Viewtiful Joe/Getting Started

Health
Joe's health, called Life, appears at the top left of the screen as a series of hearts. As you progress you can increase the maximum number of hearts by purchasing Life upgrades from the Power Up! store. When you take damage you will lose a half of a heart or more. If you lose all of your hearts you will lose a life and start over from the beginning of the room you were in.

Lives
If you run out of lives you will have to continue from the start of the zone. You purchase extra lives from the Power Up! store by buying L.I.V upgrades.

Items
Joe can pick up various items to give himself a boost.

V-Reels
V-Reels can be collected to increase the length of the VFX Gauge for the rest of the current episode. At the start of each episode, the VFX Gauge will reset to its base level, with only the main section available and the 5 extra sections locked. Each episode contains 250 reels total. For every 50 V-Reels you collect, one section of the gauge will unlock. Finding all the V-Reels in an episode will earn you a bonus at the end of the episode.

Burgers
Burgers restore Joe's health. Burgers and Fries restore even more.

V-Coins
V-Coins are equivalent to V-Points, the currency or the game as well as a major component of the scoring system. Use V-Points to purchase new abilities and upgrades at the Power Up! store.

Bottles
Pick up Blue Bottle to instantly restore some of the VFX gauge. If you find a rare Red Bottle, you’ll have unlimited VFX for a limited time.

Difficulty
There are several difficulties that are unlockable and playable in the game, each with their own differences that slightly alter the style of gameplay.
 * Kids: The easiest mode. Enemies have low HP and attack power.
 * Adult: Standard difficultly mode. Enemies have moderate HP and attack power.
 * V-Rated: Hard mode. Enemies hit hard and have more HP. Also tougher enemies appear sooner and more often than in Adult mode.
 * Ultra V-Rated: Very hard mode. Enemies pack a wallop and have high HP. Powerful enemies appear early and often. Most significantly, red death marks do not appear to warn the player of incoming attacks, so watching the enemies becomes vital to survival.