Line #18 VideoGame/RetroVirus


1	[[quoteright:189:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/retrovirus_game_414.jpg]]
2	''Retrovirus'' is a First Person six degrees of freedom shooter which sends players into the depths of a computer on a search and destroy mission against an invasive virus. The game was created by Cadenza Interactive, the indie studio behind the popular tower defense game ''VideoGame/SolSurvivor''.
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4	Available on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/227800/ here]]
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6	!!The game ''Retrovirus'' provides examples of:
7	* AttackItsWeakPoint: While most enemies are straight-forward, the reflector has a hardened shell in the front, so you must attack it from behind.
8	* BoringButPractical: Your first 'weapon' fires off regularly times shots (per mouse click) and while you get other weapons as the game progresses, the first gun never stops being useful.
9	* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Drones and citizens of the computer are colored yellow, while the infected variants, along with the virus itself, are purple. This also extends to the scan function, which highlights enemies with a red-colored reticle. Additionally, Doors which are {{Force Field}}s are colored either Red (no entry) or Green (pass through), which extends to door locks. Keys ("Permissions") are glowing keys colored a light blue, with Ammo and Health being Light Blue and Green respectively. The weapons the player uses throughout the game on the other hand, have different colors to differentiate them.
10	* ConvectionSchmonvection: Averted in one level where you must use a train to get past Deletion Pits, which will kill you from the intense heat several feet away from the actual pits.
11	* CoolTrain: The Web Browser has trains which regularly deliver cargo and while look similar to real-world freight trains, have glowy bits and seem to run on magnetic lines.
12	* CoopMultiplayer: The classic style where all players act independently and fight against the virus, and which gives respawns when the anti-virus dies (rather than requiring a level restart or loading a game.)
13	* DeathIsCheap:
14	** Anytime you get killed, you continue from the last "Restore Point", which is a fancy way of saying your last save.
15	** Also justified, since you're a computer program with backups. If you die, another copy of "you" is sent out.
16	* FeaturelessProtagonist: You, as an anti-virus software navigating through a corrupted computer system. When you are given a view of yourself, you are just a flying ship.
17	* ForceFieldDoor: Some doors in the game are see-through forcefields, either green or red.
18	* GameMod: You can load game mods directly from the main menu.
19	* GoodColorsEvilColors: The Virus is always colored Purple (and black), and Doors and areas you can't get to are colored Red. Green is an indicator that you can progress and is used for Doors and Power-ups. Orange/Yellow is used for anything 'neutral' and part of the system itself. An exception lies in the player's weapons, one of which is red, but is used by you.
20	* InsideAComputerSystem: The entire game.
21	* InterfaceScrew: If you get close to losing all your health, the screen turns red at the edges, making it harder to see what you're shooting at.
22	* TheMaze: The browser tunnels in the Web Browser level are like this a little bit, but not as severe as they could be. Even if it was severe, the player can still use a command that shows the path to the next objective.
23	* MookMaker: In certain infected areas, stationary Eggs can produce new mooks unless you take them out.
24	* PowerGlows: All over the place, justified in that its a computer system.
25	* RegeneratingHealth: When you take damage, there's a red section on the health bar representing the delay before you start the regeneration. Minor scratches are therefore recovered quickly, while severe damage takes some time.
26	* RobotBuddy: The Oracle, who also functions as MissionControl, helps you navigate each part of the system as you make your way through it. She has a serious-minded but still approachable style. Qat, the web browser robot, is even more upbeat and happy, usually.
27	* ShoutOut: At the start of the game, you can see the user's desktop, which looks remarkably similar to the default WindowsXP desktop, complete with grassy wallpaper.
28	* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: The citizens and other small autonomous bots can die if you shoot them enough once freed from the virus's corruption. However, this is slightly preferable to the virus destroying them and reclaiming their infected state.
29	* TheVirus: A computer worm which arrived in an email has wrecked havok on your system, and its up to you and a few allies to eliminate it, and find out how it got there in the first place.
30	* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: The Oracle remotely assists you as you progress through the game, although in this case, its a 'system' connection rather than internet.

Context VideoGame / RetroVirus