Going back to JSR, I could see how it can be disliked. Great music, great artstyle and visuals BUT it is slow. I booted up the game last September and I was amazed at how slow it feels, I could have sworn if was faster back in 2000. Considering they're on rocket skates, you'd think they'd go a bit faster. Garam and Pots are, I think, the fastest characters so I generally play as them. Combo? NO WAY!
However, I do love the gameplay and enjoyed the level design. It's funny, because JSRF addressed the speed issue by making the characters truly fast but junked up the gameplay. Sort of a trade off I guess. Fast skating, but no graffifi joystick moves or boss battles occurring during gameplay.