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* EasterEgg: When reloading certain weapons, there's a one in ten thousand chance that you'll get a humorous reload animation, including tossing bullets into the chamber of a revolver, making your pistol perform a disappearing act, or having a third hand give you a magazine for your assault rifle.

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* EasterEgg: Several, such as images of Visceral staff appearing on billboards and more quirky ones:
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When reloading certain weapons, there's a one in ten thousand chance that you'll get a humorous reload animation, including tossing bullets into the chamber of a revolver, making your pistol perform a disappearing act, or having a third hand give you a magazine for your assault rifle.rifle.
** In some multiplayer maps, doughnut boxes can actually be spotted by cops with hilarious enthusiasm.
--->'''Police Officer:''' [[DonutMessWithACop Hell yeah! Delicious doughnuts spotted!]]


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* ShoutOut: As of the Feb 5th second beta, quite a few have been seen.
** A movie poster showing 'The Dead Rise' is styled similarly to VideoGame/TheWalkingDead.
** *Upon spotting enemy player wielding T62 CEW*
-->'''Player''': [[MemeticMutation Don't taze me bro!!]]"
** When the Syndicate Hacker gives a squad the 'Fast Deployment' upgrade, he may tell them that, "[[LegendOfZelda ...its too dangerous to go alone.]]"
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* EasterEgg: When reloading certain weapons, there's a one in ten thousand chance that you'll get a humorous reload animation, including tossing bullets into the chamber of a revolver, making your pistol perform a disappearing act, or having a third hand give you a magazine for your assault rifle.
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* EscortMission: In the "Crosshair" game type, the police team is tasked with escorting the VIP past the criminals to extraction. The VIP is a player character and is armed with a HandCannon.



* HandCannon: The "[[AKA47 Bald Eagle]]" and the .44 Magnum,

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* HandCannon: The "[[AKA47 Bald Eagle]]" and the .44 Magnum,Magnum.


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* HostageSituation: In the "Rescue" game type, very reminiscent of ''VideoGame/CounterStrike'', the criminals are holding two hostages, which the police are tasked with freeing.
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* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: The developers have mentioned that bullets do not penetrate car doors in-game to [[AntiFrustrationFeatures make riding in one less frustrating and dangerous.]]

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* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: The developers have mentioned that bullets do not penetrate car doors in-game to [[AntiFrustrationFeatures make riding in one less frustrating and dangerous.]]in-game, making cars more viable.
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* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: The developers have mentioned that bullets do not penetrate car doors in-game to [[AntiFrustrationFeatures make riding in one less frustrating and dangerous.]]
** Motorcycles and cars can survive long jumps and falls [[RuleOfFun because it's exciting]], [[RuleOfCool invoking action movies.]]
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* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: The Ballistic Shield, unlike in ''VideoGame/Battlefield 4'', protects its user from ''all'' small arms fire and even explosives. Wearing it on the back will also provide some protection.

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* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: The Ballistic Shield, unlike in ''VideoGame/Battlefield 4'', ''VideoGame/{{Battlefield 4}}'', protects its user from ''all'' small arms fire and even explosives. Wearing it on the back will also provide some protection.
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** In a rather odd twist, the player may customize it to ''[[InvertedTrope reattach the stock and/or barrels.]]

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** In a rather odd twist, the player may customize it to ''[[InvertedTrope [[InvertedTrope reattach the stock and/or barrels.]]
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* CarFu: Of course.


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* [[GrapplingHookPistol Grappling Hook Launcher]]: A gadget available to all player classes. Unlike most examples of this trope, it makes a climbable rope to a ledge, rather than pulling its user upwards.


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* LawmanBaton: Several different batons are available as melee weapons for the police.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: The Ballistic Shield, unlike in ''VideoGame/Battlefield 4'', protects its user from ''all'' small arms fire and even explosives. Wearing it on the back will also provide some protection.


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* SawedOffShotgun: Of the side-by-side double-barreled variety.
**In a rather odd twist, the player may customize it to ''[[InvertedTrope reattach the stock and/or barrels.]]
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*HollywoodCalifornia: Almost every multiplayer location is in California: Los Angeles and South Central. The map "Dust Bowl" is in the California desert, though.


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* OnlyInMiami: The singleplayer storyline is centered in Miami.
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* UniversalDriversLicense: Of course you can pilot a helicopter!

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* UniversalDriversLicense: Of course you can pilot a helicopter!helicopter!
* XMeetsY: ''VideoGame/{{Battlefield}}'' meets ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto''.
** With elements of ''VideoGame/CounterStrike'' and ''VideoGame/PaydayTheHeist''.
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* MagicalDefibrillator: In grand ''VideoGame/Battlefield'' tradition.
** While the police have a defibrillator, the criminals have a Magical [[ShotToTheHeart Adrenaline Shot]].

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* MagicalDefibrillator: In grand ''VideoGame/Battlefield'' ''VideoGame/{{Battlefield}}'' tradition.
** While the police have a defibrillator, the criminals have a Magical [[ShotToTheHeart Magical Adrenaline Shot]].

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* ActionBomb: When the Fuel Tanker gets set on fire, get far, ''far'', away. It's common for players to rig it up with C4 for this purpose.

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* ActionBomb: When the Fuel Tanker gets set on fire, get far, ''far'', away. It's common for players to [[MolotovTruck rig it up with C4 for this purpose.]]


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* MagicalDefibrillator: In grand ''VideoGame/Battlefield'' tradition.
**While the police have a defibrillator, the criminals have a Magical [[ShotToTheHeart Adrenaline Shot]].


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* ShotToTheHeart: Can be used to revive a teammate. The developers have said that the animation for using it is a reference to the famous scene in ''Film/PulpFiction''.

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* EveryCarIsAPinto: DownplayedTrope. While cars will [[DamageIsFire catch fire and explode]] when their health is low, it takes ''a lot'' of gunfire, and collisions generally can't cause enough damage.
* ExplodingBarrels: The Fuel Tanker is basically a drivable one.
* ExternalCombustion: The "Saboteur" gadget for the Mechanic is this trope, causing a vehicle to explode when an enemy gets in.



** A Enforcer with a sledge hammer can defy this trope by simply smashing the door in.

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** A Enforcer player with a sledge hammer can defy this trope by simply smashing the door in.

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* FirstPersonShooter.

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* FirstPersonShooter.DropTheHammer: The Breaching Hammer and Sledge Hammer are the heaviest melee weapons, causing a OneHitKill every time, but are slow to swing. They can also [[DynamicEntry send doors flying off their hinges.]]
* DynamicEntry: The sledgehammers mentioned above.
** Blow a hole in the wall with explosives.
** [[SuperWindowJump Crash in through the window]] by using a zipline.
* FirstPersonShooter



* GoodGunsEvilGuns: Most weapons in the game are restricted to either cops or criminals, such as the M16 for cops and the classic AKM for criminals.

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* GoodGunsEvilGuns: GolfClubbing: Another melee weapon for the bad guys.
* GoodGunsBadGuns:
Most weapons in the game are restricted to either cops or criminals, such as the M16 for cops and the classic AKM for criminals.



** The ".410 Jury" is a [[RevolversAreJustBetter revolver]] [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter '''shotgun''']].

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** The ".410 Jury" is a [[RevolversAreJustBetter revolver]] [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter '''shotgun''']].''[[ShotgunsAreJustBetter that fires shotgun shells]]''.


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* TacticalDoorUse: Most doors are interactive, and metal security doors are bulletproof.
** A Enforcer with a sledge hammer can defy this trope by simply smashing the door in.

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* CrewOfOne

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* CrewOfOneActionBomb: When the Fuel Tanker gets set on fire, get far, ''far'', away. It's common for players to rig it up with C4 for this purpose.
* BatterUp: The Baseball Bat is a melee weapon for the Criminals.



* OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo: Hardline is the ''13th'' full Battlefield game and the 21st installment including expansion packs.

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* GoodGunsEvilGuns: Most weapons in the game are restricted to either cops or criminals, such as the M16 for cops and the classic AKM for criminals.
* HandCannon: The "[[AKA47 Bald Eagle]]" and the .44 Magnum,
** The ".410 Jury" is a [[RevolversAreJustBetter revolver]] [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter '''shotgun''']].
* MolotovCocktail: Covers a small area in fire, and is [[KillItWithFire quite deadly.]]
* OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo: Hardline is the ''13th'' full Battlefield game and the 21st installment including expansion packs.packs.
* UniversalDriversLicense: Of course you can pilot a helicopter!
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* OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo: Hardline is the ''13th'' full Battlefield game and the 21st instalment including expansion packs.

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* OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo: Hardline is the ''13th'' full Battlefield game and the 21st instalment installment including expansion packs.
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It was released on October 21, 2014.

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It was will be released on October 21, 2014.
March 17th, 2015.
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It is due for release on October 21, 2014.

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It is due for release was released on October 21, 2014.
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[[caption-width-right:256:"Welcome to your new playground."]]
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* CashCowFranchise: This instalment of the franchise isn't being created by [=DICE=], the originators of the franchise. Instead it is being developed by Visceral Games who are more well known for the VideoGame/DeadSpace series.
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* GatlingGood: Despite being a ostensible domestic setting, there are still miniguns involved.

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* GatlingGood: Despite being a ostensible domestic setting, there are still miniguns involved.involved.
* OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo: Hardline is the ''13th'' full Battlefield game and the 21st instalment including expansion packs.
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* GatlingGood: Despite being a ostensible domestic setting, there are still miniguns involved.

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* CrewofOne

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* CrewofOneCrewOfOne



* FirstPersonShooter.

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* DrivesLikeCrazy: The new [[HassleFreeHotwire "Hotwire"]] mode sets the police chasing down the criminals in a variety of souped up performance vehicles and even helicopters.
* FirstPersonShooter.
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* FirstPersonShooter..

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* FirstPersonShooter..FirstPersonShooter.
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* CopShow: The single player portion of the game is a campaign set like a cop show.

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* CashCowFranchise: This instalment of the franchise isn't being created by [=DICE=], the originators of the franchise. Instead it is being developed by Visceral Games who are more well known for the VideoGame/DeadSpace series.
* CopShow: The single player portion of the game is a campaign set like a cop show.

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The major difference from the rest of the VideoGame/{{Battlefield}} franchise is that the setting is now a CopsAndRobbers setting as opposed to a military one.

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The major difference from the rest of the VideoGame/{{Battlefield}} franchise is that the setting is now a CopsAndRobbers Cops and Robbers setting as opposed to a military one.




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* CopShow: The single player portion of the game is a campaign set like a cop show.
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Battlefield Hardline is an upcoming FirstPersonShooter video game developed by Visceral Games in collaboration with EA Digital Illusions CE and published by ElectronicArts.

The major difference from the rest of the VideoGame/{{Battlefield}} franchise is that the setting is now a CopsAndRobbers setting as opposed to a military one.

It is due for release on October 21, 2014.

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