Halfpipes (ハーフパイプ Hāfupaipu?) are stage structures that appear in the Jet Set Radio series and Ollie King.
Game appearances[]
Jet Set Radio[]
In the original Japanese release of Jet Set Radio, the player is taught how to use halfpipes via Combo's showdown at Shibuya-cho's sewer drainage,[1] and Bis' showdown in the sewers of Kogane-cho.[2] In every other release of the game, the player has to learn how to handle halfpipes by themselves, although Piranha's showdown also showcases this by the end game. In the game's separate tutorial mode, halfpipes are taught as the 15th lesson. The sewer halfpipe in Shibuya-cho allows the player to escape from Captain Onishima, the police and the Golden Rhinos. A halfpipe also appears in Bantam Street with spray cans to collect.
Jet Set Radio Future[]
In Jet Set Radio Future, halfpipes appear in only select locations. In the Shibuya District, halfpipes are present in the garage, Dogenzaka Hill and Chuo Street. In the Rokkaku-dai District, halfpipes appear in all locations for the district, but in the case of Kibogaoka Hill and the Fortified Residential Zone, they only appear at the entrance. In the 99th Street District, halfpipes only appear at the Tokyo Rokkaku Expo Stadium and the Skyscraper District and Pharaoh Park. Halfpipes also appear in the following multiplayer locations: the Secondary Stadium of the Rokkaku Expo and the Tokyo Underground Sewage Facility Regulatory District.
During the game's story, the player will learn how to deal with halfpipes via Garam, who tells the player if they jump too late on a halfpipe, they will perform a grind instead. He also teaches them the handplant maneuver, which makes the player come to a stop a for a brief moment. Roboy also has a basics tutorial on halfpipes as well. He will even hint towards the basics via dialogue when the player restarts their game in the garage during chapter 3.
Ollie King[]
In Ollie King, halfpipes are also present. In the game's 1P practice mode, players are taught that halfpipes allow for tricks, which helps their overall performance in races. In stages like San Francisco and London, there are sections of the courses that feature halfpipes during them.
See also[]
- Half-pipe on Wikipedia.
References[]
- ↑ Falcade (August 2, 2020). "Combo Challenges - Jet Set Radio (Japanese Version) Pt. 3". YouTube. Retrieved on February 17, 2024.
- ↑ Falcade (August 2, 2020). "Mew Challenges - Jet Set Radio (Japanese Version) Pt. 12". YouTube. Retrieved on February 17, 2024.
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