History VideoGame / ReservoirDogs

The 2006 ThirdPersonShooter based on ''Film/ReservoirDogs'', developed by [[Creator/BlitzGamesStudios Volatile Games]] and published by Creator/EidosInteractive, released for UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] and UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}.

* MoreDakka: In the film, the characters only used pistols and revolvers. In the game, you could use shotguns, machine pistols,[=SMGs=], assault rifles, sniper rifles, a tranquilizer rifle (ironically found in one of [[AxCrazy Mr. Blonde's]] levels), [[TheLastofTheseIsNotLiketheOthers paintball-guns]], tear gas grenades, smoke grenades, flashbangs, Molotov cocktails, and even a SWAT-issued ballistic shield.

* AdaptationalDyeJob: Mr. White has shorter, graying hair, Mr. Orange is a redhead, Mr. Brown's hair is lighter and has no goatee, Mr. Pink has hair that's longer and in a different style than the one he had in the film and is also missing his goatee, Joe has thinning, white hair in a crappy comb-over, "Nice Guy" Eddie's hair is dark blonde, longer, and feathered instead of curly, and Mr. Blue's mustache is missing and has grey hair in a ponytail. Taken UpToEleven with Marvin Nash, who is ''bald''.

* MultipleEndings: Since the game follows the film, most of the story is dictated by the film, but how the player went through the game changes what happens to Mr. Pink. [[spoiler:He either escapes with the diamonds ("professional"), without the diamonds (partly-"psycho"), shot by the police ("psycho"), or caught by the police ("neutral")]]. If you watched the film, [[spoiler:you would know that the "neutral" route is the canon ending for the film]].

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: In the game, you keep switching characters almost after every level. You play throughout the whole game as: Mr. Orange, Mr. Pink, Mr. White, Mr. Blonde, Mr. Blue, Mr. Brown, and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLiketheOthers "Nice Guy" Eddie Cabot]]. Also, some of the levels involve driving.

* IndieGame: The game has amateur graphics, only one actor from the original film, and the company that made it (Volatile Games, a division of Creator/BlitzGamesStudios) only had one previous game to their record. This could have been intentional, since ''Reservoir Dogs'' was an indie film. They ''did'' manage to get the whole licensed soundtrack to the film, so brownie points for that.

In the game there's two extremes of how to play "Psycho" (killing everybody) or "Professional" (stealth, taking hostages and neutralizing the police).

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: In the game, you keep switching characters almost after every level. You play throughout the whole game as: Mr. Orange, Mr. Pink, Mr. White, Mr. Blonde, Mr. Blue, Mr. Brown, and [[TheLastofTheseIsNotLiketheOthers "Nice Guy" Eddie Cabot]]. Also, some of the levels involve driving.

* TheCaper: As mentioned before, you get to see the botched robbery in full on bloody display including the crew's gun battle with the cops.
* DevelopersForesight: Evidence of the player previously being in an area as another character will remain when second characters go through (e.g. Mr. White going through part of Mr. Pink's first area). Not only simple things like unlocked doors, etc., but if the player kills a cop as Mr. Pink (Chapter 2) - the corpse will still be there when Mr. Blue arrives and somebody will be crying over it.

* GunsAkimbo: Mr. White starts out with his two pistols but any character can pick them up.
* HumanShield: Any human shield will slowly lose HP and eventually faint (including S.W.A.T. members). They're needed to make security guards, cops or the S.W.A.T. team surrender their weapons.
* IndieGame: The game has amateur graphics, only one actor from the original film and the company that made it (Volatile Games, a division of Creator/BlitzGamesStudios) only had one previous game to their record. This could have been intentional, since ''Reservoir Dogs'' was an indie film. They ''did'' manage to get the whole licensed soundtrack to the film, so brownie points for that.

* MultipleEndings: Since the game follows the film, most of the story is dictated by the film but depending on how well the player did depends on what happens to Mr. Pink. [[spoiler:He either escapes with the diamonds ("professional"), without the diamonds (partly-"psycho"), shot by the police ("psycho"), or caught by the police ("neutral")]]. If you watched the film, [[spoiler: you would know that the "neutral" route is the canon ending for the film]].
* MoreDakka: In the film, the characters only used pistols and revolvers. In the game, you could use shotguns, machine pistols,[=SMGs=], assault rifles, sniper rifles, a tranquilizer rifle (ironically found in one of [[AxCrazy Mr. Blonde's]] levels) [[TheLastofTheseIsNotLiketheOthers paintball-guns]], tear gas grenades, smoke grenades, flashbangs, Molotov cocktails and even a SWAT-issued ballistic shield.

* PunkInTheTrunk: One driving mission involves Mr. Blonde driving the kidnapped cop back to the meeting point. If the player drives too slow for a certain amount of time he jumps out (as the boot opened in a crash) and flees. The level is even named "Punk In The Trunk".

The 2006 ThirdPersonShooter based on ''Film/ReservoirDogs'', released for UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] and UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}.

* IndieGame: The game has amateur graphics, only one actor from the original film and the company that made it (Volatile Games, a division of Creator/BlitzGames) only had one previous game to their record. This could have been intentional, since ''Reservoir Dogs'' was an indie film. They ''did'' manage to get the whole licensed soundtrack to the film, so brownie points for that.

The 2006 ThirdPersonShooter based on ''Film/ReservoirDogs'', released for UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] and UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}. It allows the player to take part in the heist that was alluded to in the film. The game only featured Creator/MichaelMadsen from the original cast, and only a few of the other characters resemble their film counterparts. The game received roughly mixed to negative reviews, but has a slight cult following from fans of the film.

* YouDontLookLikeYou: The main characters ''vaugely'' look like their movie counterparts, save for Mr. Blonde.

* AdaptationalDyeJob: Mr. White has shorter, graying hair, Mr. Orange is a redhead, Mr. Brown hair is lighter and has no goatee, Mr. Pink has longer hair in a different style than in the film and is also missing his goatee, Joe has thinning, white hair in a crappy comb-over, "Nice Guy" Eddie's hair is a dark blonde, longer and feathered instead of curly, and Mr. Blue's mustache is missing and has grey hair in a ponytail. Taken UpToEleven with Marvin Nash, who is ''bald''.

* MultipleEndings: Since the game follows the film, most of the story is dictated by the film but depending on how well the player did depends on what happens to Mr. Pink. [[spoiler:He either escapes with the diamonds ("professional"), without the diamonds (partly-"psycho"), shot by the police ("psycho"), or caught by the police ("neutral")]].
** If you watched the film, [[spoiler: you would know that the "neutral" route is the canon ending for the film]].

* PunkInTheTrunk: One driving mission involves Mr. Blonde driving the kidnapped cop back to the meeting point. If the player drives too slow for a certain amount of time he jumps out (as the boot opened in a crash) and flees.
** The level is even named "Punk In The Trunk".
* RoleReprisal: Micheal Madsen returns to play Mr. Blonde and is the only one of the orginal cast to do so.

The video game version of ''Film/ReservoirDogs'', made in 2006, allowing the player to take part in the heist that was alluded to in the film. The game only featured Creator/MichaelMadsen from the original cast, and only a few of the other characters resemble their film counterparts. The game received roughly mixed to negative reviews, but has a slight cult following from fans of the film.

----
!!Tropes:

* {{Squick}}: The "Signature Moves." THANK GOD THE GRAPHICS SUCKED! Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie [[PistolWhip beat up hostages with their guns]], [[EyeScream Mr. Blue puts out a cigar in the hostage's ''eye,'']] [[{{Fingore}} Mr. White cuts off fingers with a cigar cutter]], and Mr. Blonde... two words: [[EarAche RAZOR and ear]].

* YouDon'tLookLikeYou: The main characters ''vaugely'' look like their movie counterparts, save for Mr. Blonde.