The Shibuya District (シブヤ方面 Shibuya Hōmen?) is a district of Tokyo that appears in Jet Set Radio Future. The district serves as the home turf towards the GG's and the Love Shockers. The area is notable for being an entertainment zone thanks to places such as Shibuya Terminal and Chuo Street. It is also where the story of the game begins and concludes at. Like before, the district is based on the real world ward and district of the same name.
Official description[]
Jet Set Radio Future Perfect Guidebook[]
- JP: トーキョーでもっとも人が集まるエリア、それがシブヤ方面だ。いつも活気に満ちたこのマチの裏側で、ルーディーズの抗争が始まった！[1]
- EN: The most crowded area in Tokyo is the Shibuya district. Behind the scenes of this always lively neighborhood, a war among the Rudies has begun![note 1]
Overview[]
The Shibuya District of Jet Set Radio Future is similar to Shibuya-cho from Jet Set Radio. It is a prominently bustling part of Tokyo that is well known for its entertainment options and is considered to be the most crowded district as a result. Areas like Dogenzaka Hill, Shibuya Terminal, and Chuo Street are known to be very busy as vehicles cruise through the streets of Shibuya with citizens being spotted in nearly every corner. Despite this busy appearance, there is one location that is more lowkey, Hikage Street, an incomplete apartment complex of sorts that is clearly under construction and as a result has a lot less going on in there. The district is also set at the time of daylight, just like Shibuya-cho from the previous title.
Two gangs of Rudies occupy most of the Shibuya District: the GG's have control over Dogenzaka Hill and Shibuya Terminal, while the Love Shockers are in control of Hikage Street. Chuo Street was temporarily under the control of Poison Jam, until the GG's forced them to leave the area alone.
Story[]
During the story of Jet Set Radio Future, the Shibuya District is the first location the player experiences due to the GG's garage being located there. Here, they learn the basics about the game which then leads them into the first mission of the game's story taking place in Dogenzaka Hill, where they must tag over the area and recruit Beat at. Afterwards, the Shibuya District is basically thrown into chaos as various things happen at the location, including: encounters with rival gangs such as Poison Jam and the Doom Riders, multiple Rokkaku Police encounters, the Noise Tank and Golden Rhinos takeovers, and then finally having to deal with Gouji Rokkaku and his event, the Rokkaku Expo. Thankfully, the GG's puts all of this to a stop for the Shibuya District along with the other two districts of Tokyo, returning the city back to its peaceful state, before the Rokkaku Group took over.
Characters[]
These are the characters that are recruited at and/or can be obtained from the Shibuya District via Test Runs.
- Beat - Recruited at Dogenzaka Hill after losing a race against the GG's.
- Combo - Recruited at Shibuya Terminal after the GG's copy his moves.
- Clutch - Can be potentially recruited at Chuo Street during the chase after him.
- Roboy - Becomes playable after completing the Test Runs for Chuo Street.
- Doom Riders - Becomes playable after completing the Test Runs for Dogenzaka Hill.
- Love Shockers - Becomes playable after completing the Test Runs for Hikage Street.
- Zero Beat - Becomes playable after completing the Test Runs for Shibuya Terminal.
Locations[]
These are the locations of the Shibuya District.
- The GG's Garage - The GG's base of operations. It is the central hub of Jet Set Radio Future.
- Dogenzaka Hill - The first area the player travels to in game. It holds home to a statue known as the Goddess of Dogenzaka Hill, and is the home turf of the GG's.
- Shibuya Terminal - The second area the player travels to. It is known as Tokyo's biggest non-stop dance party, and is the central area of the Shibuya District as a whole. It is also under control of the GG's.
- Chuo Street - The heart of Tokyo's entertainment district. Also appears as a selectable track in the multiplayer mode of the game.
- Hikage Street - The Love Shockers home turf. It was briefly ran over by the Immortals during chapter 4.
- Showa Park - An enclosed arena that is only exclusive to the multiplayer mode of the game. Most likely located near Hikage Street.
- The Secondary Stadium of the Rokkaku Expo - The second stadium for the Rokkaku Expo. Another multiplayer exclusive area that is possibly located near Dogenzaka Hill.
- Gouji's Tower - Located in Shibuya Terminal during the endgame. Holds home to the final boss of the game, A.KU.MU.
Missions[]
These are the missions that take place in the Shibuya District.
- Goddess of Dogenzaka
- The Monster of Shibuya
- Tokyo Apocalypse
- Transformation
- Defeat the Mass Produced Noise Tanks!
- Chase After Clutch!
- The Golden Rhinos Executives Appear!
- Future Go Go
- Dogenzaka GP
- Operation Glittering Date
Other appearances[]
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing[]
In Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, the Shibuya District of Tokyo appears via Shibuya Downtown, a racetrack that is heavily based on Shibuya Terminal from Jet Set Radio Future.
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed[]
In Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, the Shibuya District of Tokyo returns via Shibuya Downtown, being one of the few "classic" tracks from the previous game to make a return to in the sequel.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Similar to that of Shibuya-cho from Jet Set Radio, the Shibuya District is the only district from Jet Set Radio Future to be directly based on a real world location. Additionally, it is also the only district to carry the same name as its counterpart from the previous title as the counterparts for Kogane-cho (Rokkaku-dai District) and Benten-cho (99th Street District) dropped "Kogane" and "Benten" from their titles and are simply referred to as the main location for their district names.
- Due to the inclusion of Gouji's Tower, the Shibuya District is also the district with the most locations, and still does with the inclusion of Shibuya Downtown if crossover locations are counted as well.
Notes[]
- ↑ Various translators used.
References[]
- ↑ Famitsu Xbox (March 12, 2002). "Jet Set Radio Future Perfect Guidebook, page 33". Enterbrain. Retrieved on November 25, 2024.