Line #21 VideoGame/Endgame


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2	[[caption-width-right:250:Lightgun gaming has evolved.]]
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4	The future is being overwhelmed by virtual reality, young and poor, old and rich utilize it for emulating their dreams. It is August 14th 2020 and [=EuroDream=] Technologies has just made its [=VirtualWorldTomorrow=] update and shares have been skyrocketed. An illegal AI, Octavian, knows how to stop the update, but needs a human. Enter Jade Cornell, a young woman who has a relationship with a fellow company employee named Tyler Jones. Tyler knew the story from the truth, but due to his contact with Octavian, [=EuroDream=] found him and captured him. It's up to her to rescue him.
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6	Endgame (stylized as ENDGAME) is a obscure LightgunGame developed by Creator/CunningDevelopments, known for their Pro Pinball series and published by Empire Interactive, released on May 31st 2002, exclusively for the Platform/PlayStation2. Based on the VideoGame/TimeCrisis formula, players have to reload by taking cover and they cannot attack while in cover. While being Empire's first and only go into lightgun gaming, it was criticized for its lackluster length of the story mode, the difficulty of the main game, and naturally, the cutscenes, which haven't aged particularly well.
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8	!!This game provides the examples of:
9	* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Released in 2002, set in 2020.
10	* ActionGirl: Jade is basically this, full stop.
11	* AllThereInTheManual: According to the game's print manual, Tyler's full name is Tyler Jones.
12	* AllThereInTheScript: Tansi's partner is known as Tori in the SoundTest and the game files.
13	* AlwaysNight: The prologue in Great Britain and the third level, Germany. Averted with the levels in France, Italy and Switzerland, which take place during daylight.
14	* ArtificialIntelligence: Octavian.
15	* ArtisticLicenseGeography: While being set in 2020, the Czech Republic and Slovakia borders on the map are before January 1st 1993, in which Czechoslovakia split to create the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
16	* BadassLongcoat: Jade in the boxart, while doing a PistolPose.
17	* BigBad: Abelard Huxley in the Story Mode. In the Mighty Joe Jupiter sub-game, it's the evil Alien King Yik-Ik-Ikik.
18	* BlandNameProduct: Popsi-Coka vending machines.
19	* BondOneLiner: Jade once she kills Westermann.
20	--> '''Jade''': Kiss the ground for me.
21	* BritainIsOnlyLondon: Where the prologue takes place, complete with a futuristic version of UsefulNotes/TheLondonUnderground.
22	* UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish: As the first level of the game takes place in Britain, the Mighty Joe Jupiter Cadet Training instructions use the word 'whilst', and not the more commonplace 'while.'
23	* CriticalAnnoyance: The timer beeping increasing in tempo and pitch when it's running out, which is why the whole game is a TimedMission.
24	* ColdSniper: Tori.
25	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Huxley, because he intends on MindControl for the update.
26	* CutScene: Numerous.
27	* CyberPunkIsTechno: The soundtrack of the main game (and not the Mighty Joe Jupiter sub-game) mostly features this element.
28	* TheDragon: Westermann.
29	* DarkActionGirl: Tansi and Tori.
30	* DisneyVillainDeath: Angeles, Westermann and Huxley get this treatment in the Story Mode.
31	* DistressedDude: Tyler.
32	* ElaborateUndergroundBase: The final showdown against Abelard Huxley takes place in one, beneath a chateau in Switzerland.
33	* EverythingFades: Every {{Mook}} simply blinks out after their death animation finishes.
34	* {{Expy}}: Westermann is a typical knock-off of Wild Dog from VideoGame/TimeCrisis.
35	* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The game's Story Mode takes place within three days.
36	* FiringOneHanded: Jade in some cutscenes and most enemies do this.
37	* GatlingGood: Angeles wields one in his boss fight.
38	* GroinAttack: Can be done to enemies. As a bonus, enemies do the groin clutch if you get one.
39	* GunsAkimbo: The Double Gun mode.
40	* HostageSpiritLink: Shooting at innocent people (the men in red waistcoats in Great Britain, the stewardesses in France and the scientists in Italy) will deduct five seconds from your timer.
41	* {{Leitmotif}}: Each of the five countries in the game have their own Hyper Mode tunes, with regular songs per level if you don't have Hyper Mode.
42	* LimitedWardrobe: Jade wears the same gray tank top, red pants and blue shoes in the entire game if you don't count her brief longcoat in the intro.
43	* LongSongShortScene: The music played for the TrueFinalBoss, Octavian is the longest music track in the whole game, which drags out to almost four minutes, and even the most skilled players will never hear it in its entirety.
44	* MacheteMayhem: Tansi wields one.
45	* MindControl: What Huxley intends.
46	* {{Mooks}}: There's a variety of them: From security guards to elite soldiers, you name them. There are some unique enemies such as shield soldiers (who are encountered in Great Britain and never seen again), grenadiers, rocket soldiers and machinegunners.
47	* MultipleEndings
48	* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: All of the characters. It's obvious that the United States took over Europe.
49	* RaceAgainstTheClock: When Jade escapes the Italian research center and is headed for Switzerland, Octavian informs her that she has 11 hours left in order to rescue Tyler.
50	* RailingKill: While you cannot do this to regular enemies during normal gameplay, Jade would eliminate Tori this way during a cutscene.
51	* RedFilterOfDoom: Every time you get hit, the screen will flash red.
52	* RecurringBoss: Westermann. Doubles as a RuleOfThree since you face him three times.
53	* RecurringRiff: The soundtrack frequently contains one from Great Britain Hyper Mode, and Westermann's {{Leitmotif}} (if he's present as a boss).
54	* RepeatCut: Angeles gets shot a few times from different angles during the scene that preceeds his DisneyVillainDeath.
55	* RoaringRampageOfRescue: The story mode's premise in a nutshell.
56	* RuleOfThree: Lots.
57	** You start the game out with three continues.
58	** Octavian requests Jade to collect three keycards.
59	** Westermann is encountered three times.
60	** Mighty Joe Jupiter has three episodes.
61	* SeeYouInHell: Said after Westermann gives Jade an order to drop her weapon.
62	--> '''Jade:''' Go to Hell, Westermann.
63	(DramaticGunCock)
64	--> '''Westermann:''' After you.
65	* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Westermann's weapon of choice.
66	* SinisterSubway: Subverted. The second and third stages of Great Britain take place in one.
67	* StockAudioClip: A good chunk of enemy voice clips turn out to be used in the cutscenes as well.
68	* SoundTest: A jukebox is unlocked after completing the Mighty Joe Jupiter Trilogy.
69	* TakeCover: Part of the VideoGame/TimeCrisis formula.
70	* TimedMission: A good amount of the game is timed, as Jade has to act quickly to dispose all enemies on the screen. If she doesn't, this will lead into a NonStandardGameOver.
71	* UnnecessaryCombatRoll: Enemies and Jade love doing this, and the latter likes to do this before taking control.
72	* UniqueEnemy: Twice: The riot shield enemies in Great Britain, and Huxley's chateau guards in Switzerland before the final battle.
73	* UnitedEurope: The United States of Europe.
74	* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Angeles is from France, but he sounds like he's doing a terrible Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger imitation.
75	* JustForFun/XMeetsY: In a nutshell, ''Film/RunLolaRun'' meets VideoGame/TimeCrisis.
76	* YodelLand: Switzerland is the final country Jade visits in the Story Mode.

Context VideoGame / Endgame