Chuo Street (チュウオウ街 Chūō Machi?, lit. Central Street) is an area connected to Shibuya Terminal, in which the player fights against several Rokkaku Police tanks and the Golden Rhinos bigwig, Major Arms.
Overview[]
Chuo Street is only accessible via Shibuya Terminal. Considering its literal translation name, the area seems to be an expansion on or inspired by Center Street from Shibuya-cho in Jet Set Radio, as like that area, Chuo Street is a shopping district. Similar to Dogenzaka Hill, Chuo Street is a loop, although the map shows diverging paths, they are usually dead-ends that force the player to go back. Similar to Dogenzaka, there is a winding sewer halfpipe players can take to put them near the entrance area, or go through an fenced off alley with garbage for the same result.
Story[]
In the story, Chuo Street is first mentioned by DJ Professor K in his first radio broadcast for the game, noting how the record store in the area was recently attacked, being part of Tokyo's "one bad trip". The first time the player arrives at Chuo Street, it is covered in Poison Jam's graffiti and must be buried under the player's own tags. Partway through this, however, Hayashi and the Rokkaku Police show up with a small squadron of tanks. The quickest way to dispatch the tanks is to grind along the barrel and tag the occupants of them. There are six tanks in total for this encounter. After the six tanks have been taken out, Hayashi appears on top of the building next to this level's save point. Hayashi can be defeated by tagging him out normally or knocking him off the building to end the battle in a hurry.
After tagging all of Poison Jam's graffiti in this level, the three monster skaters will appear near the iguana statue. Poison Jam will challenge the players to a race around Chuo Street. Upon defeating Poison Jam in the race, Poison Jam will travel to Rokkaku-dai Heights and will unlock the second half of that level.
During chapter 7 the GG's come back to Chuo Street as they are trying to find Clutch, when caught, he reveals where Yoyo is being held captive. In chapter 8 they return once again to take out the Golden Rhinos bigwig, Major Arms. He is ultimately defeated by the Golden Rhinos themselves as he gets caught up in their missile strike.
Mystery Tape[]
The Mystery Tape for Chuo Street can be found between the legs of the giant iguana statue in the uppermost area of the level.
Street Challenges[]
- Grind Combo x 10
- Air Combo x 4
- 30 Tricks
- 60,000 points
- G->W->G->W->... reach for the sewer
Graffiti Souls[]
There are eight Graffiti Souls that can be collected at Chuo Street. Three pre-spawned ones, and five unlockable ones that only appear after completing the Street Challenges.
Pre-spawned[]
- Grind up the telephone poles to reach the canal area. Before jumping across the first gap, look for an opening located to the right side. Boost into that opening and follow it down to find this Graffiti Soul. (No. 037)
- Inside a crevice on the other side of the water area. Will require a boost dash to reach. (No. 064)
- Located on a green platform close to one of the exits to Shibuya Terminal. A boost dash is required to get this soul. (No. 095)
Street Challenges[]
- Grind Combo x 10: Located in the huge square with water. Boost Dash to reach this soul. (No. 122)
- Air Combo x 4: Located in a crevice near the building where Hayashi spawns in Chapter 2. (No. 009)
- 30 Tricks: Grind up the iguana statue and jump to get this soul. (No. 038)
- 60,000 points: Located on a green platform opposite of No. 095. (No. 065)
- G->W->G->W->... reach for the sewer: Located in a crevice near the road. (No. 096)
Tags[]
Unlockable characters[]
During the story[]
- Chuo Street is one of the three areas visited by Clutch after he has stolen the GG's Graffiti Souls. He will appear at the base of the iguana statue near the Mystery Tape. He will stay here for about 3 minutes before moving to Kibogaoka Hill, near the entrance to that level.
Post game[]
- Roboy can be unlocked as a playable character by earning a 'Jet' ranking in the Test Runs for Chuo Street.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- According to Ryuta Ueda, Chuo Street was inspired by Shinjuku, a special ward of the Kantō region.[1]
- This is the only area in Jet Set Radio Future that has two exits to the same location.
- The Noise Tanks serve as the practice rival for this location in the multiplayer mode.
- Chuo Street is also one of the four areas from the story that is available as a playable area in VS. Mode along with the Future Site of the Rokkaku Expo Stadium, the Bottom Point of the Sewage Facility, and Highway Zero.
References[]
- ↑ Martinez, Kay (February 22, 2024) The Visionary Mind Behind Jet Set Radio | Documentary. YouTube. Retrieved on February 23, 2024.