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Line 1: {{~~trope~~work}} ''[[Archimedean Dynasty]]'' is a futuristic [[Hot Sub -On -Sub Action\|submarine combat]] [[Simulation Game\|simulation]] from 1995, created by German developer Massive Entertainment. The game is the [[Predecessor/prequel\|prequel]] to their later (and short-lived) ''[[Aquanox]]'' series. Its [[Market-Based Title\|original German title was]] ''Schleichfahrt'' ("Silent Running"). The [[Backstory]] goes like this: After [[World War Three]], the surface of the earth is heavily irradiated. The only way for humans to survive is to live in underwater stations. Line 6: The game takes place in the year 2661. You play as Emerald "Dead Eye" Flint, a mercenary who potentially takes any job as long as it pays well and involves shooting. But because he was ambushed before the game starts, he has to work his way up with a shoddy ship which supports only light weaponry. ==== The major factions in the world of Aqua are: ==== * The Atlantean Federation * The Clan Union Line 14: ---- {{tropelist}} ~~=== This game contains examples of: ===~~ * [[Adam Smith Hates Your Guts]]: Averted near the end. As the entire world is in danger, prices drop by 90%, making it easy to max out the ship. * [[Atlantis Is Boring]] : Averted big time. * [[Crowning Moment of Funny]]: A poet from the Clan Union tries to convince Flint that Aqua is beautiful, so he tells Flint of the things he has seen: e.g,, a red coral reef. Flint counters with increasingly bloody war stories: e.g., peaceful protesters in diving gear killed by Shogunate ships. In the end, the poet succeeds. * [[Cyberpunk]] / [[~~Bio Punk~~Biopunk]] : The game's [[The Verse\|verse]] has quite a few elements of this. * [[Dystopia]] : Not completely or deliberately, but humans sure have brought more than just [[Wide -Eyed Idealist\|naive high ideals]] with them underwater [[Humans Are ~~Bastards~~the Real Monsters\|as a legacy of their past]]. * [[Energy Weapon]]: You can outfit your ship with plasma weapons after you capture a Biont midway through the game. How a plasma weapon works underwater isn't fully explained, but all Biont technology is extremely advanced, anyway. * [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]] : Line 25: The Clan Union consists mostly of various African, Arabic and Indian nationalities and resides primarily in the Indian Ocean. The Pacific Ocean is the pond of the Shogunate, a Japan-themed amalgam of East Asia and Russia. * [[Hot Sub -On -Sub Action]]: Constantly, although the ships operate more like space fighters. The player always drives a fast, single-seat ship, and the standard weapons are rapid-fire guns. * [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Biont ships are the fastest ''and'' toughest enemies. Even their bombers can outmaneuver you. * [[Loveable Rogue]] : [[The Hero\|Flint]], [[Privateer\|for obvious]] [[Anti-Hero\|reasons]]. Line 38: [[Category:German Media]] [[Category:Archimedean Dynasty]] [[Category:~~Trope~~Ubisoft]] [[Category:GOG.com]] [[Category:Video Game]]