is a
side scrolling beat 'em up video game developed by
Team Viewtiful for the
GameCube. It was originally released in 2003 as a part of the
Capcom Five under director
Hideki Kamiya and producer
Atsushi Inaba. The game was later ported to the
PlayStation 2 by the same design team under the name
Clover Studio, subtitled in Japan. The game's story concerns Joe, an avid movie-goer whose girlfriend Silvia is kidnapped during a film starring Joe's favorite
superhero, Captain Blue. Joe is shortly thereafter thrust into Movieland, where Silvia is taken by the villainous group known as Jadow. After accepting a special V-Watch from Captain Blue, Joe transforms into the
tokusatsu-style persona "Viewtiful Joe" and sets out to rescue her.