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* {{spoiler|''[[Geneforge]]''}}: People shipwrecked on an island discover genetic engineering.
* {{spoiler|''[[Geneforge]]''}}: People shipwrecked on an island discover genetic engineering.
** {{spoiler|''Geneforge 2''}}: Genetic engineering is a [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique]] that everyone uses. Gang warfare ensues.
** {{spoiler|''Geneforge 2''}}: Genetic engineering is a [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique]] that everyone uses. Gang warfare ensues.
** {{spoiler|''Geneforge 3''}}: Two [[Cowardly Sidekick|Cowardly Sidekicks]] discuss the ethics of genetic engineering with you while [[Good Bad Bugs|helping you steal everyone's stuff]].
** {{spoiler|''Geneforge 3''}}: Two [[Cowardly Sidekick]]s discuss the ethics of genetic engineering with you while [[Good Bad Bugs|helping you steal everyone's stuff]].
** {{spoiler|''Geneforge 4: Rebellion''}}: Crazy dragons want to unleash even crazier, genetically-modified dragons on the world. It's your job to help them.
** {{spoiler|''Geneforge 4: Rebellion''}}: Crazy dragons want to unleash even crazier, genetically-modified dragons on the world. It's your job to help them.
** {{spoiler|''Geneforge 5: Overthrow''}}: A failed genetic experiment must decide the fate of the world while battling a massive case of heartworm.
** {{spoiler|''Geneforge 5: Overthrow''}}: A failed genetic experiment must decide the fate of the world while battling a massive case of heartworm.
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* {{spoiler|''[[Ghost Trick]]''}}: Housepets develop a bond while solving the problems of their frequently dead owners (and their owners' frequently dead co-workers and associates) in four-minute increments over a period of 10 years.
* {{spoiler|''[[Ghost Trick]]''}}: Housepets develop a bond while solving the problems of their frequently dead owners (and their owners' frequently dead co-workers and associates) in four-minute increments over a period of 10 years.
* {{spoiler|''[[Ghosts 'n Goblins|Ghosts N Goblins]]''}}: Legendary knight journeys to save his girlfriend from demons that strip him down to his underwear if he gets too close. And then does it again, because he forgot some trivial piece of equipment.
* {{spoiler|''[[Ghosts 'n Goblins|Ghosts N Goblins]]''}}: Legendary knight journeys to save his girlfriend from demons that strip him down to his underwear if he gets too close. And then does it again, because he forgot some trivial piece of equipment.
** {{spoiler|''[[Gargoyle's Quest]]''}}: The [[Boss in Mook Clothing]] tries his claw at [[Noble Demon|Noble Demonhood]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Gargoyle's Quest]]''}}: The [[Boss in Mook Clothing]] tries his claw at [[Noble Demon]]hood.
*** {{spoiler|''Demon's Crest''}}: [[Boss in Mook Clothing]] breaks out of jail and hunts the guy who took his stuff.
*** {{spoiler|''Demon's Crest''}}: [[Boss in Mook Clothing]] breaks out of jail and hunts the guy who took his stuff.
** {{spoiler|''[[Maximo]]: Ghosts to Glory''}}: Young knight with similar armor issues rises from his grave to win back his beloved, who was never taken.
** {{spoiler|''[[Maximo]]: Ghosts to Glory''}}: Young knight with similar armor issues rises from his grave to win back his beloved, who was never taken.
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** {{spoiler|''God of War II''}}: Said serial killer now sets out to kill his boss and his associates.
** {{spoiler|''God of War II''}}: Said serial killer now sets out to kill his boss and his associates.
** {{spoiler|''God of War III''}}: Serial killer goes batshit nuts and just decides to kill whatever is left of Greek mythology.
** {{spoiler|''God of War III''}}: Serial killer goes batshit nuts and just decides to kill whatever is left of Greek mythology.
* {{spoiler|''[[GoldenEye 007 (1997 video game)|Golden Eye 1997]]''}}: Everything you shoot [[Made of Explodium|explodes]]. It's stealth, and if you set off alarms, [[Respawning Enemies|lots of enemies arrive]]. You can't kill everyone in sight, and sometimes have to prevent specific [[NPC|NPCs]] from dying. And [[The Problem with Licensed Games|it's based on a movie]].
* {{spoiler|''[[GoldenEye 007 (1997 video game)|Golden Eye 1997]]''}}: Everything you shoot [[Made of Explodium|explodes]]. It's stealth, and if you set off alarms, [[Respawning Enemies|lots of enemies arrive]]. You can't kill everyone in sight, and sometimes have to prevent specific [[NPC]]s from dying. And [[The Problem with Licensed Games|it's based on a movie]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Golden Sun]]''}}: Two groups of Psychic Teenagers travel the world, one to light lighthouses of power, while the other tries to stop them. The world either withers and dies or erupts in war.
* {{spoiler|''[[Golden Sun]]''}}: Two groups of Psychic Teenagers travel the world, one to light lighthouses of power, while the other tries to stop them. The world either withers and dies or erupts in war.
** The game is based around [[Falling Blocks|coloured gems being dropped into holes]]. It is not a puzzle game.
** The game is based around [[Falling Blocks|coloured gems being dropped into holes]]. It is not a puzzle game.
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** {{spoiler|''Princess 30''}}: ...for the guards to shut the castle gates because the crossbow-wielding adventurer princess missed her curfew.
** {{spoiler|''Princess 30''}}: ...for the guards to shut the castle gates because the crossbow-wielding adventurer princess missed her curfew.
** {{spoiler|''Knight 30''}}: ...for a wizard to set off a magical nuke while he uses an undead warrior as a meat shield.
** {{spoiler|''Knight 30''}}: ...for a wizard to set off a magical nuke while he uses an undead warrior as a meat shield.
* {{spoiler|''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''}}: An ancient ring possessing ultimate power must be destroyed before the evil forces seeking it can obtain it and use it to destroy all life. [[Lord of the Rings|No, not that one]], this one has [[Space Marine|Space Marines]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''}}: An ancient ring possessing ultimate power must be destroyed before the evil forces seeking it can obtain it and use it to destroy all life. [[Lord of the Rings|No, not that one]], this one has [[Space Marine]]s.
** A child soldier and his imaginary friend fight against nasty people for a giant hula-hoop.
** A child soldier and his imaginary friend fight against nasty people for a giant hula-hoop.
** {{spoiler|''[[Halo 2]]''}}: [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens]] disagree on what fairy tales they want to believe more. [[Little Shop of Horrors|Audrey]] chats up [[Space Marine|Space Marines]] while sitting in his grave, and [[The End of the World as We Know It]] is on the way.
** {{spoiler|''[[Halo 2]]''}}: [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens]] disagree on what fairy tales they want to believe more. [[Little Shop of Horrors|Audrey]] chats up [[Space Marine]]s while sitting in his grave, and [[The End of the World as We Know It]] is on the way.
** {{spoiler|''[[Halo 3]]''}}: [[Space Marine|Space Marines]] object to the [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens]]' archeological projects. Meanwhile, [[Little Shop of Horrors|Audrey]] tries to take over a giant metal space flower that is going to cause [[The End of the World as We Know It]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Halo 3]]''}}: [[Space Marine]]s object to the [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens]]' archeological projects. Meanwhile, [[Little Shop of Horrors|Audrey]] tries to take over a giant metal space flower that is going to cause [[The End of the World as We Know It]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Halo Wars]]''}}: ''[[Age of Empires]]'' with [[Space Marine|Space Marines]] and [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Halo Wars]]''}}: ''[[Age of Empires]]'' with [[Space Marine]]s and [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''}}: [[Space Marine|Space Marines]] form a [[Badass Crew]] and go spy on [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens]] in urban Africa [[After the End]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''}}: [[Space Marine]]s form a [[Badass Crew]] and go spy on [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens]] in urban Africa [[After the End]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Halo: Reach]]''}}: In the past, [[Space Marine|Space Marines]] failed to save a [[Doomed Hometown]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Halo: Reach]]''}}: In the past, [[Space Marine]]s failed to save a [[Doomed Hometown]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Hard Reset]]''}}: A first-person shooter where you can only carry only 2 weapons.
* {{spoiler|''[[Hard Reset]]''}}: A first-person shooter where you can only carry only 2 weapons.
* {{spoiler|''[[Harvest Moon]]''}}: You take over the old family farm, hang with the locals, and get married. That's about it.
* {{spoiler|''[[Harvest Moon]]''}}: You take over the old family farm, hang with the locals, and get married. That's about it.
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* {{spoiler|''[[Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning]]''}}: You are [[Back From the Dead]]. That gives you the ability to [[Screw Destiny]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning]]''}}: You are [[Back From the Dead]]. That gives you the ability to [[Screw Destiny]].
* {{spoiler|''[[The King of Fighters]]''}}: Whenever criminals want to hide their misdeeds, they sponsor a martial arts competition. However, half of the tournament's participants are more concerned about a [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] [[Captain Planet]] wannabe demigod who thinks that the only way to bring pollution down to zero is to wipe out all of humanity.
* {{spoiler|''[[The King of Fighters]]''}}: Whenever criminals want to hide their misdeeds, they sponsor a martial arts competition. However, half of the tournament's participants are more concerned about a [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] [[Captain Planet]] wannabe demigod who thinks that the only way to bring pollution down to zero is to wipe out all of humanity.
* {{spoiler|''[[King's Quest]]''}}: Members of a royal family have adventures and interact with [[Expy|Expys]] of [[Fairy Tale]] characters.
* {{spoiler|''[[King's Quest]]''}}: Members of a royal family have adventures and interact with [[Expy]]s of [[Fairy Tale]] characters.
** {{spoiler|''[[King's Quest Quest for The Crown]]''}} A knight has to collect several [[MacGuffin|MacGuffins]] before the king dies. They can be permanently stolen.
** {{spoiler|''[[King's Quest Quest for The Crown]]''}} A knight has to collect several [[MacGuffin]]s before the king dies. They can be permanently stolen.
** {{spoiler|''[[King's Quest II Romancing the Throne]]''}}: The king is lonely.
** {{spoiler|''[[King's Quest II Romancing the Throne]]''}}: The king is lonely.
** {{spoiler|''[[King's Quest III to Heir Is Human]]''}}: A coming-of-age story about a boy who wants to live on his own.
** {{spoiler|''[[King's Quest III to Heir Is Human]]''}}: A coming-of-age story about a boy who wants to live on his own.
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*** {{spoiler|''Milky Way Wishes''}}: Some guy creates a [[Xanatos Gambit]] by causing the Sun and Moon to duke it out, then goes [[One-Winged Angel]] to fight puffball.
*** {{spoiler|''Milky Way Wishes''}}: Some guy creates a [[Xanatos Gambit]] by causing the Sun and Moon to duke it out, then goes [[One-Winged Angel]] to fight puffball.
*** {{spoiler|''The Arena''}}: Puffball must beat 19 opponents in order to unlock a sound test.
*** {{spoiler|''The Arena''}}: Puffball must beat 19 opponents in order to unlock a sound test.
** {{spoiler|''Kirby's Dreamland 2''}}: Puffball repairs some [[Broken Bridge|Broken Bridges]] by beating up anyone [[Demonic Possession|possessed]] by a [[Faceless Eye]]. An owl, hamster, and fish join him.
** {{spoiler|''Kirby's Dreamland 2''}}: Puffball repairs some [[Broken Bridge]]s by beating up anyone [[Demonic Possession|possessed]] by a [[Faceless Eye]]. An owl, hamster, and fish join him.
*** {{spoiler|''Kirby's Dreamland 3''}}: Puffball must do good deeds every level for some Heart Power. More animal friends join in. And the [[Faceless Eye]] is back again.
*** {{spoiler|''Kirby's Dreamland 3''}}: Puffball must do good deeds every level for some Heart Power. More animal friends join in. And the [[Faceless Eye]] is back again.
*** {{spoiler|''[[Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards]]''}}: [[Faceless Eye]] returns to break a crystal. Puffball is joined by a painter, a mook, and the penguin in his quest to help a fairy put the crystal back together.
*** {{spoiler|''[[Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards]]''}}: [[Faceless Eye]] returns to break a crystal. Puffball is joined by a painter, a mook, and the penguin in his quest to help a fairy put the crystal back together.
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* {{spoiler|''[[Live a Live]]''}}: Seven unrelated heroes all fight the same boss they all already killed before.
* {{spoiler|''[[Live a Live]]''}}: Seven unrelated heroes all fight the same boss they all already killed before.
* {{spoiler|''Llamatron''}}: [[Everything Trying to Kill You]], where "everything" means Coke cans, brains, cigarette packets, telephone boxes and absolutely anything else, and "you" means a laser-spitting [[Author Appeal|llama]]. Actually, that's just a straight description.
* {{spoiler|''Llamatron''}}: [[Everything Trying to Kill You]], where "everything" means Coke cans, brains, cigarette packets, telephone boxes and absolutely anything else, and "you" means a laser-spitting [[Author Appeal|llama]]. Actually, that's just a straight description.
* {{spoiler|''[[Loco Roco]]''}}: A game where you [[Escort Mission|escort]] amorphous blobs to the exit. Not only can't those asexually reproducing blobs fight on their own, but they'll almost never stop singing with blue people. After that you'll get several [[Ear Worm|Ear Worms]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Loco Roco]]''}}: A game where you [[Escort Mission|escort]] amorphous blobs to the exit. Not only can't those asexually reproducing blobs fight on their own, but they'll almost never stop singing with blue people. After that you'll get several [[Ear Worm]]s.
* {{spoiler|''[[Logical Journey of the Zoombinis]]''}}: A population escapes slavery by going through a journey filled with puzzles. The puzzles are conveniently always related to each person's personal features, and nearly ''everyone'' the population comes across is obsessed with order and logic.
* {{spoiler|''[[Logical Journey of the Zoombinis]]''}}: A population escapes slavery by going through a journey filled with puzzles. The puzzles are conveniently always related to each person's personal features, and nearly ''everyone'' the population comes across is obsessed with order and logic.
* {{spoiler|''[[Lollipop Chainsaw]]''}}: A cheerleader armed with a chainsaw and the severed head of her boyfriend goes on a rampage at her old high school.
* {{spoiler|''[[Lollipop Chainsaw]]''}}: A cheerleader armed with a chainsaw and the severed head of her boyfriend goes on a rampage at her old high school.
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** {{spoiler|''[[Lunar: Eternal Blue]]''}}: Centuries later, said [[Evil Overlord]] feels bad for being such a jerk and tries to make it up to you.
** {{spoiler|''[[Lunar: Eternal Blue]]''}}: Centuries later, said [[Evil Overlord]] feels bad for being such a jerk and tries to make it up to you.
* {{spoiler|''[[MadWorld]]''}}: A man with a chainsaw grafted to his arm goes to work painting the town red.
* {{spoiler|''[[MadWorld]]''}}: A man with a chainsaw grafted to his arm goes to work painting the town red.
* {{spoiler|''[[Magical Battle Arena]]''}}: [[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha|A little girl that just wants to make friends]], [[Cardcaptor Sakura|a little girl that can't even stand ghost stories]], [[Slayers|a not-so little girl who's scared of her own sister]], [[Magical Girl|and other similar characters]] [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny|must beat each other up in a]] [[Fundamentally Female Cast|girly tournament]] so the [[Big Bad]] can save [[The Multiverse]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Magical Battle Arena]]''}}: [[Lyrical Nanoha|A little girl that just wants to make friends]], [[Cardcaptor Sakura|a little girl that can't even stand ghost stories]], [[Slayers|a not-so little girl who's scared of her own sister]], [[Magical Girl|and other similar characters]] [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny|must beat each other up in a]] [[Fundamentally Female Cast|girly tournament]] so the [[Big Bad]] can save [[The Multiverse]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Magical Starsign]]''}}: Magic-using schoolgoers go on an adventure to save the whole solar system.
* {{spoiler|''[[Magical Starsign]]''}}: Magic-using schoolgoers go on an adventure to save the whole solar system.
* {{spoiler|''Magic Carpet''}}: The world got blown into tiny pieces, so obviously you have to put it back together.
* {{spoiler|''Magic Carpet''}}: The world got blown into tiny pieces, so obviously you have to put it back together.
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* {{spoiler|''[[Mario Kart]]''}}: A relaxing drive with go-karts, with turtle shells, mushrooms and banana peels ahoy.
* {{spoiler|''[[Mario Kart]]''}}: A relaxing drive with go-karts, with turtle shells, mushrooms and banana peels ahoy.
* {{spoiler|''[[Mario Party]]''}}: A plumber, his brother, and a handful of friends, enemies, and casual acquaintances play giant-scale board games. Nine times.
* {{spoiler|''[[Mario Party]]''}}: A plumber, his brother, and a handful of friends, enemies, and casual acquaintances play giant-scale board games. Nine times.
* {{spoiler|''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''}}: A plumber and his acquaintances inadvertently steal the world-saving [[Cosmic Keystone|Cosmic Keystones]] from another dimension and use them as trophies in team-based physical competition.
* {{spoiler|''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''}}: A plumber and his acquaintances inadvertently steal the world-saving [[Cosmic Keystone]]s from another dimension and use them as trophies in team-based physical competition.
* The {{spoiler|''Mario Strikers'' series}}: A plumber, his friends, enemies, and enemies' henchmen play [[The Beautiful Game|soccer/football]]. In addition to applying his universe's [[Rule of Fun]], it unexpectedly makes it [[Darker and Edgier]].
* The {{spoiler|''Mario Strikers'' series}}: A plumber, his friends, enemies, and enemies' henchmen play [[The Beautiful Game|soccer/football]]. In addition to applying his universe's [[Rule of Fun]], it unexpectedly makes it [[Darker and Edgier]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Marvel vs. Capcom]]''}}: American superheroes and weird Japanese characters beat up each other senseless.
* {{spoiler|''[[Marvel vs. Capcom]]''}}: American superheroes and weird Japanese characters beat up each other senseless.
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** {{spoiler|''[[Mega Man ZX]]''}}: The titular character tries to commit genocide and reset the world. Same titular character tries to stop him.
** {{spoiler|''[[Mega Man ZX]]''}}: The titular character tries to commit genocide and reset the world. Same titular character tries to stop him.
*** {{spoiler|''Mega Man ZX Advent''}}: Different titular character impersonates the titular character to stop [[The Man Behind the Man|the titular character behind the titular character]] from finishing the job.
*** {{spoiler|''Mega Man ZX Advent''}}: Different titular character impersonates the titular character to stop [[The Man Behind the Man|the titular character behind the titular character]] from finishing the job.
** {{spoiler|''[[Mega Man Legends]]''}}: The hero shoots robots and collects their [[Power Crystal|Power Crystals]]. This is called digging.
** {{spoiler|''[[Mega Man Legends]]''}}: The hero shoots robots and collects their [[Power Crystal]]s. This is called digging.
*** {{spoiler|''Mega Man Legends 2''}}: The hero blows up a crystal in the center of a hurricane, and it has a naked girl inside who speaks in [[Creepy Monotone]]. She sends him on a [[Fetch Quest]] for some keys hidden behind the above robots. The moon nearly obliterates everything.
*** {{spoiler|''Mega Man Legends 2''}}: The hero blows up a crystal in the center of a hurricane, and it has a naked girl inside who speaks in [[Creepy Monotone]]. She sends him on a [[Fetch Quest]] for some keys hidden behind the above robots. The moon nearly obliterates everything.
*** {{spoiler|''The Misadventures of Tronne Bonne''}}: The spotlight shifts to the local [[Goldfish Poop Gang]], who pay off a debt via crime spree and occasionally shooting robots and collecting their [[Power Crystal|Power Crystals]].
*** {{spoiler|''The Misadventures of Tronne Bonne''}}: The spotlight shifts to the local [[Goldfish Poop Gang]], who pay off a debt via crime spree and occasionally shooting robots and collecting their [[Power Crystal]]s.
** {{spoiler|''[[Mega Man Battle Network]]''}}: Two brothers play on the Internet.
** {{spoiler|''[[Mega Man Battle Network]]''}}: Two brothers play on the Internet.
*** {{spoiler|''Battle Network 2''}}: Said brothers stop [[The Mafia]], travel to a radiation-infested deserted town and abuse a lonely kid, all to [[Mega Man/Awesome Music|an awesome soundtrack]].
*** {{spoiler|''Battle Network 2''}}: Said brothers stop [[The Mafia]], travel to a radiation-infested deserted town and abuse a lonely kid, all to [[Mega Man/Awesome Music|an awesome soundtrack]].
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** {{spoiler|''[[Escape from Monkey Island]]''}}: A young pirate discovers his wife is legally dead, and must stop a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|greedy Australian land-developer]] from teaming up with his worst enemy to insult everyone in the Caribbean.
** {{spoiler|''[[Escape from Monkey Island]]''}}: A young pirate discovers his wife is legally dead, and must stop a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|greedy Australian land-developer]] from teaming up with his worst enemy to insult everyone in the Caribbean.
** {{spoiler|''[[Tales of Monkey Island]]''}}: A young pirate spreads a plague after accidentally bringing his worst enemy back to life.
** {{spoiler|''[[Tales of Monkey Island]]''}}: A young pirate spreads a plague after accidentally bringing his worst enemy back to life.
* {{spoiler|''[[Monster Rancher]]''}}: You raise hares, mis-named wolves, pet rocks, [[Cute Monster Girl|Cute Monster Girls]], eyeballs, and traditional Japanese rice cakes on a farm. Then they die.
* {{spoiler|''[[Monster Rancher]]''}}: You raise hares, mis-named wolves, pet rocks, [[Cute Monster Girl]]s, eyeballs, and traditional Japanese rice cakes on a farm. Then they die.
* {{spoiler|''[[Monster Tale]]''}}: A little girl befriends a monster. The girl teams up with the monster to beat up other children.
* {{spoiler|''[[Monster Tale]]''}}: A little girl befriends a monster. The girl teams up with the monster to beat up other children.
* {{spoiler|''[[Moonbase Alpha]]''}}: Text-To-Speech software: The Game.
* {{spoiler|''[[Moonbase Alpha]]''}}: Text-To-Speech software: The Game.
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** {{spoiler|''[[Mortal Kombat Deception]]''}}: A [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere|Giant Demon Dragon From Nowhere]] kills them in under a minute and takes over. You play as the human who spent his whole life summoning him.
** {{spoiler|''[[Mortal Kombat Deception]]''}}: A [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere|Giant Demon Dragon From Nowhere]] kills them in under a minute and takes over. You play as the human who spent his whole life summoning him.
** {{spoiler|''[[Mortal Kombat Armageddon]]''}}: A [[Man On Fire]] tries to destroy the Multiverse. Everybody (and we do mean ''[[Loads and Loads of Characters|EVERYBODY]]'') from the previous games sets out to stop him.
** {{spoiler|''[[Mortal Kombat Armageddon]]''}}: A [[Man On Fire]] tries to destroy the Multiverse. Everybody (and we do mean ''[[Loads and Loads of Characters|EVERYBODY]]'') from the previous games sets out to stop him.
** {{spoiler|''[[Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe]]''}}: A merger of two [[Big Bad|Big Bads]] from two different universes attempts to merge his homeworlds. This infects their inhabitants with [[Unstoppable Rage]] directed towards the other world.
** {{spoiler|''[[Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe]]''}}: A merger of two [[Big Bad]]s from two different universes attempts to merge his homeworlds. This infects their inhabitants with [[Unstoppable Rage]] directed towards the other world.
** {{spoiler|''[[Mortal Kombat 9]]''}}: Japanese thunder god tries to [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong|fix crucial events in the timeline]] to prevent [[The End of the World as We Know It]] by [[Fling a Light Into the Future|sending a telepathic message]] [[Timey-Wimey Ball|to his past self]]. [[Wham! Episode|It]] [[Anyone Can Die|doesn't]] [[Holy Shit Quotient|quite]] [[Pyrrhic Victory|work]] [[Bittersweet Ending|out]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Mortal Kombat 9]]''}}: Japanese thunder god tries to [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong|fix crucial events in the timeline]] to prevent [[The End of the World as We Know It]] by [[Fling a Light Into the Future|sending a telepathic message]] [[Timey-Wimey Ball|to his past self]]. [[Wham! Episode|It]] [[Anyone Can Die|doesn't]] [[Holy Shit Quotient|quite]] [[Pyrrhic Victory|work]] [[Bittersweet Ending|out]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Mount & Blade]]''}}: An adventurer with a [[Multiple Choice Past]] conquers multiple kingdoms with their own soldiers, funded entirely by arrogance and silk sales.
* {{spoiler|''[[Mount & Blade]]''}}: An adventurer with a [[Multiple Choice Past]] conquers multiple kingdoms with their own soldiers, funded entirely by arrogance and silk sales.
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*** {{spoiler|''Uru: To D'ni''}}: Enormous scavenger hunt for invisible circles in an [[Advanced Ancient Acropolis|ancient underground city]] in order to turn on a giant GPS machine.
*** {{spoiler|''Uru: To D'ni''}}: Enormous scavenger hunt for invisible circles in an [[Advanced Ancient Acropolis|ancient underground city]] in order to turn on a giant GPS machine.
*** {{spoiler|''Uru: Path of the Shell''}}: You have to negotiate the ridiculously complicated and misleading puzzles of a [[Magnificent Bastard]] who died two hundred years ago in order to prevent him from committing suicide. He will defeat you frequently despite this obvious impairment.
*** {{spoiler|''Uru: Path of the Shell''}}: You have to negotiate the ridiculously complicated and misleading puzzles of a [[Magnificent Bastard]] who died two hundred years ago in order to prevent him from committing suicide. He will defeat you frequently despite this obvious impairment.
** {{spoiler|''Myst V: End of Ages''}}: You draw on stone slabs to tell [[Alien|Aliens]] what to do while an Emo and a bald, insane member of an ancient society squabble over the fate of the creatures in question.
** {{spoiler|''Myst V: End of Ages''}}: You draw on stone slabs to tell [[Alien]]s what to do while an Emo and a bald, insane member of an ancient society squabble over the fate of the creatures in question.
* {{spoiler|''[[Mystery of Time and Space]]''}}: An amnesiac solves puzzles and navigates a maze of set pieces in order to figure out his identity.
* {{spoiler|''[[Mystery of Time and Space]]''}}: An amnesiac solves puzzles and navigates a maze of set pieces in order to figure out his identity.
* {{spoiler|''[[My World, My Way]]''}}: Bratty princess becomes a heroine by [[Reality Warper|screwing the rules and writing her own]].
* {{spoiler|''[[My World, My Way]]''}}: Bratty princess becomes a heroine by [[Reality Warper|screwing the rules and writing her own]].


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