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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Of all the named characters, only Freeze and his son survived the whole ordeal. And the last we see of Freeze is him preparing to fight the oncoming cops.]]
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''25 to Life'' is a ThirdPersonShooter developed by Avalanche Software and Ritual Entertainment and published by Creator/EidosInteractive. It was released on January 17, 2006 for the [=PlayStation=] 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows in North America. (in Europe and Australia, it was released in June 2007 for the [=PlayStation=] 2).
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''25 to Life'' is a ThirdPersonShooter developed by Avalanche Software and Ritual Entertainment Creator/RitualEntertainment and published by Creator/EidosInteractive. It was released on January 17, 2006 for the [=PlayStation=] 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows in North America. (in Europe and Australia, it was released in June 2007 for the [=PlayStation=] 2).
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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: [[spoiler: Played Straight ''and'' Inverted. Of the three playable characters (two of whom are black), Officer Williams is the first to die. The next dead man is Shaun, who had his neck broken by Freeze.]]
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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: [[spoiler: Played Straight ''and'' Inverted. Of the three playable characters (two of whom are black), Officer Williams is the first to die. The next dead man is the Hispanic Shaun, who had his neck broken by Freeze.]]]]
* BrutalBonusLevel: Beatdown is unlocked by completing the game. It is a gauntlet that pits Freeze against waves of foes and culminates in a fight against Shaun Calderon, Maria Mendoza, Lester Williams, a clone of Freeze, and [[GuestFighter even]] Music/TechN9ne. Appropriately, the image for the level shows Freeze lying dead on the ground and the overview taunts the player.
-->''Oh you think you gully now? [[TakeThatAudience You ain't shit]], so let's do this then.''
* BrutalBonusLevel: Beatdown is unlocked by completing the game. It is a gauntlet that pits Freeze against waves of foes and culminates in a fight against Shaun Calderon, Maria Mendoza, Lester Williams, a clone of Freeze, and [[GuestFighter even]] Music/TechN9ne. Appropriately, the image for the level shows Freeze lying dead on the ground and the overview taunts the player.
-->''Oh you think you gully now? [[TakeThatAudience You ain't shit]], so let's do this then.''
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* NoGearLevel: Downplayed. Prison starts off with Freeze unarmed, although he acquires a melee weapon shortly after he leaves his cell.
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* NoGearLevel: Downplayed. Prison starts off with Freeze unarmed, although he acquires a melee weapon shortly after he leaves his cell. Likewise, Apartments starts Freeze off with just a baseball bat.
* NonLethalKO: Stun guns can be used to incapacitate and apprehend enemies. It's a one-hit takedown in the single-player, and Club has a secondary objective that calls for the arrest of some drug dealers. In the multiplayer, hitting an enemy player with a stun gun will [[InterfaceScrew impair his vision]] and allow him to be apprehended after bring his health down to zero (doing so will add a delay to his respawn timer).
* NonLethalKO: Stun guns can be used to incapacitate and apprehend enemies. It's a one-hit takedown in the single-player, and Club has a secondary objective that calls for the arrest of some drug dealers. In the multiplayer, hitting an enemy player with a stun gun will [[InterfaceScrew impair his vision]] and allow him to be apprehended after bring his health down to zero (doing so will add a delay to his respawn timer).
* WetBlanketWife: The plot is set in motion with Freeze's girlfriend Monica giving him an ultimatum: either he drops his flags, or she dumps him and takes their son Darnell to Miami. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for them, Shaun has no tolerance for people trying to leave the thug life.]]
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* YourHeadASplode: Heads can be destroyed with sufficiently powerful weapons.
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* ArcVillain: Saragosa, whose criminal empire Shaun takes over during Chapter 3.
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* ArcVillain: Saragosa, whose criminal empire Shaun takes over during the drug kingpin who runs Tijuana. [[spoiler:Shaun spends Chapter 3.3 taking over his empire]].
* TheCartel: The Saragosa Cartel, which Shaun destabilizes and takes over [[spoiler:after being driven out of the United States]].
* HairTriggerTemper: Shaun. In one cutscene, he shoots and kills two patrons after an argument with someone over the phone.
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* PrisonRiot: Chapter 4 starts off with a violent uprising fueled by mistreatment occur in the HellholePrison known as the Crazy Horse State Penitentiary. Freeze uses this as the perfect opportunity to escape.
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* PrisonRiot: Chapter 4 starts off with when a violent uprising fueled by mistreatment occur occurs in the HellholePrison known as the Crazy Horse State Penitentiary. Freeze uses this as the perfect opportunity to escape.
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* ArcVillain: Saragosa, whose criminal empire Shaun takes over during Chapter 3.
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* GangBangers: The 22nd St. D-Boys are primarily African-American, but they also have Latino and [[WhiteGangBangers white]] members. Calderon in particular is a gang leader, while Freeze is a drug dealer who wants out.
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* GunsAkimbo: The game handles dual wielding in an odd way. Rather than allowing you to pick up a copy of a weapon, dual weapons are treated as a weapon variant and marked with "2X" in their name.
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* OffscreenVillainDarkMatter: For a street gang, the 22nd Street D-Boys are alarmingly well-equipped; [=AKs=] are a common sight, more than a few members wear body armor ([[ArmorIsUseless not that it helps them]]), and one guy in particular, a banger by the name of "J-Dub", even owns a LAW, of all things. This gets lampshaded by Lester late into Subway.
-->''"Where the hell do they get firepower like that?"''
-->''"Where the hell do they get firepower like that?"''
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''25 to Life'' is a ThirdPersonShooter developed by Avalanche Software and Ritual Entertainment and published by Creator/EidosInteractive. It was released on January 17, 2006 for the Playstation 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows in North America (in Europe and Australia, the game was released in June 2007 for the Playstation 2).
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''25 to Life'' is a ThirdPersonShooter developed by Avalanche Software and Ritual Entertainment and published by Creator/EidosInteractive. It was released on January 17, 2006 for the Playstation [=PlayStation=] 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows in North America America. (in Europe and Australia, the game it was released in June 2007 for the Playstation [=PlayStation=] 2).
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* AndYourRewardIsClothes: In the NTSC version, customization items are unlocked for the multiplayer by finishing levels and completing secondary objectives in the single-player mode.
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* BulletproofHumanShield: Criminals, both player-controlled and NPC, can grab civilians and use them as cover. AI-controlled law enforcement will [[HumanShield hold their fire]] when presented with a hostage-taking player, only firing if the player fires a shot or releases the hostage. AI-controlled criminals and [[HumansAreBastards players]] have no such qualms, and will fire away without a care for civilian casualties.
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You play as one of three characters: Andre "Freeze" Francis, a 22nd Street D-Boys gang member and drug dealer looking to leave the gang and start a new life in Miami with his girlfriend and son; Lester Williams, a US Marine turned Las Ruinas police officer; and Shaun Calderon, a 22nd Street D-Boys gang leader.
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You play as one of three characters: Andre "Freeze" Francis, a 22nd Street D-Boys gang member and drug dealer looking to leave the gang and start a new life in Miami with his girlfriend Monica and son; son Darnell; Lester Williams, a US Marine turned Las Ruinas police officer; and Shaun Calderon, a 22nd Street D-Boys gang leader.
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* BankRobbery: [[spoiler: After Freeze returns to his apartment only to find his girlfriend and son are being held hostage by Shaun, Downtown has him sticking up the 1st Terrance National Bank in order to pay off the ransom.]]
* DeadMansTriggerFinger: If a character dies while they are firing an automatic weapon, there is a chance the gun will keep firing until the magazine is empty. This can potentially cause collateral damage, so keep some distance if this happens.
* NewGamePlus: Get far enough in the story, and earlier levels are marked with a "+". These versions provide the player character with weaponry that is superior to what they normally start with. For example, Warehouse starts Freeze off with the 2X 9MM Semi. In the Plus version, he gains an AK and some frag grenades.
* NoGearLevel: Downplayed. Prison starts off with Freeze unarmed, although he acquires a melee weapon shortly after he leaves his cell.
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* SouthOfTheBorder: Chapter 3 takes place in Tijuana [[spoiler: after Maria practically runs Shaun out of town]]. His end-goal while in Mexico is to take control of the Saragosa Cartel and accumulate power for himself.
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* SawedOffShotgun: There are two types available to the player: The Sawed-Off Shotgun, a lupara with an odd two-round burst, and the Stubby Shotgun, a pump-action that appears to function identically to the Shotgun LE. In the multiplayer, both weapons are exclusive to the Criminals.
* SouthOfTheBorder: Chapter 3 takes place in Tijuana [[spoiler: after Mariapractically runs Shaun out of town]]. His end-goal while in Mexico is to take control of the Saragosa Cartel and accumulate power for himself.
* SouthOfTheBorder: Chapter 3 takes place in Tijuana [[spoiler: after Maria
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* CoversAlwaysLie: See that white guy on the cover? He never appears in the game. Freeze also doesn't wear that specific outfit (in fact, the only times he wears a tank top are in Prison and the first half of Mall).
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* BadgesAndDogTags: One of Lester's taunts has him boasting about being [[SemperFi a marine]].
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* {{Expy}}: Las Ruinas, the city where the game is set, is a parody of Los Angeles.
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* {{Expy}}: Las Ruinas, the city where the game is set, is a parody of Los Angeles.EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: Shaun has nothing but contempt for law enforcement, yet even he was visibly shocked to see Maria kill Lester.]]
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* HarderThanHard: The appropriately named OMFG! difficulty. Good cover and hostages will be your best friends.
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* HarderThanHard: The appropriately named OMFG! difficulty. Good cover cover, hostages, and hostages extreme caution will be your best friends.friends.
* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: Las Ruinas, the city where most of the game is set, is pretty much Los Angeles under a different name.
* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: Las Ruinas, the city where most of the game is set, is pretty much Los Angeles under a different name.
* PrisonRiot: Chapter 4 starts off with a violent uprising fueled by mistreatment occur in the HellholePrison known as the Crazy Horse State Penitentiary. Freeze uses this as the perfect opportunity to escape.
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* SouthOfTheBorder: Chapter 3 takes place in Tijuana [[spoiler: after Maria practically runs Shaun out of town]]. His end-goal while in Mexico is to take control of the Saragosa Cartel and accumulate power for himself.
* TimeSkip: [[spoiler:Chapter 4 takes place two years after the failed BankRobbery in Downtown.]]
* TimeSkip: [[spoiler:Chapter 4 takes place two years after the failed BankRobbery in Downtown.]]
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* Expy: Las Ruinas, the city where the game is set, is a parody of Los Angeles.
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* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler:Shaun Calderon and Maria Mendoza]].
** BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:She and Shaun become this after he blows her cover, which results in her killing Officer Williams and framing him]].
** BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:She and Shaun become this after he blows her cover, which results in her killing Officer Williams and framing him]].
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* DirtyCop: Detective Maria Mendoza. Hoo boy. [[spoiler: She worked alongside a gang leader for a quick buck, killed the Colombians who were the middle men for Freeze's "last job", framed him for a double murder he didn't commit, and killed Lester Williams (a fellow Las Ruinas police officer).]]
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* DirtyCop: Detective Maria Mendoza. Hoo boy. [[spoiler: She worked alongside a gang leader for a quick buck, killed the Colombians who were the middle men middlemen for Freeze's "last job", framed him for a double murder he didn't commit, and killed Lester Williams (a fellow Las Ruinas police officer).]]]]
* Expy: Las Ruinas, the city where the game is set, is a parody of Los Angeles.
* FrameUp: Mendoza's specialty. [[spoiler:She frames both Freeze and Shaun for murders they didn't commit; Freeze for killing the two Colombians who he was supposed to do a deal with, and Shaun for killing Officer Williams after the former blabbed about their business dealings]].
* Expy: Las Ruinas, the city where the game is set, is a parody of Los Angeles.
* FrameUp: Mendoza's specialty. [[spoiler:She frames both Freeze and Shaun for murders they didn't commit; Freeze for killing the two Colombians who he was supposed to do a deal with, and Shaun for killing Officer Williams after the former blabbed about their business dealings]].
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* OminousLegalPhraseTitle: The game's named after indeterminate life sentence usually reserved for firearms-related homicide.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Monica never appears again after Freeze gets busted. Judging by Shaun's words before you fight him, it's implied he killed her.
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''25 to Life'' is a ThirdPersonShooter developed by Avalanche Software and Ritual Entertainment and published by Creator/EidosInteractive. It was released on January 17, 2006 for the Playstation 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows in North America (in Europe and Australia, the game was released in June 2007 for the Playstation 2).
You play as one of three characters: Andre "Freeze" Francis, a 22nd Street D-Boys gang member and drug dealer looking to leave the gang and start a new life in Miami with his girlfriend and son; Lester Williams, a US Marine turned Las Ruinas police officer; and Shaun Calderon, a 22nd Street D-Boys gang leader.
!!''25 to Life'' has examples of the following tropes:
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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: [[spoiler: Played Straight ''and'' Inverted. Of the three playable characters (two of whom are black), Officer Williams is the first to die. The next dead man is Shaun, who had his neck broken by Freeze.]]
* DirtyCop: Detective Maria Mendoza. Hoo boy. [[spoiler: She worked alongside a gang leader for a quick buck, killed the Colombians who were the middle men for Freeze's "last job", framed him for a double murder he didn't commit, and killed Lester Williams (a fellow Las Ruinas police officer).]]
* GangBangers: The 22nd St. D-Boys are primarily African-American, but they also have Latino and [[WhiteGangBangers white]] members. Calderon in particular is a gang leader, while Freeze is a drug dealer who wants out.
* GunPorn: ''25 to Life'' has a wide variety of firearms available to the player, ranging from simple .38 revolvers and 9mm pistols to [=LMGs=], anti-materiel rifles, and anti-tank weapons.
* HarderThanHard: The appropriately named OMFG! difficulty. Good cover and hostages will be your best friends.
* ProductPlacement:
** From time to time, you'll see vending machines that dispense Vitamin Water.
** The game shills pretty hard for CRUNK!!!, as advertising can be found on billboards, banners, and some vending machines.
** One of the primary objectives for the Mall level is to get a fresh change of clothes from a Dr. Jay's store.
* ResignationsNotAccepted: Freeze wants to leave the D-Boys for the sake of his girlfriend and son. [[spoiler: Shaun sets him up with a bogus "last job" that eventually gets him sent to prison.]]
* YourHeadASplode: Heads can be destroyed with sufficiently powerful weapons.
''25 to Life'' is a ThirdPersonShooter developed by Avalanche Software and Ritual Entertainment and published by Creator/EidosInteractive. It was released on January 17, 2006 for the Playstation 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows in North America (in Europe and Australia, the game was released in June 2007 for the Playstation 2).
You play as one of three characters: Andre "Freeze" Francis, a 22nd Street D-Boys gang member and drug dealer looking to leave the gang and start a new life in Miami with his girlfriend and son; Lester Williams, a US Marine turned Las Ruinas police officer; and Shaun Calderon, a 22nd Street D-Boys gang leader.
!!''25 to Life'' has examples of the following tropes:
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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: [[spoiler: Played Straight ''and'' Inverted. Of the three playable characters (two of whom are black), Officer Williams is the first to die. The next dead man is Shaun, who had his neck broken by Freeze.]]
* DirtyCop: Detective Maria Mendoza. Hoo boy. [[spoiler: She worked alongside a gang leader for a quick buck, killed the Colombians who were the middle men for Freeze's "last job", framed him for a double murder he didn't commit, and killed Lester Williams (a fellow Las Ruinas police officer).]]
* GangBangers: The 22nd St. D-Boys are primarily African-American, but they also have Latino and [[WhiteGangBangers white]] members. Calderon in particular is a gang leader, while Freeze is a drug dealer who wants out.
* GunPorn: ''25 to Life'' has a wide variety of firearms available to the player, ranging from simple .38 revolvers and 9mm pistols to [=LMGs=], anti-materiel rifles, and anti-tank weapons.
* HarderThanHard: The appropriately named OMFG! difficulty. Good cover and hostages will be your best friends.
* ProductPlacement:
** From time to time, you'll see vending machines that dispense Vitamin Water.
** The game shills pretty hard for CRUNK!!!, as advertising can be found on billboards, banners, and some vending machines.
** One of the primary objectives for the Mall level is to get a fresh change of clothes from a Dr. Jay's store.
* ResignationsNotAccepted: Freeze wants to leave the D-Boys for the sake of his girlfriend and son. [[spoiler: Shaun sets him up with a bogus "last job" that eventually gets him sent to prison.]]
* YourHeadASplode: Heads can be destroyed with sufficiently powerful weapons.
