Jet Set Radio

I know that among all my ratings on here, this is one of the ones that will draw the most flak - Jet Set Radio's a bit of a cult classic, as can be seen by the excitement the 2012 PSN / XBLA reboot generated, and it's the kind of game that at first glance seems innocent enough, and free enough of any major flaws, to not really generate any hate. Fair enough, I guess, and despite the low rating, this isn't a game I'll go on some huge rant about if somebody brings it up in real life like I might with some of the others I've given the same rating. All I'll say is that I don't remember having less fun right from the word go with any other console game I've owned - the controls felt awkward, stiff, and counter-intuitive, the storyline alternated between being tacked-on and nonexistent, the gameplay was excruciatingly repetitive at times, the characters on both sides were totally interchangeable, the world it's set in didn't feel like it really had much thought put into it (either conceptually or in terms of planning out the levels), the difficulty swung wildly, and the cartoony style, while undeniably innovative at the time, just grated on me. I just never really felt like I knew what I was doing or - more importantly - why I was doing it. I don't *hate* Jet Set Radio, that feels like far too strong a word, but I can't deny that it left me feeling completely empty and unfulfilled. Not even Bubsy 3D managed that.