History YMMV / PlagueInc

* AwesomeMusic: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukHCh8TmUt0 The Neurax Worm]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFDcAxbKBxQ Adverse Reactions]]. The Simian Flu gets a really cool piano tune, which fits in the context of [[Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes it's source film.]]

** Start in Greenland. Problem solved.

** Tired of toiling hard to get your plague into Greenland? Just start it there and evolve some cold resistance. Problem solved.

** Tired of toiling hard to get your plague into Greenland? Just start it there. Problem solved.

* NoProblemWithLicensedGames: The addition of the [[Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes Simian Flu]] allows Plague Inc to retain it's widespread popularity and praise while also making it a licensed game, putting this trope into effect.

* TearJerker: It's subtle, but the Simian Flu's piano theme wouldn't be out of place in it's movie, which [[TearJerker/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes is sad enough on it's own.]]

* NoProblemWithLicensedGames: The addition of the [Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes Simian Flu]] allows Plague Inc to retain it's widespread popularity and praise while also making it a licensed game, putting this trope into effect.

* AwesomeMusic: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukHCh8TmUt0 The Neurax Worm]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFDcAxbKBxQ Adverse Reactions]].

* GameBreaker: Scenarios giving you too much trouble? All hail the Neurax Worm. It laughs in the faces of the Volcanic Ash (no planes), Pirate Plague (no boats), Xenophobia (borders closed) and Shut Down Everything (all three combined) scenarios thanks to Trojan Planes.

** Fungus. It's the most difficult plague to spread over distances, requiring you to invest a ridiculous amount of DNA points in transmission. In fact, its main mode of transmission is purchasing "Spore Bursts" which infects a random uninfected country anywhere in the world, and there's a very good chance that it will either be an island country or a country with a climate you haven't evolved to infect yet. And by the time you've brought the infection rates high enough and got enough people sick worldwide, the world will be well on its way to developing a cure and you will have spent so much DNA on evolving transmission that it will be very difficult to evolve your disease to be able to kill faster than the world can research.
** [[AvertedTrope However]], through using the Patho-Stasis Gene, the difficulty can be skipped considerably.

** Bizarrely, Morocco of all places is often amongst the last to be infected. Unlike Greenland, it doesn't cause you any problems and will likely fall on its own eventually, but its a strange example because the rest of Africa is pretty easy to get to and it's hardly an isolated country, yet even when all of its neighbours are in the red zone Morocco [[MadeOfIron still chugs on]].

[[AvertedTrope However]], through using the Patho-Stasis Gene, the difficulty can be skipped considerably.

** Fungus. It's the most difficult plague to spread over distances, requiring you to invest a ridiculous amount of DNA points in transmission. In fact, its main mode of transmission is purchasing "Spore Bursts" which infects a random uninfected country anywhere in the world, and there's a very good chance that it will either be an island country or a country with a climate you haven't evolved to infect yet. And by the time you've brought the infection rates high enough and got enough people sick worldwide, the world will be well on its way to developing a cure and you will have spent so much DNA on evolving transmission that it will be very difficult to evolve your disease to be able to kill faster than the world can research.

* ThatOneLevel: The Smallpox scenario starts you off with an already severe and lethal pathogen, meaning you are likely to be spotted almost immediately without intervention. Worse yet, the cure meter rises much faster than a typical game to simulate the fact that scientists know how to treat smallpox. Finally, vaccines are put into place when the disease is spotted, slowing the infection of rate of any country that has spotted the disease. Your special abilities include Vaccine Shields, which force you to spend DNA points just to bypass the existing smallpox vaccines. You can also evolve into a less lethal strain of smallpox, which will help you from getting snuffed out in the early portion of the game, but make it that much harder to kill humanity once you've got most of the population infected.

** Bizarrely, Morocco of all places is often amongst the last to be infected. Unlike Greenland, it doesn't cause you any problems and will likely fall on its own eventually, but its a strange example because the rest of Africa is pretty easy to get to and its hardly an isolated country, yet even when all of its neighbours are in the red zone Morocco [[MadeOfIron still chugs on]].

** Bizarrely, Morocco of all places is often amongst the last to be infected. Unlike Greenland, it doesn't cause you any problems and will likely fall on its own eventually, but its a strange example because the rest of Africa is pretty easy to get to and its hardly an isolated country, yet even when all of its neighbours are in the red zone Morocco [[MadeOfIron still chugs on]].

* FridgeLogic: Trojan Planes can fly anywhere...[[LoopholeAbuse even to countries without airports.]]
* GameBreaker: Scenarios giving you too much trouble? Neurax Worm beats them all the same. It laughs in the faces of the Volcanic Ash(no planes), Pirate Plague(no boats), Xenophobia(borders closed) and Shut Down Everything(all three combined) scenarios due to the Trojan Planes saying screw you to those rules.

* SerialNumbersFiledOff: For Pandemic. Dark Realm Studios(the Pandemic dev company), [[http://www.modojo.com/news/plague_inc_creator_denies_accusation_of_being_pandemic_25_ripoff tried to call out]] James Vaughan, Plague Inc's developer, on this, despite James [[http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Plague+Inc./feature.asp?c=49231 already citing]] Pandemic as an inspiration.

* SurpriseDifficulty: Brutal Mode and Mega-Brutal mode as well as Bio-Weapon, Smallpox, and Black Death. For those unaware, those three kill '''[[{{Understatement}} real fast]]''', so different strategies are required before they kill everyone in less than 2 minutes of starting.
* ThatOneAchievement: Not Another Zombie Game(kill everyone in Necroa Virus without using zombies) was pretty hard until it was debunked.

** That said, its still easier to infect than [[{{VideoGame/Pandemic}} Madagascar]].

* PolishedPort: Plague Inc: [[http://www.ndemiccreations.com/en/25-plague-inc-evolved Evolved]], for Steam, to be released February 20th.

* '''NightmareFuel''': [[NightmareFuel/PlagueInc This cannot be stressed enough]]. Arguably worse than VideoGame/{{Pandemic}}.

* SurpriseDifficulty: Brutal Mode, as well as Smallpox and Black Death. For those unaware, those two kill '''[[{{Understatement}} real fast]]''', so different strategies are required before they kill everyone in less than 2 minutes of starting.

* NightmareFuel: Like VideoGame/{{Pandemic}} [[NightmareFuel/PlagueInc before it]].

** Bizarrely, Morocco of all places is often the amongst the last to be infected. Unlike Greenland, it doesn't cause you any problems and will likely fall on its own eventually, but its a strange example because the rest of Africa is pretty easy to get to and its hardly an isolated country, yet even when all of its neighbours are in the red zone Morocco [[MadeOfIron still chugs on]].

** That said, its still easier to infect than [[VideoGame/Pandemic Madagascar]].

* NightmareFuel: Like VideoGame/{{Pandemic}} before it, some symptoms are really freaking scary.
** Most symptoms in the already nightmare-inducing Smallpox and Black Death scenarios. *shiver*.
** The music mentioned above gives an unsettling feel when playing.
** Some [[HellIsThatNoise sound clips]] can play above the music, such as children laughing and singing, medical equipment, coughing...[[SarcasmMode real subtle.]]

* [[ThatOneBoss That One Country]]: '''GREENLAND'''. Boats rarely travel there, and in normal cases, nigh impossible to reach without special perks. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the Pirate Plague scenario description: "...How will anyone get to Greenland now?"

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* NauseaFuel: Upgrade enough in the Neurax/Necroa modes, and the result is [[SarcasmMode lovely.]]