'Splosion Man is a Platform Game for the XBox Live Arcade service, created by Twisted Pixel, makers of The Maw. This aptly-named title follows the adventures of the eponymous, slightlyderanged, experimental subject as he escapes from a variety of dangerous laboratories. To navigate the manyhazards that he faces, he is blessed with the power to spontaneously explode without harming himself. This ability functions as a jump, as well as a temporary shield from projectiles and a means of offense.A follow-up, Ms. 'Splosion Man, had a July 13, 2011 release date.
Award Bait Song: Parodied with "The Splode Beneath My Splosion" during the end credits.
Axe Crazy: The player character is arguably a heroic version of this. Just listen to his psycho giggle.
Black Blood: In possibly the weirdest application of this trope, the scientists bleed meat. No, not bloody chunks of meat from their 'sploded limbs, but steaks, ribs, legs of ham.... and donuts.
Boss Arena Idiocy: Justified in that the boss in question is a giant hungry monster, and thus doesn't even know what a good or bad idea entails.
The Cameo: A certain purple blob from Twisted Pixel's first game released on XBLA makes an appearance. You even get an achievement for finding it.
Exploding Barrel: Two kinds. The first one is a regular barrel that reignites 'Splosion Man and sends him a few feet in the air. The second one throws him really far, but the player can't control the direction he goes.
Genius Ditz: 'Splosion Man. Ms. 'Splosion Man even more so.
No OSHA Compliance: The game's levels take place in what are ostensibly laboratories,with constant hazards of spiked walls, spinning blades, and insane burning men running about.
Basically not called 'Splosion 'Oman because this is a puzzle-action platformer like Ms. Pac Man.
Rise to the Challenge: The game's many Scrappy Levels often consist of these, both the water and spiked wall varieties. Considering that 'Splosion Man is made of magma, his death on touching water is perfectly plausible.
'Splosion Man, 'Splosion Man, does whatever a 'splosion can... Can he swing, on a web? No, but he can 'splode you dead, look out! Here comes the 'Splosion Maaaan!
Stuff Blowing Up: The Game. In an average level, a player will probably blow themselves up about 150 times. There is an Achievement for 'sploding 300 times in one level - this is by far the easiest Achievement to get in the game.
Totally Radical: The first boss thinks it's "so uncool" that you're 'sploding in his face and reflecting his missiles.
'Splosion Man is a Platform Game for the XBox Live Arcade service, created by Twisted Pixel, makers of The Maw. This aptly-named title follows the adventures of the eponymous, slightly deranged, experimental subject as he escapes from a variety of dangerous laboratories. To navigate the many hazards that he faces, he is blessed with the power to spontaneously explode without harming himself. This ability functions as a jump, as well as a temporary shield from projectiles and a means of offense.A follow-up, Ms. 'Splosion Man, had a July 13
, 2011 release date.
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