Viewtiful Joe

Viewtiful Joe (Japanese: ビューティフルジョー, Hepburn: Byūtifuru Jō) is a side scrolling beat 'em up video game franchise created by Japanese game designer Hideki Kamiya. It follows avid movie-goer Joe, who is pulled into the world of the movies to become the superhero "Viewtiful Joe". The series is published by Capcom and was primarily developed by its subsidiary Clover Studio.