History VideoGame / GravityRush

* SceneryPorn: A given, since this is one of the major selling points of the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita PlayStation Vita]].

* WolverinePublicity: Kat was often played up as ''the'' face of the UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita Vita, with Creator/{{Sony}} making sure she had an appearance in plenty of Vita titles. Along with the aforementioned playable appearance in ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale'', she's a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuUlSarc9HQ&t=1m25s playable character]] in ''VideoGame/RagnarokOdyssey Ace'' (along with Alias), a playable golfer in ''VideoGame/HotShotsGolf 6/World Invitation'', a Sack costume in ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'', a summonable spirit in the free-to-play Vita game ''Destiny of Spirits'' (along with Raven and Yunica), and a playable Cocoroid in the [[http://www.siliconera.com/2013/04/25/gravity-rush-characters-cross-into-vita-beat-em-up-rpg-picotto-knights/ Japan-only dungeon brawler]] ''Picotto Knights'' (along with Yunica, Gade, Alias, and Raven).

* CreepyDoll: When Kat goes to Aki the fortune teller, Aki tells her fortune through a somewhat damaged, perpetually grinning ventriloquist's doll named Pandora. Kat is considerably unnerved by the entire encounter and is relieved when Aki conducts subsequent readings without the doll. [[spoiler: In the Spy DLC's second mission Alias [[note]]Who is actually Kat's #1 fan[[/note]] blows up Aki's shop, and while they are alive, Pandora is broken, making it creepier]]
* CurbStompBattle: A literal example in the cutscene with Kat's first face-to-face encounter with Raven, who knocks Kat around and then steps on her head hard enough to cause a concussion. Luckily, by that part of the game, it had been well established that Kat [[MadeOfIron can take quite a lot of punishment without getting seriously hurt]].
* CuteClumsyGirl : [[https://web.archive.org/web/20130218130956/http://beamspams.tumblr.com/post/36415134107/behold-the-most-well-coordinated-superhero-of-all Behold]], [[SarcasmMode the most well-coordinated superhero of all time.]]

* DeusExMachina: [[spoiler: Despite saying she wouldn't disrupt the dream, Cyanea steps in to un-freeze Kat and free Dusty so they can save the town]].

* DownloadableContent: [[SideQuest Extra missions]] and [[AndYourRewardIsClothes unlockable costumes]] in the form of SpyCatsuit, {{Meido}}, and military outfits.
* DubNameChange: In Japan, the game is called ''Gravity Daze'', while the heroine is named "Kitten". Raven was originally "Crow".

** The rare Nevi. They're green-tinted versions of regular Nevi, take many hits to defeat, are extremely strong, and immune to special attacks. Fortunately ([[ThatOneBoss Or]] [[ThatOneSidequest not]]), they're also {{Superboss}}es. If they actually appeared in regular gameplay like standard {{Elite Mook}}s, the game would become NintendoHard to the extreme.

* MadeOfIron: Kat's powers are not of her own, they're a result of Dusty, so she herself is relatively normal. In spite of that, Kat can fall from extremely great heights without taking any damage at all; and it takes multiple hits from Nevi opponents to cut into her health meter significantly. She can even walk on lava as long as she doesn't do it for too long.

** Kat has a variety of different costumes she can wear, such as a [[{{Meido}} maid outfit]] and a SpyCatsuit. She also gets many gratuitous {{fanservice}} moments, such as [[WardrobeMalfunction losing her towel]] and being shown [[SleepsInTheNude sleeping naked in her room]], albeit under a ModestyBedsheet.

** Kat's powers tend to pick up whatever is in her immediate vicinity when she shifts gravity, including people and stray dogs. It is also entirely possible to use Stasis Field to pick up random civilians and hurl them into the void. [[KarmaHoudini There is no penalty for this whatsoever.]]
** The game encourages this at one point. In the second mission of the Spy Pack, the game keeps the "drop" prompt onscreen for the entire time you're carrying [[spoiler:Kat's StalkerWithACrush, with him non-stop flirting with Kat and gushing about how romantic the flight is as you voyage across half the game world]]. If you don't drop them, Kat privately wishes that she had; if you ''do'' give into the urge to drop them into the abyss, Kat will admit that [[EvenTheLovingHeroHasHatedOnes she just couldn't take it anymore]], and the mission's ending cutscene is altered to reveal that Kat begrudgingly saved them at the last second.

** The rare Nevi. They're green-tinted versions of regular Nevi, take many hits to defeat, are extremely strong, and immune to special attacks. Fortunately ([[ThatOneBoss Or]] [[ThatOneSidequest not]]), they're also {{Bonus Boss}}es. If they actually appeared in regular gameplay like standard {{Elite Mook}}s, the game would become NintendoHard to the extreme.

* BonusBoss: The rare Nevi [[spoiler:hiding in each of the Rift Planes]]. Each one is significantly tougher than regular Nevi, deals more damage and is [[NoSell inexplicably immune]] to your special attacks.

** Kat herself gains them when wearing her school uniform costume, giving her a younger look.

* HeroAntagonist: [[spoiler:Raven attacks Kat because D'nelica promised that he will send a search team down to rescue the children down in Boutoume if she kept the missing cities apart, and Kat was in the way. But he really just wanted to make the current Mayor look bad.]]

* NonStandardGameOver: The game occasionally throws you into some situations where a secondary condition must be taken into account. It always has an indicator for it, and is thankfully kind enough to explain the ''what'' and ''how''.
** During the first heist of a sacred gem by [[MasterThief Alias]], [[StealthBasedMission Kat must sneak around the security]] to [[FakinMacGuffin replace it with a fake]][[labelnote:CONTEXT]] She's operating according to [[FriendOnTheForce Syd's]] request [[WeWouldHaveToldYouBut outside the knowledge of the force to prevent an info leak.]][[/labelnote]]. A counter shows how suspicious Kat's presence is to the police, and will rapidly climb once she's spotted. If you don't hightail it out of there soon (and NOT by shifting into the airspace above), you'll get caught. If you enter a highly guarded area [[labelnote:*]] ('''Like the airspace you probably just panic-shifted into''')[[/labelnote]], you'll be arrested ''immediately.''
** During the fight against [[spoiler:[[FusionDance the Nevi-possessed Echo]]]], a counter shows how much [[spoiler:Echo]] has before they are gone [[spoiler:fully assimilated into the boss]]. [[TimedMission It raises as the fight drags on]] and [[HostageSpiritLink if you accidentally hit the endangered NPC.]] For bonus points, the higher the counter goes, [[spoiler:[[SanitySlippage the more deranged Echo's ranting will become,]] complete with [[LaughingMad insane laughter.]]]] So not only do you get punished with a NonStandardGameOver, you also get punished with [[spoiler:[[NightmareFuel a huge dose of creepy]]]] too.
** During the second heist of a sacred gem by [[MasterThief Alias]], [[OhCrap it's revealed he set up]] [[TimeBomb a bomb]] and Kat [[YouCantThwartStageOne must search for it while he takes the opportunity to do his thing.]] [[ExactTimeToFailure You have two minutes]] to [[TimedMission find the bomb and take it to Chaz]] so [[DemolitionsExpert he can]] [[BombDisposal disarm it]], or, well, [[StuffBlowingUp take a guess.]] Oh, [[KaizoTrap and in between the pickup and delivery,]] for the love of the Creator, '''''[[ShmuckBait don't]] [[NitroExpress drop]] [[ExplosiveStupidity it.]]'''''

** Finally, during [[TimedMission the final phase]] of the FinalBoss, [[ExactTimeToFailure you have five minutes to win the battle before]] [[spoiler:the Sea Anemone's [[SelfDestructMechanism self-destruct sequence is completed]] and [[EarthShatteringKaboom it blows up, taking Vendecentre and everyone in the city with it.]]]]
* NotQuiteFlight: You don't really fly so much as control the direction you fall in.

* PaperThinDisguise: Happens multiple times because Kat has built a reputation as the Gravity Queen. She [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this by questioning the purpose of her SpyCatsuit.
* PlayableEpilogue: Once you beat the game and return peace to Hekseville you're free to roam anywhere to collect gems and complete challenges.

** It gets better/worse. In the second mission of the Spy Pack, [[spoiler:the game outright tells you how to drop someone from the Stasis Field as you carry him over the void. It's a rather large distance, and he also doesn't stop (s)talking the entire voyage.]] All the pieces are in place to ''make'' you want to drop him.
* VideoGamePerversityPotential: Included by design. If you tap the Vita's screen around Kat's backside she'll act concerned and look around herself. You can do this on the [=PS4=] as well with the controller touchpad but it isn't as direct an interaction so players not familiar with the mechanic won't know what it's doing.
* WolverinePublicity: Kat is often played up as the face of the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita Vita]], and Creator/{{Sony}} makes sure to let her appear in plenty of Vita titles. Along with the aforementioned playable appearance in ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuUlSarc9HQ&t=1m25s she can be seen here]] playable in ''VideoGame/RagnarokOdyssey Ace'' along with Alias (and the Sorcerer from ''VideoGame/SoulSacrifice''). Following in the footsteps of [[VideoGame/TwistedMetal Sweet Tooth]], [[Franchise/RatchetAndClank Ratchet]], and [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos]], she was made a playable golfer in ''VideoGame/HotShotsGolf 6/World Invitation'' as well as a Sack costume in ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'' (in line with other mascots like the [[VideoGame/ApeEscape Pipo Monkeys]], the VideoGame/{{Patapon}}, and the VideoGame/LocoRoco). Kat, Raven, and Yunica were added as summonable spirits in the free-to-play Vita game ''Destiny of Spirits'', and finally, [[http://www.siliconera.com/2013/04/25/gravity-rush-characters-cross-into-vita-beat-em-up-rpg-picotto-knights/ Kat along with Yunica, Gade, Alias, and Raven are playable]] Cocoroids in the Japan-only dungeon brawler ''Picotto Knights'' (a game whose servers have since been shut down).

* WorldOfActionGirls: The major action characters, Kat, Raven, and Yunica, are all female. The males largely have supporting roles and rarely get in on the action.

* YearInsideHourOutside: [[spoiler:Boutoume. Kat only spends a few days there, though when she returns to Auldnoir, an entire year passes. It’s implied to be a space-time anomaly created by the enormous gravity storms that surround the entire Pillar below Hekseville.]]

Set in a floating city-state known as Hekseville, the player takes control of Kat, a young woman [[AmnesiacHero suffering from amnesia]], who fell from the sky. Kat quickly discovers that she's a "Shifter": someone capable of controlling the gravity themselves with the aid of a familiar (in Kat's case, a mysterious feline she dubs Dusty). With the ability to fly through the air and walk on walls, Kat also learns shortly after that she's also one of the one people capable to directly fighting the Nevi, monster spawned from gravity storms that have been ravaging the city. And so begins Kat's quest to aid the people of Hekseville by fighting monsters and villains, and recovering lost pieces of the city; all while trying to figure out who she really is and the role she's meant to play as the gravity storms continue to worsen...

''Gravity Rush'' received critical acclaim upon release for its gravity manipulation gameplay, and was considered to be one of the [[KillerApp essential games]] for [=PlayStation=] Vita. Kat herself would go on to become a [[DownloadableContent DLC fighter]] in ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale''. The game would later receive a HD UpdatedRerelease developed by Creator/BluepointGames in the form of ''Gravity Rush Remastered'' for the Platform/PlayStation4 in 2015[[labelnote:*]]December 2015 in Japan and February 2016 internationally[[/labelnote]], followed by a sequel, ''VideoGame/GravityRush2'', that was released in January 2017 for the [=PS4=].

''Gravity Rush'' received critical acclaim upon release for its gravity manipulation gameplay, and was considered to be one of the [[KillerApp essential games]] for [=PlayStation=] Vita. Kat herself would go on to become a [[DownloadableContent DLC fighter]] in ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale''. The game would later receive a HD UpdatedRerelease in the form of ''Gravity Rush Remastered'' for the Platform/PlayStation4 in 2015[[labelnote:*]]December 2015 in Japan and February 2016 internationally[[/labelnote]], followed by a sequel, ''VideoGame/GravityRush2'', that was released in January 2017 for the [=PS4=].

''Gravity Rush'' (''Gravity Daze'' in Japan) is an WideOpenSandbox ActionRPG game developed by Creator/SIEJapanStudio and directed by Keiichiro Toyama (creator of ''Franchise/SilentHill'' and ''[[VideoGame/SirenGames Siren]]''). It was released for the Platform/PlaystationVita in February 2012 in Japan, and June 2012 internationally. It would later receive an UpdatedRerelease in the form of ''Gravity Rush Remastered'' for the Platform/PlayStation4, which released December 2015 in Japan, and February 2016 internationally.

''Gravity Rush'' received critical acclaim upon release for its gravity manipulation gameplay, and was considered to be one of the [[KillerApp essential games]] for [=PlayStation=] Vita. Kat herself would go on to become a [[DownloadableContent DLC fighter]] in ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale'', and the game would receive a sequel on the [=PS4=], ''VideoGame/GravityRush2'', that was released in January 2017.

''Gravity Rush'' (''Gravity Daze'' in Japan) is an WideOpenSandbox ActionRPG game released for the Platform/PlaystationVita in February 2012 in Japan and June 2012 internationally.[[labelnote:*]] February 9, 2012 in Japan; June 12, 2012 in the U.S.; June 14, 2012; and June 15, 2012 in Europe[[/labelnote]] It would later receive an UpdatedRerelease in the form of ''Gravity Rush Remastered'' for the Platform/PlayStation4, which released December 2015 in Japan, and February 2016 internationally.[[labelnote:*]]December 10, 2015 in Japan; February 2, 2016 in the U.S.; February 3, 2016 in Australia; and February 5, 2016 in Europe[[/labelnote]]

Set in a floating city-state known as Hekseville, the player takes control of Kat, a young woman suffering from amnesia, who gains the ability to control the gravity around her from a mysterious cat. The gravity-controlling mechanic can be used to fly through the air, walk on walls, and thrust devastating kick attacks towards enemies. ''Gravity Rush'' also boasts some role-playing game elements, such as powers and abilities to level up, side quests to undertake, optional villains to fight, and large worlds to explore.

The game received critical acclaim and was considered to be one of the [[KillerApp essential games]] on the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita PlayStation Vita]]. Kat would go on to become a DownloadableContent fighter in ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale'', and the game would receive a sequel on the [=PS4=], ''VideoGame/GravityRush2'', that was released in January 2017.

''Gravity Rush'' (''Gravity Daze'' in Japan) is an WideOpenSandbox ActionRPG game released for the Platform/PlayStationVita in February 2012 in Japan and June 2012 internationally.[[labelnote:*]] February 9, 2012 in Japan; June 12, 2012 in the U.S.; June 14, 2012; and June 15, 2012 in Europe[[/labelnote]] It would later receive an UpdatedRerelease in the form of ''Gravity Rush Remastered'' for the Platform/PlayStation4, which released December 2015 in Japan, and February 2016 internationally.[[labelnote:*]]December 10, 2015 in Japan; February 2, 2016 in the U.S.; February 3, 2016 in Australia; and February 5, 2016 in Europe[[/labelnote]]

''Gravity Rush'' (''Gravity Daze'' in Japan) is an WideOpenSandbox ActionRPG game released for the Platform/PlayStationVita]] in February 2012 in Japan and June 2012 internationally.[[labelnote:*]] February 9, 2012 in Japan; June 12, 2012 in the U.S.; June 14, 2012; and June 15, 2012 in Europe[[/labelnote]] It would later receive an UpdatedRelease in the form of ''Gravity Rush Remastered'' for the Platform/PlayStation4, which released December 2015 in Japan, and February 2016 internationally.[[labelnote:*]]December 10, 2015 in Japan; February 2, 2016 in the U.S.; February 3, 2016 in Australia; and February 5, 2016 in Europe[[/labelnote]]

''Gravity Rush'' (''Gravity Daze'' in Japan) is an WideOpenSandbox ActionRPG game for the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita PlayStation Vita]][[labelnote:*]] February 9, 2012 in Japan; June 12, 2012 in the U.S.; June 14, 2012; and June 15, 2012 in Europe[[/labelnote]] and a remastered version on the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 PlayStation 4]][[labelnote:*]]December 10, 2015 in Japan; February 2, 2016 in the U.S.; February 3, 2016 in Australia; and February 5, 2016 in Europe[[/labelnote]].

The game received critical acclaim and is considered to be one of the [[KillerApp essential games]] on the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita PlayStation Vita]]. A [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 PlayStation 4]] sequel, ''VideoGame/GravityRush2'', was released on January 18-20th, 2017. Kat also became a DownloadableContent fighter in ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale''.

An [[https://youtu.be/tFeXtu-3u78 anime short]] created by Studio Khara, called ''Gravity Rush Overture'', was released late 2016. It tells the [[{{Interquel}} story that takes place between]] ''Gravity Rush'' and ''Gravity Rush 2''.

[[JustForFun/IThoughtThatWas No relations to]] a [[{{Film/Gravity}} completely unrelated movie]]. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Also has nothing to do]] [[SimilarlyNamedWorks with]] ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', [[{{DontExplainTheJoke}} despite having the word "gravity"]] in the title.

* SequelHook: The ending outright says the fight is just beginning, and several dangling elements remain, like [[spoiler:the slumbering children and the mysterious figure D'nelica is told about by a Nevi]].

** Raven's outfit is {{Stripperific}} and shows off her cleavage, her [[MurderousThighs thighs]], her [[SexyBacklessOutfit back]], and her [[BareYourMidriff midriff]].

* AllBikersAreHellsAngels: The Snakerabbits from the Spy DLC missions. They're a group of rowdy drag racers who fly customized airboats recklessly. [[spoiler:[[HeelfaceTurn Though they get better]] once [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority they made Kat their boss]] after she saved them from Nevi. They stop being thugs and move on with their lives, but reunite to help Kat stop the bombs set by Kat's crazy fanboy.]]

* NamesTheSame: [[invoked]] While in Pleajeune, Kat is asked to look for a schoolgirl named Echo who had gone missing due to nasty rumors about her. [[spoiler:It turns out these rumors were about an older woman named Echo, an escort.]]

As of August 2022, [[https://deadline.com/2022/08/gravity-rush-film-in-works-from-playstation-productions-scott-free-1235095686/ a feature film adaptation]] is in development from [=PlayStation=] Productions and Creator/RidleyScott’s Scott Free Productions. Anna Mastro (''Film/SecretSocietyOfSecondBornRoyals'') is attached to direct and Emily Jerome (''Panopticon'') is attached to write.