History YMMV / DrakeOfThe99Dragons

** [[WordOfGod According to interviews]], the cel-shaded graphics were meant to resemble the art style of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''. Then, several years later, Batman would recieve his own cel-shaded game in the form of ''VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries''.

* BileFascination: Most people check this game out simply to see how awful it is. This is possibly why it got a rerelease on Steam.

* ScrappyMechanic: When you die, you're sent to another realm where the guardians insult you, and then it send you back. This gets old very quickly due to [[FakeDifficulty the game's difficulty]].

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Though not for the right reasons:
** After the Ghost Assassin flees the Dragon penthouse, Drake returns to find the corpses of everyone in the clan, including his master and ''himself''.
** The scene where Drake jumps out the window thinking he's become invincible. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome He hasn't]].
** Drake reaching a fish factory where [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext two mooks are beating a whale carcass]].

* ClicheStorm: InAWorld governed by the rules of Myth/ChineseMythology, a [[NinetiesAntiHero macho, brooding anti-hero]] who bears a lawsuit-provoking resemblance to [[Film/TheMatrix Neo]] [[CameBackStrong dies and comes back to life with vaguely-defined magic powers]] In addition to these powers, he specializes in [[EverybodyWasKungFuFighting martial arts which may or may not even exist in real life]], and [[GunFu lots and LOTS of guns.]] Our hero goes on [[HeroicBloodshed an epic quest for justice and self-discovery]] after a Vader-esque [[RivalTurnedEvil former rival turned to the dark side]] attacks his dojo and [[MentorOccupationalHazard kills his sensei.]] Also, it’s TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: One of very few well received qualities about the game is the menu and cover art, which gives off a nice Creator/JhonenVasquez [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] Creator/GenndyTartakovsky with bits of Creator/BruceTimm feel. It’s a shame that the comic [[WhatCouldHaveBeen never happened]] (beyond one Prequel issue), because it might’ve actually worked.

-->"Hold on now... Drake has [[GunsAkimbo two pistols]], [[BadassLongcoat a trenchcoat]], [[WallJump can run on walls]], and go into BulletTime. ''And'' this game came out in 2003, the same year that [[Film/TheMatrixReloaded the last two]] ''[[Franchise/TheMatrix Matrix]]'' [[Film/TheMatrixRevolutions movies]] were in theaters. [{{Beat}}] [[SarcasmMode I'm sure they weren't trying to capitalize on that market at all]]."

* MisBlamed: The developers, Idol FX, were not completely at fault for how the game turned out. The publisher, Majesco Entertainment, rushed Idol FX, giving them only eighteen months to make a hugely ambitious game that could launch a multimedia empire, something the small and inexperienced team simply was not equipped to handle. Though it was also noted that there was apparently a large language barrier between the Swedish devs and the New Jersey-based QA team as none of the bugs the QA team submitted ever got fixed. For more info, see ExecutiveMeddling on the [[Trivia/DrakeOfThe99Dragons game's trivia page]].

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: This game does have a pretty badass concept and distinct visual style. In fact the game probably would have turned out great if the publisher wasn't forcing the developers to launch a multimedia empire from the get-go. (Again, see ExecutiveMeddling in the trivia section)

* MisBlamed: As mentioned above, the developers, Idol FX, were not completely at fault for how the game turned out. The publisher, Majesco Entertainment, rushed Idol FX, giving them only eighteen months to make a hugely ambitious game that could launch a multimedia empire, something the small and inexperienced team simply was not equipped to handle. Though it was also noted that there was apparently a large language barrier between the Swedish devs and the New Jersey-based QA team as none of the bugs the QA team submitted ever got fixed.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: This game does have a pretty badass concept and distinct visual style. In fact the game probably would have turned out great if the publisher wasn't forcing the developers to launch a multimedia empire from the get-go. (see ExecutiveMeddling in the trivia section)

-->'''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd:''' So now, to add to the cliche list, you're an undead ChosenOne who has to avenge his master's death. NeverHeardThatOneBefore!

* UncannyValley: The models of the characters aren’t great, with Drake in particular looking like he has no teeth and regularly having a weird, slack-jawed expression on his face. The poor implementation of the lock-on ability also means that Drake's arms flail wildly during gameplay and bend and contort in impossible directions; not only does Drake's death animation have him lift his arms -- at awkward angles, natch -- in vain as he tries to sit back up, this sometimes glitches and causes said arms to aim at gameplay targets ''after he's dead''.

* ClicheStorm: InAWorld governed by the rules of Myth/ChineseMythology, a [[NinetiesAntiHero macho, brooding anti-hero]] who bears a lawsuit-provoking resemblance to [[Film/TheMatrix Neo]] [[CameBackStrong dies and comes back to life with vaguely-defined magic powers]] In addition to these powers, he specializes in [[EverybodyWasKungFuFighting martial arts which may or may not even exist in real life]], and [[GunFu lots and LOTS of guns.]] Our hero goes on [[HeroicBloodshed an epic quest for justice and self-discovery]] after a [[DarthVaderClone Vader-esque]] [[RivalTurnedEvil former rival turned to the dark side]] attacks his dojo and [[MentorOccupationalHazard kills his sensei.]] Also, it’s TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture.

* BileFascination: Most people check this game out simply to see how awful it is. This is possibly why it got a rerelease on steam.

* {{Misblamed}}: As mentioned above, the developers, Idol FX, were not completely at fault for how the game turned out. The publisher, Majesco Entertainment, rushed Idol FX, giving them only eighteen months to make a hugely ambitious game that could launch a multimedia empire, something the small and inexperienced team simply was not equipped to handle. Though it was also noted that there was apparently a large language barrier between the Swedish devs and the New Jersey-based QA team as none of the bugs the QA team submitted ever got fixed.

** The scene where Drake jumps out the window thinking he's become invincible. [[SurprisingleRealisticOutcome He hasn't]].

* FunnyMoments: Though not for the right reasons:

* ScrappyMechanic:
** When you die, you're sent to another realm where the guardians insult you, and then it send you back. This gets old very quickly due to [[FakeDifficulty the game's difficulty]].

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: One the very few good things about the game is the menu and cover art, which gives off a nice Creator/JhonenVasquez [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] Creator/GenndyTartakovsky with bits of Creator/BruceTimm feel. It’s a shame that the comic [[WhatCouldHaveBeen never happened]] (beyond one Prequel issue), because it might’ve actually worked.

* ClicheStorm: Let's face it -- Drake's not too original and neither is anything else. InAWorld kinda-sorta governed by the rules of Myth/ChineseMythology, a [[NinetiesAntiHero macho, brooding anti-hero]] who bears a lawsuit-provoking resemblance to [[Film/TheMatrix Neo]] [[CameBackStrong dies and comes back to life with vaguely-defined magic powers]] [[Film/TheCrow (Sounds familiar...)]] In addition to these powers, he specializes in [[EverybodyWasKungFuFighting martial arts which may or may not even exist in real life]], and [[GunFu lots and LOTS of guns.]] Our hero goes on [[HeroicBloodshed an epic quest for justice and self-discovery]] after a [[DarthVaderClone Vader-esque]] [[RivalTurnedEvil former rival turned to the dark side]] attacks his dojo and [[MentorOccupationalHazard kills his sensei.]] Also, it’s TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture.

* GoodBadBugs: The plethora of just plain bad bugs makes this one stand out all the more, but the FinalBoss won't attack you as long as the camera isn't facing him. Since you first have to spend an inordinately long time destroying part of the wall in order to make the boss vulnerable to attack, this is a godsend.

** The infamous scene near the beginning where [[TooDumbToLive Drake intentionally throws himself out of a skyscraper window]] under the belief that he's become invincible ([[EpicFail and dies]]) became even funnier when [[https://youtu.be/NpI0s0ky53I?t=1m9s a very similar scene]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongebobSquarepantsMovie'' came by the following year.

** Drake, without a hint of irony, calls the forces attacking the 99 Dragons "[[TotallyRadical out of this world]]".

** When you die, you're sent to another realm, the guardians telling you that you suck, and then it sends you back. This gets old very quickly due to [[FakeDifficulty the game's difficulty]].
** Almost every mechanic is a ScrappyMechanic, due to just how fundamentally broken the game is.
* SignatureScene: Drake ''jumping out of a skyscraper window'' under the (very wrong) belief that he's invincible, and immediately dying afterward. It sets the tone of the rest of the cutscenes in the game.

* UncannyValley: The models of the characters are just as bad as the rest of the game, with Drake in particular looking like he has no teeth and regularly having a weird, slack-jawed expression on his face. The poor implementation of the lock-on ability also means that Drake's arms flail wildly during gameplay and bend and contort in impossible directions; not only does Drake's death animation have him lift his arms -- at awkward angles, natch -- in vain as he tries to sit back up, this sometimes glitches and causes said arms to aim at gameplay targets ''after he's dead''.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: Possibly the only good thing about the game is the menu and cover art, which gives off a nice Creator/JhonenVasquez [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] Creator/GenndyTartakovsky with bits of Creator/BruceTimm feel. It’s a shame that the comic [[WhatCouldHaveBeen never happened]], because it might’ve actually worked.

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