History VideoGame / BestFiends

*** 691 is called [[Franchise/MortalKombat "Test Your Mite"]]. It even gets as close to replicating the TYM display as you can get with the elements the game uses.

*** 417: "[[Literature/TheShining The]] [[Film/TheShining Shining]]".

*** One level is called "Get Down!". Doesn't seem too unusual until you get to the next one, which is called, "Get Down Again!", probably a reference to the "Little Tortilla Boy" joke by comedian Creator/PabloFrancisco.

* ShoutOut:
** Edward's name comes from [[Literature/{{Twilight}} a certain literary figure]].
** Karma, a chameleon, gets her name from the Music/CultureClub song "Karma Chameleon".
** Gene is named for Creator/GeneKelly, well known for his tapdancing abilities.
** Temper is a Franchise/{{Batman}} parody UpToEleven, even parodying the famous "hero that Gotham deserves" line in his side quest.
** [[Creator/DennisHopper Dennis]] is a grass''hopper''.
** Newt is a reference to UsefulNotes/IsaacNewton, with his description saying he had an apple fall on his head as a tadpole and that he too has a connection with physics, ''defying'' them rather than ''defining'' them via his super fast tongue.
** Freddie is no doubt an homage to [[{{Music/Queen}} Freddie Mercury]], being a one-man band (which Mercury effectively was, being a musical virtuoso).
** One of the most obvious references has to be Lapoleon, with his imperial ambitions à la UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte.
** Not only is Kim, an earthworm, named like ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'', it's heavily implied she's his little sister, and has grown up in his shadow to the point that [[BerserkButton she probably would not react well to hearing his name in conversation]].
** Probably averted with the characters Gordon and Wu, who as of June 2017 are listed side-by-side on the Strawberry Patch page. Why exactly Seriously would be giving a nod to an 80-year-old Hong Kong billionaire businessman is uncertain.

* ADayInTheLimelight: Seven Fiends[[note]]Bo, Edward, Gene, Howie, [=JoJo=], Temper, and Whisper[[/note]] have gotten solo mission packs, side quests that each feature only the respective Fiend as a playable character.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Long chains are not always the best ones, as even the game will sometimes tell you.

Now has a followup, ''Best Fiends Forever'', which involves time travel and [[NoExportForYou was only available in New Zealand initially]].

* SpeakingSimlish: Some of the characters, especially the Earthworms and Slugs during the side-missions, will speak gibberish with speech bubbles on what they're actually saying next to them during the level change scenes.

** Kim, an earthworm, is not only named like ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'', it's heavily implied she's his little sister, and has grown up in his shadow to the point that [[BerserkButton she probably would not react well to hearing his name in conversation]].

* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: According to the animated short "Boot Camp", the slugs flat-out set themselves up to fail and get defeated by the Fiends.

** Dennis is a grass''hopper''.

temper,

* ADayInTheLimelight: Edward, Jojo, Temper, Howie, and Bo have gotten solo mission packs, side quests that each feature only the respective Fiend as a playable character.

* BribingYourWayToVictory: You can either earn the diamonds and "Meteormites"[[note]]yellow or blue[[/note]] or you can buy them directly with real money. Most of the time, you have to use real money to purchase in-game gold as well - this can be used to increase your health bar, give you infinite energy for a limited time, or buy extra turns if you run out and would otherwise lose a level - but very rarely the game will reward you with gold just for accomplishing specific things for free.

''Best Fiends'' is a connect-3-or-more PuzzleGame mixed with RPG elements. The story is about a meteor crash on Mount Boom, home to the slugs, which turns them into a vicious (most of the time) army that starts taking over the land of Minutia, home of tiny critters.

The goal of the game is to do the level's tasks such as beating the slugs, matching enough specific tiles, break crates, collect diamonds, and making bombs explode.

Made by Seriously with the help of ''VideoGame/AngryBirds'' developers. Unlike other puzzle games of its kind, it provides more fun without too much irritations to the players. It also provides cute graphics and characters, exciting gameplay, strategy for accomplishments, and [[AwesomeMusic an AMAZING orchestral score]].

* CockroachesWillRuleTheEarth: Lapoleon is said to be waiting for the day when he rules the world because of this trope.

** Karma gets her name from the Music/CultureClub song "Karma Chameleon".

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Various side-quests involve a quintet of earthworms that have their own slug-fighting adventures.