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3''Disaster: Day of Crisis'' is a 2008 UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}-exclusive game developed by Creator/MonolithSoft and published by Creator/{{Nintendo}}, mixing exploration, shooting sessions and quick-time events for a compilation of every disaster movie ever.
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5Raymond Bryce, the hero, is a former US Marine and International Rescue Team member who quit his last job after the death of his teammate and best friend Steve during a rescue mission. However, when he gets contacted by special agent Olson who reveals to him that his friend's sister has been kidnapped by a rogue military force which also stole several nuclear warheads, he agrees to go on investigation and to rescue her. Unfortunately, he'll also have to face an unusual series of natural disasters which all spontaneously occur during his mission in Blue Ridge and Bainsville.
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7The game goes to great lengths to make the player feel the utter chaos of the situation, as well as keeping them busy by frequently switching the gameplay.
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9Not to be confused with ''VideoGame/DisasterReport'', an earlier game that also dealt with natural disasters.
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11!!''Disaster: Day of Crisis'' contains examples of the following tropes:
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13* AdvancingWallOfDoom: Floods, lava, earthquakes, tsunamis, Mother Nature is throwing everything at you.
14* AfterCombatRecovery: After every shoot-em-up section you recover a small bit of your health bar. Averted in Hard mode.
15%%* AndYourRewardIsClothes: Frog suit...
16* AntiVillain: As you progress, you learn that SURGE's chief has some good reasons for being beyond pissed off at the government. [[spoiler:He even helps you to disarm the last nuclear warhead.]]
17* BadassNormal: Ray isn't some superpowered human or secret soldier or anything - just a former US Marine and a rescue team guy who's trained for high tension survival and rescue scenarios. This doesn't stop him from being a OneManArmy against an entire terrorist organization that's armed to the teeth with military hardware and training, saving as many people as he possibly can left and right with nary a break in the process, taking on dangers from tsunamis and volcanos to earthquakes and hurricanes, and even [[spoiler: beating TheDragon while the latter is piloting a giant combat robot.]] And he does it all in casual clothes with on-site-procurement and little to no preparations.
18* TheBadGuyWins: Although the Colonel and all the SURGE members are dead by the end of the game, the President feels the previous administration was wrong in it's betrayal of them. (Something which many can relate to.) He even meets the Colonel's demand to pay the families of the deceased SURGE members money as reparations.
19* BearsAreBadNews: As if trying to get out of a forest polluted by volcanic ashes wasn't difficult enough, Ray also has to face a rabid bear...
20* ChronicHeroSyndrome: [[{{Catchphrase}} Ray can't save everybody]], but that doesn't stop him from trying. You're even encouraged to.
21%%* DamselInDistress: Iris, most of the time.
22* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: Dying simply sends you back to the beginning of any checkpoint reached of your choosing, resetting all of your health, items and ammo to what they were when you reached that point allowing you to redo sections and manage them properly.
23* DestructibleProjectiles: Which should be destroyed to prevent you from losing a fair bit of health.
24* DieChairDie: Anything destructible may contain items or may [[MadeOfExplodium set you alight]].
25* DownerBeginning: The tutorial of the game ends with Raymond's best friend [[CruelAndUnusualDeath falling into a lava flow]] [[HeroicSacrifice in order to make sure Raymond wouldn't fall too.]]
26* DubNameChange: The terrorist organization was originally called STORM in the Japanese version, it is changed to SURGE for the European release.
27%%* EmergencyWeapon: Your handgun.
28* EscortMission: Most are simply "carry [=NPCs=] to location X within the generous time limit", but then you get some extreme ones where you face instant death if you screw up and these ones are not optional.
29* ExplodingBarrels: Quickest way to get rid of your enemies during combat, and you are rewarded smart kills for it.
30* FaceDeathWithDignity: Gordon, the third in command to SURGE, salutes an oncoming tsunami after being defeated by Ray. Telling Colonel Haynes to pay the government back for what they did.
31* FightToSurvive: The bulk of the game features the player trying to survive the various disasters that befall him.
32* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:Haynes watched his entire platoon die, then found out that the incident was set up by his own government as a cover up. Yeah, he's not exactly happy about it.]]
33* GameplayAllyImmortality: Iris is immune to any damage and can not die, [[spoiler:until she is being chased by a lava stream or being swept away downstream in a river]].
34* GameplayRoulette: In the course of any level, you'll frequently switch from driving sessions to shooting sessions, with some exploration in between. And then you have the quick time events.
35* GatlingGood: The Gatling Gun which you can obtain from Firing Range, a potential InfinityMinusOneSword.
36* GiveMeYourInventoryItem: Quite a few [=NPCs=] want some of your Health Items.
37* HarderThanHard: The Real Disaster mode, unlocked by completing the game, renders almost any damage into OneHitKill territory.
38* HeroicSacrifice: Steve dies in the tutorial ensuring that Raymond doesn't fall into an active lava flow with him.
39* HollerButton: Allows you to call to [=NPCs=] that need your assistance. Ray will automatically face the direction of distressed [=NPCs=].
40* HollywoodHealing: Third degree burns? Gunshot wounds? High falls? As long as Ray's got some bandages, he'll always be okay and won't even limp.
41* HumongousMecha: [[spoiler: An unpredictable development to say the least, [[Creator/MonolithSoft unless you realize who made this game]]...]]
42* HyperactiveMetabolism: Ray can regain stamina by eating any food item he can find. He's also be somewhat able to expel toxins from his lungs in a matter of seconds, providing he's in an area where the air is breathable.
43* ICallItVera: Most InfinityPlusOneSword have this treatment.
44** Volcano the Rocket Launcher: Before destroying the helicopter on Mt. Rosalia, shoot down 10 of its rockets to unlock the Shadow Mercenary's rocket launcher.
45** Twister the Shotgun: Complete the game to unlock Colonel Haynes' shotgun.
46** Immolator the Pistol: During the first battle with Major Evans, shoot 10 knives before defeating him to unlock his handgun.
47** Deep Impact the Assault Rifle: Before killing Gregory, shoot down 10 of his grenades to unlock his assault rifle.
48* InformedEquipment: Unless it's Ray's handgun, don't expect any weapon to show up outside a cutscene.
49* InstantAwesomeJustAddMecha: [[spoiler: The main reason why the last boss suddenly pulls out a VideoGame/MetalGear expy.]]
50* JokeWeapon: [[ImprovisedWeapon Trash]], which has you [[ImprobableWeaponUser throwing unlimited supply of rubbish toward your enemies]]. It can turn into LethalJokeWeapon if you happen to [[CriticalHit throw a Shuriken]] in a very rare chance.
51* LampshadeHanging: Even the characters notice they're featuring in some sort of cheesy BMovie, at times.
52-->'''Ray:''' This is the point where the Hero kicks the Bad Guy's ass!
53%%* LifeMeter
54* LoadingScreen: These vary between giving tips about the level, or describe characters and current location.
55%%* MadeOfIron: Most of the plot important characters.
56%%* MyCarHatesMe: What Ray thinks whenever a natural disaster is chasing him.
57* NewGamePlus: Completing the game unlocks the Real Disaster mode as well as the achievement list.
58%%* NoticeThis
59%%* OminousLatinChanting: The main theme gets this.
60* OneManArmy: Ray is somewhat able to face an entire unit of heavily trained soldiers by himself.
61* OxygenMeter: Your oxygen meter fills up whenever you are submerged of in an area with toxic fumes.
62* PressXToNotDie: Quick-time events frequently show up when it's time to get the fuck out of there.
63* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The storms hitting Blue Ridge [[spoiler:except for the threat of volcanic eruption]] is likely based of the storms/floods that hit New Orleans in Hurricane Katrina.
64* RogueSoldier: SURGE/STORM is a rogue USMC special forces unit responsible for kidnapping a seismologist and making threats to use nukes on American soil.
65* SaveTheWorldClimax : [[spoiler:The plot quickly went from "save two kidnapped hostages" to "stop a rogue military group from detonating nuclear warheads located somewhere in the USA".]]
66* ScoreScreen: The game's main aspects are [[RankInflation ranked]] and then you are given an overall ranking for that chapter.
67%%* ScriptedEvent
68* ShoutOut: The plot seems to be inspired by many disaster movies, as well as ''Film/TheRock''.
69* SprintMeter: Your sprint meter doesn't affect you oxygen meter, but if you sprint too much you receive a sharp drop in your stamina bar.
70* TheStinger: Takes the form of a bonus video after having completed the game. [[spoiler: You managed to stop SURGE? Great! Now, prepare yourself for the giant asteroid that's threatening the Earth! You do get to fight against the asteroid after completing both the game and all the shooting galleries.]]
71* SuicidalOverconfidence: Not only have you proven to be a threat to SURGE, the enemies still keep coming, even during natural disasters.
72%%* TakeCover: You as well as the enemy can do this.
73%%* TerroristsWithoutACause: What SURGE would be without their leader to give them direction.
74* TimedMission: Thanks to your stamina constantly decreasing (even when you're just standing still, wondering where you're supposed to go), every level is timed. You can regain stamina by eating or stop the decrease temporarily thanks to an item, though.
75* VideoGameTutorial: Every time you come across a new mechanic, gameplay freezes to show you instructions of what to do.
76* WeirdnessMagnet: Wherever Ray goes, some disaster occurs. Earthquake, tsunami, volcanic eruption, flood... You name it, he faces it.
77* WhatTheHellHero: Most of Ray's early interactions with Lisa have her calling him out for letting Steve die.
78* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: There's no information to indicate where Blue Ridge is located in the US. [[FreezeFrameBonus Some info placed on the loading screens mentions BR being in the West Coast]], so it's likely in California, Oregon or Washington.
79** Bainsville and Port Alex are said to be in the south, being affected by heavy rains and floods. So it's likely in Florida, Texas or New Orleans since a loading screen mentions roads near the Gulf of Mexico.
80%%* WireDilemma: And YOU are the guy who mustn't cut the wrong wire!
81%%* WizardNeedsFoodBadly: Which kind of hampers your ability to explore.

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