Line #60 VideoGame/SeekAndDestroy2002


1	''Seek and Destroy'' is the American name of ''Shin Combat Choro-Q'', an installment of the ''VideoGame/ChoroQ'' series. It is a [[TankGoodness tank-centric]] ActionGame. It first released in Japan in June of 2002, in the US in December of that year and in Europe in May of 2003. The US release was handled by Conspiracy Entertainment.
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3	The game takes place in Quewar, [[AlternateDimension a "world of steel" very different from ours]], populated by [[SentientVehicle Sentient]], SuperDeformed battle tanks. The powerful Q-Stein [[TheEmpire Empire]] has declared war on neighboring nations and has conquered all but one--the Kingdom of Proton. The PlayerCharacter is Proton's "[[ElitesAreMoreGlamorous Special Force Tank]]", a [[OneManArmy One Tank Army]] entrusted with bringing Proton BackFromTheBrink. Quite literally, as the opening stage takes place in Proton's last held city of Rivageders.
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5	Gameplay consists of tank-sim esque combat with fairly loose physics, with an effect not unlike VideoGame/{{Battlezone\|1998}}. Missions are selected from a world map and consist mostly of [[MultiMookMelee pitched battles against armies]] of Q-Stein {{Mooks}}, as well as impressively sized and dangerous [[BossFight bosses.]] There are some RPGElements in the form of [[CharacterCustomization looting and equipping new and better tank parts,]] as well as exploring HubLevel towns and talking to various {{NPC}}s. There's a few [[MiniGame mini games,]] including a GladiatorSubquest.
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7	This should not be confused with [[VideoGame/SeekAndDestroy the 1996 MS-DOS and]] Platform/{{Amiga}} ShootEmUp by Creator/EpicGames, or the Music/{{Metallica}} song.
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10	!! ''Seek and Destroy'' provides examples of:
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12	* AceCustom: Q-Stein squad leaders are these. You'll recognize them as [[ObviouslyEvil pitch-black]] tanks with the [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead red Q-Stein "Q"]] on the side. They typically have better stats then other tanks of their type- [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard including yours.]]
13	* AdamSmithHatesYourGuts: You never receive a discount on shop purchases.
14	* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: ''Seek and Destroy'' is the best example of this in the ''VideoGame/ChoroQ'' series. See [[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps2/583311-seek-and-destroy/images/125343 these]] [[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps2/583311-seek-and-destroy/images/146631 two]] for references.
15	* AmphibiousAutomobile: You can equip inflatable floats or various grades of outboard motor in order to cross water. You need to get one of these in order to progress through the campaign to Nibelia, an island nation sandwiched between Proton and Q-Stein.
16	* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Q-Stein leaders are much tougher then their subordinates- [[LargeAndInCharge and often larger.]] This goes for your side as well- Major Rodeschild, a blue-and-white-striped [=M1A1=] Abrams [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead with the Proton symbol on his turret,]] can hold his own in combat- more then can be said for any of the RedShirts.
17	* BlingOfWar: In the form of RequisiteRoyalRegalia. The Kings of Proton and Nibelia, an M24 Chaffee and Sherman Firefly, respectively, are shiny white/[[RealMenWearPink pink]] with [[GoldMakesEverythingShiny gold]]/blue detailing.
18	* BoringButPractical: Weapons like the missile launchers, which are just plain missile launchers but can do damage to tanks and anything that flies.
19	* TheCaptain: Captain Bourne, a green-striped, tan Merkava III who leads TheRemnant of Nibelia's forces during the counter-offensive against Q-Stein.
20	* ChainsawGood: You can strap ''a giant chainsaw'' to the front of your tank. For extra Goodness, equip the Side Saw sub-weapon in tandem with the front saw.
21	* CharacterCustomization: You can choose from a wide variety of tanks and parts. You can equip a main gun and up to two sub-weapons depending on the tank, as well as different paint jobs, turret gears, engines, radars, computers, treads, armors, internal devices (speed loaders, [[NightVisionGoggles night vision gear]], etc.) and "special" parts ([[FlyingCar jet engines for flight]], [[AmphibiousAutomobile outboard motor for water travel]], etc.)
22	* CoversAlwaysLie: This game has nothing to do with America, despite what the American cover might suggest. It has American tanks, but as said above, it's a world where not only is there no America, there aren't any ''[[AnimateInanimateObject humans.]]''
23	* DarkerAndEdgier: This game as compared to the rest of the ''VideoGame/ChoroQ'' games. Though only somewhat, as despite the seriousness of the plot, most of the characters have a fairly upbeat attitude- especially [[PluckyComicRelief Jevons.]]
24	* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[OneManArmy Your lone, tiny tank takes out]] [[CoolPlane a massive combat helicopter,]] several [[MilitaryMashupMachine Military Mashup Machines,]] [[BattleshipRaid a fully armed battleship,]] and [[spoiler: [[EldritchAbomination whatever the hell the Q-Stein Emperor is.]]]]
25	* DieselPunk: While the tanks themselves are based on real world tanks from UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and onward, and there are futuristic bosses, the towns seem like they're stuck in the 40s.
26	* DifficultButAwesome: The Graviton gun. It has a 30% chance to do 300 points of damage, but the other 70% just goes through enemies. It is, however, one of the few powerful weapons that doesn't require you to stay in one place, unlike the Long Shot or the Positron.
27	* DiskOneNuke: [[UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleShips The Challenger]] is unlockable in the third town. It just happens to be the second-best armoured tank in the game (the German [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons Maus]] (unlocked at the endgame) being number one), and it has a large amount of carry weight meaning that it can be upgraded with sufficient weaponry and armour to make the game something of a cakewalk...
28	* TheEmperor: The Q-Stein Emperor, of course.
29	* EnergyWeapons: A few become available towards the endgame.
30	* FireBreathingWeapon: The "Flame Gun" and "Blaze Gun" sub weapons.
31	* GatlingGood: The air Gatling weapon, most prominently. It makes short work of air units if you can line them up- It rotates with your turret but has fixed elevation.
32	* GladiatorSubQuest: The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin aptly-named Battle Arena.]]
33	* [[GoodGunsBadGuns Good Tanks Bad Tanks]]: In general, Proton RedShirts are American and British tanks and Q-Stein {{Mooks}} are German and Russian ones. Nebelia's RedShirts are British tanks, but their [[ColonelBadass de facto military leader]] is an Israeli Merkava III.
34	** However, some of the real-life allies; the French tanks and modern Japanese tanks are sided with the Q-stein.
35	* GratuitousGerman: Many examples in the names of Q-Stein cities, like Gloonstadt, though it may just be a case of AsLongAsItSoundsForeign.
36	* [[FlyingCar Flying Tank]]: You can strap a pair of wings and jet boosters to the sides of your tank and take flight. [[HighAltitudeBattle This is necessary to fight one boss, a rather large bomber.]]
37	* HighlyConspicuousUniform: Usually [[AvertedTrope averted,]] most tanks are camouflaged or at least in a terrain-neutral color. [[AceCustom This is not the case for officers of either side,]] or for one specific paintjob for the sole original tank in the game, the BHE Tank, which can have a black-with-flames paintjob.
38	* InfinityPlusOneSword: The BHE tank. While it doesn't have the best armor or weight capacity, it is the ONLY tank with all three letter (H,T,B,) designations, meaning it can equip heavy ''and'' turret-mounted sub-weapons. Every other tank has one or the other, not both. On top of that it can also equip "B" or body-mounted sub-weapons, which most "H" designated tanks cannot.
39	* InformedAbility: In the BackStory, Q-Stein forces had beat Proton back to their capital with relative ease. [[ArtificialStupidity And then the game starts.]]
40	** The bosses are the ones [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership that put up an actual fight,]] but still lack any tactics beyond AttackAttackAttack.
41	* [[ItsRainingMen It's Raining Tanks]]: Both sides sometimes get reinforcements in the form of parachute-dropped tank squads.
42	* LethalJokeItem: The Grand Flag. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It's a flag that is mounted on the back of your tank.]] It's also a flag that provides a slight buff in defense and ''decreases'' the weight of your tank.
43	* MacrossMissileMassacre: Possible with the use of the 16-Missle sub-weapon.
44	* MacroZone: One of the expert arena minigames take place in a gold fish bowl, with toy boats as obstacles.
45	* MajorlyAwesome: Major Rodeschild, your VoiceWithAnInternetConnection, though you fight alongside him in a few missions. May even have GameplayAllyImmortality.
46	* NewGamePlus: Finishing the campaign returns you to the first level with all tanks, parts, funds etc. obtained in the previous playthrough.
47	* OfficerAndAGentleman: Lt. Gen Ahmadi, a light blue Chieftain tank, comes off as this, being soft-spoken and intelligent. He ''seems'' like he might be a FourStarBadass given his role [[TheStrategist in planning]] and executing the counter-offensive against Q-Stein, but [[spoiler: he winds up KilledOffForReal by a particularly nasty boss.]]
48	* OneManArmy: Reaches DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu levels, with the Proton Special Force Tank.
49	* OneWingedAngel: The [[spoiler: BigBad, the Q-Stein Emperor,]] goes absolutely bug-nuts in his third and final phase.
50	* PinballProjectile: Sort of. The "Bound Bomb" Sub-Weapon launches large grenades that bounce along until they hit something.
51	* PluckyComicRelief: Jevons, a dark green [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphibious_Assault_Vehicle LVTP-7]] with white stripes and leader of Proton's [[LaResistance Civilian Resistance.]] [[TheKlutz He has a habit of]] [[AmusingInjuries forgetting to hit his brakes]] and [[InertiaIsACruelMistress smashing into things]] often reappearing afterwards [[TheWoobie with a little bandage on his turret]].
52	* SentientVehicle: Everyone's a tank! Well, almost everyone. Some people are helicopters, planes, battleships... civilians appear as [[AwesomePersonnelCarrier APCs]]. There's even a fortune teller (a Pink Bren Carrier with a translucent cloth shroud draped over its hull) and a priest! (Not [[IncrediblyLamePun an M7 Priest,]] sadly, but a M113 APC, white with a red V-stripe to form its priestly vestments.) The tanks have very human mannerisms, like turning their turrets to "face" who they're talking to, and jumping in surprise or anger.
53	* SimpleYetAwesome: The [[SniperRifle Long Shot]], which is just another typical tank shot, but with incredible range and damage.
54	* StatusBuff: The "Grand Flag" sub-weapon isn't a weapon at all, rather, equipping it gives you a substantial boost to your tank's stats at the expense of having no weapon in that slot.
55	* SequentialBoss: FinalBoss [[spoiler: Q-Stein Emperor has three forms. The first is [[MilitaryMashupMachine a massive, multi-gunned purple and black tank,]] the second is a SpiderTank version, and the last... [[EldritchAbomination well, it's hard to describe.]] It's a mess of giant cogwheels and [[EnergyBeing energy emissions.]]]]
56	* SigilSpam: Every tank save yours has a flag displaying it's country's emblem, invoking both WearingAFlagOnYourHead and ColorCodedForYourConvenience, as Proton flags are white-on-blue, Q-Stein flags red-on-black. If that isn't enough, officers of both sides wear their national colors and display the emblems on their hulls.
57	* SniperRifle: As the name might suggest, the "Long Shot" main weapon functions as one.
58	* SpikesOfVillainy: Right there in the Q-Stein emblem! It's a big, red, spiky letter "Q".
59	* SuperDeformed: Legions of cute little tanks blowing the hell out of one another. There's more then a few cases of MoodWhiplash.
60	* TankGoodness: In spades. Many, many models of tanks ranging from UsefulNotes/WorldWarII to the present day appear, including a number of experimental models.
61	* ThisIsADrill: The "Drill Shot" main weapon, which can [[OneHitPolyKill penetrate through multiple foes.]]
62	* WackyRacing: A few of the "Expert Arena" challenges involve this.

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