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''Vexx'' is an obscure action-platformer that was released in 2003 for the [[PS 2]], Gamecube, and Xbox. The game combined run of the mill platforming with with some offbeat powerups and a combo fighting system. While the gameplay was nothing special, the art design and look of the game were truly outstanding, featuring ridiculous amounts of [[Scenery Porn]].

''Vexx'' is an obscure action-platformer that was released in 2003 for the [[Play Station 2]], Gamecube, and Xbox. The game combined run of the mill platforming with with some offbeat powerups and a combo fighting system. While the gameplay was nothing special, the art design and look of the game were truly outstanding, featuring ridiculous amounts of [[Scenery Porn]].

The "plot" of the game, [[Excuse Plot|such as it was]], was about the world of Astara, which is currently experiencing the effects of [[After the End]]. The planet's original inhabitants developed interdimensional technology, and promptly opened a portal that released demonic hordes into their realm. Seven hundred years later, the Astani are gone, and the inhabitable chunks of Astara are populated by little elf/werewolf/pointy eared critters, one of which our eponymous hero. One day these creatures are attacked by one of the aforementioned demons and his underlings, and forced into slavery. Our hero attempts to fight back, only to have the full wrath of the demon lord, named Dark Yabu, turned on him. Vexx's grandfather Vargas attacks Yabu in turn to gain his attention, sacrificing himself to save his grandson.

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* [[Mirror Match]]: The minigames have you competing against three other Vexxes, described as being your "inner demons".

* [[Nintendo Hard]]: Like you would not BELIEVE. Anyone who got 100% on this game without breaking at least one controller is a gaming '''god'''.

* [[The Obi-Wan]]: Darby is this for about two seconds at the beginning of the game, until he [[Put On a Bus|disappears]].

* [[The Obi-Wan]]: Darby is this for about two seconds at the beginning of the game, until he [[Put on a Bus|disappears]].

* [[Obvious Beta]]: Well, ''sort'' of. The gameplay and controls themselves are just fine, and just about everything works exactly the way you'd want it to. However, there are hints here and there of a completely ''epic'' story, which the developers just plain ran out of time to complete. (Not unlikely, since Acclaim ''was'' on its last legs while this was being made.) So while gameplaywise, it's not "Beta" at all, the way the story just kind of... drops off after a point makes you wonder...

* [[Offscreen Start Bonus]]: While most of the stages have their entry and exit portals plopped in a corner, The Neverglades has an extra little area with some lives and the entrance to a Wraithheart chamber hidden behind its gateway.

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* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]]: Enemies aren't destroyed until they hit the ground, meaning you can beat the ever-living crap out of them for as long as you want if you can just keep them in the air while you do so. The game actually encourages you to do this, as it helps charge up your War Talons for their [[Limit Break]].

* [[Wall Jump]]: It's there. What else needs to be said?

* [[What Happened to ~~The~~ Mouse?]]: In The Neverglades, there's a special cloud that completely fills your combo meter and allows you to access your "special" form, mostly so you can shoot energy blasts for a puzzle. However, after said puzzle is complete, the "energy cloud" completely disappears. There's also only ''one'' area with a minimap, and as to why ''it'' would get one, it's not completely clear.

* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: In The Neverglades, there's a special cloud that completely fills your combo meter and allows you to access your "special" form, mostly so you can shoot energy blasts for a puzzle. However, after said puzzle is complete, the "energy cloud" completely disappears. There's also only ''one'' area with a minimap, and as to why ''it'' would get one, it's not completely clear.

* [[Wolverine Claws]]: The Astani War Claws allow Vexx to produce these to various degrees, depending on the situation.