History VideoGame / PlanetAlcatraz

* CriticalExistenceFailure:

* LoadsAndLoadsOfSidequests:

* TrespassingHero / KleptomaniacHero: Oddly enough, for a planet filled with criminals, the inhabitants are surprisingly tolerant to a bunch of burly guys barging in their houses and open their chests. There are some occasions where they turn hostile, though.

* YourHeadAsplode: Critical hits to the head always do this and instantly kill the victim, regardless of health.

Sailor's Silence (Planet Alcatraz in the English version) is the nickname given to planet 2-4A33713/2, which houses the most dangerous criminals that had received life sentences. In 2507, planetary agents received intel that the criminal inhabitants of Sailor's Silence are building a spaceship to escape. To verify the existence and find the location of the spaceship, 4 saboteur cadets along with an experience Sergeant were sent to the planet disguised as convicts. The four cadets are among the top students of Deathmatch Imperial academy, and this mission serves as their final exam. However, something went wrong during the dropping of the containment pods, and the five were separated. The player takes control of cadet Boar, and proceed to find his remaining team-mates and complete the mission.

In 2006, the Russian game developer and publisher 1c Games released "Санитары Подземелий" (Sanitary Podzemeliy - literally "Orderlies of the Dungeon", but "Dungeon Cleaners" is more accurate: the name comes from a Russian saying that a wolf is an "Orderly of the Forest" for eating the old and ill animals, while healthy ones evade its grasp). The game was popular and, sure enough, was given an English translation and voice acting, then released to the rest of the world as ''Planet Alcatraz.'' In 2008, it also received a sequel, titled in Russian as "Санитары подземелий 2:

In 2006, the Russian game developer and publisher 1c Games released "Санитары Подземелий" (Sanitary Podzemeliy - literally "Orderlies of the Dungeon", but "Dungeon Cleaners" is more accurate: the name comes from a Russian saying that a wolf is an "Orderly of the Forest" for eating the old and ill animals, while healthy ones evade its grasp). The game was popular and, sure enough, was given an English translation and voice acting, then released to the rest of the world as ''Planet Alcatraz.'' In 2008, it also received a sequel, titled in Russian as (Sanitary Podzemeliy 2: Okhota za chernyum kvadratom: i.e. "Hunt for a Black Square", in reference to Malevich's infamous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Square_(painting) Black Square painting]], which had long been a meme in Russia.)

In 2006, the Russian game developer and publisher 1c Games released "Санитары Подземелий" (Sanitary Podzemeliy - very roughly translatable to "Dungeon Cleaners"). The game was popular and, sure enough, was given an English translation and voice acting, then released to the rest of the world as ''Planet Alcatraz.''

* YourHeadAsplode: Critical hits to the head always do this and instantly kill the victim, regardless of health.

* LostForever: Every non-quest item dropped on the ground disappear when you leave the area and go back (understandable, it's a prison planet you live on, after all). Quest items are, thankfully, left intact.

In 2006, the Russian game developer and publisher 1c Games released "Санитары Подземелий" (Sanitary Podzemeliy - very roughly translatable to "Dungeon Cleaners"). The game was popular and, sure enough, was given an English translation and voice acting, then released to the rest of the world as '''Planet Alcatraz.'''

* Bowdlerise: The English version is a prime example.

* YourHeadAsplode: Critical hits to the head always do this and instantly kill the victim, regardless of health.

Planet Alcatraz is a RealTimeWithPause tactical [[RolePlayingGame RPG]]. The character progression system is notably similar to [[VideoGame/{{Fallout}}]], with the similar stats, traits, skills and perks. The main quests are mostly linear, though there are an abundance of sidequests to undertake. The game's tone is decidedly dark, with stuff like drugs and slavery being referenced and featured prominently, and racist jokes and remarks abundant (although most of which are cut from the English translation, or just LostInTranslation).

In 2006, the Russian game developer and publisher 1c Games released "Санитары Подземелий" (Sanitary Podzemeliy - very roughly translatable to "Dungeon Cleaners"). The game was popular and, sure enough, was given an English translation and voice acting, then released to the rest of the world as "Planet Alcatraz."

Planet Alcatraz is a real-time with pause tactical RPG. The character progression system is notably similar to Fallout, with the similar stats, traits, skills and perks. The main quests are mostly linear, though there are an abundance of sidequests to undertake. The game's tone is decidedly dark, with drugs, slavery being referenced and featured prominently, and racist jokes and remarks abundant (although most of which are cut from the English translation, or just LostInTranslation).

A LP of the game, created by bhlaab, can be viewed [[http://lparchive.org/Planet-Alcatraz/ here]] and another one [[http://youareplayingwhatnow.blogspot.com/search/label/planet%20alcatraz here]]

The creative idea for the game belongs to Creator/DmitryPuchkov, a popular Russian translator, whose experiences as a former police detective give him an insight into the criminal world. He consulted heavily during the development, although ExecutiveMeddling, of course, happened as well, and some of his more extreme ideas were not implemented (e.g. more gay sex, no women). The game borrows its original name from Puchkov's novel set in the world of ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'', written decades ago. It also features references to some of Puchkov's {{Gag Dub}}s.

* DiscOneNuke: The Kain Machinegun. The only way to get this weapon early on is to exploit the AI and kill the guard NPCs holding them (without them turning hostile and decimate your squad with one burst). After you get at least 2, and have at least 2 character strong enough to use them, later fights become significantly easier. The Achtung Machineguns are even more powerful and can be acquired at the same location, but ammo for them are so rare that they are only good for selling.

** In one possible main quest in the Industrial Area, you have to give a codeword "I know what [[TheMatrix the Matrix]] is", and the informant would reply "There is no spoon."
** In a missable side quest in the Industrial Area, you are to say "[[ApocalypseNow Charlie Don't Surf]]" to a contact at Stoneguard.

* DiscOneNuke: The Kain Machinegun. The only way to get this weapon early on is to exploit the AI and kill the guard NPCs holding them (without them turning hostile and decimate your squad with one burst). After getting it, though, later fights become significantly easier, provided that your party has at least 2 characters strong enough to hold them. The Achtung Machineguns are even more powerful and can be acquired at the same location, but ammo for them are so rare that they are only good for selling.

* DumpStat: As most RPGs, Charisma can be safely lowered to 1 for little to no penalty. A higher charisma gives you better "Attitude" and thus makes it easier to persuade or intimidate people, however, a variety of clothing items and weapons can boost your Attitude, making this stat useless. A lesser example is Perception, which determines deviation when shooting firearms, is useless when the character in question uses a melee weapon or always engage at near point-blank range.

* EscortMission: Crops up a few times (namely, when you get Hans to Cannibal Village to find his daughter, or have to escort the engineer to disable the automated defense system in the Abandoned Mine). Thankfully, though, you have complete control over the escorted characters. Leaving them completely out of the fight is perfectly doable.

* InfinityMinusOneSword: The Kain Machine gun. While it's not as powerful as the Achtung, ammo for it are plentiful, and its lower strength requirement means that all team members can potentially use it.
* InterchangeableAntimatterKeys: Averted. Each of the locks that cannot be picked can only be opened by a specific key.

* KillSat: Each of the prison planets has an "Orbital security and surveillance complex" consisting of a manned station and an array of sattelites. They are equipped for presicion strikes again targets on the ground, on the air or in space. Your mission is to locate the space shuttle in construction, so that it can be destroyed with an orbital strike. Also, if you spill details about your mission to an old man in Northern City, you get to see an orbital strike killing your team and everyone in the area, resulting in a NonStandardGameOver.

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: The mission's leader's no where to be found and is implied to be dead.

The creative idea for the game belongs to DmitryPuchkov, a popular Russian translator, whose experiences as a former police detective give him an insight into the criminal world. He consulted heavily during the development, although ExecutiveMeddling, of course, happened as well, and some of his more extreme ideas were not implemented (e.g. more gay sex, no women). The game borrows its original name from Puchkov's novel set in the world of ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'', written decades ago. It also features references to some of Puchkov's {{Gag Dub}}s.

* PrisonRape: Absent in the English version, but present in the original, as per DmitryPuchkov's demands. In fact, his attempts to include ''more'' prison sex were vetoed by ExecutiveMeddling, as this would make the game difficult to sell. He also insisted on not having any women on the prison planet, but this was also ignored; the developers gave a HandWave that all women on the planet were smuggled in and sterilized.

** The Russian version also has a number of references to DmitryPuchkov's {{Gag Dub}}s. Naturally, they didn't make it into the English version.

Sailor's Silence (Planet Alcatraz in the English version) is the nickname given to planet 2-4A33713/2, which houses the most dangerous criminals that had received life sentences. In 2507, planetary agents received intel that the criminal inhabitants of Sailor's Silence are building a spaceship to escape. To verify the existence and find the location of the spaceship, 4 saboteur cadets along with an experience Sergeant were sent to the planet disguised as convicts. However, something went wrong during the dropping of the containment pods, and the five were separated. The player takes control of cadet Boar, and proceed to find his remaining team-mates and complete the mission.

* AwesomeButImpractical: The Achtung Machine gun is among the most powerful weapon in the game, capable of shredding most enemies with a single burst. However, each burst consumes 10 rounds of 14mm AP, which cannot be bought from merchants, and you can only find around 500 of those in the entire game if you look at all nooks and crannies.

The creative idea for the game belongs to DmitryPuchkov, a popular Russian translator, whose experiences as a former police detective give him an insight into the criminal world. He consulted heavily during the development, although ExecutiveMeddling, of course, happened as well, and some of his more extreme ideas were not implemented (e.g. more gay sex, no women). The game borrows its original name from Puchkov's novel set in the world of ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'', written decades ago. It also features references to some of Puchkov's {{Gag Dub}}s.

** A store in Northern City is named "[[Music/GunsNRoses Guns and Tulips]]"

The creative idea for the game belongs to DmitryPuchkov, a popular Russian translator, whose experiences as a former police detective give him an insight into the criminal world. He consulted heavily during the development, although ExecutiveMeddling, of course, happened as well, and some of his more extreme ideas were not implemented (e.g. more gay sex, no women).

** A store in Northern City is named "[[GunsNRoses Guns and Tulips]]"