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This is an old first person AdventureGame that came out in 1997 for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]]. As the player character, you talk with a pretty large and strange cast of characters [[{{DialogueTree}} by picking your questions and responses from a list]]. All the lines are fully voice acted, including the ones you choose. The graphics are a mix of painted backgrounds, computer generated creatures, and a couple human actors being filmed in front of a lot of dials and knobs.

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This is an old first person AdventureGame that came out in 1997 for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer [[Platform/IBMPersonalComputer PC]]. As the player character, you talk with a pretty large and strange cast of characters [[{{DialogueTree}} by picking your questions and responses from a list]]. All the lines are fully voice acted, including the ones you choose. The graphics are a mix of painted backgrounds, computer generated creatures, and a couple human actors being filmed in front of a lot of dials and knobs.
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* HumansAreUgly: The Mechanimals consider you ugly by their standards, due to your lack of metal. Diode even [[CallAHumanAMeatbag calls you a "meatbag".

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* HumansAreUgly: The Mechanimals consider you ugly by their standards, due to your lack of metal. Diode even [[CallAHumanAMeatbag calls you a "meatbag"."meatbag"]].

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* CoversAlwaysLie: The background of the box cover shows the New Torque City proper, which you are able to look at through a gate, but never actually explore.

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* CoolMask: Manny can loan you a Mechanimal head, which you can use to gain access to the [[GreatBigLibraryOfEverything Hall of Records]]. Before wearing it, you are able to customize it with several different options.
* CoversAlwaysLie: The background of the box cover shows the New Torque City proper, which you are able to can look at through a gate, but never actually explore.



* HumansAreUgly: The Mechanimals consider you ugly by their standards, due to your lack of metal. Diode even [[CallAHumanAMeatbag calls you a "meatbag".



* RepetitiveAudioGlitch: Diode has a VerbalTic that causes him to occasionally have trouble speaking properly, which he openly admits is due to his exposure to magnetism. None of the other mechanimals have this problem.

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* RepetitiveAudioGlitch: Diode has a VerbalTic that causes him to occasionally have trouble speaking properly, which he openly admits is due to his exposure to magnetism. None of the other mechanimals Mechanimals have this problem.


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* UndergroundCity: New Torque City, which is the home of the Mechanimals.
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* FeatheredFiend: [[spoiler: Diode is a bird-like Mechanimal, and the game's BigBad]].

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* FeatheredFiend: [[spoiler: Diode is a bird-like Mechanimal, [[spoiler: and the game's BigBad]].
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* FeatheredFiend: [[spoiler: Diode is a bird-like Mechanimal, and the game's BigBad.

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* FeatheredFiend: [[spoiler: Diode is a bird-like Mechanimal, and the game's BigBad.BigBad]].
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* ElectronicSpeechImpediment: Diode has this thanks to his exposure to magnetism.


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* FeatheredFiend: [[spoiler: Diode is a bird-like Mechanimal, and the game's BigBad.
* FauxAffablyEvil: When first meeting Diode, he appears to be friendly and is thrilled that you are human, eagerly asking you how you managed to get down to the Mechanimal's world. [[spoiler: Refuse to give him what he wants and he will immediately drop the act, yelling and insulting you]].
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* RiddleForTheAges: It's never stated how Phlange is the Oracle as the others are there because of Diode (Carbine because Diode destroyed his lens as he was going there anyway, and Ohm is somewhat hinted because of Diode).

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* RiddleForTheAges: It's never stated how why Phlange is in the Oracle as the others are there because of Diode [[spoiler: Diode]] (Carbine because Diode [[spoiler: Diode]] destroyed his lens as he was going there anyway, and Ohm is somewhat hinted because of Diode).[[spoiler: Diode]]).



* StupidityIsTheOnlyOption: In order to get Diode off the energy valve, you have to hand over the anti-magnetic medallion... which at that time is your only method of returning home safely... to the guy who wants to rule the surface world. WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong Of course there's another way out, but your character can only find it using an item Diode drops after he vacates the valve.

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* StupidityIsTheOnlyOption: In order to get Diode off the energy valve, you have to hand over the anti-magnetic medallion... which at that time is your only method of returning home safely... [[spoiler: to the guy who wants to rule the surface world.world]]. WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong Of course there's another way out, but your character can only find it using an item Diode drops after he vacates the valve.
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* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: The Earth's core is inhabited by FunnyAnimal {{cyborgs}}.

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* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: The Earth's core is inhabited by FunnyAnimal {{cyborgs}}.cyborgs.
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* AmbiguousRobots: The Mechanimals are all part organic and part mechanical, however, the extent to how mechanical they are seems to vary greatly. Some Mechanimals, like Carbine and Phlange appear to have some clearly organic body parts. Others, like Diode and The Derelict appear to be more machine than animal.


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* {{Cyborg}}: All of the Mechanimals are part animal and part machine. In fact, some of them express disgust at the fact that you have no metal on your body.


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* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: The Earth's core is inhabited by FunnyAnimal {{cyborgs}}.

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* NoOSHACompliance: The elevator opens up onto a crumbling catwalk with no railing and a [[{{BottomlessPit}} bottomless drop]] on either side.
* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: The voice actors are credited, but it never says who voiced which character.

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* NoOSHACompliance: The elevator opens up onto a crumbling catwalk with no railing and a [[{{BottomlessPit}} [[BottomlessPit bottomless drop]] on either side.
* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: The voice actors are credited, but it never says who voiced which character.
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