History VideoGame / NoituLove

* BerserkButton: O2Joy ''hates'' it when you mash the keys on his piano in the first game. It's the key to getting him open to attack, in fact.

* RecurringBoss: The majority of bosses in the first game (O2Joy, Darn Fab, Grinsley Gumsburrow, Omega Darn, etc.) return in the sequel

* RuleOfCool: [[SkySurfing Flying skateboards]], dash kicks starting from mid air, [[SpinAttack spinning somersault kicks]], [[WallJump wall jumps]], etc.

* TheDreaded: Noitu Love apparently becomes enough of this for the Darn Army for [[spoiler: Tango opts to use the Time Towers to recreate 2288, where there's only one Evomatic in existence, instead of 2188, where Evomatics are more plentiful, but Noitu Love is still alive.]]

* ArtifactTitle: Noitu Love is no longer the protagonist in the second game.

The first game is a mix of an ActionGame and a PlatformGame. The second one eschews the platform element to make a significantly faster paced ActionGame.

The plot from the games is relatively [[ExcusePlot simple]]. The first game set in TheFuture pits the protagonist, Noitu Love, against MadScientist Darnacus Damnation and his army of MechaMooks, the Grinning Darns. The second game takes place in TheFuture of TheFuture and pits Noitu Love's DistaffCounterpart and ActionGirl Xoda Rap against the Grinning Darns who've mysteriously risen again.

The first episode can be freely downloaded [[http://www.konjak.org/index.php?folder=4&file=7 here]]. The sequel can be bought [[http://www.konjak.org/index.php?folder=4&file=10 here]], or on {{Steam}}.

* ActionGirl: Xoda Rap.

* {{Animesque}}

* AutoScrollingLevel

* DarkActionGirl: Rilo Doppelori [[spoiler: and Tango.]]

* MechaMooks

* RankInflation

* SlasherSmile: They don't call the the '''Grinning''' Darns for nothing.

* SuperDeformed

* AIIsACrapshoot: [[spoiler:Tango in the sequel was originally the Darn Base's main computer, until she started thinking independently and using the Darn Army to her advantage. Rilo's a subversion; her loyalty to Darnacus is a major reason why she hates Tango so much.]]

* BackgroundBoss: Omega Darn in both games. O2-Joy in the second game starts like this, but heads into the same area as you after being smacked by hammers enough.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: In ''Evolution''. Tango's gone, her towers are gone, and with the Darn Base discovered and destroyed in the past, the Darn uprising is averted. However, most of the world stays devolved to earlier time periods, and with Tango and the base gone, Rilo is free to rebuild the Darn army.]]

* CreativeClosingCredits: ''Devoltution'' ends with an old-fashioned credits reel accompanied by pictures of Xoda thumbing-up various people. It's followed by all the characters, enemies, and bosses in the game in a yearbook.

* DemotedToExtra: Due to the TimeSkip, every character in the first game except for the major Grinning Darns are only mentioned or briefly seen in pictures. Of the Darns, only Rilo Doppelori gets any dialogue and has plot importance, and only O2-Joy keeps his status as boss of a level.

* DropTheHammer: Poundelita in the sequel carries around a huge one. Doesn't seem to hamper her movement at all, though.

* GoshDangItToHeck: PlayedForLaughs. "Grinning Darns" is the name of Darnacus's army.

* HumongousMecha: Omega Darn in the first game. He gets scaled down quite a bit in the second game, but is still one of the largest bosses. [[spoiler: Penultimate Tango may also count.]]

* PuzzleBoss: O2-Joy (in both games), Father Boogie (in the first), Janitor (second game), and almost all the bosses in Level 4 of the second game.

* BackgroundBoss: Omega Darn in both games. O2-Joy in the second game starts like this, but heads into the same area as your after being smacked by hammers enough.
* BadFuture: [[spoiler:Year 2888 (AKA, the actual year the game takes place) in the sequel. May or may not be fixed after Tango is destroyed.]]

* BossRush: The first game has one. Despite having more focus on bosses, it's absent from ''Devolution''.
* BrickJoke: In the first level of ''Devolution'', you have to duck behind trees as they get gunned down and fall in the water. After that segment, a Darn Nitwit attacks in a boat from the background. Guess what takes him out so that you can progress.

* DeathByFallingOver: How the Sleeper Brakeman's vehicle (and the conductor itself) meets its end. Given that it's a TransformingMecha train, this is more humorous than it sounds.
* DevolutionDevice: The Evomatics can do this, and they works forwards as well.

* GoForTheEye: The Omega Darn's weak point in the second game is his still-attatched eye.

* HumongousMecha: Omega Darn in the first game. He gets scaled down quite a bit in the second game, but is still one of the largest bosses in the game.
* InCaseOfBossFightBreakGlass: A common weak spot for some Darn vehicles.

* ItsUpToYou: That Peacekeeper group both Noitu and Xoda are a part of? Yeah, don't expect them to be helping you stop the Grinning Darns. Even when [[spoiler:the Darns invade the Peacekeeper headquarters in ''Devolution'''s final level]], no one's doing anything but cowering in fear.

* RashomonStyle: If you play as Xoda, then in Level 3 you're ambushed by Rilo Doppelori, and then when the Sea Serpent strikes, she helps you but quickly falls off. If you play as Rilo, the roles are reversed. On the other hand, in Darnacus's fortress, the ending cutscene for Xoda and Rilo mesh perfectly (Xoda goes off with Almond, whereas Rilo goes in the other direction to set the self-destruct).

* ThemeNaming: Tango and Waltz. Pretty much every other enemy is some variation of "Darn Enemy".

* UnexpectedShmupLevel: Level 4 of the second game is this for Xoda, as she flies on a hoverboard while using a gun that can chain-hit enemies. It's skipped as Rilo and Almond due to redundancy.

* DeathByFallingOver: How the Sleeper Brakeman's vehicle (and the conductor itself) meets its end. Given that it's a TransfromingMecha train, this is more humorous than it sounds.

* It'sUpTooYou: That Peacekeeper group both Noitu and Xoda are a part of? Yeah, don't expect them to be helping you stop the Grinning Darns. Even when [[spoiler:the Darns invade the Peacekeeper headquarters in ''Devolution'''s final level]], no one's doing anything but cowering in fear.

The first episode can be freely downloaded [[http://www.konjak.org/section.php?section=noitu here]] while the second episode's demo can be found [[http://www.konjak.org/section.php?section=noitu2 here]].

* ActionGirl: Xoda Rap

* ChargedAttack: Xoda Rap has two Hold Type attacks.

* BackgroundBoss: Omega Darn in both games.

* BirdRun: Xoda Rap

* DarkActionGirl: Rilo Doppelori [[spoiler: and Tango]]

* ExcusePlot: both games boil down to "there are bad guys, go kill them". At the end of the second game, Almond points out several remaining questions, then dismisses them with "ah, never mind. Well done, Xoda".

* HeroicMime: Noitu Love and Xoda Rap
* HumongousMecha: Omega Darn in the first game (he gets scaled down quite a bit in the second game).

* {{Metaphorgotten}}: At the end of Xoda's Story Mode, the final Boss and our heroes talk about the villain's evil plan, [[spoiler:where Almond says it is Playing God, but the villain retorts that they will Become God, and then goes back to the Heroes' statement, pronouncing, proudly, something along the lines of "It will be Just like playing with myself."]]
* MusicalAssassin: There's a lot of music-themed bosses--the first game has O2Joy and the disco dancer enemies, while the latter has O2Joy again, Darn Fab and The Grinning Four. The only one for whom music plays a role in defeating the boss is O2Joy, however.

* PuzzleBoss: O2-Joy (in both games), and Father Boogie (in the first), Janitor (second game), and almost all the bosses in level 4 of the second game.

* RapidFireFisticuffs: Your primary attack, though it's much more rapid in the second game.
* RashomonStyle: if you play as Xoda, then in the Japanese level you're ambushed by Doppelori, then when the dragon strikes, she helps you but quickly falls off. If you play as Doppelori, the roles are reversed. On the other hand, in Darnacus's fortress, the ending cutscene for Xoda and Doppelori mesh perfectly (Xoda goes off with Almond, whereas Doppelori goes in the other direction to set the self destruct).

* RuleOfCool: [[SkySurfing Flying skateboards]], dash kicks starting from mid air, [[SpinAttack spinning somersault kicks]], [[WallJump wall jumps]] etc.

* ArtifactTitle: Evolution is very meaningful in the first game, but absolutely not in the second.
** TheyPlottedAPerfectlyGoodWaste: [[spoiler:At the very end of the second game, the BigBad uncovers and activates the last Evolution Chamber, which is a barely-functioning ''artifact''.]]

''Noitu Love'' is a indie game series consisting of two side scrollers developed by {{Konjak}}.

This series contains examples of:

* [[spoiler: AfterTheEnd]]: The sequel.

* [[spoiler:NiceJobFixingItVillain: Tango gives away the locations of the Darn base, sending Xoda there on what is essentially a suicide mission with the intent to be rid of her. Funny thing is, the heroes couldn't have found the base themselves, and the Darns would have eventually destroyed all human resistance.]]

* UnusualUserInterface: okay, so you fire the plane's missiles by evolving into a psychic, pushing two buttons, evolving back into normal, shoot a wind-up gear about a dozen times to make a teddy bear come down, devolving into a monkey and jumping on the button on top of the teddy bear. How realistic!
** Uh, its the engine end of a missile, not a teddy bear...

* PuzzleBoss: O2-Joy (in both games), and Father Boogie (in the first).

The plot from the games is relatively [[ExcusePlot simple]]. The first game set in TheFuture pits the protagonist, Noitu Love, against MadScientist Darnacus Damnation and his army of {{Mecha-Mooks}}, the Grinning Darns. The second game takes place in TheFuture of TheFuture and pits Noitu Love's DistaffCounterpart and ActionGirl Xoda Rap against the Grinning Darns who've mysteriously risen again.

* {{Mecha-Mooks}}

* ActionGirl: Xoda Rap (and how!)

* IntentionaEngrishForFunny: "Is Noitu we see! Is going to die!"

* BreatherLevel: In the first game, level 4 is noticeably easier than either 3 or 5.

* {{Metaphorgotten}}: At the end of Xoda's Story Mode, the final Boss and our heroes talk about the villain's evil plan, [[spoiler:where Almond says it is Playing God, but the villain retorts that they will Become God, and then goes back to the Heroes' statement, pronouncing, proudly, something along the lines of "It will be Just like playing with myself."]] I don't think they thought that through...
** Although given some of the humor present in the games, it could be intentional on the part of the designer.

* VaporWare / DevelopmentHell: Not the game itself but the WiiWare port of Noitu Love 2, announced in April 2010 in collaboration with French developer Golgoth Studio. Nothing has been heard about after the announcement, until September 2012, when the port was officially cancelled.

* VaporWare / DevelopmentHell: Not the game itself but the WiiWare port of Noitu Love 2, announced in April 2010 in collaboration with French developer Golgoth Studio. Nothing has been heard about after the announcement; Konjak, after an unfortunate batch of failed/interrupted prjects, is current working on VideoGame/TheIconoclasts and hasn't said a word on such port anymore, and the fact Golgoth are silent about their main project (an HD remake of ''Toki''), too, doesn't help matters.

* [[spoiler:NiceJobFixingItVillain: Almond inadvertently gives away the locations of the Darn bases, which the heroes couldn't find and would eventually destroy all human resistance.]]

** TheyPlottedAPerfectlyGoodWaste: [[spoiler:At the very end of the second game, the BigBad uncovers and activates the last Evolution Chamber, which is a barely-functioning artifact.]]

* GeniusBonus: in the first game, O2-Joy's theme music is a minor-key version of the Ode To Joy.

* {{Squick}}: One of Darnacus's lines after Noitu Love defeats Rilo.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Aside from well-designed and fun boss battles (especially the last one), the first game is a decent if unremarkable side scroller. The Second game is a top notch ActionGame with incredible pace.