IGN recently got a hands-on look at the Viewtiful Joe DS demo debuting at E3. They were impressed. The game takes advantage of the touch screen in unique and refreshing ways, offering new hope for the future of Nintendo's wayward handheld.

At its core the DS version is the same old Joe fans have come to cherish. But players will quickly notice that the VFX abilities have undergone a complete overhaul:

"Players, for example, can literally split the scene on the lower screen, dividing the environment in half horizontally to do specific tasks. So, for example, say there's a fire blocking your way. By splitting the scene and sliding the upper half over, you might be able to break a waterpipe and spray water down onto the fire below. Or, you might need to kick a huge bomb straight up in the air, but an object prevents it from getting as high as it can. Split the scene and move it out of the way… The scene split's a simple matter of dragging your finger across the screen from left to right or right to left. "

Sounds wild. Look for Viewtiful Joe DS to be hitting the streets this fall.