History VideoGame / HeavyWeapon

** "Kommie Kong", a large robotic monkey who is an obvious reference to ''Film/KingKong'' and ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong''. His name was changed to Gorilla[[{{Godzilla}} zilla]] in the UpdatedRerelease for the Xbox 360 and PS3.

''Heavy Weapon'' is a [[HorizontalScrollingShooter side-scrolling]] ShootEmUp developed by PopCap Games and released in 2005. An UpdatedRerelease was ported to the {{Xbox 360}} in 2007, and the {{Playstation Network}} in 2011.

** Killingrad (Caliber City): CapitalCity

* DiscOneFinalBoss: X-Bot, which you fight in the enemy's CapitalCity.

''Heavy Weapon'' is a [[HorizontalScrollingShooter side-scrolling]] ShootEmUp developed by PopCap Games and released in 2005. An UpdatedRerelease was ported to the {{Xbox 360}} in 2007, and the {{Playstation 3}} in 2011.

''Heavy Weapon'' is a [[HorizontalScrollingShooter side-scrolling]] ShootEmUp developed by PopCap Games and released in 2005. An UpdatedRerelease was ported to the {{Xbox 360}} in 2007.

* KillSat: A miniature version, they charge up a DeathRay and fire it vertically downwards, [[OneHitKill instantly killing you if it hits]].

* FriendlyFireproof: Generally averted with the white support helicopters, which are affected by all your regular weapons. Thankfully, it is immune to your [[OneHitKill Mega]][[WaveMotionGun laser]].

--> "Too much carnage? Can't take the heat? Are you a Mommas Boy?"

--> "Too much carnage? Can't take the heat? Are you a [[MamasBoy Momma's Boy]]?"

* GuiltBasedGaming: A "message" from your superior appears whenever you try to quit, such as "There's only one thing worse than a traitor, and that's a quitter!", "Are you going to let the [[DirtyCommunists Red Star]] [[TheBadGuyWins win this time]]?", and "Will you abandon our allies at their time of greatest need?"

* [[DifficultyByRegion Difficulty By Console]]: The XBox360 version of the game makes some bosses easier while making others more difficult. [[WarmUpBoss Twinblade]] shoots four missiles instead of two, the Battleship fully appears on the screen (instead of showing half of it in the PC version).
** On the bright side, you have more room to avoid War Wrecker's, Gorillazilla's, Mechworm's and X-Bot's OneHitKill contact attacks in the Xbox360 version.

* FinalExamBoss: Arguably, the FinalBoss.

* IkeaWeaponry: The Megalaser requires that you collect all four parts to it before you can get to use it for a limited period of time, similar to ''[[HeavyBarrel Heavy Barrel's]]'' titular weapon.

* ShoutOut:
** "Kommie Kong", a large robotic monkey who is an obvious reference to ''KingKong'' and ''DonkeyKong''. His name was changed to Gorilla[[{{Godzilla}} zilla]] in the UpdatedRerelease for the Xbox 360 and PS3.

** The Megalaser could be one to the titular weapon of ''HeavyBarrel''. Both are superweapons [[IkeaWeaponry made from multiple parts you have to collect]], both {{One Hit Kill}} regular Mooks, and when you manage to craft them, you only get a few seconds of usage before they disappear.

** Zamblamia's name was changed to "[[JurassicPark Triassic Park]]" in the Xbox 360 version.

* AirborneMook: Most of your enemies are these. You'll also fight some ground-based enemies too, though, and in some cases, the ground ones can actually be more dangerous that the flying ones!

Not to be confused with the [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Heavy Weapons Guy]].

** When you damage the FinalBoss enough, most of it breaks off, revealing the BigBad's head sticking out of a floating machine. [[Game/MegaMan Dr Wily, anyone?]]

* DeathFromAbove: SCUD missiles will rise up into the air from the background, then land in certain spots of the screen.

** If you found War Blimp moderate and the War Wrecker easy, then [[ThatOneBoss Kommie Kong]] would be this. It will kill you so long as you brush against it (but it shouldn't be too hard to avoid touching him), and its missiles that explode into multiple shots aren't exactly the easiest things to avoid (at least in the PC version).

* ActionBomb: Blimp enemies explode into multiple shots when defeated. There are also Tachrok Ballistic Missiles and [[GoddamnedBats Fovraski Cruise Missiles]] that will try to drop onto you, although they do not do SplashDamage when they hit the ground.

* EldritchAbomination: Eyebot may have been inspired by one of these, being a floating eyeball with tentacles (not unlike Yog Sothoth or Shuma Gorath).

* GiantMook: The blimp enemies. [[DemonicSpiders Atomic Bombers]] count as well.

* WakeUpCallBoss: War Blimp has rather nasty-to-avoid "roto-mines", which are bascally homing bombs that you have to shoot down before they hit you. These can actually be more dangerous than its [[DeathFromAbove Meteor Tractor Beam]].

** If you found War Blimp moderate and the War Wrecker easy, then Kommie Kong would be this. It will kill you so long as you brush against it (but it shouldn't be too hard to avoid touching him), and its missiles that explode into multiple shots aren't exactly the easiest things to avoid (at least in the PC version).

--> "Nice try, buddy... but I'm not falling for that trick again."

* ActionBomb: Blimp enemies explode into multiple shots when defeated. There are also Cruise missiles and ICBM missiles that will try to drop onto you, although they do not do SplashDamage when they hit the ground.

* CollisionDamage: You don't take any damage if you run into a tank or missile truck. However, you die instantly if you run into a wrecking ball, bulldozer, Kommie Kong, Mechworm or X-Bot.