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Snoopy vs. the Red Baron is a 2006 video game developed by Smart Bomb Media and published by Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment. It was released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, PC, and [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]]. [[UsefulNotes/EntertainmentSoftwareRatingBoard Rated Everyone 10 and up,]] it is a flight combat game starring the lovable beagle from ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}''. The story is presented as Snoopy's dream (that he writes down into a manuscript) starring Snoopy as a WWI flying ace (with numerous other ''Peanuts'' characters serving as allies) on a mission to defeat the villainous RedBaron and his Flying Circus. Along the way, he flies in his trademark Sopwith Camel, unleashing bullets, fireworks, potatoes, and other ammunition on all sorts of enemies planes, boats, and mechs.

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Snoopy vs. the Red Baron is a 2006 video game developed by Smart Bomb Media and published by Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment. It was released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, Platform/PlayStation2, PC, and [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable [[Platform/PlayStationPortable PSP]]. [[UsefulNotes/EntertainmentSoftwareRatingBoard Rated Everyone 10 and up,]] it is a flight combat game starring the lovable beagle from ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}''. The story is presented as Snoopy's dream (that he writes down into a manuscript) starring Snoopy as a WWI flying ace (with numerous other ''Peanuts'' characters serving as allies) on a mission to defeat the villainous RedBaron and his Flying Circus. Along the way, he flies in his trademark Sopwith Camel, unleashing bullets, fireworks, potatoes, and other ammunition on all sorts of enemies planes, boats, and mechs.
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[[caption-width-right:257:[[WesternAnimation/ThePeanutsMovie "Curse you, Red Baron!"]]]]
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** After [[spoiler being captured by the Flying Circus and then escaping during the final battle, Franklin and Rerun have to depart due to their planes being too damaged to fight]].

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* BritsWithBattleships: The ''Peanuts'' Characters are in the role of the Allies, and presumably the British in particular; the British roundels (used historically by the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force) are used to represent the Allies in-game.

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* BritsWithBattleships: UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleships: The ''Peanuts'' Characters are in the role of the Allies, and presumably the British in particular; the British roundels (used historically by the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force) are used to represent the Allies in-game.



* FakeNationality: In-Universe. The ''Peanuts'' characters are all American, but in the game they are acting in the role of [[BritsWithBattleships the British]] (the RFC/RAF roundel is used to represent the Allies in-game), and mostly use British and French roundels on their aircraft. Only Rerun's plane is marked with American ([[AnachronismStew Army Air Corps]]) roundels.

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* FakeNationality: In-Universe. The ''Peanuts'' characters are all American, but in the game they are acting in the role of [[BritsWithBattleships [[UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleships the British]] (the RFC/RAF roundel is used to represent the Allies in-game), and mostly use British and French roundels on their aircraft.aircraft (or variants where the circle is replaced with a heart, or more personal heraldry like Schroeder's plane using his piano as a symbol). Only Rerun's plane is marked with American ([[AnachronismStew Army Air Corps]]) roundels.



* SpoiledByTheFormat: The final battle is titled "Battle the Red Baron", and starts out as a straight-up duel between Snoopy and the BigBad, but the mission briefing spoils that [[spoiler: Snoopy's actual FinalBoss is the Doodlebug bomb, which he must intercept and shoot down]].

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* BattleshipRaid: The first Boss Fight in the game is a Battleship that attacks the aerodrome, which Snoopy flies around so the Woodstock Gunner can sink it.
** [[spoiler: the final area in the game, and the penultimate mission, is a large "Flying Fortress" that Snoopy flies around and attacks]].



* BritsWithBattleships: The ''Peanuts'' Characters are in the role of the Allies, and presumably the British in particular; the British roundels (used historically by the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force) are used to represent the Allies in-game.



* FakeNationality: In-Universe. The ''Peanuts'' characters are all American, but in the game they are presumably British (since the RFC/RAF roundel is used to represent the Allies in-game), and mostly use British and French roundels on their aircraft. Only Rerun's plane is marked with American ([[AnachronismStew Army Air Corps]]) roundels.

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* FakeNationality: In-Universe. The ''Peanuts'' characters are all American, but in the game they are presumably British (since acting in the role of [[BritsWithBattleships the British]] (the RFC/RAF roundel is used to represent the Allies in-game), and mostly use British and French roundels on their aircraft. Only Rerun's plane is marked with American ([[AnachronismStew Army Air Corps]]) roundels.



* {{Kaiserreich}}: The Flying Circus seems to be a Dieselpunk amalgamation of not just the ''Luftstreitkrafte'', but also the Imperial German Army and Imperial German Navy. Regular soldiers are depicted with ''Stahlhelm'' helmets, while Officers wear ''Pickelhauben''.



* LighterAndSofter: Compared to many other [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI WWI]] works

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* LighterAndSofter: Compared to many other [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI WWI]] worksworks.

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* ElaborateUndergroundBase: The Flying Circus has these in Aerodrome Island (on the nearby Outpost Island), Mines of the Matterhorn (a large underground mining operation that takes up the last two levels) and Verdon Gorge (built into the canyon walls).



* FrontlineGeneral: Supreme commander Lucy isn't afraid to go flying into battle herself.
* GetBackHereBoss: [[spoiler:The Doodlebug gets a head start in the final level, so Marcie drops rings that Snoopy needs to fly through to catch up with it.]]

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* FrontlineGeneral: Supreme commander Lucy isn't afraid to go flying into battle herself.
herself. [[spoiler: this backfires when she gets captured while Snoopy is in the Mines of the Matterhorn]].
* GetBackHereBoss: [[spoiler:The [[spoiler: The Doodlebug gets a head start in the final level, so Marcie drops rings that Snoopy needs to fly through to catch up with it.]]



* HubLevel: It seems to be the neighborhood where ''Peanuts'' takes place. There, you can access training and the shop, and fly into billboards to start levels.

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* HubLevel: It seems to be The baseball field and schoolhouse in the neighborhood where ''Peanuts'' takes takess place. There, you can access training and the shop, and fly into billboards to start levels.



** Verdon Gorge/[[spoiler:Flying Fortress]]: Linus and Marcie, due to [[spoiler:Lucy being captured]]. In the game's final level, [[spoiler:Linus faints from seeing Charlie Brown's predicament, leaving just Marcie to assist Snoopy]].

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** Verdon Gorge/[[spoiler:Flying Gorge/[[spoiler: Flying Fortress]]: Linus and Marcie, due to [[spoiler:Lucy [[spoiler: Lucy being captured]]. In the game's final level, [[spoiler:Linus [[spoiler: Linus faints from seeing Charlie Brown's predicament, leaving just Marcie to assist Snoopy]].



** Charlie Brown's continuous wishes for a normal dog are turned on their head when, [[spoiler:while strapped to the Doodlebug, he exclaims that he'll never wish for a normal dog again]]. He says it directly in the final cutscene.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Marcie's plans for an ally superweapon get stolen by the Flying Circus early in the game [[spoiler:and used to build the Doodlebug that gets launched at the British Isles]]. The story never establishes ''why'' she designed such a thing, as the allies don't seem to have the necessary manpower to build it.

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** Charlie Brown's continuous wishes for a normal dog are turned on their head when, [[spoiler:while [[spoiler: while strapped to the Doodlebug, he exclaims that he'll never wish for a normal dog again]]. He says it directly in the final cutscene.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Marcie's plans for an ally superweapon get stolen by the Flying Circus early in the game [[spoiler:and [[spoiler: and used to build the Doodlebug that gets launched at the British Isles]]. The story never establishes ''why'' she designed such a thing, as the allies don't seem to have the necessary manpower to build it.



* PutOnABus: After being rescued from the Central Powers, Franklin and Rerun have to depart due to their planes being too damaged to fight.

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* PutOnABus: Peppermint Patty only appears as a bomber pilot in three levels (once in Aerodrome Island and twice in the Front Lines of Verdun), and is not seen afterwards. Pigpen appears once to receive a freight shipment in an EscortMission in Aerodrome Island, and Schroeder appears once as a PT Boat captain in the Allied attack on Outpost Island; neither appear in later areas.
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After [[spoiler being rescued from captured by the Central Powers, Flying Circus and then escaping during the final battle, Franklin and Rerun have to depart due to their planes being too damaged to fight.fight]].


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* UndergroundLevel: The last two levels of the Mines of the Matterhorn area both have Snoopy flying through underground mines.

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Pigpen and Schroeder only appear in the Aerodrome Island levels early in the game.



* DeathMountain: The fourth area of the game is the Mines of the Matterhorn, where Snoopy is flying in snowy alpine valleys.



* DwindlingParty: The ''Peanuts'' characters acting as the Allies. First, Charlie Brown is kidnapped in the intro to the Woods of Montsec. Schroeder and Pigpen appear as an Allied PT Boat captain and a Quartermaster (respectively) exactly ''once'' in the Aerodrome Island levels, before being PutOnABus. Then [[spoiler: Lucy, Franklin, and Rerun are captured while Snoopy is fighting in the Matterhorn. Then Linus faints after seeing the fully-functional Doodlebug bomb. Only Snoopy, Sally, and Marcie are still active by the end of the game]].

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* DwindlingParty: The ''Peanuts'' characters acting as the Allies. First, Charlie Brown is kidnapped in the intro to the Woods of Montsec. Schroeder and Pigpen appear as an Allied PT Boat captain and a Quartermaster (respectively) [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome exactly ''once'' once each in the Aerodrome Island levels, levels]]. Peppermint Patty appears as a bomber pilot in the Aerodrome Island and Front Lines of Verdun levels before being PutOnABus. Then [[spoiler: Lucy, Franklin, and Rerun are captured while Snoopy is fighting in the Matterhorn. Then Linus faints after seeing the fully-functional Doodlebug bomb. Only Snoopy, Sally, and Marcie are still active by the end of the game]].



* FakeNationality: In-Universe. The ''Peanuts'' characters are all American, but in the game they are presumably British (since the RFC/RAF roundel is used to represent the Allies in-game), and mostly use British and French roundels on their aircraft. Only Rerun's plane is marked with American ([[AnachronismStew Army Air Corps]]) roundels.
* FinalBoss: At first it seems like the Red Baron himself is the Final Boss, only for [[spoiler: your duel with him to be interrupted by the launching of the ''actual'' Final Boss, the Doodlebug Bomb]].



* LevelInTheClouds: [[spoiler: the final area is in the middle of the air, around the Red Baron's "flying fortress"]].



* TheLostWoods: The Woods of Montsec, where the Flying Circus has made a hidden base. The area boss is a massive logging machine.

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* LocomotiveLevel: the second Mines of the Matterhorn mission is a boss fight against an armored freight train [[spoiler: carrying Doodlebug parts]].
* TheLostWoods: The Woods of Montsec, where the Flying Circus has made a hidden base.base, is the second area of the game. The area boss is a massive logging machine.


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* ReMilitarizedZone: The Front Lines of Verdun is an ''active war zone'' that makes up the third area of the game, and is the closest area of the game to a typical WWI Western Front setting.


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* SpoiledByTheFormat: The final battle is titled "Battle the Red Baron", and starts out as a straight-up duel between Snoopy and the BigBad, but the mission briefing spoils that [[spoiler: Snoopy's actual FinalBoss is the Doodlebug bomb, which he must intercept and shoot down]].


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* WorthyOpponent: [[spoiler: At the end of your fight with the Red Baron, before you disengage to shoot down the Doodlebug Bomb, the Red Baron admits that "it has been an honor" to fight the player]].
** Averted for the Officers and soldiers of the Flying Circus, who regard Snoopy as an annoyance at best.

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