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Line 1: {{~~trope~~work}} [[File:~~roadkill_8801~~roadkill 8801.jpg\|frame]] {{quote\| ''Flesh, to bone, when [[The Virus\|The Rot begins to play.]] Bone, to dust, and [[Critical Existence Failure\|your life is blown away.]]" ~~- The Fuzz Brothers}}~~ \|The Fuzz Brothers}} Not to be confused with the [[Bruce McDonald]] film of the same name, ''Roadkill'' is a [[Vehicular Combat]] game developed and published by [[Midway Games]] in 2003 for the [[~~X Box~~Xbox]], [[~~Play Station~~PlayStation 2]] and [[Game Cube]]. [[X Meets Y\|It combined]] [[Twisted Metal]] -style combat with a [[Grand Theft Auto]]- like free-roaming mission structure. It featured a rockin' soundtrack of both real and written-for-the game songs, and four-player split-screen multiplayer. The game was only mildly hyped prior to release and thought it met with good reviews, [[Needs More Love\|it is to this day relatively obscure,]] like many [[Vehicular Combat]] games that aren't [[Twisted Metal]]. [[Alternate History\|In the 1980s]], [[The Virus\|a deadly plague]] known as The Rot struck the world, [[Apocalypse How\|killing untold millions and bringing society to its knees]]. An unspecified time later, the world is divided up into isolated pockets of [[Wretched Hive\|"civilization"]] separated by vast wasteland. The game focuses on three small cities located relatively close to one another: Lava Falls, Blister Canyon and [[Guns N' Roses ~~(Music)~~\|Paradise City.]] You play the role of [[Testosterone Poisoning\|Mason]] [[Awesome McCoolname\|Strong]], [[Badass\|professional tough guy.]] Some years prior, he helped a man named Axl and his gang, the Sentinels, take control of Paradise City and drag it screaming out of tribalism into something resembling a functioning society. They had a falling out, and Mason was [[Left for Dead]]. [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge\|Now he's back for revenge.]] He can't just go straight for Axl, though. There's a whole bunch of unruly street gangs between him and Paradise City, and he's gotta get through them first. ~~----~~ ~~=== ''Roadkill'' exhibits the following tropes: ===~~ {{tropelist}} * [[Affirmative Action Girl]]: Were there a sequel, this would probably be a required addition. * [[After the End]] Line 25: * [[Bottomless Magazines]]: You never have to reload anything. You still need to grab ammo pickups, though. * [[Car Fu]]: An effective way to deal with enemy infantry. [[Video Game Cruelty Potential\|Plus, they say]] [[Crowning Moment of Funny\|hilarious things when you do it.]] {{quote\| Sentinel: [[Captain Obvious\|"That's illegal!"]]}} * [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: This game isn't short on swearing. * [[Collection Sidequest]]: In order to get newer and better cars, you have to go looking for the parts. * [[Crapsack World]]: And surprisingly, [[Big Bad]] Axl had somewhat improved it. That doesn't matter though, since as far as Mason's concerned he's kind of an asshole. * [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Mason. {{quote\| "Is your name Mason?"~~<br />~~ "Yeah, last time I checked." }} * [[Disposable Sex Worker]]: Unfortunately, these are about the only female characters this game has. Besides the wife of one of the radio gun show hosts [[Unfortunate Implications\|who likes to]] [[Crowning Moment of Funny\|take a flamethrower and...]] [[That Came Out Wrong\|Nevermind.]] Line 37: * [[Every Car Is a Pinto]]: And ''how.'' * [[Expository Theme Tune]]: In addition to being [[Crowning Music of Awesome\|awesome,]] many of the Fuzz Brothers songs describe the backstory and the [[Crapsack World]]. * [[Fake Band]]: The Fuzz Brothers. The in-game radio station WYLD 66.6 plays their songs in between interviewing the band about their [[Sex, Drugs and Rock ~~And~~and Roll\|colorful career.]] * [[Fan Boy]]: As you progress through the game, Mason acquires a cult of followers who fight for him. [[You All Look Familiar\|they all have the same character model as your pintle-gun sidekick.]] * [[Final Boss]]: Axl. Line 64: * [[Police Brutality]]: As the Sentinels are little more then a heavily-armed gang masquerading as cops, this is par for the course. * [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]]: Said by Mason to the South League's leader prior to their assault on the Sentinels. {{quote\| "Put me in, coach. I'm ready to play."}} * [[Refuge in Audacity]]: Often. * [[The Remnant]]: The Section 8s gang of Blister Canyon appear to be the vestiges of the US military. However, they soon appear to be a bit... well, [[Camp Gay\|flowery.]] Line 82: {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Play Station~~PlayStation 2]] [[Category:Road Kill]] [[Category:Action Game]] [[Category:Video Game]]