Another Silvia
When you play as Silvia all of the FMV sequences that had Joe and Silvia will not have Silvia but instead have a person that looks exactly like Silvia without glasses
Beat Rhino Davidson
Start by Mach Speeding him and he will defend with his axe Two things may happen He will either attack you or the axe will slip out of his hands leaving him open for attack If he charges at you jump out of the way and run into the fire he left by for extra fire damage when you punch him He should be dizzy from smacking his head on the wall so you can attack him Repeat those steps to defeat him
Beat the Boss with guns
When you smash all of the axes you will enter a door Go through it and you will battle a Boss with guns When he fires a shot switch to slow motion and punch his bullets Then slow motion again and keep punching him
Bus jump
In the Episode 2 you will have to jump on a speeding bus then jump on a ramp and over a big gap Before you go off the ramp hold L1 for slow motion The bus will gain more speed and will get over the gap
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
Destroying helicopters jets and tanks
Wait until they spawn enemies then dodge an enemy attack marked by skulls When they are stunned go into SlowMotion and hit them with a kick or punch so that they fly into the vehicle This takes a lot of their health away Then while staying in Slow Motion do this to all the other enemies with targets If done correctly you can destroy the helicopters jets and tanks without getting out of Slow Motion
Difficulty Levels
Beat the game once
Fuzzy screen
When you use up all of your VFX power you will turn back into regular Joe When you are regular Joe the screen will be slightly fuzzy like a old movie
Joes name
At the end of Episode 5 when you have to fight the boss Alastor Joe still does not know what he should call himself Also Alastor does not know Joes name yet However in the FMV sequence before the fight Alastor will read the script that tells about their plan and the cover page is marked quotViewtiful Joequot
Play as Sylvia
Red Hot Kick The downward diagonal kick is both a great leaping attack and a handy way to collect objects in the air Use it repeatedly on dazed enemies to keep them flying around at ground level damaging each other
Air Joe A leaping punchandkick combination the Air Joe is both handy and stylish Sometimes a plain old punch or kick in the air keeps you up there for too long The combo makes you an airborne threat instead
Sliding A sliding kick that carries you across the screen the sliding attack is a great way to link combos You can attack from a distance and then be in position to smack foes again when they return 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 decrease and you will come up ready to fight
VFX Turbo Charger Arguably the best skill your money can buy the Turbo Charger doubles the rate at which your VFX Meter refills keeping you in the action longer You will wonder how you ever got along without it
Viewtiful Forever While dodging an attack in Slow Motion zoom in You will strike a pose radiate energy and do damage to everyone around you It burns up a lot of JFX
Put out fire
When you are on fire not the Mach Speed fire hold R1 and it will go out quickly
Quick Viewtifuls
Use your Mach Speed and punch anything You will get Viewtifuls that you can use in the store
Run faster in slow motion
While in slow motion hold R1 Mach Speed and you will be able to move faster
Send missiles back at enemies
Sometimes enemies will fire missiles at you Go into Slow Motion and punch or kick the missiles They will flash red then go after the enemies
Slots
Once you defeat TwoArmedBandit you get to play slots Put on Slow Motion and punch the slots to stop each wheel If you stop it on Vs you might get a Key If you stop it on Cheeseburgers you will get a free life If you stop it on VCoins you will get the VCoins If you stop it on the Sun you will get electrocuted
Slow falls
When you jump off of something and begin to fall start punching and kicking This will slow down your fall
Smash Caution things easily
Press Circle and jump up two times Then press Circle again and while in the air press Circle again and it should smash it the caution things that give out electricity
Topless bar signs
In Episode 2 you will see some billboards for topless bars They have topless girls on the with black stars over the middle of their chest
Unlimited V Points
Use Dante Before you fight Davison hit the bomb you have to use onto the wall Use Dantes R2 taunt and it will hit the bomb in the air Keep on tapping R2 to get V Points You can get up to unlimited V Points by doing this
Unlimited VFX meter
Get all the rainbow Vs in every level with any character to have unlimited VFX with that character
Unlock all cheat
On the main screen press L1 R1 L1 R1
up down left right triangle square
Unlock the cheat mode of the american version
Enter it on the title menu a sound should confirm the cheat code is activated after that start a new game and then you will be able to select your new character amp difficulty This code will work with the american version
Unlocks all hidden characters advanced difficulty selection ampamp music video
Enter it on the title menu a sound should confirm the cheat code is activated
Start a new game then select your character and difficulty
tested and working on the Japanese and European versions of the game
Very fast attacks
To do a very fast attack go into Zoom mode and hold R1 Mach Speed Then hold Kick and you will keep spinning doing damage to everything that approaches When you hold Punch you will start punching very fast and start moving forward
VFX power effects on items
Sometimes 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 indicates one of you VFX powers will have a effect on an item