Reverse Polarity: Difference between revisions

* In ''[[Ikaruga]]'', polarity reversing is a gameplay mechanic. White polarity absorbs white bullets, and does double damage to black targets. Black polarity does the opposite.

* ''[[Space Quest]]'' 5 has you "reverse the phase polarity of the interface grid" multiple times throughout the game.

* The video game adaptation of the ''[[Death Gate]]'' novels uses [[Magi Babble]] instead of [[Techno Babble]], but the principle remains the same. There's no point to casting a spell that sets you on fire—but reversing the order of the spell runes casts it on your [[Doppelganger]].

* [[Star Trek Online]] actually has a skill called "Reverse Shield Polarity" that causes energy weapons to increase the shields instead of damaging them.

* At the end of ''[[Ratchet and Clank]] 2'', {{spoiler|Angela's anti-Protopet weapon turns the Protopet into a giant monster. When she attempts to figure out what went wrong, Clank points out that the battery is in backwards.}}

{{quote|By reconfiguring the polarity of the daedron fields, it is possible to manipulate and trace the streams in the following cases...}}

* Your [[Mission Control]] in ''[[Vanquish]]'' says this word for word. But in that case, you're just trying to make a [[Humongous Mecha]]'s giant energy cannon blow up.