Hi all, I noticed nobody posted an FAQ for the PSP
version of this game, so I figure I'd step in and
write one up just to help anyone and everyone who
has this game, and is trying to unlock some of the
new features (or anything in general).
If you've ever played the GameCube version of this
game and wondered what the PSP version has that
the GameCube version doesn't, (and vice versa)
this section's for you. All of the PSP exclusive
features will be detailed in the "New Features"
section.
-The screen ratio is obviously different.
-As are the controls.
-The graphics are much more sharper in the PSP
version.
-The backgrounds during VFX battles are different.
-When pausing the game in the PSP version the
"announcer" says only one line, instead of
random lines like in the GameCube version.
-There is a challenge mode, and ad hoc mode
in the PSP version.
-characters faced during the movie "Riddle of the
Incan Empire" are different.
-Characters faced during the movie "Atlantis: Four
Adventures of the Sea SPECIAL EDITION" are
different.
-The PSP roster now includes Dante.
-Certain characters have new EX costumes, and their
original EX costumes replace their original 4th
costume in the PSP version.
-ALL EX costumes that are now given mugshots
during gameplay in the PSP version.
-EX Costumes that are exclusive to the PSP version
are given face portraits in the character select
screen as well. EX Costumes for characters that
were not given a new "EX Costume Character" still
have that black question mark face as their face
portrait. In short, the artists of this game
are lazy as hell.
The PSP version includes a challenge mode with
varying challenges using the cast of Red Hot
Rumble. There are 40 challenges that when fully
completed, serve as an alternative method for
unlocking EX colors. Keep in mind that you begin
with only the 1st 10 challenges available, and
you unlock more challenges as you comlete chal-
lenges.
The PSP version of this game comes with ONE extra
character, Dante from the Devil May Cry series.
All of the other Devil May Cry characters you've
been hearing about are just EX costumes for the
rest of the cast. Here's the lowdown on ALL of the
new "characters" in the PSP version of Red Hot
Rumble:
-Devil Buster Dante (Unique Character)
-Mighty Trish (EX costume for Sexy Silvia)
-Dark Angel Nelo Angelo (EX costume for Dark Hero
Jet Black)
-Marionette (EX costume for Fighter Bianky and
Friends.)
-Sparda (EX Costume for Devil Buster Dante)
-Jasmine (EX Costume for Heroine Silvia)
-Junko (EX Costume for Sprocket)
-Rex Majin (EX Costume for Blade Master Alastor)
Sadly, the characters above are only costumes,
which means all the attack effects, voices, and
animations, (excluding Trish's standing animation)
are the EXACT SAME as their base character.
It's also interesting to note that Silvia,
Alastor, and Sprocket's 4th colors are their
original EX colors, and HAVE face portraits.
However, everyone else's EX colors (not including
the characters mentioned above) STILL have that
black face. The artists for this game are mad
lazy...
Since they threw in all these characters, they had
to implement them in Story Mode somehow, right?
The movies, "Riddle of the Incan Empire" and
"Atlantis: Adventures of the Four Seas SPECIAL
EDITION" have different scripts from their Game
Cube originals. Here's the differences:
Riddle of the Incan Empire:
-In stage 3, Captain Blue tells the cast that the
plane they're borrowing for the scene is actually
Dante's.
-In the Boss Stage, you fight Virracocha with
Dante instead of Alastor.
-In general, all of the lines from Stage 3 onwards
are different.
-Upon completing this movie, you unlock Dante.
Atlantis: Adventures of the Four Seas SPECIAL
EDITION:
-The entire script is now different. Capatin
Blue decides to make a movie using the Devil
May Cry cast. Also, Mundus kidnaps Trish.
-The endboss for this movie is now Mundus,
who's basically Poseidon but with a slightly
different character model.
-The opponents for this movie are various members
of the Devil May Cry cast.
There are two options you can access in Ad Hoc
Mode, Wi-Fi Battle and Game Sharing. Wi-Fighting
allows people who have the game to face each
other. Anything either player has unlocked is
accessible. This means, if you've unlocked all
the stages, and your friend has all the characters,
when you play each other via wi-fi, you can
choose ALL the characters and ALL the stages.
Game Sharing on the other hand allows people who
don't have a copy of the game to play with
someone who does. All the characters that person
has unlocked are accessible, but not the stages.
Dante is a seriously strong character, and plays
like a mix of Sylvia and Alastor. His moveset is
based off of his Devil May Cry and Viewtiful Joe
appeareances.
Legend:
-Attack- Basic Attack Button (Square)
-Special- Special Attack Button (Triangle or
(Circle)
-[Ground]- Move can only be used when Dante
is standing on something.
-[Mid-air]- Move can only be used when Dante
is in the air.
-[Both]- Move can be used on ground or in
mid-air.
Basic Attack:
Ebony&Ivory: Attack+Any Direction [Both]
-Dante stands and fires Ebony&Ivory in all eight
directions.
-If fired in mid-air, he slowly floats
downward.
-He fires as long as the button is held
down.
Round Trip: Special [Both]
-Dante hurls his sword forward, and the sword
rotates in place before returning.
-Without his sword, Dante cannot use any special
attacks.
-It's possible to be charged for further damage
and distance by holding down the Special button.
-Any enemy hit with Round Trip is stunned, until
they're knocked down or away.
Stinger: Special+Down&Forward [Ground]
-Dante rushes forward with his sword extended, and
sends them flying forward.
-It's a very powerful move.
-Dante is NOT affected by gravity while doing this
move.
Sparda Kick: Special+Down&Forward [Mid-air]
-Dante sails diagonally with a flying kick.
-Dante does not stop moving until he hits
something or the move is cancelled.
Sliding: Special+Down [Ground]
-Dante slides along the ground, similar to Joe's
Slide.
-Doesn't send enemy flying, but knocks them down.
Inferno: Special+Down [Mid-air]
-Dante slams into the ground with his fist cre-
ating a powerful explosion.
-The move does more damage and creates a bigger
blast the higher you are in the air before slam-
ming into the ground.
Devil Trigger: Hold Special
-Dante transforms using his Devil Trigger.
-You must hold Special until Dante flashes thrice,
otherwise you'll accidentally use Round Trip
-Dante will eventually transform automatically
after flashing thrice.
-Dante flies around the screen wherever the stick
or d-pad his held.
-Dante flies seriously fast.
-Pressing Attack will cause Dante to use Vortex, a
spinning attack similar to Alastor's Vortex in
the direction Dante was traveling.
-Pressing Special will cause Dante to use a burst
of electricity similar to Captain Blue, but
with much more range.
-The damage and range this move has is unbelieve-
able, and is perfect for taking out bosses.
This is how you unlock everything in the game.
Don't read on if you don't want to know what you
have left to unlock, or if you want to figure
everything out on your own.
-Simply play through story mode to unlock the
first six movies.
-To unlock the Special Editions of the first six
movies, collect all of their V-Puzzle Pieces.
Each movie has 16 V-Puzzle pieces EACH.
Special Editions are movies where you face the
un-transformed version of the character you
faced in the regular version. However, the
stage requirements are usually tougher, and the
boss must be defeated without dying.
-To unlock the movie "Les Acteurs Incroyable",
beat the first six movies. It's basically the
final boss battle of Viewtiful Joe Red Hot Rumble.
-To unlock "BOSS*BOSS*BANG*BANG", beat all of the
normal AND Special Edition Movies.
BOSS*BOSS*BANG*BANG is a boss rush, meaning you
have to take on all the bosses in the game.
(Thankfully, it's only their regular editions.)
However, you have to do so ON YOUR OWN, WITHOUT
DYING. Think you're up to the task?
-To unlock "Red Hot Rumble", you have to beat
BOSS*BOSS*BANG*BANG.
Red Hot Rumble is interesting, since the
stages and characters faced are COMPLETELY random.
-To unlock "The Hidden Hideout" you have to beat
any movie with Charles the Third, Hulk Davidson,
and Gran Bruce. You don't have to beat the same
movie with all three, you just have to use
them to beat a movie.
The stages in this movie are the stages that
feature these three.
-The option to use EX costumes is unlocked by
two means:
-Complete ALL of the V-Puzzles
-Complete ALL of the Challenges
-Stages for Vs. Mode are unlocked by playing
through Story Mode.
-Challenges are unlocked by clearing challenges.
-Movie clips in the V-Gallery are unlocked by
viewing them in Story Mode. You begin with the
Viewtiful Joe Anime Clip already available.
-Artwork is unlocked by completing the V-Puzzles
for the Special Editions.
-You can unlock different announcers by playing
through "BOSS*BOSS*BANG*BANG" and "Red Hot
Rumble". Unlike the GameCube version, your
announcers and their line is random.
