History YMMV / GotchaForce

* ThatOneAttack: The [[FinalBoss Galactic Emperor's]] {{Roboteching}} lasers it fires when only a third of it's health is remaining. These are pretty much all range attacks that can hit you anywhere. They can even hit you when you are ''directly beneath it''.

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: Generally, in any mission where Kou's ally isn't locked in by the nature of the mission, the recommendation by far is to either go without a partner or to go with Mana. New borgs are recruited by [[YouKillItYouBoughtIt landing the flinishing blow on opponents]], so going in with any of the more offensive partners runs the risk of seeing them KillSteal on the player. Mana specializes in healing/support, so she's the least likely to pull this off. How much she's worth bringing versus going solo depends on whether the player is ready to deal with the fact that she'll occasionally [[AnnoyingVideoGameHelper heal the opponents]] [[WhatTheHellHero by accident]], particularly if the player is trying to melee their foe.

* CriticalDissonance: Probably the biggest death blow for this game was the near-unanimous panning by big-name industry reviewers. 90% of the fan community wonders, in less polite terms, what they were smoking.

* EightPointEight: Probably the biggest death blow for this game was the near-unanimous panning by big-name industry reviewers. 90% of the fan community wonders, in less polite terms, what they were smoking.

* ScrappyMechanic: Partners can sometimes be this due their [[CantCatchUp diminishing usefulness late game]], [[ArtificialStupidity sometimes questionable decisions during combat]], and arguably most damming, denying the player a potential borg drop if they manage to get the final hit on a borg. Thankfully on [[NewGamePlus additional playthroughs]] the player can set to go solo in any battle that doesn't force a partner.

* TheLoad: Aside from the in-game example Kotaro, every ally can be considered this. They usually attack the same enemy that you're attacking. It seems tactically sound in theory, but what ends up happening is that you'll either keep getting interrupted by ally when you're trying to attack in melee, or your ally keeps getting in your way when you're trying to attack from range. Even more annoying if your ally is a Pop Honey or Ice Valkyrie. There's also some strange behavior where if your ally is using a character that buffs, they should only use the buffing move on their ally, but they also tend to use normal attack moves as well. Both the enemy CPU and ally CPU does this.

** Neo G Red, being the upgraded form of the main character, is pretty powerful for a measly amount of GF Energy. Amazing melee capabilities along with incredible range make a powerful dual-function Borg whose only real problem is...not a lot of defensive options.

** Believe it or not, ''Dragons'' can end up like this, slow as they may be. By tapping the jump button before using their BreathWeapon, you cut out the charging animation and can aim the beam MUCH better and faster. This allows you to one-hit KO even the toughest of Borgs with ease.

** Mana is a bit of a subversion, while she has very limited fire power, she can heal your Borgs back to full health, which could be a life saver in some of the tougher battles, the unfortunate side is that she can accidentally ''heal the enemy back up to full health''.

* ThatOneLevel: Any of the Showdown! Hero Borg Unit! stages can qualify, as it is essentially fighting five different opponents at once, all of them being borgs of at least decent strength. Even worse you cannot bring a partner to these battles.

** Orochi is female - actually mentioned early in game in passing and in the manual [[spoiler:and in one late-game mission by Usagi if Orochi is recruited]], but most people miss it.

** Met. Concept art and fan art more befitting of a girl, but the voice is either a very masculine girl, or a guy. Never referred to in the game or instruction manual as a guy or girl. The baggy clothes concealing the figure don't help. [[spoiler: Supplemental materials reveal that Met is a boy.]]

** Usagi will occasionally, when using a Quick Valkyrie, pelt you with shots before unleashing a Haste spell on you.

%%** NarmCharm
* TheScrappy: Kotaro. While all of the characters are irritating in their own ways (mostly thanks to the [[FlatCharacter almost non-existent characterization]], poor voice direction and CripplingOverspecialization making them less viable in gameplay), they still have their fans. The same cannot be said of Kotaro: he's clearly meant to be the SixthRanger of the group, coming in a little over halfway through the story mode, but if he was intended to be TheLoad by design, it's safe to say that they did their job [[GoneHorriblyRight a little]] '''[[GoneHorriblyRight too]]''' [[GoneHorriblyRight well]]; he's a BrattyHalfPint TagalongKid who doesn't understand ''anything'' about Gotcha Borg battling, always bringing ranged Gotchas to every fight he's involved in (which typically only excel in ranged combat and little else) and [[LeeroyJenkins charging headfirst into combat without considering the disadvantages he's under]]. He also never seems to bring anywhere near enough Gotchas whenever he's available as an ally (most of you other allies (with the exception of Tsutomu, but [[MightyGlacier even he has an excuse]]) bring along at least three or four Gotchas at this stage in the game; Kotaro is almost always ever seen packing one or two at most), which usually means he's quick to get knocked out of a fight. To add insult to injury, [[CantCatchUp for as middling as their usefulness in gameplay gets]], [[MasterOfNone anything Kotaro can do everyone else can do better]], even as meatshields for the player, so there's practically no purpose in using Kotaro in gameplay. Add to the fact that [[SpotlightStealingSquad he's involved in several story missions the player is required to complete in order to progress]] and that he shows little to no improvement despite the training missions dedicated to him makes him loathed by even the most forgiving and patient fans of the game.

* ThatOneBoss
** On the first play through, the first two [[DuelBoss one-on-one]] fights against Sho can be difficult. The first one in particular, your best borgs are limited to G-Red and Command Girl (if you were lucky to pick one up before facing Sho), where Sho's borgs can fly and have exceptionally strong attacks at melee and range. The last one... [[AnticlimaxBoss not so much]].

* ViewerGenderConfusion

* EightPointEight: Probably the biggest death blow for this game was the near-unanimous panning by big-name professional reviewers. 90% of the fan community wonders, in less polite terms, what they were smoking.

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: Generally, in any mission where Kou's ally isn't locked in by the nature of the mission, the recommendation by far is to either go without a partner or to go with Mana. New borgs are recruited [[YouKillItYouBoughtIt by landing the killing blow on opponents]], so going in with any of the more combat-ready partners runs the risk of seeing them KillSteal on the player. Mana specializes in healing/support, so she's the least likely to pull this off. How much she's worth bringing versus going solo depends on whether the player is ready to deal with the fact that she'll occasionally [[StopHelpingMe heal the opponents by accident]], particularly if the player is trying to melee their foe.
* CultClassic: Incredible combat? Yup. Insane replayability? Yup. Addictive team building? Yup. Stellar multiplayer? Yup. Professional reviewers hated it and nobody bought it? Yup.
* FanNickname: Power Burst, the SuperMode only named in the manual, is often referred to as "Hyper Mode."
* GameBreaker

** Met. Concept art and fan art more befitting of a girl, but the voice is either a very masculine girl, or a guy. Never referred to in the game or instruction manual as a guy or girl. The baggy clothes concealing the figure don't help. [[spoiler: Supplemental materials reveal that Met is a boy.]]

** NarmCharm
* PopCultureUrbanLegends: Persistent rumors as to how to legitimately unlock G Black.

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: Persistent rumors as to how to legitimately unlock G Black.