Reinstall
This article first appeared in PC Gamer magazine issue 388 in September 2023, as part of our Reinstall series. Every month we load up a beloved classic—and find out whether it holds up to our modern gaming sensibilities.
Jet Set Radioooooooo!— yells DJ Profesor K, as the title screen bursts into life with a remix worthy of Fatboy Slim himself. The cel-shaded action skater game with a Y2K aesthetic and a cool electronic, funk and hip-hop soundtrack—that is still dynamite to this day, might I add—is undergoing a bit of a resurgence as of late. This has all stemmed from the lead-up and launch of Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, a spiritual successor that builds upon everything that made the original so damn engrossing.
