Line #5 VideoGame/MonsterMadness


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3	''Monster Madness'' is a top-down survival twin-stick shooter [[AffectionateParody affectionately parodying]] [[BMovie B-Movies]], notably monster movies. It's very reminiscent of ''VideoGame/ZombiesAteMyNeighbors''. Artificial Studios and Immersion Games were the original developers while Immersion and Psyonix Studios handled the port, and [=SouthPeak=] Interactive was Publisher for both iterations.
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5	The Platform/XBox360 and PC versions, released in 2007, have the subtitle ''Battle for Suburbia'', while the {{Polished Port}}s on the Platform/PlayStation3 (released 2008) and Platform/{{Android}} (released 2011) have ''Grave Danger''.
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7	Has nothing to do with Creator/JamesRolfe's ''[[WebVideo/CinemassacresMonsterMadness Monster Madness]]''.
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9	!!This game provides examples of:
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11	%%* AllJustADream: [[spoiler:OrWasItADream]]
12	%%* AncientTomb: Level 14.
13	* AndYourRewardIsClothes: You can unlock 3 extra clothing options by getting all the characters' Tier 2-3 weapons, every melee weapon, and beat the game on a certain difficulty, except Zack who you just need to complete the Bestiary and Jennifer where you need to [[LuckBasedMission S-Rank the game on Madness]]. The [=PS3=]/Android version has you doing various missions and mini-games.
14	%%* AffectionateParody: B-Movies, of course.
15	%%* AttackOfTheKillerWhatever
16	%%* BadBadActing
17	%%* BigBad: [[spoiler: Larry Tools.]]
18	* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: Bigfoot is a standard enemy who likes to kick boulders.
19	* BloodKnight: Billy. He has no alliance, he seeks revenge against the universe, he just waves his chainsaw around until it runs out of juice then he punches everything until his, or the universes', temporary defeat.
20	* BrainInAJar: The Principal is a brain in a jar controlling a mechanical suit.
21	* ClassicCheatCode: By pausing during game play you can enter the Konami Code to access the cheat menu in the 360 version.
22	%%* ChainsawGood
23	%%* {{Chupacabra}}: An interesting result of monster splicing.
24	* CoOpMultiplayer: Four-player co-op play is available.
25	* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: After the characters fight their way through the catacombs and the Grim Reaper, they meet the janitor, who reveals that they could've rung a bell for him to open a door to take a shortcut.
26	%%* CreepyCemetery: Level 12.
27	* DeadWeight: Fat Zombie is the strongest variation of zombie.
28	* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: Zack's Character Select idle chatter has him humming to the music.
29	* EnemySummoner:
30	** Captain Bones can only be defeated by the heads of its conjured allies.
31	** When a Harpy dies it'll lay an egg that'll hatch into another Harpy if you don't crack it fast enough.
32	** Witches can drop black cats.
33	* TheEngineer: Gremlins are a Type One with tennis ball turrets and that cursed wrench.
34	* EscortMission: In one part, you have to escort the janitor to his destination.
35	* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies
36	* EvilCounterpart: The Ghoul Squad, Death has summoned a rag-tag bunch of concentrated evil based on the fears and dislikes of the Heroes.
37	** ''Anthony'': A hard working, shotgun wielding, country boy with a raccoon eating his head. Andy's long torturer.
38	** ''Butch'': Mean, stupid, and strong as Hell with a minigun in tow. Death's "gift" to Zack.
39	** ''Clarisse'': Just a demon who exists, with nothing worth noting, no special powers, no special looks, just a demon. This boggles Carrie's mind to no end.
40	** ''Kelly'': A rich, once beautiful, cheerleader who's face was destroyed by a mad plastic surgeon, now devoid a mouth and lips and a chip off her shoulder. Jennifer doesn't care much.
41	* {{Expy}}: Mr. Huggles has no relation to a large [[Series/BarneyAndFriends purple dinosaur]].
42	* FaceFault: After the characters learn from the janitor that [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot they could have taken a shortcut]], they fall over backwards with their feet sticking up in the air.
43	* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Lawrence Thompson and Mr. Huggles]]
44	%%* FeatherFlechettes: The Harpy, naturally.
45	* FerrisWheelOfDoom: The kids topple the ferris wheel with the mechs and it goes rolling across the fairground.
46	* HawaiianShirtedTourist: The Ghoul has one, Mr. Griswold, sewed to its back. Griswold can even stun and blind you with a camera flash.
47	%%* HauntedCastle: Setting of the final Chapter.
48	* HeelFaceDoorSlam: Inverted, [[spoiler: Andy tries to side with Larry Tools following TheReveal, but suffice to say he won't let him.]]
49	%%* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: That Billy]]
50	* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Billy, doubles with {{Freudian Excuse}}.
51	--> Marked for a loser from birth, Billy was put up for adoption and was denied promptly for being totally boring, uninteresting, and a slightly scary child. Growing up, Billy had many pets... But none of them would play with him. This losing streak continued up to the current Monster Madness. Seeing an opportunity to fit in, he sided with the Monsters. Once again rejected, he now takes his frustration out on anything in his way.
52	%%* HockeyMaskAndChainsaw: Billy.
53	* HumanResources: [[spoiler: Monster Tokens are made of souls.]]
54	* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: Easy is Child's Play, Medium is Thriller, Hard is Horror, and {{Harder Than Hard}} is Madness.
55	* ImprobableWeaponUser: Boy these kids sure are crafty with their mailbox maces, a banjo, swordfish swords, bamboo, Pom-Poms, a mannequin's arm, a boot on a stick, and a fishing pole, to name a couple.
56	* InstantExpert: The kids have no problems using [=UFOs=] the moment they spot one.
57	* InterruptedDeclarationOfLove: Needless to say Zack is never happy when he's abruptly preempted from spilling his feelings for Carrie.
58	* {{Jerkass}}: Wally [=McDoogle=], has you risking your life and holding you hostage to fetch gold zombies, protect a pot 'o gold, and for his amusement. [[spoiler:Fans will probably enjoy killing him in the final stage.]]
59	* {{Leprechaun}} The {{Manchild}} {{Jerkass}} Wally [=McDoogle=].
60	* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Jennifer and Carrie, the two female player characters. Jennifer is a cheerleader who wears pink, and Carrie a {{goth}} girl who wears dark colors. They both dress femininely, wearing shirts that expose the tops of their shoulders and their midriffs, Carrie wearing a long skirt, and Jennifer wearing heels.
61	* MacGyvering: Larry.
62	* MiniMecha: Larry builds mechs for the kids which are about the size of cars.
63	* MonsterCompendium: The Bestiary, filled with little factoids, battle tips, and the difficulty gauge of each monster using glowing skulls as markers. The highest skull level is 10.
64	* MonsterMash: Has it ever been in a monster movie? [[CreepyDoll Evil Dolls]], [[MonsterClown Evil Clowns]], [[WhenTreesAttack Evil Trees]], [[LittleGreenMen Martians]], [[CatsAreMean Cats]], {{Dracula}}, [[Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon Swamp Creatures]], [[FrankensteinsMonster Frankie]], Werewolves, and a [[SadistTeacher Gym Teacher]].
65	* MotionComic: Some cutscenes are in the style of comic pages with added motion effects and some simple animation.
66	* NailEm: A nail gun is the equivalent of a standard pistol.
67	* NighInvulnerability: Captain Bones, use every bullet in your arsenal and he'll still get up for more. [[spoiler: But throw just one head and he's dead.]]
68	* NightOfTheLivingMooks: It's like there was a zombie sale and the Zombie Warehouse and Monster Madness won the lottery. Zombie Chihuahuas, Zombie Zeppelins, Explosive Zombies, Zombie Torsos in Wagons, Zombie Actors, Zombie Tanks, Zombie Gunners, Zombie Bikers.
69	* NintendoHard: The game gets a LOT harder as it goes on.
70	* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: Larry Tools turns into a demon rock star.]]
71	* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Four playable ones to choose from -- a [[TheSmartGuy nerd]], a [[DeadpanSnarker goth]], a [[TheSlacker slacker]], and a [[AlphaBitch cheerleader]].
72	* PoweredByAForsakenChild: [[spoiler: Larry Tools' final form is powered by Monster Tokens]]
73	* RankInflation: From F-S Depending on how much junk you find, how many monsters you kill, how many Monster Tokens you collect, and if you ever died.
74	* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Larry Tools reveals near the end of the game that he had actually been using the kids to farm monster tokens and his real name is Lawrence Thompson.]]
75	* RunningGag: Carrie being mistaken for a zombie.
76	* SecurityCling: At one point, something startles the guys and they leap into the girls' arms.
77	* ShoutOut:
78	** [[VideoGame/ZombiesAteMyNeighbors "Zombies have eaten my neighbors!"]].
79	** Gremlins are small blue creatures who wear [[Franchise/TheSmurfs white Phrygian caps and white pants]].
80	** The cast attends L. R. Jenkins High School.
81	** Twofer, Bob Zombie is a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot flying, dreadlocked, warlock zombie pothead with a Jamaican accent]] and cool hat and car. His FinalSpeech is various titles of Music/BobMarley tracks.
82	** Easy difficulty is called Film/ChildsPlay.
83	** Snake's flavor text begins with "''[[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk Snakes... why did it have to be snakes?]]''"
84	** Billy's a [[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre chainsaw wielding]] ball of hatred who wears a [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet red and green striped shirt]] and a [[Franchise/FridayThe13th hockey mask]].
85	** Jack-O's flavor text reads as such:
86	--->Every couple of years, the residents of Halloweenville are called upon to vote for a new face to represent them during Halloween. Even though a [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas certain skeleton]] had won the popular vote, Jack-O had more electoral votes and won the election.
87	** What happens after Mr. Huggles returns to the black void of [[InsaneEqualsViolent insanity]]? He turns into [[Franchise/StarWars Jaba the Huggle]]!
88	** [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Flux capacitors]] are just random junk waiting to be used in a top-tier weapon.
89	** To the tune of the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' theme:
90	--->'''Larry Tools:''' [[Series/SaturdayNightLive Who lives in a van]], [[Creator/ChrisFarley down by the river]]?"
91	** Zack after seeing a ghost: "[[Film/TheSixthSense I see dead people!]]"
92	* SkewedPriorities: Jennifer suggests that they go to the mall. Not to get supplies as Zack initially assumes, but for fashionable clothes.
93	* SpiderPeople: The gym teacher has four spider legs coming from his body that he uses to scamper around.
94	* SpiritualSuccessor: to ''VideoGame/ZombiesAteMyNeighbors'', as Zack references.
95	%%* SprintShoes: One of the powerups in the game.
96	* StatusEffects:
97	** '''Slow and Disarm''': Mummies have locusts and Undead Bikers use smoke grenades, Spiders can only slow. You and your teammates can lay down sticky glue
98	** '''Stun/Freeze''': Frankie shocks, Banshees scream, Fat Zombies fart, and Ice Demons [[HarmlessFreezing freeze]], Ghouls can blind and stun with a camera flash, Gremlins throw their wrench at you and take you stuff.
99	** '''Fear''': Cats, Zombie Dogs, and Undead Hands latch onto and make you run around all willy-nilly;
100	** '''Lift and Drop''': Ghosts and Harpies
101	** '''Possess"''': Ghosts can do this, decreasing movement speed for the ability to spew a green goop that's potentially [split pea soup,
102	** '''Burn''': Imps and Fire Demons thrown fire balls while Zepplins, you, and your teammates throw Molotov Cocktails. In addition you and your team can use a flamethrower gun and robot arm.
103	* StormingTheCastle: Level 15.
104	* TakingYouWithMe:
105	** When near death, or on fire, an Explosive Zombie will rig itself to explode and run in your general vicinity.
106	** The Principle tries this when defeated.
107	* TitleDrop: When Larry is explaining tokens:
108	-->'''Larry:''' … with enough of them we may just be able to stop this… this monster madness!
109	%%* TrashcanBonfire: These appear in some levels.
110	%%* WhiteMaskOfDoom: Billy wears a hockey mask.

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