Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble

Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble, known in Japan as Viewtiful Joe Battle Carnival is a video game available for the Nintendo GameCube and the PlayStation Portable. It is a slightly mission-based beat 'em up somewhat similar in style to Super Smash Bros. Melee and Power Stone, though it uses a modified engine from previous games in the series, featuring characters and powers from the Viewtiful Joe games and anime.

The game was originally announced under the title Viewtiful Joe: VFX Battle, and early reports stated that it was to be released for the PlayStation 2. In North America, the GameCube version of the game was included as part of promotion by the Johnny Rockets restaurant chain.

In this game, based on the anime series, Captain Blue is working on his latest film, and in order to determine who will get the lead role, he holds a battle tournament between those who are auditioning. However, as the player progresses through the films, it seems that some strange things are afoot, as unauthorized equipment keep showing up and things seem a bit too dangerous. Suddenly, Rachel is possessed by the equipment, transforming into Tsukumo. He silently arranges to sabotage the picture by stealing and replacing props and putting the crew in increasingly dangerous situations. He is enraged that all the mechanical cameras, microphones, and other movie-making devices are never given an actual role in the very movies they help to make. After Tsukumo is defeated, Joe explains that the equipment plays an integral part in the process, so he leaves happily. Blue, meanwhile, decides to make Tsukumo the star of his picture, much to everyone's surprise.

The PlayStation Portable version of the game contains a few exclusive additions.
More playable characters from the Viewtiful Joe and Devil May Cry games.
Single-Player Trial Mode with an assortment of mini-games
Game Sharing mode for limited multi-player action with only one copy of the game