Viewtuful Joe has a nice gameplay concept. Slowing down and speeding up time, zooming in as well as the fact that the game takes place inside a movie has insane potential. But other than the nice art direction, the game doesn't really take advantage of this.

The puzzles are often frustratingly cryptic, which makes the game very unsatisfying to play. I constantly had to look up how to progress, because the game did NOT make it obvious what to do at times.

The combat is alright, but it sometimes feels a bit clunky and annoying to fight. Kind of like you are fighting both the enemies and the controls.

The game is pretty challenging as well, which I appreciated though.