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** {{spoiler|''Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots}}'': [[Spongebob SquarePants|Sentient cheese block, retarded echinoderm]], [[Danny Phantom|spandex ghost, goth girl]], [[Jimmy Neutron|guy with bizarre hairdo]], [[The Fairly Odd Parents|non-manly guy wearing pink]], [[Tak and The Power of Juju|little shaman]], [[The Ren and Stimpy Show|gross kitty]], [[Rocko's Modern Life|wallaby wearing a Hawaiian shirt]], [[My Life As a Teenage Robot|girl in blue and white]] and [[Invader Zim|stupid hedonist]] battle Tim Curry's [[Living Toys]].
** {{spoiler|''Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots}}'': [[Spongebob SquarePants|Sentient cheese block, retarded echinoderm]], [[Danny Phantom|spandex ghost, goth girl]], [[Jimmy Neutron|guy with bizarre hairdo]], [[The Fairly Odd Parents|non-manly guy wearing pink]], [[Tak and The Power of Juju|little shaman]], [[The Ren and Stimpy Show|gross kitty]], [[Rocko's Modern Life|wallaby wearing a Hawaiian shirt]], [[My Life As a Teenage Robot|girl in blue and white]] and [[Invader Zim|stupid hedonist]] battle Tim Curry's [[Living Toys]].
** {{spoiler|''Nicktoons: Globs of Doom''}}: [[Spongebob SquarePants|Sentient cheese block, little cyclops]], [[Danny Phantom|spandex ghost, not-Gilbert-Gottfried-honest]], [[Jimmy Neutron|guy with bizarre hairdo, Tim Curry's daughter]], [[Tak and The Power of Juju|little shaman, tall shaman]], [[Invader Zim|green omnicidal maniac and conspiracy nut]] battle alien mucus older than time itself.
** {{spoiler|''Nicktoons: Globs of Doom''}}: [[Spongebob SquarePants|Sentient cheese block, little cyclops]], [[Danny Phantom|spandex ghost, not-Gilbert-Gottfried-honest]], [[Jimmy Neutron|guy with bizarre hairdo, Tim Curry's daughter]], [[Tak and The Power of Juju|little shaman, tall shaman]], [[Invader Zim|green omnicidal maniac and conspiracy nut]] battle alien mucus older than time itself.
* {{spoiler|''[[Nicktoons MLB]]''}}: [[Spongebob SquarePants|Sentient cheese block]], [[Danny Phantom|spandex ghost]], [[Tuff Puppy|secret agent dog]], [[Avatar: The Last Airbender|bald kid]], [[Invader Zim|green omnicidal maniac]], [[The Ren and Stimpy Show|gross kitty]] and more face-off against real baseball players. [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs|No, you are not high.]]
* {{spoiler|''[[Nicktoons MLB]]''}}: [[Spongebob SquarePants|Sentient cheese block]], [[Danny Phantom|spandex ghost]], [[Tuff Puppy|secret agent dog]], [[Avatar: The Last Airbender|bald kid]], [[Invader Zim|green omnicidal maniac]], [[The Ren and Stimpy Show|gross kitty]] and more face-off against real baseball players. [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?|No, you are not high.]]
* {{spoiler|''[[Night Trap]]''}}: The player helps a former child star fight vampires that are slightly less threatening than Count Chocula using tactics straight out of an episode of [[Scooby Doo]]. A very small number of the vampires can shoot lightning out of their hands for some inexplicable reason.
* {{spoiler|''[[Night Trap]]''}}: The player helps a former child star fight vampires that are slightly less threatening than Count Chocula using tactics straight out of an episode of [[Scooby Doo]]. A very small number of the vampires can shoot lightning out of their hands for some inexplicable reason.
* {{spoiler|''[[Ni GHTS Into Dreams]]''}}: An androgynous creature enters the minds of children and absorbs their spirits into itself. And he's the ''Good Guy''.
* {{spoiler|''[[Ni GHTS Into Dreams]]''}}: An androgynous creature enters the minds of children and absorbs their spirits into itself. And he's the ''Good Guy''.
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** {{spoiler|''Pajama Sam: You Are What You Eat From Your Head to Your Feet''}}: The kid is kidnapped by a box of cookies and tasked with averting a war.
** {{spoiler|''Pajama Sam: You Are What You Eat From Your Head to Your Feet''}}: The kid is kidnapped by a box of cookies and tasked with averting a war.
* {{spoiler|''[[Panel De Pon]]''}}: A fairy princess frees her friends from brainwashing by dropping blocks of garbage on them. Today, the game is best known for a flower that appeared in a more famous video game.
* {{spoiler|''[[Panel De Pon]]''}}: A fairy princess frees her friends from brainwashing by dropping blocks of garbage on them. Today, the game is best known for a flower that appeared in a more famous video game.
** {{spoiler|''[[Tetris Attack]]''/''Pokemon Puzzle League''}}: Developers decide [[Dolled Up Installment|this plot won't sell in America, so they let]] [[Yoshis Island (Video Game)|a dinosaur]] and [[Pokémon|an animal trainer]] save the day instead.
** {{spoiler|''[[Tetris Attack]]''/''Pokemon Puzzle League''}}: Developers decide [[Dolled-Up Installment|this plot won't sell in America, so they let]] [[Yoshis Island (Video Game)|a dinosaur]] and [[Pokémon|an animal trainer]] save the day instead.
* {{spoiler|''[[Pangya]]''}}: Players celebrate the exploits of an island hero by playing a game most of us refer to as "golf".
* {{spoiler|''[[Pangya]]''}}: Players celebrate the exploits of an island hero by playing a game most of us refer to as "golf".
* {{spoiler|''[[Panzer Dragoon]]''}}: The [[Precursors]] learned how to control evolution and the environment, but this ended up leading to a [[Crapsack World]], so it's up to a failsafe program that [[Unpredictable Results|randomly activates]] in some animals to save the day from their mistake.
* {{spoiler|''[[Panzer Dragoon]]''}}: The [[Precursors]] learned how to control evolution and the environment, but this ended up leading to a [[Crapsack World]], so it's up to a failsafe program that [[Unpredictable Results|randomly activates]] in some animals to save the day from their mistake.
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** {{spoiler|''Paperboy 2''}}: Same as above, but now girls can do it too.
** {{spoiler|''Paperboy 2''}}: Same as above, but now girls can do it too.
* {{spoiler|''[[Paper Mario (Video Game)|Paper Mario]]''}}: [[The Everyman|Everyman]] tries saving a land of sentient fungi from a dragon turtle. The characters are flat.
* {{spoiler|''[[Paper Mario (Video Game)|Paper Mario]]''}}: [[The Everyman|Everyman]] tries saving a land of sentient fungi from a dragon turtle. The characters are flat.
** {{spoiler|''[[Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door (Video Game)|Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door]]''}}: [[The Everyman|Everyman]] hunts down keys for a door, while his love interest gets [[Stalking Is Love|stalked]] [[What Is This Thing You Call Love|by a computer]] on the Moon, his brother goes on an unseen adventure, and the villain of the previous game parodies the first ever game the four appeared in.
** {{spoiler|''[[Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door (Video Game)|Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door]]''}}: [[The Everyman|Everyman]] hunts down keys for a door, while his love interest gets [[Stalking Is Love|stalked]] [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?|by a computer]] on the Moon, his brother goes on an unseen adventure, and the villain of the previous game parodies the first ever game the four appeared in.
** {{spoiler|''[[Super Paper Mario (Video Game)|Super Paper Mario]]''}}: The wedding of the [[Fan Preferred Couple]] nearly causes [[The End of the World As We Know It]]. [[The Everyman|Everyman]] fixes things by repeatedly breaking the third wall.
** {{spoiler|''[[Super Paper Mario (Video Game)|Super Paper Mario]]''}}: The wedding of the [[Fan Preferred Couple]] nearly causes [[The End of the World As We Know It]]. [[The Everyman|Everyman]] fixes things by repeatedly breaking the third wall.
*** Or: A turtle marries a princess and dooms the whole universe. The day is saved when a man in a top hat marries a digital butterfly.
*** Or: A turtle marries a princess and dooms the whole universe. The day is saved when a man in a top hat marries a digital butterfly.
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* {{spoiler|''[[Parasite Eve]]''}}: Genetic warfare breaks out at the opera. Your organelles hate you.
* {{spoiler|''[[Parasite Eve]]''}}: Genetic warfare breaks out at the opera. Your organelles hate you.
** {{spoiler|''[[Parasite Eve 2]]''}}: [[Nietzsche Wannabe]] cultists create genetic abominations. Your heroine has wonderful powers thanks to an eye transplant she received as a child.
** {{spoiler|''[[Parasite Eve 2]]''}}: [[Nietzsche Wannabe]] cultists create genetic abominations. Your heroine has wonderful powers thanks to an eye transplant she received as a child.
** {{spoiler|''( [[Parasite Eve]] ) The Third Brithday''}}: The daughter you never gave birth to tries to stop you and your fiance from dying. She fails. Then she tries again. [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero|This is what causes killer aliens to be born in the first place.]] At the end of it all your daughter and fiance end up not married although for all practical purposes she is actually you.
** {{spoiler|''( [[Parasite Eve]] ) The Third Brithday''}}: The daughter you never gave birth to tries to stop you and your fiance from dying. She fails. Then she tries again. [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|This is what causes killer aliens to be born in the first place.]] At the end of it all your daughter and fiance end up not married although for all practical purposes she is actually you.
* {{spoiler|''[[Patapon]]''}}: As God, you command dancing eyeballs with weapons to war. You cannot control them directly so you have to use commands more complex than they need to be and be forced to wait after each command.
* {{spoiler|''[[Patapon]]''}}: As God, you command dancing eyeballs with weapons to war. You cannot control them directly so you have to use commands more complex than they need to be and be forced to wait after each command.
* {{spoiler|''[[The Path]]''}}: An adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood in which following the game's instructions means [[Game Over]].
* {{spoiler|''[[The Path]]''}}: An adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood in which following the game's instructions means [[Game Over]].
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* {{spoiler|''[[Pocket God]]''}}: Be a dick to some islanders.
* {{spoiler|''[[Pocket God]]''}}: Be a dick to some islanders.
* {{spoiler|''Pocket Tanks''}}: Tiny vehicles with guns destroy the world with ridiculous weapons yet always come out unharmed. Fireworks ensue.
* {{spoiler|''Pocket Tanks''}}: Tiny vehicles with guns destroy the world with ridiculous weapons yet always come out unharmed. Fireworks ensue.
* {{spoiler|''[[Pokémon]]''}}: The player takes on the role of a child in a world where [[Free Range Children|kids are allowed to leave the house at 10 years of age and traverse the world,]] capture, befriend, and battle with special [[Mon|animals]], causing them to metamorphose from adorable pets into grotesque oversized monsters, and beat up the local crime syndicate.
* {{spoiler|''[[Pokémon]]''}}: The player takes on the role of a child in a world where [[Free-Range Children|kids are allowed to leave the house at 10 years of age and traverse the world,]] capture, befriend, and battle with special [[Mon|animals]], causing them to metamorphose from adorable pets into grotesque oversized monsters, and beat up the local crime syndicate.
** Alternatively: Step into a world where pets are [[Serious Business]].
** Alternatively: Step into a world where pets are [[Serious Business]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Pokémon Red and Blue (Video Game)|Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow]]''}}: A young man who grows up to [[Memetic Badass|be a Pokémon master]] defeats a gang of ruthless criminals.
** {{spoiler|''[[Pokémon Red and Blue (Video Game)|Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow]]''}}: A young man who grows up to [[Memetic Badass|be a Pokémon master]] defeats a gang of ruthless criminals.
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* {{spoiler|''[[Prey]]''}}: Cherokee Guy makes the ''[[Doom]]'' Guy proud. Now with more [[Gravity Screw]] (and [[Memetic Mutation|sphincters]]!)
* {{spoiler|''[[Prey]]''}}: Cherokee Guy makes the ''[[Doom]]'' Guy proud. Now with more [[Gravity Screw]] (and [[Memetic Mutation|sphincters]]!)
* {{spoiler|''[[Primal]]''}}: A girl searches for her lost boyfriend while a gargoyle tries to convince her to save the world.
* {{spoiler|''[[Primal]]''}}: A girl searches for her lost boyfriend while a gargoyle tries to convince her to save the world.
* {{spoiler|''[[Primal Rage]]''}}: ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' <small>[[Recycled in Space|WITH]] [[Everythings Better With Dinosaurs|DINOSAURS]] AND [[Everythings Better With Monkeys|GORILLAS]]!</small>
* {{spoiler|''[[Primal Rage]]''}}: ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' <small>[[Recycled in Space|WITH]] [[Everything's Better With Dinosaurs|DINOSAURS]] AND [[Everything's Better With Monkeys|GORILLAS]]!</small>
* {{spoiler|''[[Prince of Persia]]'' (1989 game)}}: You are a beggar who is in love with a princess and cannot survive a twenty-foot drop. Except the one that threw you in jail. You must fight through a crumbling, [[Everything Trying to Kill You|trap-filled palace brimming with guards]] and fight the evil vizier. In an hour.
* {{spoiler|''[[Prince of Persia]]'' (1989 game)}}: You are a beggar who is in love with a princess and cannot survive a twenty-foot drop. Except the one that threw you in jail. You must fight through a crumbling, [[Everything Trying to Kill You|trap-filled palace brimming with guards]] and fight the evil vizier. In an hour.
** {{spoiler|''Prince of Persia 2''}}: Similar concept as above, only now you have to die to solve some of the puzzles and it takes ''two'' hours.
** {{spoiler|''Prince of Persia 2''}}: Similar concept as above, only now you have to die to solve some of the puzzles and it takes ''two'' hours.
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** {{spoiler|''Prince of Persia: Warrior Within''}}: Much like the previous game, only now [[Darker and Edgier|your main character reached puberty]].
** {{spoiler|''Prince of Persia: Warrior Within''}}: Much like the previous game, only now [[Darker and Edgier|your main character reached puberty]].
*** Alternatively, a sleep-deprived man armed with a VCR fights empresses in metal swimsuits.
*** Alternatively, a sleep-deprived man armed with a VCR fights empresses in metal swimsuits.
** {{spoiler|''Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones''}}: Like the last two games, but the main character now has [[Super Powered Evil Side|multiple-personality disorder]].
** {{spoiler|''Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones''}}: Like the last two games, but the main character now has [[Super-Powered Evil Side|multiple-personality disorder]].
*** Alternatively, a no-longer-dead politician (who doesn't have tuberculosis and never changed parties) kills an ex-empress who used to wear metal swimsuits to create lots of sand. To set things right, the man from the previous two games joins forces with the princess he had kidnapped, who no longer remembers him. They have conversations in elevators about the man's favorite color and he finds his old VCR.
*** Alternatively, a no-longer-dead politician (who doesn't have tuberculosis and never changed parties) kills an ex-empress who used to wear metal swimsuits to create lots of sand. To set things right, the man from the previous two games joins forces with the princess he had kidnapped, who no longer remembers him. They have conversations in elevators about the man's favorite color and he finds his old VCR.
*** The main character learns that [[Family Unfriendly Aesop|there's no point trying to correct your mistakes.]]
*** The main character learns that [[Family-Unfriendly Aesop|there's no point trying to correct your mistakes.]]
** {{spoiler|''Prince of Persia (2008)''}}: An environmentalist and a guy with a Freddy Kreuger glove run around trying to save a tree for someone who's been gone for a thousand years.
** {{spoiler|''Prince of Persia (2008)''}}: An environmentalist and a guy with a Freddy Kreuger glove run around trying to save a tree for someone who's been gone for a thousand years.
* {{spoiler|''[[Princess Debut]]''}}: You have thirty days to learn to dance from a furry. [[Bishounen]] princes want to screw you, but won't, because the game is rated E. There's a flying hamster.
* {{spoiler|''[[Princess Debut]]''}}: You have thirty days to learn to dance from a furry. [[Bishounen]] princes want to screw you, but won't, because the game is rated E. There's a flying hamster.
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** {{spoiler|''[[Professor Layton]] and the Curious Village''}}: Two Brits are trapped in a town where puzzles are [[Serious Business]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Professor Layton]] and the Curious Village''}}: Two Brits are trapped in a town where puzzles are [[Serious Business]].
** Alternatively: The consequences for not being able to arrest for Obstruction of Justice.
** Alternatively: The consequences for not being able to arrest for Obstruction of Justice.
** {{spoiler|''Professor Layton And The Diabolical Box''}}: Two Brits take a train ride, and spend the second half of the game wandering an old mining town completely stoned. Puzzles are still [[Serious Business]]. Then they get caught up in a sort of [[Does This Remind You of Anything|vampire love story.]]
** {{spoiler|''Professor Layton And The Diabolical Box''}}: Two Brits take a train ride, and spend the second half of the game wandering an old mining town completely stoned. Puzzles are still [[Serious Business]]. Then they get caught up in a sort of [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|vampire love story.]]
** {{spoiler|''Professor Layton And The Unwound Future''}}: Two Brits wind up in the future where fighting against the Mafia is done by solving their puzzles, which, by the way, are still [[Serious Business]].
** {{spoiler|''Professor Layton And The Unwound Future''}}: Two Brits wind up in the future where fighting against the Mafia is done by solving their puzzles, which, by the way, are still [[Serious Business]].
** {{spoiler|''Professor Layton And The Last Specter''}}: ''Three'' Brits go to a small country village to stop a Frenchman from opening a garden. Unsurprisingly, puzzles are deathly [[Serious Business]].
** {{spoiler|''Professor Layton And The Last Specter''}}: ''Three'' Brits go to a small country village to stop a Frenchman from opening a garden. Unsurprisingly, puzzles are deathly [[Serious Business]].
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* {{spoiler|''[[Radiant Silvergun]]''}}: An arcade shmup, only port was on a failed console and [[No Export for You|released in only one country]], contains tons of Engrish but no powerups.
* {{spoiler|''[[Radiant Silvergun]]''}}: An arcade shmup, only port was on a failed console and [[No Export for You|released in only one country]], contains tons of Engrish but no powerups.
* {{spoiler|''Rally Trophy''}}: You struggle with the steering wheel of your old 60s car. You start your racing career in the middle of nowhere in northwest Russia. Your co-driver is a bossy [[Jerkass]] and panics when seeing cows.
* {{spoiler|''Rally Trophy''}}: You struggle with the steering wheel of your old 60s car. You start your racing career in the middle of nowhere in northwest Russia. Your co-driver is a bossy [[Jerkass]] and panics when seeing cows.
* {{spoiler|''Rama''}}: [[Arthur C Clarke]] teaches an astronaut octal and hexadecimal math.
* {{spoiler|''Rama''}}: [[Arthur C. Clarke (Creator)]] teaches an astronaut octal and hexadecimal math.
* {{spoiler|''[[Rampage]]''}}: You punch buildings until either they collapse or you fall and turn into a naked person.
* {{spoiler|''[[Rampage]]''}}: You punch buildings until either they collapse or you fall and turn into a naked person.
* {{spoiler|''[[Raptor Call of the Shadows|Raptor: Call Of The Shadows]]''}}: An '''''[[Made of Iron|extremely durable]]''''' plane shoots down enemies.
* {{spoiler|''[[Raptor Call of the Shadows|Raptor: Call Of The Shadows]]''}}: An '''''[[Made of Iron|extremely durable]]''''' plane shoots down enemies.
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** {{spoiler|''Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc''}}: Limbless man has trouble getting his shoes to stay on. He saves the world by making a googly face at a wise-cracking black fly.
** {{spoiler|''Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc''}}: Limbless man has trouble getting his shoes to stay on. He saves the world by making a googly face at a wise-cracking black fly.
** {{spoiler|''Rayman Raving Rabbids''}}: Limbless man is forced to play bizarre sports with screaming bunnies.
** {{spoiler|''Rayman Raving Rabbids''}}: Limbless man is forced to play bizarre sports with screaming bunnies.
** {{spoiler|''Rayman Raving Rabbids 2''}}: Shrieking rabbits [[Spot Light Stealing Squad|divert the attention away from limbless man]] and play more bizarre games. [[They Changed It Now It Sucks|Everyone rages at the attention-diverting]].
** {{spoiler|''Rayman Raving Rabbids 2''}}: Shrieking rabbits [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad|divert the attention away from limbless man]] and play more bizarre games. [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|Everyone rages at the attention-diverting]].
** {{spoiler|''Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party''}}: Noisy lapines [[Trapped in TV Land|get stuck in the limbless man's television set]] and annoy him by playing yet more bizarre games.
** {{spoiler|''Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party''}}: Noisy lapines [[Trapped in TV Land|get stuck in the limbless man's television set]] and annoy him by playing yet more bizarre games.
** {{spoiler|''Rabbids Go Home''}}: Cacophonous lagomorphs decide to finally go home. Except that they've forgotten where home is, and decide it's the moon, and build a tower consisting of random junk on the streets and clothing stolen directly off people in order to get there. The limbless man is now apparently absent, considering the rabbits are doing his job for him.
** {{spoiler|''Rabbids Go Home''}}: Cacophonous lagomorphs decide to finally go home. Except that they've forgotten where home is, and decide it's the moon, and build a tower consisting of random junk on the streets and clothing stolen directly off people in order to get there. The limbless man is now apparently absent, considering the rabbits are doing his job for him.
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** {{spoiler|''[[Gungnir]]''}}: Boy with the ability to summon (but not control) powerful demons VS mundane racism.
** {{spoiler|''[[Gungnir]]''}}: Boy with the ability to summon (but not control) powerful demons VS mundane racism.
* {{spoiler|''[[Robot Alchemic Drive]]''}}: Super robots save the world while you stand around and watch. And try to avoid collateral damage from their battles.
* {{spoiler|''[[Robot Alchemic Drive]]''}}: Super robots save the world while you stand around and watch. And try to avoid collateral damage from their battles.
* {{spoiler|''[[Robot Unicorn Attack]]''}}: Horse collects fairies and makes friends with dolphins on a journey amongst the stars. [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today|Men love it.]]
* {{spoiler|''[[Robot Unicorn Attack]]''}}: Horse collects fairies and makes friends with dolphins on a journey amongst the stars. [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?|Men love it.]]
* {{spoiler|''[[Robo Warrior]]''}}: Saving the world from an alien-engineered ecological disaster by blowing up trees on your way.
* {{spoiler|''[[Robo Warrior]]''}}: Saving the world from an alien-engineered ecological disaster by blowing up trees on your way.
* {{spoiler|''[[Rock Band]]''}}: Tapping buttons on what looks like a plastic toy guitar/bass, hitting plastic drums, making an arrow follow a line with your voice. Making an ass of yourself in the process, of course, but at least you can do it with more friends.
* {{spoiler|''[[Rock Band]]''}}: Tapping buttons on what looks like a plastic toy guitar/bass, hitting plastic drums, making an arrow follow a line with your voice. Making an ass of yourself in the process, of course, but at least you can do it with more friends.
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** {{spoiler|''Sam and Max- Reality 2.0''}}: Two sociopathic [[Funny Animal]] private eyes destroy the Internet.
** {{spoiler|''Sam and Max- Reality 2.0''}}: Two sociopathic [[Funny Animal]] private eyes destroy the Internet.
** {{spoiler|''Sam and Max- Bright Side of the Moon''}}: Two sociopathic [[Funny Animal]] private eyes kill a cult leader who wants to make everyone in the world happy.
** {{spoiler|''Sam and Max- Bright Side of the Moon''}}: Two sociopathic [[Funny Animal]] private eyes kill a cult leader who wants to make everyone in the world happy.
** {{spoiler|''Sam and Max- Ice Station Santa''}}: Two sociopathic [[Funny Animal]] private eyes alternately [[Saving Christmas|save]] and [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero|ruin]] Christmas.
** {{spoiler|''Sam and Max- Ice Station Santa''}}: Two sociopathic [[Funny Animal]] private eyes alternately [[Saving Christmas|save]] and [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|ruin]] Christmas.
** {{spoiler|''Sam and Max- Moai Better Blues''}}: Two sociopathic [[Funny Animal]] private eyes [[God Guise|defraud an underwater civilization]] in order to discover the secret of Easter Island.
** {{spoiler|''Sam and Max- Moai Better Blues''}}: Two sociopathic [[Funny Animal]] private eyes [[God Guise|defraud an underwater civilization]] in order to discover the secret of Easter Island.
** {{spoiler|''Sam and Max- Night of the Raving Dead''}}: Two sociopathic [[Funny Animal]] private eyes pick on a [[Goth|club kid]] vampire.
** {{spoiler|''Sam and Max- Night of the Raving Dead''}}: Two sociopathic [[Funny Animal]] private eyes pick on a [[Goth|club kid]] vampire.
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** Alternatively: One of the most epic [[Boss Rush|boss rushes]] ever implemented.
** Alternatively: One of the most epic [[Boss Rush|boss rushes]] ever implemented.
* {{spoiler|''[[Shadow Warrior]]''}}: An old ninja who is named after a penis says dirty jokes in [[Engrish]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Shadow Warrior]]''}}: An old ninja who is named after a penis says dirty jokes in [[Engrish]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Shantae]]''}}: Cute [[Half Human Hybrid|genie girl]] saves the world from the onset of [[Steampunk]] with [[Prehensile Hair|magical hair]] and belly dancing.
* {{spoiler|''[[Shantae]]''}}: Cute [[Half-Human Hybrid|genie girl]] saves the world from the onset of [[Steampunk]] with [[Prehensile Hair|magical hair]] and belly dancing.
** {{spoiler|''Shantae: Risky's Revenge''}}: Cute [[Half Human Hybrid|genie girl]] learns what a magic lamp is [[Brought Down to Normal|the hard way]].
** {{spoiler|''Shantae: Risky's Revenge''}}: Cute [[Half-Human Hybrid|genie girl]] learns what a magic lamp is [[Brought Down to Normal|the hard way]].
* {{spoiler|''Shatter''}}: A dysfunctional power plant part goes on a rampage to destroy the evil orwellian space robot empire led by an equally evil robot pong paddle.
* {{spoiler|''Shatter''}}: A dysfunctional power plant part goes on a rampage to destroy the evil orwellian space robot empire led by an equally evil robot pong paddle.
* {{spoiler|''[[Shenmue]]''}}: A guy's father is killed. He collects toys, plays arcade games, and adopts a kitten. [[Cut Short|He never avenges his father.]]
* {{spoiler|''[[Shenmue]]''}}: A guy's father is killed. He collects toys, plays arcade games, and adopts a kitten. [[Cut Short|He never avenges his father.]]
* {{spoiler|''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]''}}: A young male teen gains the ability to summon demons and uses it to fight demons. And possibly the [[Rage Against the Heavens|forces of heaven]]. No wonder it got stuck in Japan.
* {{spoiler|''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]''}}: A young male teen gains the ability to summon demons and uses it to fight demons. And possibly the [[Rage Against the Heavens|forces of heaven]]. No wonder it got stuck in Japan.
** {{spoiler|''[[Shin Megami Tensei]] 2''}}: X Years Later, the world of balance that the hero of the previous game created has [[It Got Worse|gotten worse.]] The powers that be create a Test Tube Messiah, who may or may not [[Rage Against the Heavens|kill God]], that is, if he decides not to run away from the planet first.
** {{spoiler|''[[Shin Megami Tensei]] 2''}}: X Years Later, the world of balance that the hero of the previous game created has [[It Got Worse|gotten worse.]] The powers that be create a Test Tube Messiah, who may or may not [[Rage Against the Heavens|kill God]], that is, if he decides not to run away from the planet first.
** {{spoiler|''[[Shin Megami Tensei]] 3: Nocturne''}}: A different young male teen-turned-demon survives [[The End of the World As We Know It|the world being turned into a giant space womb]] and gets to decide which one of his friends impregnates the baby universe. [[Screw Destiny|Or he can kill the fetus]] and [[Rage Against the Heavens|join Lucifer]] ([[Dark Is Not Evil|who's apparently a good guy]]) in fighting to kill God and stop the cycle. The [[Updated Rerelease]] features [[Devil May Cry|a certain]] [[White Haired Pretty Boy|White Haired Pretty]] [[Badass Longcoat]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Shin Megami Tensei]] 3: Nocturne''}}: A different young male teen-turned-demon survives [[The End of the World As We Know It|the world being turned into a giant space womb]] and gets to decide which one of his friends impregnates the baby universe. [[Screw Destiny|Or he can kill the fetus]] and [[Rage Against the Heavens|join Lucifer]] ([[Dark Is Not Evil|who's apparently a good guy]]) in fighting to kill God and stop the cycle. The [[Updated Rerelease]] features [[Devil May Cry|a certain]] [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|White Haired Pretty]] [[Badass Longcoat]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Devil Survivor (Video Game)|Devil Survivor]]''}}: Pokemon-like creatures appear in real life, most likely leading to one of several versions of the Apocalypse over the course of a week while you are stuck inside a part of Tokyo. Your main source of information as to what the hell is going on is an increasingly glitchy mail daemon.
** {{spoiler|''[[Devil Survivor (Video Game)|Devil Survivor]]''}}: Pokemon-like creatures appear in real life, most likely leading to one of several versions of the Apocalypse over the course of a week while you are stuck inside a part of Tokyo. Your main source of information as to what the hell is going on is an increasingly glitchy mail daemon.
** {{spoiler|''[[Persona]]''}}: A group of kids get struck by lightning and then go off on a {{spoiler|[[Journey to The Center of The Mind]]}}.
** {{spoiler|''[[Persona]]''}}: A group of kids get struck by lightning and then go off on a {{spoiler|[[Journey to The Center of The Mind]]}}.
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* {{spoiler|''Shufflepuck Café''}}: In the farthest reaches of the galaxy, surrounded by exotic alien beings, you play air hockey.
* {{spoiler|''Shufflepuck Café''}}: In the farthest reaches of the galaxy, surrounded by exotic alien beings, you play air hockey.
* {{spoiler|''[[Sid Meiers Alpha Centauri]]''}}: A sleeping alien god gets a skin disease. It takes decades for it to start scratching and centuries to actually wake up. Meanwhile, [[Captain Planet and The Planeteers|tree-hugging hippies discover that the local fungus is the path to apotheosis, man]]; [[Evil Overlord|Chairman Mao's reincarnation]] is worse than ever; [[The Spartan Way|ancient Greeks]] are apparently lead by a hot Latina; a [[Mad Scientist|scientist goes mad]]; [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Gordon Gekko is alive and well in the late 21st century]]; and [[Eagle Land|American]] [[Church Militant|Bible-thumpers annoy everybody]] ([[Acceptable Targets|just like today]], har har har).
* {{spoiler|''[[Sid Meiers Alpha Centauri]]''}}: A sleeping alien god gets a skin disease. It takes decades for it to start scratching and centuries to actually wake up. Meanwhile, [[Captain Planet and The Planeteers|tree-hugging hippies discover that the local fungus is the path to apotheosis, man]]; [[Evil Overlord|Chairman Mao's reincarnation]] is worse than ever; [[The Spartan Way|ancient Greeks]] are apparently lead by a hot Latina; a [[Mad Scientist|scientist goes mad]]; [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Gordon Gekko is alive and well in the late 21st century]]; and [[Eagle Land|American]] [[Church Militant|Bible-thumpers annoy everybody]] ([[Acceptable Targets|just like today]], har har har).
** {{spoiler|''Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire''}}: As above, but with [[Sid Meiers Pirates|pirates]]!; [[Cyborg|cyborgs]]!; a [[Creepy Child|child messiah]]!; [[Playful Hacker|hackers]]!; a [[Does This Remind You of Anything|neo-socialist working-class revolution]]!; and even more aliens!
** {{spoiler|''Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire''}}: As above, but with [[Sid Meiers Pirates|pirates]]!; [[Cyborg|cyborgs]]!; a [[Creepy Child|child messiah]]!; [[Playful Hacker|hackers]]!; a [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|neo-socialist working-class revolution]]!; and even more aliens!
* {{spoiler|''[[Sid Meiers Pirates|Sid Meier's Pirates]]''}}: [[Wide Open Sandbox|Do what you want]] 'cause a pirate lives free, [[Memetic Mutation|you are a pirate]]!
* {{spoiler|''[[Sid Meiers Pirates|Sid Meier's Pirates]]''}}: [[Wide Open Sandbox|Do what you want]] 'cause a pirate lives free, [[Memetic Mutation|you are a pirate]]!
* {{spoiler|''[[Silent Hill]]''}}: Your daughter gets lost in a foggy resort town, and an antiques dealer tries to convince you that she's actually her daughter. The cop and the doctor don't clarify things.
* {{spoiler|''[[Silent Hill]]''}}: Your daughter gets lost in a foggy resort town, and an antiques dealer tries to convince you that she's actually her daughter. The cop and the doctor don't clarify things.
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** {{spoiler|''The Sims 3''}}: An indescribable force of darkness has forced itself onto the world, making the little people capable of exiting the pool without a ladder. This same force makes killing them slightly less desirable for the god.
** {{spoiler|''The Sims 3''}}: An indescribable force of darkness has forced itself onto the world, making the little people capable of exiting the pool without a ladder. This same force makes killing them slightly less desirable for the god.
* {{spoiler|''The Simpsons Arcade Game''}}: The [[Yes Man]] of the richest man in the city unintentionally kidnaps a baby during a botched robbery. Her family comes to her rescue.
* {{spoiler|''The Simpsons Arcade Game''}}: The [[Yes Man]] of the richest man in the city unintentionally kidnaps a baby during a botched robbery. Her family comes to her rescue.
* {{spoiler|''[[Sin]]''}}: An angry police officer battles a beautician with [[Screw the Rules I Have Money|a lot of money]], a lot of chest, and no ethics.
* {{spoiler|''[[Sin]]''}}: An angry police officer battles a beautician with [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|a lot of money]], a lot of chest, and no ethics.
* {{spoiler|''[[Sin and Punishment]]''}}: Genetically-enhanced humans kill an onslaught of monsters, followed by killing the army responsible for defending against them. Then they betray the one who helped them do so, [[Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever|turn into a giant monster]] and destroy the Earth by reflecting its attacks. Delivered entirely in [[Surprisingly Good English]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Sin and Punishment]]''}}: Genetically-enhanced humans kill an onslaught of monsters, followed by killing the army responsible for defending against them. Then they betray the one who helped them do so, [[Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever|turn into a giant monster]] and destroy the Earth by reflecting its attacks. Delivered entirely in [[Surprisingly Good English]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Sinistar]]''}}: A guy in a spaceship gathers shiny rocks to keep a giant roaring head from eating him.
* {{spoiler|''[[Sinistar]]''}}: A guy in a spaceship gathers shiny rocks to keep a giant roaring head from eating him.
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** {{spoiler|''[[Sonic Rivals (Video Game)|Sonic Rivals]]'' and ''Sonic Rivals 2''}}: A mad scientist is threatening to destroy the world! So the heroes do the only logical thing, race each other and try to beat the crap out of each other in the process.
** {{spoiler|''[[Sonic Rivals (Video Game)|Sonic Rivals]]'' and ''Sonic Rivals 2''}}: A mad scientist is threatening to destroy the world! So the heroes do the only logical thing, race each other and try to beat the crap out of each other in the process.
** {{spoiler|''[[Sonic Rush Series (Video Game)|Sonic Rush Series]] Adventure''}}: Blue mammal and his canid pal are transported to a dimension where they play at sailors with a purple feline princess and a [[Wrong Genre Savvy]] orange raccoon from the [[Land Down Under]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Sonic Rush Series (Video Game)|Sonic Rush Series]] Adventure''}}: Blue mammal and his canid pal are transported to a dimension where they play at sailors with a purple feline princess and a [[Wrong Genre Savvy]] orange raccoon from the [[Land Down Under]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (Video Game)|Sonic the Hedgehog 4]]''}}: Blue mammal stops the fat man again, this time all by himself, in a story that's simultaneously [[They Changed It Now It Sucks|too different from prior installments]] and [[Its the Same Now It Sucks|too similar to prior installments]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (Video Game)|Sonic the Hedgehog 4]]''}}: Blue mammal stops the fat man again, this time all by himself, in a story that's simultaneously [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|too different from prior installments]] and [[It's the Same, Now It Sucks|too similar to prior installments]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Sonic Colors (Video Game)|Sonic Colors]]''}}: Blue mammal and two-tailed canid team up with one-eyed aliens to stop the fat man from making an [[Amusement Park of Doom|amusement park]] in space.
** {{spoiler|''[[Sonic Colors (Video Game)|Sonic Colors]]''}}: Blue mammal and two-tailed canid team up with one-eyed aliens to stop the fat man from making an [[Amusement Park of Doom|amusement park]] in space.
*** Or, blue mammal decides to destroy exotic resort before opening day.
*** Or, blue mammal decides to destroy exotic resort before opening day.
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* {{spoiler|''A Space Shooter for Two Bucks!''}}: [[The Bully|School bully]] grows up to become a galactic conqueror. [[Good Is Not Nice|He's the hero.]]
* {{spoiler|''A Space Shooter for Two Bucks!''}}: [[The Bully|School bully]] grows up to become a galactic conqueror. [[Good Is Not Nice|He's the hero.]]
* {{spoiler|''[[Space Station Silicon Valley]]''}}: Man and his robot crash land on a long lost zoo/space station the man had created. He soon learns that the animals onboard have become cyborgs.
* {{spoiler|''[[Space Station Silicon Valley]]''}}: Man and his robot crash land on a long lost zoo/space station the man had created. He soon learns that the animals onboard have become cyborgs.
* {{spoiler|''[[Spelunker]]''}}: Little man with [[One Hit Point Wonder|poor constitution]] has to find treasures in a cave.
* {{spoiler|''[[Spelunker]]''}}: Little man with [[One-Hit-Point Wonder|poor constitution]] has to find treasures in a cave.
** {{spoiler|''[[Spelunker]] HD''}}: Little man with poor constitution now can team up with more little men with the same poor constitution to find more treasure.
** {{spoiler|''[[Spelunker]] HD''}}: Little man with poor constitution now can team up with more little men with the same poor constitution to find more treasure.
* {{spoiler|''[[Spelunky]]''}}: A tiny man dressed like Indiana Jones travels through a ridiculously dangerous cavern in search of treasure, populated by [[Goddamned Bats]], spiders, snakes, yetis, and lots of spikes. The [[Roguelike|game is different every time]], but 99% of your sessions will end in the tiny man's untimely death.
* {{spoiler|''[[Spelunky]]''}}: A tiny man dressed like Indiana Jones travels through a ridiculously dangerous cavern in search of treasure, populated by [[Goddamned Bats]], spiders, snakes, yetis, and lots of spikes. The [[Roguelike|game is different every time]], but 99% of your sessions will end in the tiny man's untimely death.
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** ''{{spoiler|[[Star Ocean Till the End of Time]]}}'': Teenager gets marooned on a fantasy planet...AGAIN. He and his friends discover {{spoiler|1=they're NPCs in a MMORPG.}}
** ''{{spoiler|[[Star Ocean Till the End of Time]]}}'': Teenager gets marooned on a fantasy planet...AGAIN. He and his friends discover {{spoiler|1=they're NPCs in a MMORPG.}}
** ''{{spoiler|[[Star Ocean the Last Hope]]}}'': Teenager gets marooned on a fantasy planet. Only this one happened like a hundred years before all those other ones.
** ''{{spoiler|[[Star Ocean the Last Hope]]}}'': Teenager gets marooned on a fantasy planet. Only this one happened like a hundred years before all those other ones.
* ''{{spoiler|Star Soldier R}}'': A [[Its Short So It Sucks|five-minute]] [[Shmups|shoot-em-up]] that costs $8.
* ''{{spoiler|Star Soldier R}}'': A [[It's Short, So It Sucks|five-minute]] [[Shmups|shoot-em-up]] that costs $8.
* ''{{spoiler|[[Star Wars Battlefront]]}}'': Fight wars of attrition with large numbers of infantry in a setting that clearly makes the concept obsolete.
* ''{{spoiler|[[Star Wars Battlefront]]}}'': Fight wars of attrition with large numbers of infantry in a setting that clearly makes the concept obsolete.
** Alternately: ''[[Red Shirt]]: The Game''.
** Alternately: ''[[Red Shirt]]: The Game''.
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** ''{{spoiler|[[Starcraft II]]: Wings of Liberty}}'': The bitch comes back for round three. A dead [[Warrior Poet]] forsees [[Apocalypse How|a Class X-4]] and tells his redneck friend about it. The bitch turns back to normal, but is still a bitch. [[Rule of Three|Korea loving it as we speak]].
** ''{{spoiler|[[Starcraft II]]: Wings of Liberty}}'': The bitch comes back for round three. A dead [[Warrior Poet]] forsees [[Apocalypse How|a Class X-4]] and tells his redneck friend about it. The bitch turns back to normal, but is still a bitch. [[Rule of Three|Korea loving it as we speak]].
*** ''{{spoiler|[[Starcraft II]]: Heart of the Swarm}}'': The bitch gets her groove back and goes on a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]. [[Running Gag|Korea gearing up to love it.]]
*** ''{{spoiler|[[Starcraft II]]: Heart of the Swarm}}'': The bitch gets her groove back and goes on a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]. [[Running Gag|Korea gearing up to love it.]]
*** ''{{spoiler|[[Starcraft II]]: Legacy of the Void}}'': That [[Apocalypse How|Class X-4]] we mentioned [[Schrodingers Gun|either does or doesn't happen]]. The bitch's role TBD. Korea will probably [[Running Gagged|lov--]][[Killed Mid Sentence|*gunshot*]]
*** ''{{spoiler|[[Starcraft II]]: Legacy of the Void}}'': That [[Apocalypse How|Class X-4]] we mentioned [[Schrodinger's Gun|either does or doesn't happen]]. The bitch's role TBD. Korea will probably [[Running Gagged|lov--]][[Killed Mid-Sentence|*gunshot*]]
* ''{{spoiler|[[Star Trek Starfleet Command|Starfleet Command]]}}'': [[Space Is an Ocean]] -- lucky for you, you can buy yourself a pretty [[Cool Ship|kickass galleon]]. ''Un''luckily, it's also [[Nintendo Hard]], with a [[Viewer Friendly Interface|viewer-friendly]], yet [[Obfuscated Interface|user-unfriendly]] interface. ''And'' it's [[The Problem With Licensed Games|based on a]] [[Star Trek|TV show]] [[Sarcasm Mode|that you've probably never heard of]].
* ''{{spoiler|[[Star Trek Starfleet Command|Starfleet Command]]}}'': [[Space Is an Ocean]] -- lucky for you, you can buy yourself a pretty [[Cool Ship|kickass galleon]]. ''Un''luckily, it's also [[Nintendo Hard]], with a [[Viewer Friendly Interface|viewer-friendly]], yet [[Obfuscated Interface|user-unfriendly]] interface. ''And'' it's [[The Problem With Licensed Games|based on a]] [[Star Trek|TV show]] [[Sarcasm Mode|that you've probably never heard of]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Star Tropics]]''}}: A boy goes on a tropical vacation. Halfway through the game he must solve a [[Copy Protection|mysterious riddle]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Star Tropics]]''}}: A boy goes on a tropical vacation. Halfway through the game he must solve a [[Copy Protection|mysterious riddle]].
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*** Or: After an email tax is retroactively set into law, the kingdom separates into tiny city states, only to form a rebellion.
*** Or: After an email tax is retroactively set into law, the kingdom separates into tiny city states, only to form a rebellion.
** {{spoiler|''Baddest of the Bands''}}: A sarcastic shirtless luchador enters his own contest (which a pantsless whitey also entered) to fix his game console.
** {{spoiler|''Baddest of the Bands''}}: A sarcastic shirtless luchador enters his own contest (which a pantsless whitey also entered) to fix his game console.
** {{spoiler|''Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective''}}: A sarcastic shirtless luchador makes a [[So Bad Its Good|crappy]] action movie, co-starring with a pantsless whitey.
** {{spoiler|''Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective''}}: A sarcastic shirtless luchador makes a [[So Bad It's Good|crappy]] action movie, co-starring with a pantsless whitey.
*** Or: A cliché-spouting cop with 80s sunglasses, a luchador mask, no shirt, and a penchant for jumping off of rooftops searches the world to look for his kidnapped partner. He finds the partner on the Sun.
*** Or: A cliché-spouting cop with 80s sunglasses, a luchador mask, no shirt, and a penchant for jumping off of rooftops searches the world to look for his kidnapped partner. He finds the partner on the Sun.
** {{spoiler|''8-Bit Is Enough''}}: A sarcastic shirtless luchador must defeat his dragon that came out of his arcade machine with the help of a pantsless whitey.
** {{spoiler|''8-Bit Is Enough''}}: A sarcastic shirtless luchador must defeat his dragon that came out of his arcade machine with the help of a pantsless whitey.
* {{spoiler|''[[The Suffering]]''}}: A guy who either did or didn't kill his wife and kids breaks out of a prison being attacked by [[Anthropomorphic Personification|anthropomorphic personifications]] of ways to die. Along the way, he frequently hallucinates that he turns into a hideous monster with a sword for an arm.
* {{spoiler|''[[The Suffering]]''}}: A guy who either did or didn't kill his wife and kids breaks out of a prison being attacked by [[Anthropomorphic Personification|anthropomorphic personifications]] of ways to die. Along the way, he frequently hallucinates that he turns into a hideous monster with a sword for an arm.
** {{spoiler|''[[The Suffering]]: Ties That Bind''}}: The guy from the last game returns to his old neighborhood, and finds the monsters from the last game have followed him home. Also, both his old partner in crime and [[The Government]] want a word with him.
** {{spoiler|''[[The Suffering]]: Ties That Bind''}}: The guy from the last game returns to his old neighborhood, and finds the monsters from the last game have followed him home. Also, both his old partner in crime and [[The Government]] want a word with him.
* {{spoiler|''[[Suikoden]]''}}: Relatively unremarkable teenage [[La Résistance|rebel]] acquires a [[One Hundred and Eight|numerically significant]] number of allies to help take down a corrupt, centrist [[The Government|government]] in a protracted and bloody war fought over one or more magically significant [[MacGuffin|MacGuffins]]. Just like it went down the ''previous four times.''
* {{spoiler|''[[Suikoden]]''}}: Relatively unremarkable teenage [[La Résistance|rebel]] acquires a [[108|numerically significant]] number of allies to help take down a corrupt, centrist [[The Government|government]] in a protracted and bloody war fought over one or more magically significant [[MacGuffin|MacGuffins]]. Just like it went down the ''previous four times.''
** {{spoiler|''[[Suikoden II]]''}}: The most murderous, [[Ax Crazy]] psychopath imaginable gets put in charge of an invasion force, with predictable results.
** {{spoiler|''[[Suikoden II]]''}}: The most murderous, [[Ax Crazy]] psychopath imaginable gets put in charge of an invasion force, with predictable results.
** {{spoiler|''[[Suikoden III]]''}}: Longstanding territorial dispute is seen from multiple viewpoints as outside forces take advantage of the conflict to further their own goals.
** {{spoiler|''[[Suikoden III]]''}}: Longstanding territorial dispute is seen from multiple viewpoints as outside forces take advantage of the conflict to further their own goals.
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* {{spoiler|Super Columbine Massacre RPG}}: [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]. Built entirely with a cheap RPG design program and scored to MIDI files of songs by [[Nirvana]], [[KMFDM (Music)|KMFDM]], [[Marilyn Manson]], and others.
* {{spoiler|Super Columbine Massacre RPG}}: [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]. Built entirely with a cheap RPG design program and scored to MIDI files of songs by [[Nirvana]], [[KMFDM (Music)|KMFDM]], [[Marilyn Manson]], and others.
** Alternatively, kill dozens of kids, then go to hell for it.
** Alternatively, kill dozens of kids, then go to hell for it.
* {{spoiler|''[[Super Mario Bros (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros]]''}}: An evil turtle king has turned all the denizens of the world into bricks. The [[Damsel in Distress]] can only be saved by two [[The Everyman|blue-collar workers]] who [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs|do a lot of mushrooms]]. ''OR:'' The hero must eat mushrooms in order to kill other mushrooms in order to save other other mushrooms.
* {{spoiler|''[[Super Mario Bros (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros]]''}}: An evil turtle king has turned all the denizens of the world into bricks. The [[Damsel in Distress]] can only be saved by two [[The Everyman|blue-collar workers]] who [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?|do a lot of mushrooms]]. ''OR:'' The hero must eat mushrooms in order to kill other mushrooms in order to save other other mushrooms.
** {{spoiler|''[[Super Mario Bros 2 (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros 2]]''}}: Previously mentioned blue-collar workers fall from the sky into a new land and must defeat an evil frog by feeding him vegetables. [[All Just a Dream|Or do they?]]
** {{spoiler|''[[Super Mario Bros 2 (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros 2]]''}}: Previously mentioned blue-collar workers fall from the sky into a new land and must defeat an evil frog by feeding him vegetables. [[All Just a Dream|Or do they?]]
*** {{spoiler|''[[Super Mario Bros the Lost Levels (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros the Lost Levels]]''}}: Blue collar workers [[Nintendo Hard|get killed often]] fighting the turtle king, [[No Export for You|leading them to fight the frog instead.]]
*** {{spoiler|''[[Super Mario Bros the Lost Levels (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros the Lost Levels]]''}}: Blue collar workers [[Nintendo Hard|get killed often]] fighting the turtle king, [[No Export for You|leading them to fight the frog instead.]]
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*** {{spoiler|''[[Super Mario Land 2 Six Golden Coins (Video Game)|Super Mario Land 2 Six Golden Coins]]''}}: It turns out the previous game was just a distraction so that a fat guy could rob his house. Afterward, everyone decides the fat guy is more interesting and helps him rob more people.
*** {{spoiler|''[[Super Mario Land 2 Six Golden Coins (Video Game)|Super Mario Land 2 Six Golden Coins]]''}}: It turns out the previous game was just a distraction so that a fat guy could rob his house. Afterward, everyone decides the fat guy is more interesting and helps him rob more people.
** {{spoiler|''[[Super Mario World (Video Game)|Super Mario World]]''}}: The duo must save the damsel from the turtle king and his children ''again,'' this time aided by a friendly green dinosaur who [[Extreme Omnivore|eats their enemies alive.]]
** {{spoiler|''[[Super Mario World (Video Game)|Super Mario World]]''}}: The duo must save the damsel from the turtle king and his children ''again,'' this time aided by a friendly green dinosaur who [[Extreme Omnivore|eats their enemies alive.]]
*** {{spoiler|''Super Mario World 2: [[Yoshis Island (Video Game)|Yoshi's Island]]''}}: Everyone decides the green dinosaur is more interesting and [[Badly Battered Babysitter|helps him look after]] [[Spinoff Babies|younger versions of everyone else]].
*** {{spoiler|''Super Mario World 2: [[Yoshis Island (Video Game)|Yoshi's Island]]''}}: Everyone decides the green dinosaur is more interesting and [[Badly-Battered Babysitter|helps him look after]] [[Spinoff Babies|younger versions of everyone else]].
*** {{spoiler|''Yoshi's Island DS''}}: Evil turtle travels back to the past and green dinosaur must save the future by pooping eggs.
*** {{spoiler|''Yoshi's Island DS''}}: Evil turtle travels back to the past and green dinosaur must save the future by pooping eggs.
** {{spoiler|''[[Super Mario RPG (Video Game)|Super Mario RPG]]''}}: One of the duo teams up with the damsel, the turtle, a living cloud who was raised by frogs, and a possessed action figure to beat up giant talking weapons and fix a wishing star.
** {{spoiler|''[[Super Mario RPG (Video Game)|Super Mario RPG]]''}}: One of the duo teams up with the damsel, the turtle, a living cloud who was raised by frogs, and a possessed action figure to beat up giant talking weapons and fix a wishing star.
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** {{spoiler|''[[Super Princess Peach (Video Game)|Super Princess Peach]]''}}: Everyone decides the damsel is more interesting and helps her have adventures with her umbrella.
** {{spoiler|''[[Super Princess Peach (Video Game)|Super Princess Peach]]''}}: Everyone decides the damsel is more interesting and helps her have adventures with her umbrella.
** {{spoiler|''[[Super Mario Sunshine (Video Game)|Super Mario Sunshine]]''}}: One of the duo is put to work against his will and sprays everyone with water in the process. The turtle king turns out to be taking a family vacation at the same resort the same blue-collar worker is staying at, but not with his original seven children -- it's [[Replacement Scrappy|a new son]] with mommy confusion.
** {{spoiler|''[[Super Mario Sunshine (Video Game)|Super Mario Sunshine]]''}}: One of the duo is put to work against his will and sprays everyone with water in the process. The turtle king turns out to be taking a family vacation at the same resort the same blue-collar worker is staying at, but not with his original seven children -- it's [[Replacement Scrappy|a new son]] with mommy confusion.
** {{spoiler|''[[New Super Mario Bros (Video Game)|New Super Mario Bros]]''}}: Turtle king decides to re-enact the first time he kidnapped the damsel, only to [[Kill It With Fire|get his skin]] [[Family Unfriendly Death|burned off]]. His [[Replacement Scrappy|son]] takes over.
** {{spoiler|''[[New Super Mario Bros (Video Game)|New Super Mario Bros]]''}}: Turtle king decides to re-enact the first time he kidnapped the damsel, only to [[Kill It With Fire|get his skin]] [[Family-Unfriendly Death|burned off]]. His [[Replacement Scrappy|son]] takes over.
*** {{spoiler|''[[New Super Mario Bros Wii (Video Game)|New Super Mario Bros Wii]]''}}: Turtle king decides to re-enact the first time he kidnapped the damsel again, but this time his original seven children return after a long absence and team up with [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap|his other son]]. The duo enlists the help of two mushroom folk and the dinosaur, but end up tripping over each other.
*** {{spoiler|''[[New Super Mario Bros Wii (Video Game)|New Super Mario Bros Wii]]''}}: Turtle king decides to re-enact the first time he kidnapped the damsel again, but this time his original seven children return after a long absence and team up with [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap|his other son]]. The duo enlists the help of two mushroom folk and the dinosaur, but end up tripping over each other.
** {{spoiler|''[[Super Mario Galaxy (Video Game)|Super Mario Galaxy]]''}}: The duo from the above examples find themselves [[Recycled in Space|in space]]. [[Batman Can Breathe in Space|They never acquire space suits.]] [[Gainax Ending|Then the universe explodes.]]
** {{spoiler|''[[Super Mario Galaxy (Video Game)|Super Mario Galaxy]]''}}: The duo from the above examples find themselves [[Recycled in Space|in space]]. [[Batman Can Breathe in Space|They never acquire space suits.]] [[Gainax Ending|Then the universe explodes.]]
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** {{spoiler|''[[Tales of Eternia (Video Game)|Tales of Eternia]]''}}: The sky is falling. The world's only hope is a guy in a really fruity hat. Failing that, a guy in a really fruity shirt. You are the guy in the shirt.
** {{spoiler|''[[Tales of Eternia (Video Game)|Tales of Eternia]]''}}: The sky is falling. The world's only hope is a guy in a really fruity hat. Failing that, a guy in a really fruity shirt. You are the guy in the shirt.
** {{spoiler|''[[Tales of Symphonia (Video Game)|Tales of Symphonia]]''}}: You fight against angels led by a spandex bodysuit-wearing legendary hero and ruin his plans for world peace.
** {{spoiler|''[[Tales of Symphonia (Video Game)|Tales of Symphonia]]''}}: You fight against angels led by a spandex bodysuit-wearing legendary hero and ruin his plans for world peace.
*** {{spoiler|''[[Tales of Symphonia (Video Game)|Tales of Symphonia]] Dawn of the New World''}}: A [[Woobie Destroyer of Worlds]] with a severe bipolar disorder sets off on a quest to [[Gotta Catch Em All|catch'em all]] while his [[Clingy Jealous Girl|Clingy Jealous Girlfriend]] constantly tells him to be a man.
*** {{spoiler|''[[Tales of Symphonia (Video Game)|Tales of Symphonia]] Dawn of the New World''}}: A [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]] with a severe bipolar disorder sets off on a quest to [[Gotta Catch Em All|catch'em all]] while his [[Clingy Jealous Girl|Clingy Jealous Girlfriend]] constantly tells him to be a man.
** {{spoiler|''Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon''}}: A fanboy and a fangirl alternately break and fix the timeline through cosplay. ''Extreme'' cosplay.
** {{spoiler|''Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon''}}: A fanboy and a fangirl alternately break and fix the timeline through cosplay. ''Extreme'' cosplay.
** {{spoiler|''[[Tales of the Abyss (Video Game)|Tales of the Abyss]]''}}: A young aristocrat suffers a severe emotional crisis, is betrayed by his most trusted ally, abandoned by his family and country, treated with contempt by his friends, and attempts to kill himself repeatedly.
** {{spoiler|''[[Tales of the Abyss (Video Game)|Tales of the Abyss]]''}}: A young aristocrat suffers a severe emotional crisis, is betrayed by his most trusted ally, abandoned by his family and country, treated with contempt by his friends, and attempts to kill himself repeatedly.
*** Alternately: A boy and his teacher agree that the best way to solve the world's problems is to [[Screw Destiny]], but end up having an argument about the best method of doing so.
*** Alternately: A boy and his teacher agree that the best way to solve the world's problems is to [[Screw Destiny]], but end up having an argument about the best method of doing so.
** {{spoiler|''[[Tales of Legendia (Video Game)|Tales of Legendia]]''}} An Ex-marine punches things to death while searching for his sister on a ship bigger than some continents.
** {{spoiler|''[[Tales of Legendia (Video Game)|Tales of Legendia]]''}} An Ex-marine punches things to death while searching for his sister on a ship bigger than some continents.
** {{spoiler|''[[Tales of Rebirth (Video Game)|Tales of Rebirth]]''}}: A [[White Haired Pretty Boy]] fights racism and [[Say My Name|screams his girlfriend's name in a really dramatic fashion]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Tales of Rebirth (Video Game)|Tales of Rebirth]]''}}: A [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] fights racism and [[Say My Name|screams his girlfriend's name in a really dramatic fashion]].
** {{spoiler|''[[Tales of Innocence (Video Game)|Tales of Innocence]]''}}: A general becomes a schoolboy, then has an identity crisis. His lover and sword follow suit. Don't ask what happened to his pet dragon.
** {{spoiler|''[[Tales of Innocence (Video Game)|Tales of Innocence]]''}}: A general becomes a schoolboy, then has an identity crisis. His lover and sword follow suit. Don't ask what happened to his pet dragon.
** {{spoiler|''[[Tales of Vesperia (Video Game)|Tales of Vesperia]]''}}: A hooligan goes on a quest to fix a fountain, but ends up in everyone else's quests. His friend disapproves.
** {{spoiler|''[[Tales of Vesperia (Video Game)|Tales of Vesperia]]''}}: A hooligan goes on a quest to fix a fountain, but ends up in everyone else's quests. His friend disapproves.
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** Alternative the second: sit around doing nothing while hoping that you are rewarded with a [[Nice Hat|purely cosmetic reward]] as a sign of your [[Sarcasm Mode|hard work]]. The developers [[Genre Savvy|actively troll their fanbase]] over this.
** Alternative the second: sit around doing nothing while hoping that you are rewarded with a [[Nice Hat|purely cosmetic reward]] as a sign of your [[Sarcasm Mode|hard work]]. The developers [[Genre Savvy|actively troll their fanbase]] over this.
** Alternative the third: Gameplay so refined the focus is hat collecting.
** Alternative the third: Gameplay so refined the focus is hat collecting.
** Alternative the fourth: Play as one of nine different people killing their cosmetically different counterparts by either: running very fast, shooting lots of rockets, being the ultimate [[Leeroy Jenkins]] with a flamethrower, throwing bombs around while drunk, ripping people to shreds [[Gatling Good|with a minigun]], building automatic guns that only shoot people not wearing your colour, healing people so you can make them invulnerable and get very frustrated when you die whilst doing this, either sniping people to the point where they foam at the mouth, or [[Back Stab|stabbing them in the back]] to the point where they foam at the mouth and blowing up buildings by becoming invisible and wearing a literal [[Paper Thin Disguise]]. All the while surrounded by [[Ludicrous Gibs]]. Both teams are run by the same person and owned by {{spoiler|the same men who have owned them since the 1800's thanks to literal not-dying machines}}.
** Alternative the fourth: Play as one of nine different people killing their cosmetically different counterparts by either: running very fast, shooting lots of rockets, being the ultimate [[Leeroy Jenkins]] with a flamethrower, throwing bombs around while drunk, ripping people to shreds [[Gatling Good|with a minigun]], building automatic guns that only shoot people not wearing your colour, healing people so you can make them invulnerable and get very frustrated when you die whilst doing this, either sniping people to the point where they foam at the mouth, or [[Back Stab|stabbing them in the back]] to the point where they foam at the mouth and blowing up buildings by becoming invisible and wearing a literal [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]. All the while surrounded by [[Ludicrous Gibs]]. Both teams are run by the same person and owned by {{spoiler|the same men who have owned them since the 1800's thanks to literal not-dying machines}}.
** Alternative the fifth: A sandbox killing game with no story mode and half the weapons are broken. Requires players to kill anyone who's a different color than they are because they are inferior.
** Alternative the fifth: A sandbox killing game with no story mode and half the weapons are broken. Requires players to kill anyone who's a different color than they are because they are inferior.
** Alternative the sixth: A war between a piss-throwing Australian, a smartass who drinks radioactive soda, a cyclops with a grenade gun, a fat sandwich addict who obsesses over his "sasha", a mad German doctor with technology that hasn't even been invented yet, a [[Ambiguous Gender|gender-unknown person]] who doesn't have the balls to take their mask off, a French pervert, a brainwashed American who thinks a shovel is an effective weapon, a redneck who, again, has technology that hasn't been invented yet, and their hordes of clones.
** Alternative the sixth: A war between a piss-throwing Australian, a smartass who drinks radioactive soda, a cyclops with a grenade gun, a fat sandwich addict who obsesses over his "sasha", a mad German doctor with technology that hasn't even been invented yet, a [[Ambiguous Gender|gender-unknown person]] who doesn't have the balls to take their mask off, a French pervert, a brainwashed American who thinks a shovel is an effective weapon, a redneck who, again, has technology that hasn't been invented yet, and their hordes of clones.
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* {{spoiler|''[[Thousand Arms]]''}}: Son of a blacksmith [[Impoverished Patrician|loses his home and reputation]], has to rebuild it by [[Dating Sim|dating pretty girls]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Thousand Arms]]''}}: Son of a blacksmith [[Impoverished Patrician|loses his home and reputation]], has to rebuild it by [[Dating Sim|dating pretty girls]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Threads of Fate]]''}}: A runaway, some dolls, treasure hunters, and a doctor fight over a man's estate.
* {{spoiler|''[[Threads of Fate]]''}}: A runaway, some dolls, treasure hunters, and a doctor fight over a man's estate.
* {{spoiler|''[[Time Hollow]]''}}: The protagonist draws circles to try to fix the past. [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero|He makes it worse.]]
* {{spoiler|''[[Time Hollow]]''}}: The protagonist draws circles to try to fix the past. [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|He makes it worse.]]
* {{spoiler|''[[Time Splitters]]''}}: A guy who looks like [[The Chronicles of Riddick|Riddick]] travels through time and shoots aliens dead. Monkeys are involved. [[Everythings Better With Monkeys|Lots and lots of monkeys]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Time Splitters]]''}}: A guy who looks like [[The Chronicles of Riddick|Riddick]] travels through time and shoots aliens dead. Monkeys are involved. [[Everything's Better With Monkeys|Lots and lots of monkeys]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Today I Die]]''}}: A woman becomes suicidally depressed after a bad break-up. She solves her problems using jellyfish, glowing bubbles, and Mad Libs.
* {{spoiler|''[[Today I Die]]''}}: A woman becomes suicidally depressed after a bad break-up. She solves her problems using jellyfish, glowing bubbles, and Mad Libs.
* {{spoiler|''[[Toejam and Earl]]''}}: Rap enthusiasts throw tomatoes at people as they try to fix their ride home.
* {{spoiler|''[[Toejam and Earl]]''}}: Rap enthusiasts throw tomatoes at people as they try to fix their ride home.
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** {{spoiler|''Ten Desires''}}: Conspicuously colored divine spirits appear out of nowhere. To fix that, the mains, the priestess and the samurai gardener from the seventh game have to beat the tar out of angry, if dimwitted taoists who are threatening the newly-built temple as well as heralding the ressurection of a DJ.
** {{spoiler|''Ten Desires''}}: Conspicuously colored divine spirits appear out of nowhere. To fix that, the mains, the priestess and the samurai gardener from the seventh game have to beat the tar out of angry, if dimwitted taoists who are threatening the newly-built temple as well as heralding the ressurection of a DJ.
* {{spoiler|''[[Tower Madness]]''}}: Evil [[The Greys|aliens]] are going to steal your sheep and turn them into a scarf for their Emperor! You must defend them!
* {{spoiler|''[[Tower Madness]]''}}: Evil [[The Greys|aliens]] are going to steal your sheep and turn them into a scarf for their Emperor! You must defend them!
* {{spoiler|''[[Trace Memory]]''}}: [[White Haired Pretty Girl]] moves to a long-abandoned island and attempts to solve a mystery while playing with her Nintendo DS.
* {{spoiler|''[[Trace Memory]]''}}: [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]] moves to a long-abandoned island and attempts to solve a mystery while playing with her Nintendo DS.
* {{spoiler|''[[Track Mania]]''}}: Madman builds hellish racetracks. It may be you.
* {{spoiler|''[[Track Mania]]''}}: Madman builds hellish racetracks. It may be you.
* {{spoiler|''Traffic Department 2192''}}: Well, the title alone belies the nature of this top-down mid 90s shareware sci-fi vehicle shooter, but let's give you the skinny: Bitchy woman uses her car to stop gangs named after scavenger birds.
* {{spoiler|''Traffic Department 2192''}}: Well, the title alone belies the nature of this top-down mid 90s shareware sci-fi vehicle shooter, but let's give you the skinny: Bitchy woman uses her car to stop gangs named after scavenger birds.
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*** {{spoiler|''World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King''}}: The immigrants realize they have yet to colonize the Arctic and surrounding areas. They seek to rectify the situation. Meanwhile, a group of natives become disgusted with anti-foreigner sentiment and decide to help the immigrants.
*** {{spoiler|''World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King''}}: The immigrants realize they have yet to colonize the Arctic and surrounding areas. They seek to rectify the situation. Meanwhile, a group of natives become disgusted with anti-foreigner sentiment and decide to help the immigrants.
*** {{spoiler|''World of Warcraft: Cataclysm''}}: The natives and immigrants resume their war. A senior official, formerly in exile because of his skin color, decides to return home. This causes property values to plummet. Furries and insane corporate executives join the grassroots campaign to kick him out of the country.
*** {{spoiler|''World of Warcraft: Cataclysm''}}: The natives and immigrants resume their war. A senior official, formerly in exile because of his skin color, decides to return home. This causes property values to plummet. Furries and insane corporate executives join the grassroots campaign to kick him out of the country.
*** {{spoiler|''World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria''}}: The immigrants discover the [[Far East]] and, ignoring the protests of the natives, proceed to fight over colonization rights. Almost all of the immigrants decide to learn [[Bare Fisted Monk|new things]] from [[Pandaing to The Audience|bears]].
*** {{spoiler|''World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria''}}: The immigrants discover the [[Far East]] and, ignoring the protests of the natives, proceed to fight over colonization rights. Almost all of the immigrants decide to learn [[Bare-Fisted Monk|new things]] from [[Pandaing to The Audience|bears]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Warhammer 40000]]: [[Dawn of War]]''}}: A bunch of red-[[Powered Armor|armoured]] [[Super Soldier|Super Soldiers]] land on a planet to help the local [[Redshirt Army]] fight off an invasion of [[Our Orcs Are Different|Different Orcs]]. A [[Church Militant]] shows up, looking for an invasion of [[The Legions of Hell]]. [[The Problem With Licensed Games|It's also licensed.]]
* {{spoiler|''[[Warhammer 40000]]: [[Dawn of War]]''}}: A bunch of red-[[Powered Armor|armoured]] [[Super Soldier|Super Soldiers]] land on a planet to help the local [[Redshirt Army]] fight off an invasion of [[Our Orcs Are Different|Different Orcs]]. A [[Church Militant]] shows up, looking for an invasion of [[The Legions of Hell]]. [[The Problem With Licensed Games|It's also licensed.]]
** {{spoiler|''Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War: Winter Assault''}}: A [[Humongous Mecha]] was wrecked on an [[Single Biome Planet|icy planet]] some years ago. The [[Redshirt Army]], reluctantly aided by [[Our Elves Are Better|Better Elves]], fight against [[Our Orcs Are Different|Different Orcs]] and [[The Legions of Hell]] to get to the 'mech, only to find [[Terminator]]-wannabes with pyramids waiting.
** {{spoiler|''Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War: Winter Assault''}}: A [[Humongous Mecha]] was wrecked on an [[Single Biome Planet|icy planet]] some years ago. The [[Redshirt Army]], reluctantly aided by [[Our Elves Are Better|Better Elves]], fight against [[Our Orcs Are Different|Different Orcs]] and [[The Legions of Hell]] to get to the 'mech, only to find [[Terminator]]-wannabes with pyramids waiting.
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* {{spoiler|''[[Wolfenstein 3D (Video Game)|Wolfenstein 3D]]''}}: You have a knife. They are wearing [[Gatling Good|chaingun-equipped]] [[Powered Armor|powered armor]]. Good luck!
* {{spoiler|''[[Wolfenstein 3D (Video Game)|Wolfenstein 3D]]''}}: You have a knife. They are wearing [[Gatling Good|chaingun-equipped]] [[Powered Armor|powered armor]]. Good luck!
** {{spoiler|''[[Return to Castle Wolfenstein]]''}}: The Nazis invent hand-held miniguns, a lightning gun, cybernetic [[Super Soldier|Super Soldiers]] who are [[Immune to Bullets]], and raise an army of zombies commanded by a 20-foot-tall guy with a sword, and [[Status Quo Is God|lose the war anyway.]]
** {{spoiler|''[[Return to Castle Wolfenstein]]''}}: The Nazis invent hand-held miniguns, a lightning gun, cybernetic [[Super Soldier|Super Soldiers]] who are [[Immune to Bullets]], and raise an army of zombies commanded by a 20-foot-tall guy with a sword, and [[Status Quo Is God|lose the war anyway.]]
** {{spoiler|''Wolfenstein RPG''}}: Like the previous games, but with turn-based combat and [[Everythings Better With Chickens|chickens]]. Oh, and it's for cell phones.
** {{spoiler|''Wolfenstein RPG''}}: Like the previous games, but with turn-based combat and [[Everything's Better With Chickens|chickens]]. Oh, and it's for cell phones.
* {{spoiler|''[[The World Ends With You (Video Game)|The World Ends With You]]''}}: For dead people, fashion is incredibly [[Serious Business]]. They overcome difficulties and [[The Power of Friendship|learn to love]]. And kill people with Myspace Flare.
* {{spoiler|''[[The World Ends With You (Video Game)|The World Ends With You]]''}}: For dead people, fashion is incredibly [[Serious Business]]. They overcome difficulties and [[The Power of Friendship|learn to love]]. And kill people with Myspace Flare.
** Alternatively: Dead people kill things and eat food in order to dress the most macho of them in the girliest clothing ever.
** Alternatively: Dead people kill things and eat food in order to dress the most macho of them in the girliest clothing ever.
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*** {{spoiler|''Xenosaga Episode II''}}: A little girl's mind becomes an interactive playground, [[The Pope]] tries out his new [[Humongous Mecha]], and a psychotic mass murderer is killed by his brother and ascends to Heaven.
*** {{spoiler|''Xenosaga Episode II''}}: A little girl's mind becomes an interactive playground, [[The Pope]] tries out his new [[Humongous Mecha]], and a psychotic mass murderer is killed by his brother and ascends to Heaven.
*** {{spoiler|''Xenosaga Episode III''}}: The heroes decide to destroy the universe. This is a good thing.
*** {{spoiler|''Xenosaga Episode III''}}: The heroes decide to destroy the universe. This is a good thing.
** ''{{spoiler|[[Xenoblade Chronicles]]}}'': A [[White Haired Pretty Boy]] saves the world from giant robots using a red plastic lightsaber. The world he's saving also happens to be a giant robot.
** ''{{spoiler|[[Xenoblade Chronicles]]}}'': A [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] saves the world from giant robots using a red plastic lightsaber. The world he's saving also happens to be a giant robot.
* {{spoiler|''[[X Men Legends]] 2: Rise of Apocalypse''}}: Non-humans battle Egyptian man.
* {{spoiler|''[[X Men Legends]] 2: Rise of Apocalypse''}}: Non-humans battle Egyptian man.
* {{spoiler|''[[X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Video Game)|X-Men vs. Street Fighter]]''}}: Non-humans battle martial artists in a tag team match.
* {{spoiler|''[[X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Video Game)|X-Men vs. Street Fighter]]''}}: Non-humans battle martial artists in a tag team match.
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* {{spoiler|''[[Zack and Wiki Quest For Barbaros Treasure]]''}}: A ten-year old chocoholic pirate and a flying monkey turn their foes into tools in their quest to reassemble a dead guy made out of jewelry.
* {{spoiler|''[[Zack and Wiki Quest For Barbaros Treasure]]''}}: A ten-year old chocoholic pirate and a flying monkey turn their foes into tools in their quest to reassemble a dead guy made out of jewelry.
** (Alternatively): A kid shakes his best friend to solve puzzles.
** (Alternatively): A kid shakes his best friend to solve puzzles.
* {{spoiler|''[[Zeno Clash]]''}}: Travel through a [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs|fascinating]] world, meet [[Mad Hatter|interesting characters]], and [[Good Old Fisticuffs|smash their faces in with your bare fists]]. Also, the voice acting is [[So Bad Its Good|unique]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Zeno Clash]]''}}: Travel through a [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?|fascinating]] world, meet [[Mad Hatter|interesting characters]], and [[Good Old Fisticuffs|smash their faces in with your bare fists]]. Also, the voice acting is [[So Bad It's Good|unique]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Zero Wing]]''}}: As the good side's [[One Man Army|last remaining soldier]], you save the universe from certain destruction. All that's left of your epic journey is [[All Your Base Are Belong to Us|a tired meme]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Zero Wing]]''}}: As the good side's [[One-Man Army|last remaining soldier]], you save the universe from certain destruction. All that's left of your epic journey is [[All Your Base Are Belong to Us|a tired meme]].
* {{spoiler|''[[Zettai Hero Kaizou Keikaku|Z.H.P.: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman]]''}}: You are recruited to stand in for a guy who got killed on his way to the longest [[Final Boss]] battle in the history of mankind.
* {{spoiler|''[[Zettai Hero Kaizou Keikaku|Z.H.P.: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman]]''}}: You are recruited to stand in for a guy who got killed on his way to the longest [[Final Boss]] battle in the history of mankind.
* {{spoiler|''[[Gaia Online|zOMG!]]''}}: A guy has daddy issues, so you have to use jewelry to kill his pets.
* {{spoiler|''[[Gaia Online|zOMG!]]''}}: A guy has daddy issues, so you have to use jewelry to kill his pets.
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