Line #18 VideoGame/FredericResurrectionOfMusic


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3	''Frederic: Resurrection of Music'' is a RhythmGame based off the music of Music/FredericChopin. Notes come down seven lanes representing a piano's keys (four white notes and three black notes) and must be hit in time. Golden Notes also appear after hitting enough notes in a row, and must be caught by clicking/tapping on them or pressing a random keyboard letter.
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5	The game is also notable for having an actual plot with cutscenes, a rarity for rhythm games. Chopin has [[BackFromTheDead been resurrected]] in [[FishOutOfTemporalWater the modern age]] by the [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Muses]] to help save music from being overrun by greedy, talentless, mass-produced pop stars. To help him, he is given his old grand piano (which can now shrink to a convenient portable size) and a magical golden flying carriage. Frederic's search for the villain behind the music industry's decay takes him around the world, where he gets challenged to musical duels that consist of [[PublicDomainSoundtrack Chopin's own compositions]] arranged to [[RegionalRiff fit his opponent's nationality]].
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7	A sequel also exists, ''Frederic: Evil Strikes Back''. In it, Frederic pursues a new villain, the Puppet Master, who [[DamselInDistress kidnapped the Muses]] and stole Frederic's heart. This time, the music consists of original compositions [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong made to sound like the style of various modern musicians]].
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9	2020 saw the release of ''[=Fred3ric=]''. In it, Frederic gets his heart stolen (again) and is sent back in time by a new villain, Zeitgeist, to fight boosted versions of various other musicians. The compositions are now based on other well-known musicians, like Bach or Vivaldi.
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11	!!Tropes found in ''Resurrection Of Music''
12	* CoolAndUnusualPunishment:
13	** The sheriff in the WildWest level is forced to beat Chopin in a musical duel, with the threat of being forced to dance to ''Theatre/SwanLake'' if he fails.
14	** In the game's ending, [[spoiler:Mastermind X is forced to listen to his own music (or, as he calls it "music substitute") which he claims can cause poisoning.]]
15	* MushroomSamba: The Caribbean stage ends with [[spoiler:Rob vanishing in a puff of smoke]]. It's implied that Chopin just got high from second-hand marijuana smoke and [[MarijuanaIsLSD hallucinated everything in this level]].
16	* NapInducingSpeak: The opponent for the Moscow stage boasts that nobody can get through one of his concerts without falling asleep.
17	* OptionalBoss: Beating the game on Normal or higher unlocks one of three optional Arena Mode levels.
18	* UndeathlyPallor: Chopin has bluish white skin as a result of being undead. He regains a normal skin tone in the final level.
19	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Yes, Frederic Chopin, the long-deceased famous composer, is alive in the modern age. Yes, everybody knows it's him. No, nobody ever considers this unusual in the least.
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21	!!Tropes found in ''Evil Strikes Back''
22	* DamselInDistress: The Muses are captured by the Puppet Master in the intro.
23	* FailedASpotCheck: The man Frederic helps in London's intro cutscene. He's looking for his car, which is actually a ''tank''. Somehow he loses it in a parking lot full of cars that clearly aren't tanks.
24	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Most opponents are based off real musicians.
25	* PowerDyesYourHair: Frederic gains purple SpikyHair during the final battle after [[spoiler:receiving the Muses' power]].

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