History Main / ContainerMaze

* Occurs in the ''Manga/SailorMoon'' episode where Sailor Venus is unveiled. The Sailor Warriors and Tuxedo Mask have to navigate the stacks of massive crates and shipping containers at Tokyo Harbor to reach the location of the tied-up fake Sailor Moon (who is really Zoisite in disguise, but the heroes don't know that and think that they are rescuing an innocent civilian). After Zoisite has revealed himself, he chases an injured Tuxedo Mask through the stacks of crates inside a warehouse.

* Done intentionally in ''TheZombieSurvivalGuide''. A zombie attack takes place on a crowded dock. The workers make a maze of packing containers to stop (or squash) the zombies.

* ''Welcome to the Punch'' (2013). [[spoiler:A clue written on the hand of a murdered witness is Punch 119, the number of a shipping container, where the final denouement/shootout takes place.]]

* Icirrus City's Cold Storage in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite''. Made extremely frustrating by all the FrictionlessIce you have to navigate to get through it. And on top of that, you have to navigate it twice. Once during the game, and again post game because one of the Seven Sages is hiding there.

* ''Hanna'' has a chase scene in this kind of setting.

* The second ''ArmyOfDarkness'' tie in games. Those damned mouth-portals...

[[caption-width-right:320:You'll never guess what the stage's [[OldManMurray Start-to-Crate Rating]] was.]]

* TheBatman had one where ThePenguin takes control of Manbat.

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* Occurs in the ''Anime/SailorMoon'' episode where Sailor Venus is unveiled. The Sailor Warriors and Tuxedo Mask have to navigate the stacks of massive crates and shipping containers at Tokyo Harbor to reach the location of the tied-up fake Sailor Moon (who is Zoicite in disguise, but the heroes don't know that and don't have enough info to rule out her being a coerced civilian)

* Parts of the Factory and Control Center in ''VideoGame/Winback'', also occasionally using MobileMaze elements.

* The ''SoldierOfFortune'' series has these in New York (first game), Prague, and Hong Kong (both second game).

* ''{{Primeval}}'' episode 4x02.

* At the end of ''HeavyRain'', the Origami Killer can chase Madison through one of these.

* A big part of the open sandbox game ''TotalOverdose''

* In ''[[ThePendragonAdventure The Quillian Games]]'' Bobby is attacked by quigs and chased by Dados through one of these.

* Icirrus City's Cold Storage in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite''. Made extremely frustrating by all the FrictionlessIce you have to navigate to get through it.

* In ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' the fight versus Raven, you have to hide between the crates that all look alike and take him down by firing at his back.

* Parts of the Factory and Control Center in ''{{Winback}}'', also occasionally using MobileMaze elements.

* The cargohold of ''Series/RedDwarf'' is portrayed as such.

Any environment with a large quantity of similar-looking stackable items is a great candidate for one of these, e.g. packing [[CrateExpectations crates]] in a warehouse, or cardboard boxes in a storeroom.

* ''FutureWar'' features this with cardboard boxes. Subverted when [[spoiler:one character just smashes through the wall of empty boxes]].
* ''BatmanBegins'', when Batman is hunting mobsters by the docks.
* Area 51 in ''IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' has a looser version of this.

* ''ThisIslandEarth'' isn't an example, but the ''MysteryScienceTheater3000'' crew treat it like it is:

* In [[ThePendragonAdventure The Quillian Games]] Bobby is attacked by quigs and chased by Dados through one of these.

* Lots of the levels in the original ''HalfLife'' (and its expansions) are this trope. Warehouses full of crates, yards full of shipping containers... ''[[HalfLife Half-Life 2]]'' has at least one.

* In ''MetalGear'' the fight versus Raven, you have to hide between the crates that all look alike and take him down by firing at his back.
* One of the later levels on ''ResidentEvil 5'' is like this.
* A number of ship and warehouse maps in ''CityOfHeroes''. Also shows up in Independence Port.

* A big part of the open sandbox game ''Total Overdose''
* The second ''Army Of Darkness'' tie in games. Those damned mouth-portals...
* In one mission of ''GrandTheftAuto: Vice City Stories'', you have to remove explosive crates from a [[IncendiaryExponent burning]] warehouse maze, with [[MobileMaze paths becoming blocked]] as the fire rages.

* ''MetroidOtherM'' contains a BossBattle in a location like this.

* ''PerfectDark'' has "Area 51: Rescue" as well as a multiplayer level based on the same ("Warehouse").
* Icirrus City's Cold Storage in ''PokemonBlackAndWhite''. Made extremely frustrating by all the FrictionlessIce you have to navigate to get through it.

* ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' has one and a half in "You Scratch My Back".
* ''GeneratorRex'' in his fight against Cane.

Our heroes find themselves at the docks. The baddie or monster is lurking somewhere nearby; unfortunately, there's a whole mess of shipping containers piled up everywhere, forming an environment like a maze. The containers all look similar, so searching for the target is confusing for both the heroes and the audience. There could be anything lurking around any corner, or in any of the containers...

* One of the BMW Films The Hire short films features a brief car chase in one of these. The hero tries first to hide in between the containers by turning off his engine and lights (presumably to demonstrate how easy it is to [[MerchandiseDriven turn on and off the headlights]]), only for the bad guys to spot them and a chase to re-ensue.

* Area 51 in ''IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' has a looser version of this.

* ''{{Film/The A Team}}'' climax occurs a dock loaded with containers, as part of an elaborate ShellGame.
* ''ThisIslandEarth'' isn't an example, but the ''MysteryScienceTheater3000'' crew treat it like it is:
--> '''Tom Servo:''' Joe, I'm in one of these boxes. Find me!

* In [[ThePendragonAdventure The Quillian Games]] Bobby is attacked by quigs and chased by Dados through one of these.
* Done intentionally in ''TheZombieSurvivalGuide''. A zombie attack takes place on a crowded dock. The workers make a maze of packing containers to stop (or squash) the zombies.

* ''{{Primeval}}'' episode 4x02.

* ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' once had to find an incapacitated Gwen in one of these.

* The second level of episode two of ''{{Doom}}'', "Containment Area", has a rather famous crate maze filled with imps.
* Lots of the levels in the original ''HalfLife'' (and its expansions) are this trope. Warehouses full of crates, yards full of shipping containers... ''[[HalfLife Half-Life 2]]'' has at least one.
* At the end of ''HeavyRain'', the Origami Killer can chase Madison through one of these.
* ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'', there's also the giant cranes and forklifts to contend with, making it somewhat mobile in spots.

* One of the later levels on ''ResidentEvil 5'' is like this.

* In ''VideoGame/{{inFamous}}'' the Dust Men have basically constructed a fortress out of shipping containers in the Warren, with the flat sided sides preventing Cole from being able to [[WallCrawl clamber up them as he can with regular buildings]], forcing him to fight his way through the maze until he can reach a ladder up on top of the crates which he then has to navigate without falling.

* ''VideoGame/DeadSpace2'' features a locking dock chock full of shipping containers. Oh, and a dozen or so raptor-like necromorphs.
* ''VideoGame/{{Golden Eye 1997}}'' has a few levels like this, notably "Depot" and "Train".

* ''GeneratorRex'' in his fight against Cane.

* The cargohold of ''RedDwarf'' is portrayed as such.

* DeadSpace 2 features a locking dock chock full of shipping containers. Oh, and a dozen or so raptor-like necromorphs.

* Done intentionally in ''The Zombie Survival Guide''. A zombie attack takes place on a crowded dock. The workers make a maze of packing containers to stop (or squash) the zombies.

* Lots of the levels in the original ''[[HalfLife Half-Life]]'' (and its expansions) are this trope. Warehouses full of crates, yards full of shipping containers... ''[[HalfLife Half-Life 2]]'' has at least one.

* One of the later levels on ''[[ResidentEvil Resident Evil 5]]'' is like this.

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* Presumably The Container Store is *not* an example of this.