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Toxic (Masculinity) Crusaders
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| WII U | BAD | THE WONDERFUL 101 |
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Viewtiful Joe's light-hearted, personable theme of the everyday-hero is what made it so popular. It literally conveyed the familiar story of an "everyday Joe" being a hero in the city, while simultaneously breathing new life into it with new perspectives. On the surface, super powers come to mind, but one of the other big things that didn't stand out quite as much were the bosses. Mostly based-on animals, the bosses in the Viewtiful Joe series could be described as a satirical tribute to iconic movies. The Wonderful 101 does this, but in a slightly different manner. The Wonderful 101 pays the same tribute, but to iconic video games. The keen eye can spot references to StarFox (which Platinum also worked on for the Wii U), Gradius (said to be a favorite of Kamiya), Metroid, Punch-Out!!, and even Super Mario Bros. Of course, Wonderful 101 pays heavy tribute to Platinum staff's previous Capcom works like Viewtiful Joe, GodHand, and Okami. |
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