I only mentioned to my flatmate the other day, where are all the sideways scrolling beat em ups of yesterday?
I pre-ordered Viewtiful Joe, not really knowing a lot about it. The screenshots and movies of this game do not do it justice, you can only realise the beauty of this game when you play it.
The graphics are amazing, the gameplay is superb. Essentially, the game is a side scrolling beat-em-up/platformer with a heavy emphasis on puzzle solving and learning how to properly kill your enemies.
I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys action games, the only downsides is that I found the movie storyline a little boring (bad voice acting) and it is very very tough, which may make some gamers throw their pads in frustration.