Line #1 VideoGame/GunBot

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3	''[=GunBot=]'' is a 2D [[UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash Flash]] Platformer/Shooter made by Berzerk Studio.
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5	!![=GunBot=] provides examples of:
6	* AffectionateParody: Of several story elements, like [[LukeIAmYourFather the relationships between heroes and villains]] and the villains being evil for the sake of being evil, as well as [[AssPull badly done twists in general]].
7	* BadassLongcoat: [=GunBot=] himself.
8	* BreakingTheFourthWall: The developer jokes he was fired for the bad story he wrote and hopes players had fun with the game.
9	* DoubleJump: [=GunBot=] gains the ability to double jump at level 2.
10	* ExcusePlot: Played for laughs. The developer was so busy making the game that he forgot to make a story, so he's literally making things up as he goes.
11	* FlunkyBoss: The last two bosses summon minions to help them out.
12	* ForTheEvulz: "Nooooo! The universe must be destroyed for some evil reason I haven't figured out yet!!!"
13	* IrisOut: The game shrinks a black circle in the middle and makes the rest of the screen black once you finish a level.
14	* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: Green enemies are weak, purple are moderate, blue are strong.
15	* LizardFolk: The main enemies are lizardmen with futuristic guns.
16	* LukeIAmYourFather: The evil dinosaur who is the BigBad somehow is the dad of Gunbot, a humanoid robot.
17	* MacrossMissileMassacre: Your ultimate ability, Fire Fury, makes missiles rain all over the screen.
18	* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: The first boss after you win. "You made a big hole in my torso! Now I can no longer attract ladies!"
19	* ManOnFire: The [[DiscOneFinalBoss initial villain]], Grankomeau, spontaneously combusts as a superpower in the intro.
20	* RPGElements: You gain XP from killing enemies. With each level you gain, you get an extra ability.
21	* RevolversAreJustBetter: Every gun, from the shotguns to the lasers to the machine guns, appears as a modified revolver.
22	* SuperDrowningSkills: Water makes Gunbot explode.
23	* YouKilledMyFather: Parodied.

Context VideoGame / GunBot