Line #25 VideoGame/MetamorphicForce


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2	''Metamorphic Force'' is an arcade BeatEmUp made by {{Creator/Konami}} and released in 1993, and their final foray into the genre along with ''VideoGame/ViolentStorm''.
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4	The evil emperor Death Shadow [[RiseFromYourGrave rose from his grave]] to rule the world once and for all. In response, a [[LadyOfWar sword-wielding goddess]] called upon the souls of four ancient beasts, whose corresponding powers lie within the four men who are able to defeat Death Shadow.
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6	!!This game has examples of:
7	* {{Acrofatic}}: Ban, though somewhat subverted by his slightly slimmer Minotaur form.
8	* AerithAndBob: [[JustifiedTrope Duh]], since the manual says that the protagonists come from different countries & cultures.
9	* AgentPeacock: Claude is this. Still classy & good-looking when fighting.
10	* {{Animesque}}: Inverted. Even though they're not based on any Western cartoon or fantasy comic, this game is quite heavily influenced by them.
11	* BigGood: The sword-wielding goddess that summons the four players, assigning them the mission to stop the evil forces of Death Shadow.
12	* BossRush: Stage 5 in the American version, where you'll fight the first four of five bosses in DualBoss format. In the Japanese version, [[BossOnlyLevel the whole stage is just a fight with the fifth one]].
13	* CaptainErsatz: Stage 3 has [[MemeticMutation a boss]] resembling a [[ComicBook/XMen Sentinel]].
14	* ColorCodedMultiplayer:
15	** [[TheLancer Ban]] wears [[RedIsHeroic red]] and is a LightningBruiser.
16	** [[TheHero Claude]] wears yellow and is the JackOfAllStats .
17	** [[TheBigGuy Ivan]] wears green and is a MightyGlacier.
18	** [[KidAppealCharacter Max]] wears blue and is a FragileSpeedster .
19	* CoolSword: Claude (only when he's not in his werewolf form) and the second stage boss, the Flaming Chicken-Man.
20	* DifficultyByRegion: The Japanese version of the game uses lives and a life bar, [[NintendoHard while the American version replaced this with health points that would go down by one every ten seconds.]] [[AntiFrustrationFeatures You can restore your health points with whatever health item you picked up or every token you inserted in.]]
21	* TheDragon: [[spoiler:The Skeleton Knight who is the semi-final boss, or the She-Devil of the Coliseum who is the penultimate main boss and is shown to be the strongest, most loyal and most trusted follower of the BigBad.]]
22	* ElevatorActionSequence: The second part of stage 6 has you ride an elevator and beat up hordes of Death Shadow's guards.
23	* EvilLaugh: The fifth boss, the semi-final boss and the first form of the final boss laugh maliciously if they knock you down. This allows you to repay the favor with one of your own combos.
24	* ExtremeOmniGoat: Caprios, the stage 1 boss, is a goatman.
25	* ExtremityExtremist: Max is most likely a boxer, although his werepanther form subverts this.
26	* FinalBossNewDimension: The final battle isn't in the throne room, but in an arena implied to be in space or another dimension, where you are teleported in by the main villain.
27	* HairFlip: Claude does this in his IdleAnimation ([[{{Bishonen}} human form only]]).
28	* HelpfulMook: The weremice similar in function to the VideoGame/GoldenAxe elves. They occasionally show up, carrying golden statues and other items that can be dropped when you hit them.
29	* ImprobableWeaponUser: Ivan's log. However, he will remain unarmed when in his werebear form.
30	* LizardFolk: Green, iguana-like lizard men are the first enemy encountered, easy enough to count as TheGoomba before the player fights stronger opponents. Some of them can be a threat when armed and assisting other foes, though.
31	* MagicPants: All the player characters have their outfits destroyed when they transform (in different ways — Max and Ivan lose their shirts, Claude's pants are reduced to torn shorts, and Ban's gi and shoes are destroyed), but their clothes are restored when they transform back to human form.
32	* MsFanservice: The She-Devil of the Coliseum wears a [[{{Stripperific}} very revealing]] LeotardOfPower which seems to be nothing more than a few strips of fabric, and most of her animations tend to focus on her [[ThongOfShielding thong-clad ass]], even in her death throes, where she screams "My lord!" as if she has an orgasm.
33	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The evil king is called ''Death Shadow''.
34	* OurOrcsAreDifferent: The [[DualBoss two mid-bosses]] in Stage 4, who even proceed to [[FusionDance fuse themselves together and form a two-headed boss, Ganoo,]] at the end.
35	* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: Picking up a [[TransformationTrinket golden statue]] (which doubles as a LimitBreak[[note]]It's similar to Nightcrawler's DesperationAttack from ''VideoGame/XMen''.[[/note]] if you're already transformed) puts you in a [[GrowingMusclesSequence mutated state]] that turns you into a specific one:
36	** OurMinotaursAreDifferent: Ban
37	** OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Claude
38	** BearsAreBadNews: Ivan
39	** PantheraAwesome: Max
40	** OurDragonsAreDifferent: [[spoiler:Death Shadow in his second form, and it's [[OneWingedAngel his real strength]], as he says.]]
41	* PaletteSwap:
42	** [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent Lizard-like]] mooks are [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience color-coded]] to indicate their weapons of choice.
43	** A [[FlashOfPain "Konami seizure time"]] variant of this comes to bosses running low on life, thanks to their alternate palettes.
44	* ThePhoenix: Stage 2 boss is an evil phoenix.
45	* PlayingWithFire: Again, the stage 2 boss, being a phoenix, can cast fire. So can the FinalBoss, who can shoot fireballs and [[spoiler:breathe fire as a dragon]].
46	* PreAsskickingOneLiner: Almost every boss starts with one of these.
47	* RapidFireFisticuffs: Death Shadow does a variation of this with short-ranged energy blasts when in his first form, along with a more normal version at melee range.
48	* SequentialBoss: The last boss has three phases. [[spoiler:His human form, his dragon form, and his soul form.]]
49	* SinisterScythe: Wielded by the first boss, which can slice chunks of life from the player.
50	* {{Shoryuken}}: [[spoiler:Death Shadow in his first form.]]
51	* SlasherSmile: Claude flashes one if doing [[GroinAttack the Side Kick]].
52	* SleevesAreForWimps: Ban, obviously.
53	* SpaceZone: [[spoiler:The FinalBoss will be fought [-[[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace IN SPACE]]-]!]]
54	* StatuesqueStunner: The She-Devil of the Coliseum is a tall {{Stripperific}} demon woman.
55	* SwordBeam: Phoenix can use his sword to fling a bolt of fire at you.
56	* YouGetKnockedDownYouGetBackUpAgain: Once again, like most other Konami beat 'em ups, averted. You can attack enemies that are knocked down, even in human form.

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