History Main / GravityScrew

* One obscure NES game, ''Metal Storm'', let the player do this pretty much at will. Some later levels required you to flip gravity multiple times in the middle of jumps to clear obstacles without falling into a BottomlessPit on either end of the screen.

** ''MetroidOtherM'' uses a similar mechanic in the rooms leading up to [[spoiler: Nightmare, as well as during the boss battle itself.]]

* DespicableMe features an anti-gravity serum.

* Part of TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon in TalesOfTheAbyss is like this, of the rotating room variety.

* The free "Space Cadet 3-D Pinball" game that comes with many Windows computers has an unlockable effect where a gravity well appears in the middle of the board, attracting pinballs towards it until one is sucked into the center, at which time gravity is normalized again.
* One of the contenders for the original computer game, SpaceWar, had an option to have a planet in the center of the screen whose gravity attracted ships and missiles toward it.
* The first secret level in ''{{Quake}}'' had about a fifth of the usual gravity.
** Ditto for the secret Satellite level in ''Quake II''.

** In ''The First Encounter'', the level "Sacred Yards" contains an area where some places have reverse gravity.

* CaveStory had a strange variant of this in the Outer Wall area, where the player fell normally, but enemies and powerups fell sideways-- even the powerups that weren't normally affected by gravity.

* ArmedAndDangerous features a weapon that reverses gravity causing enemies to fall into the sky..and then fall back to the ground with messy results.

* DynamiteHeaddy had Vice Versa, a level where the player could turn the level upside-down using switches. The [[BreatherBoss miniboss]] here had to be beaten by dropping balls on it. Right after that was [[ThatOneBoss/{{Action}} Twin Freaks]], where the look and attitude of the boss changed depending on whether gravity was reversed.

* ''[[SuperMarioLand Super Mario Land 2]]'' had the Space Zone, two levels of platforming in low gravity. The floaty jumping combined with a maze of [[SpikesOfDoom dangerous stars]] helped to turn the second stage into ThatOneLevel.
* In ''{{Game/Dystopia}}'', {{Cyberspace}} uses a combination of "variable" and "light zone" gravity. In nodes, touching certain surfaces changes the direction of gravity. In tubes, there is no gravity, but up and down change depending on where you are.

* SuperMarioGalaxy2 has Flipsville, in which you flip grates to reverse gravity. Where gravity's pointing is denoted by arrows in the sky.

* The UrExample of Gravity Screw in video games is located in ''{{Spacewar}}!'' where the ships gravitate towards the center of the level.
** The StarControl games use the same setup, with each battle being two ships dueling in space around a planet.

* The mist in the maze in HarryPotter/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire.

* There's a puzzle level in ''TalesOfSymphonia'' like this.

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** MegaMan X7 had stage where you could rotate the stage by 90 degrees via hitting a switches throughout.

** A later X game (either X7 or Command Mission, I can't remember which off the top of my head) had stage where you could rotate the stage by 90 degrees via hitting a switches throughout.

* The {{CCC}} series has an episode where gravity really [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/499466 takes a turn for the strange]].

** In one scene, the real characters are in a van rolling over, and due to [[MagicAIsMagicA dream time-dilation]], three seconds real time is ten minutes real time. Cue [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome revolving corridor fight scene]] in the dream.

* The SNES game ''Mohawk & Headphone Jack'' uses the Inverse Planet trope, but in an unusual case for the 16-bit era, makes full use of the system's rotational capabilities so that the floor is always down. The result can be very disorienting at times. You can see it in action [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnP9pLsSMV4 here]].

* ''MegaMan 5'' had Gravity Man's level (variable gravity) and Star Man's level (low gravity).

* The PC game ''RosenkreuzStilette'' had a level late in the game that worked just like Gravity Man's level, with flipping gravity. Given that the game was a tribute to ''MegaMan'' and ''{{Castlevania}}'' games, it's no surprise, really.

** The ''Dungeons and Dragons example'' above extends all the way to 3.5. In the fourth edition, they have some different Gravity Screws. On some planes gravity is subjective, so you can walk across any surface including walls and ceilings. Also, you can simply choose not to be affected and effectively fly with poor maneuverability.

* ''Luigi's Mansion'' has one of these in the Tea Room.

** And Battlefield of the same game features floaty gravity.