidson
Body Slam: 1 heart
Axe Swing: 1 heart
Fire Bombs: 1 heart
Missiles: 1 heart
Horn Charge: 2 hearts
Episode 3: The Aquatic Terror, Gran Bruce
Debris: 1 heart
Fish: 1 heart
Mines: 1 heart
Tail Swipe: 1 heart
Episode 4: Another Joe
Physical Attack: 1 heart
Clone Attack: 1 heart
Six Machine: 1 heart
Electric Floor: 1 heart
