History Videogame / SteamshovelHarry

* TalkingIsAFreeAction: [[spoiler:'''[[AvertedTrope Averted]] hard.''' The tutorial ultimately leads to the missile hitting Earth.]]

* MetaphoricallyTrue: [[spoiler:The theme song repeatedly says, "Physics are gonna kill you Harry!" Technically, they ''do'' - because the tutorial includes a physicist lesson that contributes to a runtime of about ten minutes - and guess how much time Harry has to save the world?]]

* Metaphorically True: [[spoiler:The theme song repeatedly says, "Physics are gonna kill you Harry!" Technically, they ''do'' - because the tutorial includes a physicist lesson that contributes to a runtime of about ten minutes - and guess how much time Harry has to save the world?]]

* CrapsackWorld: A giant Spider King has taken over, there's an unchecked plague, "boiling seas and blood-red sky." Suddenly, being wiped out doesn't sound so bad.

* EverythingIsTryingToKillYou: Including ''physics'' [[spoiler:and the tutorial itself. [[DownerEnding It succeeds]]]].

* WreakingHavok: According to the tutorials, throwing items affects your jump height. Also, the theme song repeatedly warns you that "[[{{Foreshadowing}} Physics are gonna kill you Harry!]]" [[spoiler:To be fair, it doesn't.]]

* StupidityIsTheOnlyOption: You have to sit through the tutorial, even though [[spoiler:doing so will allow the missile to destroy Earth]]. can't even attempt to go ScrewThisImOuttaHere and fly off.

''Steamshovel Harry'' is a flash game. You play as Steamshovel Harry who, as part of Near-Earth-Defense force, needs to stop the Paramilitary Asteriod Miners, who have launched a middle towards Earth, from destroying the planet. You have ten minutes.

* DeconstructionGame: To forced and overly-long tutorials. [[spoiler:The tutorial is so long that it gives the missile enough time to crash into Earth before Harry can even go a single step.]]

* CrapsackWorld: A giant Spider King has taken over, there's an unchecked plague, "boiling seas and blood-red sky." Suddenly, [[spoiler:inevitably]] being wiped out doesn't sound so bad.

* DoubleJump: The realistic implementation of physics allows Harry to do this by grabbing objects and throwing them down. He can also throw things upwards to jump less high. [[spoiler:At least, that's what the tutorial claims.]]

''Steamshovel Harry'' is a flash game. You play as Steamshovel Harry who, as part of Near-Earth-Defense force, needs to stop the aliens from using their secret weapon. You have ten minutes.

* CrapsackWorld: Let's see, a giant Spider King has taken over, there's an unchecked plague, "boiling seas and blood-red sky." Suddenly, [[spoiler:inevitably]] being wiped out doesn't sound so bad.
* DeconstructionGame: To forced tutorials.

* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: What Steamshovel Harry is trying to prevent. [[spoiler:He fails, thanks to the overly long tutorial]].
* EverythingIsTryingToKillYou: Including ''physics'' [[spoiler: and the tutorial itself. It succeeds.]]
* FakeInteractivity: [[spoiler:The "game" itself turns out to have no interactivity beyond clicking the "next" button between each section of the tutorial and buying equipment.]]

* ManOnFire: [[spoiler:Look closely at the Helper Spider once the nuke hits Earth, you'll see that he's on fire]].

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The planetary anthem goes:
-->We'll find a cure for that Plague\\

* StupidityIsTheOnlyOption: You can't even attempt to go ScrewThisImOuttaHere and fly off.

* DoubleJump: The realistic implementation of physics allows Harry to do this by grabbing objects and throwing them down. He can also throw things upwards to jump less high.

%%* FakeInteractivity
* ForcedTutorial: Deconstructed.
** AnnoyingVideoGameHelper: Also deconstructed. [[spoiler:At least it tries to, the game ends before they've gotten started at it.]]

''Steamshovel Harry'' is a flash game [[spoiler:or rather, a flash movie]]. You play as Steamshovel Harry who, as part of Near-Earth-Defense force, needs to stop the aliens from using their secret weapon. You have ten minutes.

** AnnoyingVideoGameHelper: Also deconstructed.

* ManOnFire: [[spoiler:Look closely at the spider helper once the nuke hits Earth, you'll see that he's on fire.]].

** [[spoiler:Also, the tiresomely long tutorial takes up those 15 minutes that Steamshovel Harry was supposed to use to save Earth.]]

* FakeInteractivity

** StopHelpingMe: Also deconstructed.

* CrapsackWorld: Let's see, a giant Spider King has taken over, there's an unchecked plague, "boiling seas and blood-red sky." Suddenly, [[spoiler:invitably]] being wiped out doesn't sound so bad.

* CrapsackWorld: Let's see, a giant Spider King has taken over, there's an unchecked plague, "boiling seas and blood-red sky." Suddenly, being wiped out doesn't sound so bad.

* WreakingHavok: According to the tutorials, throwing items affects your jump height. Also, the theme song repeatedly warns you that "[[{{Foreshadowing}} Physics are gonna kill you Harry!]]"

'''WARNING:''' Play the game [[http://www.kongregate.com/games/projektnova/steamshovel-harry here]] before you read further, lest you GoMadFromTheRevelation.