Reviewed by: Dissectional, [4.5/5]. "It's a fresh twist on your traditional side scrolling beat 'em up." (October 21, 2003)

Review, by Raymond Padilla: "Mixing classic gameplay and modern twists with gorgeous and distinct graphics, this is one of the best GCN games of 2003." [Score: 5 out of 5] (October 08, 2003)

Preview, by Bryn Williams: "The ever popular graphical style of cel-shading is inflicted once again in Viewtiful Joe, but I've never seen such good use of this technique until now." (June 26, 2003)