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Hey, are you looking for Vortex? There's four possible places you could go:

* {{Creator/Vortexx}}, a SaturdayMorningCartoon block on Creator/TheCW run by Saban Brands.

* {{VideoGame/Vortex}}, the 1994 SNES game by Argonaut Games
* [[{{Literature/Spin}} Vortex]], the 2011 novel by Robert Charles Wilson

* {{Literature/Vortex}}, the 1991 novel by Larry Bond

* {{VideoGame/Vortex}}, the 1994 SNES game by Argonaut Games

* {{Literature/Vortex}}, the 1993 novel by Larry Bond

* {{Creator/Vortexx}}, a SaturdayMorningCartoon block on TheCW run by Saban Brands.

Hey, are you looking for Vortex? There's two possible places you could go:

* Creator/Vortexx, a SaturdayMorningCartoon block on TheCW run by Saban Brands.

* {{VideoGame/Vortex}}, the 1994 SNES game by Argonaut Games

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''Vortex'' was a 3D [[ShootEmUp shooter]] developed by the now-defunct Argonaut Games plc for the [[SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] in 1994. It was one of the few games to utilize the Super FX GSU-1 graphical enhancement chip, which gave it a similar artistic feel to ''{{StarFox}}'', one of the three other games which used the chip.

As the unnamed pilot of the [[TransformingMecha Morphing Battle System (MBS)]], you are tasked with recovering five pieces of the AI Core from the Aki-Do invaders. The game spans seven levels and three training levels, with many different enemy types and terrain features that force you to utilize the different forms of the MBS to complete your goals.
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!!This game contains examples of:

* BottomlessMagazines: Averted; if you run out of ammo and can't find an ammo container, you're pretty much screwed.
* DropShip: You get dropped into every non-space level by one, and returned to the mission area if you reach the [[InvisibleWall Invisible Wall]].
* {{Expy}}: Before the game was released, information released about the game led many to believe it was a [[{{Transformers}} Transformers]] title.
* FragileSpeedster The MBS Sonic Jet mode.
* FrickinLaserBeams
* NeedsMoreLove
* NintendoHard
* SmartBomb: The Hard Shell mode of the MBS has no weapons, but if you're in a pinch you can activate an Electrobomb to clear out all enemies in visual range. [[TooAwesomeToUse They must be used sparingly]], however, as you only get three per level and have no way to replenish their ammo.
* TakingYouWithMe: The preferred method of dealing damage by some enemies.
* TheHorde: The Aki-Do.
* TransformingMecha
* ZergRush: Encountered many times if you don't kill the enemies fast enough.

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!!Examples:

* BottomlessMagazines Averted, if you run out of ammo and can't find an ammo container, you're pretty much screwed.
* DropShip You get dropped into every non-space level by one, and returned to the mission area if you reach the [[InvisibleWall Invisible Wall]].
* {{Expy}} Before the game was released, information released about the game led many to believe it was a [[{{Transformers}} Transformers]] title.
* FragileSpeedster The MBS Sonic Jet mode

* SmartBomb The Hard Shell mode of the MBS has no weapons, but if you're in a pinch you can activate an Electrobomb to clear out all enemies in visual range. [[TooAwesomeToUse They must be used sparingly]], however, as you only get three per level and have no way to replenish their ammo.
* TakingYouWithMe The preferred method of dealing damage by some enemies.
* TheHorde The Aki-Do.

* ZergRush Encountered many times if you don't kill the enemies fast enough.

* Expy Before the game was released, information released about the game led many to believe it was a [[Transformers Transformers]] title.

* Expy Before the game was released, information released about the game led many to believe it was a[[Transformers Transformers]] title.

* FragileSpeedster The MBS flight mode

* TransformingMecha

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Vortex was a 3D [[ShootEmUp shooter]] developed by the now defunct Argonaut Games plc for the [[SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] in 1994. It was one of the few games to utilize the Super FX GSU-1 graphical enhancement chip, which game it a similar artistic feel to [[StarFox Star Fox]], one of the three other games which used the chip.

As the unnamed pilot of the [[TransformingMecha Morphing Battle System(MBC)]] you are tasked recovering five pieces of the AI Core from the Aki-Do invaders. The game spans seven levels plus three training levels, with many different enemy types and terrain features that force you to utilize the different forms of the MBS to complete your goals.

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