History VideoGame / LittleKingsStory

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The word "ass" as in "asskicking" in the [[VideoGameRemake remake]]. It wouldn't be so bad in any other game except this got an ''E10+ Rating from ESRB''.

A remake, entitled '''''New Little King's Story''''' was released for the UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita, featuring a revamped art style, touch controls, and a story that isn't quite sure if it wants to be a sequel or a retelling.

Not to be confused with the UsefulNotes/WiiWare title [[{{VideoGame/FinalFantasyCrystalChroniclesMyLifeAsAKing}} My Life as a King]] by Square, which has a similar premise, but is a city sim game where you [[HeroOfAnotherStory simply dispatch other adventurers on escapades instead of directly controlling anything]].

* AnInteriorDesignerIsYou: Almost every optional quest unlocks literally hundreds of pictures that you can use to decorate your castle. Which is nice, because all the picture frames start out with a cow's face.

* DistressedDamsel: Each king you defeat nets you a princess, whom you immediately marry.

* EverythingIsTryingToKillYou: Granted, you ''are'' invading everyone else's territory.
* {{Expy}}: The blonde, pink dress-wearing Princess Apricot according to [[WordOfGod Word of God]] is based off of [[SuperMarioBros Princess Peach]]

** Even worse during the final boss fight when [[spoiler:The Rat King swallows your Queen whole, she doesn't come back out when you beat him. This implies that she was DIGESTED ALIVE along with several of your troops]]

* JobSystem: A very basic one. All your {{Pikmin}}-esque troops can be placed into numerous different job classes.

* LevelAte: The Ripe Kingdom. Its boss battle combines this with PinballZone as you [[PlayingTennisWithTheBoss literally play pinball]] ''[[PlayingTennisWithTheBoss with]]'' [[PlayingTennisWithTheBoss the boss.]]
* LethalJokeCharacter: The Culinary Chef. It doesn't really have any specialties in combat or digging, which makes it seem like they're useless. That is until you find out that they can perform a OneHitKill on [[DemonicSpider giant chickens]], a variety of which can ''only'' be killed by Chefs. (Still, at 500,000 Bol, it's pretty pricey...)

* {{Retcon}}: Remember the weird [[GainaxEnding Gainax]] DownerEnding of ''Little King's Story''? Totally didn't really happen. Corobo ruled the world happily until a mysterious force dethroned him and imprisoned the princesses.

* SaveTheWorld: After you defeat the other kings your quest becomes saving the world from earthquakes [[spoiler:caused by rats eating the toy stage that is your world.]]

* ShoutOut: Howser is an old knight with grandiose ambitions who has a cow named Pancho; [[Literature/DonQuixote was an old man who travelled for many years with a companion named Sancho.
** Near the Worrywart Kingdom there is a cube with question marks on the sides. [[SuperMarioBros Break it, and a red mushroom comes out]].

** Princess Apricot is a shout out to [[SuperMarioBros Princess Peach]].

** One of the plants you can find out in the world is [[NeildeGrasseTyson Neil de Grass.]]

** According to the Gourmet Book, the White Tangerine "[[TastesLikePurple tastes]] [[Music/{{Nirvana}} like teen spirit."]]

* OurOgresAreHungrier: Naturally, as the most common enemies are based on Oni.

* YokoShimomura: Composed part of the music.

'''''Little King's Story''''' is a RealTimeStrategy game for the {{Wii}}. You're a young boy who [[FindersRulers found a magic crown]] and now rules a kingdom. With your "helpful" ministers at your side, you set out to dominat... er, unify a candy-colored fantasy setting under your rule. So storm the oddball kingdoms of the rest of the world with an your swarm of various troops, collect all the treasure, conquer every monster, and marry every princess.

A remake, entitled '''''New Little King's Story''''' was released for the PlaystationVita, featuring a revamped art style, touch controls, and a story that isn't quite sure if it wants to be a sequel or a retelling.

Not to be confused with the WiiWare title [[{{VideoGame/FinalFantasyCrystalChroniclesMyLifeAsAKing}} My Life as a King]] by Square, which has a similar premise, but is a city sim game where you [[HeroOfAnotherStory simply dispatch other adventurers on escapades instead of directly controlling anything]].

* LethalJokeCharacter: The Culinary Chef. It doesn't really have any specialties in combat or digging, which makes it seem like they're useless. That is until you find out that they can perform a OneHitKill on [[DemonicSpider giant chickens]]. (still, at 500,000 Bol, it's pretty pricey...)

* PuzzleBoss: Numerous: The Boss of the Worrywart Kingdom is a quiz game, the boss of the Tiptoe Kingdom is an obstacle course, and the boss of the PrimeTime Kingdom is a ''geography test!''

* SelfImposedChallenge: Some players occasionally go out of their kingdom without their posse. Corobo can hurt enemies with the command action, and doing so makes taking down enemies and bosses harder. for example, Duvroc can be taken down with only the king, but doing so takes about an hour as you deal with all the enemies and avoid their attacks as the king is a bit of a OneHitPointWonder
* ShoutOut: Howser is an old knight with grandiose ambitions who travelled for many years with a companion named [[Literature/DonQuixote Sancho]].

*** The Tunesmith Book, when talking about the song "Brave New World", about the universe, it mentions "...the resturant at the end of it!" This refers to the Resturant at the End of the Universe, the second book in the series, which is about the character's journey to a resturant that is built to be frozen in time when the universe was ending.
*** According to Princess Spumoni, Shizuka has a weird laptop with the words "DON'T PANIC" written on it. This is an actual Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which, in the books, is an encyclopedia with information on the galaxy and all of it's creatures (along with some stuff on towels!)

** As per the ending, [[spoiler: a little hero leading an army of toys agains invading rats [[Theatre/TheNutcracker isn't exactly unheard of...]]]]

* LevelAte: The Ripe Kingdom. Its boss battle combines this with PinballZone as you [[PlayingTennisWithTheBoss literally play pinball ''with'' the boss.]]

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The word "ass" as in "asskicking" in the UpdatedRerelease. It wouldn't be so bad in any other game except this got an ''E10+ Rating from ESRB''.

A remake, entitled '''''New Little King's Story''''' was released for the PlaystationVita, featuring a revamped art style, touch controls, and story that isn't quite sure if it wants to be a sequel or a retelling.

A remake, entitled '''''New Little King's Story''''' has been announced for the PlaystationVita, featuring a revamped art style and touch controls.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Once you conquer the Tiptoe Kingdom , you can climb the mountain and look through the telescope, revealing a sight of your castle, [[spoiler: one of several toys hanging down from a cieling, and what appears to be the interior of a room with a crack, with an [[RedEyesTakeWarning eerie red glow]] behind it]]. Depending on the order in which you tackle the kingdoms, you can do it as soon as you rescue your fourth princess.

** As per the ending, [[spoiler: a little hero leading an army of toys agains invading rats [[TheNutcracker isn't exactly unheard of...]]]]

** Near the Maze of Torment there is a cube with question marks on the sides. [[SuperMarioBros Break it, and a red mushroom comes out]].

* SuckingInLines: The New Island Boss.

* MeaningfulName: Most of the enemies in the game. Some examples are: the Onii King, who commands the Oniis; King Eggbert, who lives in a giant egg; and TV Dinnah, who has a TV for a head.

* DoppelgangerSpin: The final boss.

** In perfect physical health, maybe. When you find them on the beach they're [[NightmareFuel rocking back and forth in the fetal position.]] They seem to get over it pretty quick... as soon as you use your mind control on them.

* RequisiteRoyalRegalia: The king wears a brilliant red cape, an expensive-looking medallion, royal boots, a "magic" staff, and his golden crown.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Inverted: The king is the only character whose health you can't upgrade.
** It does apply for the king bosses though. His squishiness is justified, being a child and all...

** It does apply for the king bosses though.