History YMMV / EatLeadTheReturnOfMattHazard

** There actually ''was'' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Warfare_(video_game) a water gun-based shooter]] released just four months after ''Eat Lead'', as a UsefulNotes/WiiWare game.

** May double as FunnyAneurysmMoment but considering Marathon [[Creator/{{Ubisoft}} Megasoft's]] logo is tinted in red and the questionable undeniably evil actions of [[Creator/{{Konami}} another game company]] whose logo was also red?

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: QA tells Matt that he doesn't have to worry about fellow heavily-armed action hero [[VideoGame/DukeNukem Nuke Winter]], since his [[VideoGame/DukeNukemForever next game]] [[VaporWare won't be released for years]]. When ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever''[='s=] studio shut down, the joke became less funny...until it was announced that ''Forever'' would in fact be released in 2011. No, seriously.

** The intro describes Marathon's financial downfall as going down faster than a "non-violent watergun based 3rd person shooter" with the release of a [[VideoGame/MarioKart go-kart spinoff.]] Come 2015, and [[Franchise/Splatoon such a game would end up being enormously successful]] and praised precisely for its unique liquid-based premise (albeit with ink instead of water). Soak 'Em's logo even resembles Splatoon's and has the orange-blue color palette used by the first game.

** The intro describes Marathon's financial downfall as going down faster than a "non-violent watergun based 3rd person shooter" with the release of a [[VideoGame/MarioKart go-kart spinoff.]] Come 2015, and ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' becomes enormously successful, is praised across its industry for its liquid-based premise and design (only paint instead of water), and wins a Best Multiplayer award. Soak 'Em's logo even resembles Splatoon's and has an orange-blue color palette.

* EnjoyTheStorySkipTheGame: The actual gameplay is an [[SoOkayItsAverage average to mediocre]] third person shooter that has little innovation, but The story makes up for it for being an AffectionateParody of many gaming tropes and does it well for the most part.

* HilariousInHindsight: The intro describes Marathon's financial downfall as going down faster than a "non-violent watergun based 3rd person shooter" with the release of a [[VideoGame/MarioKart go-kart spinoff.]] Come 2015, and [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} Nintendo's first new intellectual property in years]] becomes enormously successful, is praised across its industry for its liquid-based premise and design (only paint instead of water), and wins a Best Multiplayer award. Soak 'Em's logo even resembles Splatoon's and has an orange-blue color palette.

** May double as FunnyAneurysmMoment but considering Marathon [[Company/UbiSoft Megasoft's]] logo is tinted in red and the questionable undeniably evil actions of [[Creator/{{Konami}} another game company]] whose logo was also red?

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The song that plays in the credits.

* HeartwarmingMoments: In a game so viciously parodic of gaming, you'd expect it to take potshots at franchises left and right, but Matt Hazard actually has great respect for a lot of his fellow video game characters, and peering through the LawyerFriendlyCameo filter, you have scenes like Matt commending Master Chief on his success, and telling Mario he's a hero to more than just gamers.

** May double as FunnyAneurysmMoment but considering Marathon [[Company/UbiSoft Megasoft's]] logo is tinted in red and the questionable undeniably evil actions of [[Creator/{{Konami}} another game company]] whose logo was also red in 2015?

** May double as FunnyAneurysmMoment but considering Marathon [[Company/UbiSoft Megasoft's]] logo is tinted in red and the questionable actions of [[Creator/{{Konami}} another game company]] in 2015 whose logo was also red.

** May double as FunnyAneurysmMoment but considering Marathon [[Company/UbiSoft Megasoft's]] logo is tinted in red and the questionable actions of [[Creator/{{Konami}} another game company]] in 2015 the developers are psychic.

** May double as FunnyAneurysmMoment but consider Marathon [[Company/UbiSoft Megasoft's]] logo is tinted in red and the questionable actions of [[Creator/Konami another game company.]]

* HilariousInHindsight: The intro describes Marathon's financial downfall as going down faster than a "non-violent watergun based 3rd person shooter" with the release of a [[VideoGame/MarioKart go-kart spinoff.]] Come 2015, and [[VideoGame/Splatoon Nintendo's first new intellectual property in years]] becomes enormously successful, is praised across its industry for its liquid-based premise and design (only paint instead of water), and wins a Best Multiplayer award. Soak 'Em's logo even resembles Splatoon's and has an orange-blue color palette.

* HilariousInHindsight: The intro describes Marathon's financial downfall as going down faster than a "non-violent watergun based 3rd person shooter" with the release of a [[VideoGame/MarioKart go-kart spinoff.]] Come 2015, and [[Splatoon Nintendo's first new intellectual property in years]] becomes enormously successful, is praised across its industry for its liquid-based premise and design (only paint instead of water), and wins a Best Multiplayer award. Soak 'Em's logo even resembles Splatoon's and has an orange-blue color palette.

* HilariousInHindsight: The intro describes Marathon's financial downfall as going down faster than a "non-violent watergun based 3rd person shooter" with the release of a [[VideoGame/MarioKart go-kart spinoff.]] Come 2015, and [[VideoGame/Splatoon Nintendo's first new intellectual property in years]] becomes enormously successful, is praised across its industry for its liquid-based premise and design (only paint instead of water), and wins a Best Multiplayer award. Soak 'Em's logo even resembles Splatoon's and has an orange-blue color palette.

* HilariousInHindsight: The intro describes Marathon's financial downfall as going down faster than a "non-violent watergun based 3rd person shooter." Come 2015, and VideoGame/Splatoon, Nintendo's first new intellectual property in years, becomes enormously successful, is praised across its industry for its liquid-based premise (only paint instead of water), and wins a Best Multiplayer award. Soak 'Em's logo even resembles Splatoon's and has an orange-blue color palette.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The music for the SpaceMarine-themed level bears striking similarity to {{Halo}}'s theme song

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: QA tells Matt that he doesn't have to worry about fellow heavily-armed action hero [[DukeNukem Nuke Winter]], since his [[VideoGame/DukeNukemForever next game]] [[VaporWare won't be released for years]]. When ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever''[='s=] studio shut down, the joke became less funny...until it was announced that ''Forever'' would in fact be released in 2011. No, seriously.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: QA tells Matt that he doesn't have to worry about fellow heavily-armed action hero [[DukeNukem Nuke Winter]], since his [[VideoGame/DukeNukemForever next game]] [[VaporWare won't be released for years]]. When ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever''[='s=] studio shut down, the joke became less funny ([[YourMileageMayVary may]][[HilariousInHindsight be]])...until it was announced that ''Forever'' would in fact be released in 2011. No, seriously.

* XenSyndrome: The last two levels.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: QA tells Matt that he doesn't have to worry about fellow heavily-armed action hero [[DukeNukem Nuke Winter]], since his [[DukeNukemForever next game]] [[VaporWare won't be released for years]]. When ''DukeNukemForever''[='s=] studio shut down, the joke became less funny ([[YourMileageMayVary may]][[HilariousInHindsight be]])...until it was announced that ''Forever'' would in fact be released in 2011. No, seriously.