History UpToEleven / VideoGames

** The [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita PlayStation Vita]] is even more powerful than the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 PS3]].

* Newer ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'' games have a Groove Radar (a radar chart of a song's attributes, like jumps and offbeat notes) that rank attributes on a scale of 1 to 200, usually scaling the highest song down when a new version comes out to avoid going over 200. The latest game has decided to throw that out the window and includes a song where one attribute is at '''[[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLtvaOPUEAEuH6B.jpg 270]]'''.

** Early reports from E3 claimed that the Nintendo3DS had graphics that surpass the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, and, though obviously no one outside of Nintendo has had a chance to look under its hood, the mere fact that it has 3D effects obtained without glasses makes it almost certain to surpass the [=GameCube=] on a technical level as well. The New 3DS is even more powerful with more memory and CPU power, for which some games take advantage of in order to look and/or play great (like ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrothers Super Smash Brothers for the 3DS]]'', which takes advantage of it to not only play more smoothly, but also load faster and allow the use of Miiverse[[note]]The ability to access Miiverse during play was disabled so the game could get better performance during the gameplay[[/note]], and a port of ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'', made exclusively for the New 3DS, that takes advantage of the extra processing power to look good).

* ''VideoGame/{{Half-Life|1}}'' starts with an experiment at Black Mesa to run the [[GoneHorriblyWrong "Antimass Spectrometer"]] to "one-oh-five percent." Whatever that meant, [[FreakLabAccident it didn't turn out well]].

* In the case of the ''CapcomVsWhatever'' games (this only applies for the five [[VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter games]] [[VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter featuring]] VideoGame/{{Marvel|VsCapcomClashOfTheSuperheroes}} [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2 Comics]] [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 characters]] and ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom''), the attacks of some Capcom characters become '''MUCH''' more flash, powerful, and over-the-top than they actually appear in their series of origin. This is because they'll fit more with the exaggerated and frantic gameplay seen in those games. It's even more noticeable when it comes to the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' characters. As an example, compare Alex's Hyper Bomb from ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike]]'' in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igtR1RoSorQ&feature=player_detailpage#t=128s this video]] to the [[{{Pun}} amplified]] version seen [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M2VUWVTNeU&feature=player_detailpage#t=153s here]] from ''Tatsunoko vs Capcom''.

* Meta Knight in ''[[SuperSmashBros Super Smash Brothers Brawl]]''. So overpowered he has an ''ENTIRE TIER'' to himself. There's a reason he was later banned from tournaments. (He was only unbanned when the group that officially banned him in the first place disbanded). And even then, he can still be banned depending on the tournament's rules. Meta Knight does well against ''almost every character in Brawl''. The only ones able to win against skilled Meta Knight players are other skilled Meta Knight players or people who main the characters in the tier below him that have mastered the needed techniques to even ''counter'' any Meta Knight.

* In the case of the ''CapcomVsWhatever'' games (this only applies for the five [[VideoGame/{{X-Men Vs Street Fighter}} games]] [[VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter featuring]] VideoGame/{{Marvel|VsCapcomClashOfTheSuperheroes}} [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2 Comics]] [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 characters]] and ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom''), the attacks of some Capcom characters become '''MUCH''' more flash, powerful, and over-the-top than they actually appear in their series of origin. This is because they'll fit more with the exaggerated and frantic gameplay seen in those games. It's even more noticeable when it comes to the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' characters. As an example, compare Alex's Hyper Bomb from ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike]]'' in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igtR1RoSorQ&feature=player_detailpage#t=128s this video]] to the [[{{Pun}} amplified]] version seen [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M2VUWVTNeU&feature=player_detailpage#t=153s here]] from ''Tatsunoko vs Capcom''.

** Early reports from E3 claimed that the Nintendo3DS had graphics that surpass the NintendoGamecube, and, though obviously no one outside of Nintendo has had a chance to look under its hood, the mere fact that it has 3D effects obtained without glasses makes it almost certain to surpass the Gamecube on a technical level as well. The New 3DS is even more powerful with more memory and CPU power, for which some games take advantage of in order to look and/or play great (like ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrothers Super Smash Brothers for the 3DS]]'', which takes advantage of it to not only play more smoothly, but also load faster and allow the use of Miiverse[[note]]The ability to access Miiverse during play was disabled so the game could get better performance during the gameplay[[/note]], and a port of ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'', made exclusively for the New 3DS, that takes advantage of the extra processing power to look good).
** The [[PlayStationVita PSVita]] is even more powerful than the [[PlayStation3 PS3]].

* Some of ''AceCombat'''s superplanes have special weapons which are more or less downgraded versions of the superweapons you destroy on a regular basis.

* During target practise in ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'', Razputin is tasked with killing a THOUSAND dummy mooks that pop out of a dispenser. The only way to actually finish the level is to set the dispenser intensity up to eleven (aptly marked with a skull and crossbones) [[spoiler: which makes the whole shooting range run amok and force you to fight in near-combat conditions.]] [[spoiler:Which actually was the whole point of the practice from the very beginning.]]
* In ''VideoGame/BurnoutParadise'' the SFX and music volumes go up to 11.

** ''{{Videogame/Borderlands 2}}'' has an achievement for reaching level 50 called "Capped Out... For Now" which means they're likely to do the same. Which they did. They literally turned the level cap up by eleven. Twice.

** ''{{Videogame/Borderlands 2}}'' has also more literal example. You can have skill levels up to 5. There are "class modules" equipment that give bonuses to several skills, usually up to 5 bonus. One particular type of class mods give +6 bonus to one skill, rising it up to 11.
** Boderlands 2 had an even more literal version of this. What happens when the player plays the hard mode? More badasses. What about bosses? Well when you beat it, all bosses become level 50. Anything else? Yeah, when you beat the game all psycho's become level 51 and get armor. Hey, what about Crawmerax bosses? We'll make way more of them, and while they won't become any harder we don't need to worry, they already take more ammo than MOST CHARACTERS COULD EVER POSSIBLY CARRY.

* In ''StarTrekBridgeCommander'', you can boost the power going to your ship systems up to 125%. There is no downside apart from the increased power drain. What happened to "The engines cannae take it, Captain!"?

* In ''GhostbustersTheVideoGame'', at one point Egon quips while tracking ghosts in the Library:

* In ''Videogame/{{Civilization}} V'', each leader has a certain disposition towards certain tactics, i.e. Catherine of Russia likes to focus on science. Each disposition is rated on a scale of one to ten, and can vary slightly per session. Gandhi has a rating locked at ''twelve'' for "[[NukeEm Use of nukes]]", in a ContinuityNod to ''Civilization I'''s Gandhi turning into a [[WarForFunAndProfit bloodthirsty psychopath]] as soon as he researched Democracy (about the same time he discovers nukes) due to his "Aggressiveness" dropping into negative numbers (from unlocking Democracy), causing it to ''rise'' from "2" to "255" on a scale of ''ten''

* In ''[[{{Burnout}} Burnout Paradise]]'' the SFX volume goes up to 11.

** Early reports from E3 claimed that the Nintendo3DS had graphics that surpass the NintendoGamecube, and, though obviously no one outside of Nintendo has had a chance to look under its hood, the mere fact that it has 3D effects obtained without glasses makes it almost certain to surpass the Gamecube on a technical level as well. The New 3DS is even more powerful with more memory and CPU power, for which some games take advantage of in order to look and/or play great (like ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrothers Super Smash Brothers for the 3DS]]'', which takes advantage of it to not only play more smoothly, but also load faster and allow the use of Miiverse[[note]]The ability to access Miiverse during play was disabled so the game could get better performance during the gameplay[[/note]], and a port of ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'', made exclusively for the New 3DS, that takes advantage of the extra processing power to look good).

** Early reports from E3 claimed that the Nintendo3DS had graphics that surpass the NintendoGamecube, and, though obviously no one outside of Nintendo has had a chance to look under its hood, the mere fact that it has 3D effects obtained without glasses makes it almost certain to surpass the Gamecube on a technical level as well. The New 3DS is even more powerful with more memory and CPU power, for which some games take advantage of in order to look and/or play great (like ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrothers Super Smash Brothers for the 3DS]]'', which takes advantage of it to not only play more smoothly, but also load faster and allow the use of Miiverse[[note]]The ability to access Miiverse during play was disabled so the game could get better performance during the game.[[/note]], and a port of ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'', made exclusively for the New 3DS, that takes advantage of the extra processing power to look good).

** Early reports from E3 claimed that the Nintendo3DS had graphics that surpass the NintendoGamecube, and, though obviously no one outside of Nintendo has had a chance to look under its hood, the mere fact that it has 3D effects obtained without glasses makes it almost certain to surpass the Gamecube on a technical level as well.

* ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'': during the Boomer quest Ant Misbehavin', the player is asked by Loyal about what frequency a sonic emitter would need to have to kill mutated ants. There is a Science check dialogue option. With insufficient skill the player can tell him to "turn it up to elven".

* In ''[[Videogame/{{Civilization}} Civilization V]]'', each leader has a certain disposition towards certain tactics, i.e. Catherine of Russia likes to focus on science. Each disposition is rated on a scale of one to ten, and can vary slightly per session. Gandhi has a rating locked at ''twelve'' for "[[NukeEm Use of nukes]]", in a ContinuityNod to ''Civilization I'''s Gandhi turning into a [[WarForFunAndProfit bloodthirsty psychopath]] as soon as he researched Democracy (about the same time he discovers nukes) due to his "Aggressiveness" dropping into negative numbers (from unlocking Democracy), causing it to ''rise'' from "2" to "255" on a scale of ''ten''
* ''InazumaEleven'' goes further and further with anything regarding its premise of "Super Dimensional Soccer". At first, the heroes are just a group of RagtagBunchOfMisfits struggling to prevent a rundown sport club from being disbanded. Then the cast evolves from losers to champions who can summon monsters, elemental powers, magic armors, and reality warping abilities just to play soccer. And as far as the plots of the sequel series concern, [[SeriousBusiness Soccer is a goddamned serious business]], and everybody plays it - even aliens outside the solar system.

* ''VideoGame/HouseOfTheDead: Overkill'' has volume dials which can be turned all the way to eleven.

* ''InazumaEleven'' goes further and further with anything regarding its premise of "Super Dimensional Soccer". At first, your rundown sport club is risking from being disbanded. The cast evolves from RagtagBunchOfMisfits to group of people who can summon monsters, elemental powers, magic armors, and reality warping abilities just to play soccer. And as far as ''GO'' series' plots concern, [[SeriousBusiness Soccer is a goddamned serious business]], and everybody plays it - even aliens outside the solar system.

** And now the [[PlayStationVita PSVita]] is even more powerful than the [[PlayStation3 PS3]].

** Here's the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngEmBsuiMgQ Space Oddity Guitar chart]] in ''Rock Band''. Now here's the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_868433&v=lzKtfoIONVg Pro Guitar chart for the same song]].

** In ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2'', Starkiller appears to have taken knowledge from the almighty Yoda, as well as Vader, and goes up against a Rancor probably three times the size of the ''huge'' Bull Rancor from the first game. It seems that he has also destroyed the canonical ending of the first game, and now has two lightsabers.

* In the case of the ''CapcomVsWhatever'' games (this only applies for the five [[VideoGame/{{X-Men Vs Street Fighter}} games]] [[VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter featuring]] VideoGame/{{Marvel|VsCapcomClashOfTheSuperheroes}} [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2 Comics]] [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 characters]] and ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom''), the attacks of some Capcom characters become '''MUCH''' more flash, powerful, and over-the-top than they actually appear in their series of origin. This is because they'll fit more with the exaggerated and frantic gameplay seen in those games. It's even more noticeable when it comes to the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' characters. As an example, compare Alex's Hyper Bomb from ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike]]'' in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igtR1RoSorQ&feature=player_detailpage#t=128s this video]] to the [[IncrediblyLamePun amplified]] version seen [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M2VUWVTNeU&feature=player_detailpage#t=153s here]] from ''Tatsunoko vs Capcom''.

* Meta Knight in ''[[SuperSmashBros Super Smash Brothers Brawl]]''. So overpowered he has an ''ENTIRE TIER'' to himself. There's a reason he was recently banned from tournaments. (He was only UNBANNED when the group that officially banned him in the first place disbanded.) And even THEN, he can still be banned depending on the tournament's rules.
** For clarification, Meta Knight does well against ALMOST EVERY CHARACTER in Brawl. The only ones able to win against skilled Meta Knight players are other skilled Meta Knight players or people who main the characters in the tier below him that have mastered the needed techniques to even ''counter'' any Meta Knight.

* The SaintsRow franchise has become a regular exercise in one-upping the previous installment's HolyShitQuotient. From being a random nobody who joins a gang, to crime boss who turns that gang into a criminal empire, to pop culture icon who turns a criminal empire into a multi-media powerhouse, to the ''fucking president of the United States'' who fights aliens in the matrix with superpowers. Talk about SequelEscalation.

** ''{{Videogame/Borderlands 2}}'' has an achievement for reaching level 50 called "Capped Out... For Now" which means they're likely to do the same. The sequel's tagline was actually ''87 bazillion guns just got BAZILIONDIER''. Gearbox likes this trope.

For clarification, Meta Knight does well against ALMOST EVERY CHARACTER in Brawl. The only ones able to win against skilled Meta Knight players are other skilled Meta Knight players or people who main the characters in the tier below him that have mastered the needed techniques to even ''counter'' any Meta Knight.

* Meta Knight in ''[[SuperSmashBros.|Super Smash Bros Brawl]]''. So overpowered he has an ''ENTIRE TIER'' to himself. There's a reason he was recently banned from tournaments. (He was only UNBANNED when the group that officially banned him in the first place disbanded.) And even THEN, he can still be banned depending on the tournament's rules.

* [[Kirby|''MetaKnight'']] in ''[[SuperSmashBros.|Super Smash Bros Brawl]]''. So overpowered he has an ''ENTIRE TIER'' to himself. There's a reason he was recently banned from tournaments. (He was only UNBANNED when the group that officially banned him in the first place disbanded.) And even THEN, he can still be banned.

** The [[PlayStationPortable PSP]] has the same processor speed (especially with the CPU cap removed) and memory as the [[PlayStation2 PS2]], and it has texture compression which the [=PS2=] lacked (only a few recent games have truly shown this off though). Unlike the [=PS2=], it also has a proper [=GPU=] (one that can process vertices on its own, rather than needing a separate Vector Unit).

** ''Guitar Hero 6'' (Neversoft's rhythm swan song) had "powers" which could be combined. 36x multipliers and running Star Power for ''minutes'' at a time becomes common.
** Australia's ''XBOX Magazine'' gave ''VideoGame/GuitarHero II'' 11 out of ten.

** And now the [[PlayStationVita PSVita]] doesn't just surpass the [[Nintendo3DS 3DS]] but is ''[[BeyondTheImpossible even more powerful]]'' than the [[PlayStation3 PS3]]. It hasn't made up for poor sales, though.