Viewtiful Joe
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Viewtiful Joe is a stylish, side-scrolling action game known for its cel-shaded comic-book aesthetic and time-manipulation combat, originally released for the Nintendo GameCube.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Viewtiful Joe canonical | 4 |
| Viewtiful Joe 2 | 1 |
| Viewtiful Joe anime series | 1 |
| Viewtiful Joe series | 1 |
| Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11594429 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Viewtiful Joe Context triple: [Shinji Mikami, notableWork, Viewtiful Joe]
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A.
Fighting Joe
Fighting Joe was the nickname of Joseph Wheeler, a prominent Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War who later served as a U.S. Army general and congressman.
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B.
Fighting Joe
Fighting Joe was the nickname of Union Army Major General Joseph Hooker, best known for his aggressive but ultimately unsuccessful leadership during the American Civil War.
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C.
Phantom Joe
Phantom Joe is the nickname of Joe Malone, a legendary early 20th-century Canadian ice hockey player renowned for his prolific goal scoring in the National Hockey League.
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D.
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim is a comedic 1990s run-and-gun video game and media franchise starring a super-suited earthworm hero battling bizarre villains in a surreal sci-fi universe.
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E.
Rootabaga Stories
Rootabaga Stories is a whimsical collection of American fairy tales for children by poet Carl Sandburg, known for its imaginative language and Midwestern folk flavor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Viewtiful Joe Target entity description: Viewtiful Joe is a stylish, side-scrolling action game known for its cel-shaded comic-book aesthetic and time-manipulation combat, originally released for the Nintendo GameCube.
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A.
Fighting Joe
Fighting Joe was the nickname of Joseph Wheeler, a prominent Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War who later served as a U.S. Army general and congressman.
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B.
Fighting Joe
Fighting Joe was the nickname of Union Army Major General Joseph Hooker, best known for his aggressive but ultimately unsuccessful leadership during the American Civil War.
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C.
Phantom Joe
Phantom Joe is the nickname of Joe Malone, a legendary early 20th-century Canadian ice hockey player renowned for his prolific goal scoring in the National Hockey League.
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D.
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim is a comedic 1990s run-and-gun video game and media franchise starring a super-suited earthworm hero battling bizarre villains in a surreal sci-fi universe.
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E.
Rootabaga Stories
Rootabaga Stories is a whimsical collection of American fairy tales for children by poet Carl Sandburg, known for its imaginative language and Midwestern folk flavor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
beat 'em up game
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side-scrolling action game ⓘ video game ⓘ |
| antagonistGroup | Jadow ⓘ |
| artStyle |
cel-shaded
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comic-book aesthetic ⓘ |
| awarded | GameCube Game of the Year awards from multiple publications ⓘ |
| cameraPerspective | 2.5D side view ⓘ |
| combatSystem | combo-based melee combat ⓘ |
| designer | Hideki Kamiya ⓘ |
| developer | Clover Studio ⓘ |
| director | Hideki Kamiya ⓘ |
| ESRBRating |
T for Teen
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linked to:
ESRB T
|
| feature |
VFX powers
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mach speed ability ⓘ slow motion ability ⓘ time manipulation mechanics ⓘ zoom ability ⓘ |
| firstReleasePlatform | Nintendo GameCube ⓘ |
| firstReleaseRegion | Japan ⓘ |
| franchiseSpinOff |
Viewtiful Joe 2
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linked to:
Viewtiful Joe
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! ⓘ
linked to:
Viewtiful Joe
Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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beat 'em up ⓘ side-scrolling ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Viewtiful Joe anime series
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linked to:
Viewtiful Joe
|
| mainCharacterAlias | Viewtiful Joe ⓘ |
| mode | single-player ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high difficulty
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innovative use of film-themed powers ⓘ stylish combat system ⓘ |
| platform |
Nintendo GameCube
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PlayStation 2 ⓘ |
| producer | Atsushi Inaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Joe ⓘ |
| PS2PortPublisher | Capcom ⓘ |
| PS2PortReleaseYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| publisher | Capcom ⓘ |
| publisherRegion |
Capcom Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Capcom
Capcom USA ⓘ
linked to:
Capcom
|
| ratingSystem | ESRB ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| releaseYearEurope | 2003 ⓘ |
| releaseYearJapan | 2003 ⓘ |
| releaseYearNorthAmerica | 2003 ⓘ |
| series |
Viewtiful Joe series
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linked to:
Viewtiful Joe
|
| setting | Movieland ⓘ |
| supportingCharacter | Silvia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Viewtiful Joe Description of subject: Viewtiful Joe is a stylish, side-scrolling action game known for its cel-shaded comic-book aesthetic and time-manipulation combat, originally released for the Nintendo GameCube.
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