Viewtiful Joe 2, known in Japan as Viewtiful Joe 2: Secret of the Black Film,[a] is a video game and sequel to Viewtiful Joe. The game was developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom in 2004 for the GameCube and PlayStation 2. The game s story begins precisely where the original Viewtiful Joe left off, with the beginning of an alien invasion of Movieland by a villainous organization called Gedow . The group is led by an unseen being known as the Black Emperor , whose proclaims his goal to collect the special Rainbow Oscars, seven statuettes which contain the power of the happy ending . Straight from their previous adventure, superhero Viewtiful Joe and his girlfriend Sexy Silvia quickly charge themselves with stopping Gedow s evil plans.