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8	->''"In the near future, the city is a battleground where you compete against your friends for the glory of victory."''
9	-->-- ''Fuzion Frenzy'', pre-main menu screen
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11	''Fuzion Frenzy'' is a 2001 video game developed by Creator/{{Blitz Games\|Studios}} and published by [[Creator/XboxGameStudios Microsoft Game Studios]] as a launch title for the Platform/{{Xbox}}. At its core, ''Fuzion Frenzy'' is a four-player PartyGame featuring 45 different mini-games in its selection roster (not including the titular Fuzion Frenzy). The game had two modes of play: Tournament mode which allowed up to four players to compete in sets of three minigames that tied to the theme of the city's zone to earn orbs that were later used in the Fuzion Frenzy minigame. Tournament mode used two, four, or six zones to compete in, with the winner ultimately being determined by the highest point count in all the combined Fuzion Frenzy rounds after each minigame set. There is also minigame Frenzy, where players could select any minigame at any time (except for Fuzion Frenzy).
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13	It's worth noting that unlike most traditional party games in its time, ''Fuzion Frenzy'' did not follow a linear game pattern. Each zone in tournament mode was randomly chosen and never overlapped with an already-selected zone, meaning that playthroughs were almost never identical.
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15	A sequel titled ''Fuzion Frenzy 2'', developed by Creator/HudsonSoft, was released in 2007 for the Xbox 360.
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17	!!''Fuzion Frenzy'' provides examples of the following tropes:
18	* AlliterativeTitle:
19	** The game itself: '''F'''uzion '''F'''renzy.
20	** A few of the minigames, like '''M'''isguided '''M'''issiles and '''R'''oller '''R'''uckus.
21	* AllThereInTheManual: The game manual gives a little background for each character. The original (now defunct) ''Fuzion Frenzy'' website expands on each of these bios and gives other information about each character (such as age and real name).
22	%%* AnnouncerChatter: Notably less frequent than its sequel.
23	* ArtificialStupidity: Downplayed, as there aren't very many cases of it happening. Perhaps the most noticeable instance of this trope is how CPU players may periodically stop for half a second to almost 2 seconds before doing anything.
24	* BigCreepyCrawlies: Downplayed. There are some minigames where players need to smash bugs that are notably larger than average insects. Played straight with the giant worm that shoots mucus.
25	* BloodlessCarnage: It's strange when you consider half these games involve blowing each other up with explosives, shooting each other with tanks or blasters, or just flat out attacking each other with melee weapons. Justified as it's an E-rated game. Although the bugs in the Bug Smashing minigames do splatter into player-colored blood.
26	%%* BloodSport: A lot of minigames would apply, especially "Blast Man Standing."
27	* CityOfAdventure: In the first game, all the minigames take place in one city on one planet (presumably Earth). [[CityWithNoName It's only referred to as "The City."]]
28	* ColorCodedCharacters: Each character's score is displayed in a different color, which is also the main color of their outfit.
29	** Dub: Green
30	** Samson: Red
31	** Geena: Blue
32	** Naomi: Orange
33	** Zak: Yellow
34	** Jet: Pink
35	%%* CompetitiveMultiplayer
36	%%* CoolHelmet: Jet, in fact she's the only one who wears a helmet out of all the player characters.
37	%%* CoolShades: Samson
38	* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: No matter if you fall to your doom, sink into the water or get bloodlessly exploded, if you don't instantly teleport/respawn in the same round you'll always return in the next game.
39	* DistinctiveAppearances: Each character has different portions, personality and can be easily identified by their color scheme alone.
40	* DropInDropOutMultiplayer: Players can retire or join in at any time.
41	%%* DumbMuscle: Samson's purpose to win the Fuzion Frenzy tournament is to prove he isn't one of these.
42	%%* EndlessRunningGame: Twisted System and Prop Rotation.
43	%%* FixedCamera
44	%%* TheFuture
45	* GangUpOnTheHuman: Tends to be more noticeable on the harder difficulties. Even in Free-For-All games that discourage teamwork, it's not surprising to find the other contestants at least targeting you first.
46	* GenderEqualEnsemble: Of the six playable characters, three are male (Dub, Samson and Zak) and three are female (Jet, Geena and Naomi).
47	%%* GoingThroughTheMotions: Given that it was released in 2001, this was to be expected.
48	* HubCity: The first game takes place inside an unnamed futuristic city.
49	%%* LargeHamAnnouncer: Reserved for the Fuzion Frenzy rounds as well as the start and end of a minigame in ''Fuzion Frenzy'', horribly overused in ''Fuzion Frenzy 2''.
50	* MadMarbleMaze: Subverted. More like players INSIDE a rolling object in certain minigames. It's more akin to the Atlasphere event from ''Series/AmericanGladiators'' in that sense.
51	%%* MinigameGame
52	%%* NoOSHACompliance: The Outlands, then again everything is under construction/demolition.
53	* {{Pun}}: Blast Man Standing (last man standing), Mystery Beat (MysteryMeat), Tailblazer (trailblazer), Erodeo (erode + rodeo), and Rubble Alliance (rebel alliance).
54	* PurelyAestheticGender: The three male (Dub, Samson and Zak) and three female characters (Jet, Geena and Naomi) are equally capable of winning the game.
55	%%* RacingMinigame: Roller Ruckus and Tank Treads.
56	%%* RhythmGame: The Scratch Match, Mystery Beat and Rhythm minigames.
57	* ScoringPoints: In most minigames, players score points by performing well, and whoever has the most points at the end is the winner.
58	* SuperDrowningSkills: The characters float for a second before sinking, then teleporting back onto land if they fall in water.
59	* TankControls: Present in the Tank mini-games, fittingly enough. It should also be noted that the cannon is always facing the direction the player is moving, instead of being turned by a separate control.
60	%%* TitleDrop: Happens at the start menu and whenever the final round in a stage starts.
61	* UnlockableContent: In the second game, you can unlock six minigames by winning a main tournament with each character:
62	** Dub: Robo Battle
63	** Samson: Hop to It
64	** Geena: Collision Collusion
65	** Zak: Tube Racer
66	** Naomi: Aqua Blast
67	** Jet: Sumo Paint
68	* ViolationOfCommonSense: Half of these games either involve explosives or doing things that'd normally be suicide.
69	* XtremeKoolLetterz: The games' titles spell the word "fusion" as "fuzion", going with the futuristic theme.

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