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[[File:256px-ShogoBox_6219.jpg|frame|[[Gratuitous English|I know we can make it together!]]]]

 

 

The story follows Sanjuro Makabe, a commander in the United Corporate Authority army, in the war for planet Cronus and its [[Applied Phlebotinum]], called Kato, which makes [[Faster-Than-Light Travel]] possible and can be used as a weapon. By the time the game begins, Sanjuro has already lost his brother Toshiro, girlfriend Kura, and friend Baku to an attack by a terrorist group called the Fallen. Sanjuro's commanding officer, Admiral Nathaniel Akkaraju (who also happens to be Kura's father) gives him the assignment of infiltrating the Fallen-controlled city of Avernus and assassinating their leader, Gabriel. However, through Sanjuro's interactions with various individuals, he suspects that there is more to the war than meets the eye. [[It Gets Worse]] from there...

* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]: One sewer tunnel that the player can walk around in, and an air ventilation facility that accommodates MCAs.

* [[Aloof Big Brother]]: It is implied that Toshiro was one for Sanjuro in the past, in the ending, {{spoiler|further proof of how hard it will be to reconnect as he recovers from his brainwashing}}.

* [[Animesque]]

* [[Arbitrary Gun Power]]: When you're on foot, all non-explosive weapons do more or less the same amount of damage, and are also roughly equal for accuracy; the only variable is the firing rate.

* [[Armor Is Useless]]: The enemies come in many varieties; some sporting basic uniforms, others use power armor, and still others pilot ten foot tall mini-mecha. While the better armored opponents have more health the weapons are deadly enough to were a shotgun blast or a short burst of automatic fire kills them equally fast.

* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Averted. {{spoiler|You will face mecha on foot and you ''should'' win. And in one path, you get to face [[Big Bad]] in his mecha while YOU'RE on foot.}}

* [[Dance Party Ending]]: The cast gets down at the end, including the bartender who refuses to give Sanjuro a drink during the game. The bartender [[Ludicrous Gibs|eats a rocket]] [[Disproportionate Retribution|for that crime]].

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Sanjuro, to friends, enemies, superior officers and random strangers.

* [[Double In-Law Marriage]]: Sanjuro Makabe was dating Kura Akkaraju. Toshiro Makabe was dating Kathryn Akkaraju. All was well until a terrorist attack kills Toshiro, Kura, [[My Friends and Zoidberg|and Baku]]. Leading to...

* [[Macross Missile Massacre]]: The Bullgut fires its ammo four missiles at a time into the general area you targeted.

** Those missile trucks you face as an MCA.

* [[Mega Corp]]: Shogo Industries as well Armacham Technology Corporation. Strongly implied to be the same Armacham that appears in [[First Encounter Assault Recon|F.E.A.R.]].

* [[Mighty Glacier]]: The Predator.

* [[Mission Control]]: Kura and Nathaniel Akkaraju.

* [[They Call Me Mister Tibbs]]: Invoked on another

'''[[Overprotective Dad|Admiral Akkaraju]]''': You mean Lieutenant ''Commander'' Akkaraju. Yes, she is. }}

* [[Motion Capture Mecha]]: Sanjuro on foot and in the mecha are both identical in terms of gameplay. All of the mecha, even the supposedly heavy ones, are incredibly gentle and glib and can hop around with ease.

** A poster at the start of the game featuring an obvious [[Expy]] of [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Rei Ayanami with a logo reading "CURV"]].

** The doll you have to find to attract the gate lady's cat is a [[Claw|Captain Claw]] doll. You can even squeeze it to make it say "Magic Claw!".

** [[Bubblegum Crisis|Silky Doll Lingerie]] billboard ads.

** There are also a couple of references to Monolith's earlier ''[[Blood]]'': comic books with Caleb on them and the caption "Who is Caleb?" can be found in some levels, and sometimes the enemy soldiers will speak a few lines in the weird Cultist language.

* [[Spider Tank]]: They appear as enemies in some mecha levels.

* [[Vent Physics]]: You have to manipulate the air flow in ventilation shafts to slow falls from one vent and ride air up to another. In a [[Humongous Mecha]]. He has some doubts about this method when Hank proposes it to him. You do it again to re-enter a facility later.

* [[Wave Motion Gun]]: The Kato Cannon, which can destroy an entire city when fired.

 

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