Line #10 VideoGame/Warp


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/warp_0.png]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:Aw, how could this critter hurt any– Wait. ...Why's there blood on the floor?]]
3	''Warp'' is a PuzzlePlatformer developed by Trapdoor and published by Creator/ElectronicArts. It was first released for Platform/XboxLiveArcade on February 15th, 2012, and then ported to Platform/PlayStationNetwork and [[Platform/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] on March 13th, 2012.
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5	In this game, players control a diminutive alien, Zero, trying to escape a research facility. Early in the plot, Zero regains its fundamental power, the ability to teleport short distances forwards. Other powers are acquired in the course of the game.
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7	!!''Warp'' contains examples of the following tropes:
8	%%* BigBad: The Base Commander.
9	%%* BroughtDownToNormal: Zero, at the beginning of the game.
10	%%-->'''New Objective: Recover Ability.''' ''You don't stand a chance without your powers.''
11	%%* BringMyBrownPants: A lot of scientists invoke this trope while they're cowering from you.
12	* CannibalismSuperpower: Zero, with other aliens. Technically, he's just absorbing their power sources, but it's played like this.
13	* ConspicuouslySelectivePerception: The guards are not the most perceptive, though they are reasonably quick shots.
14	%%* CuteIsEvil: Zero (if the player takes the kill em' all approach).
15	* DeathCourse: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by the commander when he berates his minions:
16	--> "You imbeciles! I said make a death trap, not a fucking obstacle course!"
17	%%* DeflectorShield: The "liquid energy" shields.
18	%%* DrivenToMadness: Subject Siamese, Another one of the alien captives.
19	%%* ForceFieldDoor
20	* GeneralRipper: The Commander's efforts to terminate the two escaped aliens do as much damage to the base as the aliens themselves, even moreso on a PacifistRun.
21	--> "I don't care if it hasn't killed anyone! I'm gonna stop it!"
22	* GuideDangIt: The only clue you'll get that [[spoiler:your killcount determines the ending]] is a rather vague loading screen hint.
23	%%* HumansAreBastards
24	%%* HumansAreMorons
25	%%* IHaveAFamily: Another thing scientists invoke when they're cowering.
26	%%* KillerRabbit: "[[TemptingFate Little guy seems harmless enough]]."
27	* KillItWithWater: A puddle of water disrupts Zero's powers, a pool is instant death.
28	%%* MadScientist
29	%%* MassTeleportation
30	* MenAreTheExpendableGender: There are no female staff in the base, though concept art shows they were intended. Also, Zero only kills the male half of Subject Siamese.
31	* MoodDissonance: On the one hand, the cute design of the protagonist and some silly mad scientist tropes. On the other hand, extreme violence played straight.
32	* MultipleEndings: Depends on how many kills Zero racks up:
33	** Cuddles: None/a few accidental? [[spoiler: Skittles in the sun. Aww]].
34	** Sunlight: A good portion of the guards? [[spoiler: Ambushed. Too bad Zero is a KillerRabbit]].
35	** Consequences: Everyone? [[spoiler: Ambushed. It's raining...Zero doesn't make it.]].
36	* MultipleHeadCase: Subject Siamese, The alien that gives the Launch ability, is half-male half-female according to its concept art.
37	* PacifistRun: It's possible to complete the game without killing anyone. Although there is a "buffer" in place for accidental kills; the player can kill up to six people without losing the "Cuddles" [[CosmeticAward achievement]].
38	%%* StealthBasedGame
39	%%* TeleFrag: Zero's primary attack
40	%%* UnderwaterBase
41	* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: At one point, you walk into a room with a bunch of scientists, three isolated death traps, and the cutscene before you enter shows them using these against various different alien subjects because [[WeHaveReserves they have reserves]]. Then you come in, the alarm system malfunctions, and...
42	-->"Are you sure you want to be so kind to these monsters?"
43	* WeakTurretGun: One gunshot is all it takes to destroy a turret. Or you can warp into them and tear them up from the inside. Either way, turrets are easily disabled, most of the time.
44	* WeaksauceWeakness: Zero loses all of his power and moves more slowly if he comes into contact with saline water. Nice that the game takes place in an undersea base, yeah?
45	%%* YouBastard: The [[spoiler:"Consequences"]] ending is basically this, towards the player.

Context VideoGame / Warp