History VideoGame / DeadEffect

* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:Wagner claims you're just a test subject in a military experiment to create a supersoldier, but not only is he out of his mind, this contradicts a lot of the logs you find lying around. Unless they were planted to help conceal the truth about the experiment and convince you that you really are just stuck on a colony ship during a zombie outbreak- but if that's the case, why do so many of them [[{{Foreshadowing}} foreshadow]] that Wagner is responsible for the zombie army?]]

* GoneHorriblyRight: The titular Dead Effect allows people to be killed and ressurected as stronger, faster, and hardier versions of themselves. Predictably, it shits the bed and creates a ZombieApocalypse.

* MultiMookMelee: Besides the single-player campaign, there are two different types of "Horde Mode" arcade game modes where you battle waves of enemies inside an arena-like area.

* OneHundredPercentCompletion: Each level has a number of cash, audio logs, and hidden orbs to find in order to achieve this.

* OneManArmy: Per FirstPersonShooter standards, the player character mows their way through hundreds of enemies over the course of the game. [[spoiler: This turns out to be justified in-game; the player is a test subject in experimental military SuperSoldier research, with the whole game being a fabricated scenario designed to test their abilities.]]

* GatlingGood: One of the game's weapons is a minigun (it's the only weapon that can only be purchased with gold rather than credits). It deals less damage than the higher-end assault rifles, but has a high rate of fire and can be fired for a very long time before needing to reload.

* NotUsingTheZWord: Averted. The first word the player character yells out is "Zombies?!" as soon as Dr. Wagner explains the creatures are members of the ship's crew who have been killed and revived by a virus.

''Dead Effect'' is a 2013 zombie FirstPersonShooter with a sci-fi setting, developed for tablets and other mobile devices by inDev Brain. It was then ported to the UsefulNotes/{{Unity}} engine for the [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] in 2014, initially through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} Early Access.''Dead Effect 2'' followed in 2015 on mobiles, and was then ported to PC in 2016, and to UsefulNotes/PS4 and UsefulNotes/XboxOne in 2017.

While the name is a [[TheMockbuster clear riff]] on ''VideoGame/DeadSpace'', the actual gameplay is heavily reminiscent of ''VideoGame/{{Doom}} 3'', with players traveling through the corridors of an abandoned spaceship while battling hordes of zombies comprised of the ship's transformed crew. The sequel had also added ''VideoGame/Borderlands2''-style RpgElements to the series' formula.

!!''Dead Effect'' features examples of the following tropes:
* AWinnerIsYou: After you kill the final boss, a short cutscene plays of him exploding, a congratulations message from the dev team pops up, then the game immediately cuts to the credits.

* UniqueEnemy: The minigun-wielding zombie only appears once in the single-player campaign, even though it doesn't has a boss meter and is more of an EliteZombie. In contrast, the actual boss zombie (Captain Razor) appears at least ''twice'' in the campaign, thanks to him having been cloned by Dr. Wagner.

[[TheMockbuster ''Dead Effect'']] is a 2013 zombie FirstPersonShooter with a sci-fi setting, developed for tablets and other mobile devices by inDev Brain. A Unity-engine port for the PC was released under UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}'s early access program in early 2014. Being in Early Access, the PC port initially only has 3 of the game's 12 levels (6 as of August 2014), with additional levels and other improvements promised in later updates. As of December 2014, the PC port is now the full version of the game with all campaign levels included, although it is still in Beta with various additions left to be made.

The gameplay is heavily reminiscent of ''VideoGame/{{Doom}} 3'', with players traveling through the corridors of an abandoned spaceship while battling hordes of zombies comprised of the ship's transformed crew.

Followed by a sequel, ''VideoGame/DeadEffect2'', which added ''VideoGame/Borderlands2''-style rpg-like elements to the series' formula.

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''Dead Effect'' is a 2013 zombie FirstPersonShooter with a sci-fi setting, developed for tablets and other mobile devices by inDev Brain. A Unity-engine port for the PC was released under UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}'s early access program in early 2014. Being in Early Access, the PC port initially only has 3 of the game's 12 levels (6 as of August 2014), with additional levels and other improvements promised in later updates. As of December 2014, the PC port is now the full version of the game with all campaign levels included, although it is still in Beta with various additions left to be made.

Followed by a sequel, ''VideoGame/DeadEffect2''.

** There are also zombie SpaceMarines whose combat armor makes them very hard to take down with body shots.

** There are also zombie SpaceMarines whose combat armor makes them very hard to take down with body shots.

* GiantMook[=/=]HeavilyArmoredMook: One of the EliteZombie enemies is a heavily armored soldier wielding a minigun. He moves slowly and takes a second or so to spin up his weapon, but can mow you down quite quickly. He can also survive ''a lot'' of damage before dying. And, stating the obvious, ''he's a zombie with a gun!''

Players take the role of either RatedMForManly SpaceMarine Gunnar Davis, or cybernetically-enhanced DarkActionGirl assassin Jane Grey, as they wake up from hypersleep on the starship ''ESS Meridian'' to find the rest of their Space Marine squad missing and the crew of the ship transformed into flesh-hungry zombies. Guided over the intercom by a surviving scientist named Dr. Wagner, the player must navigate the ship and find a cure before they also succumb to the zombie virus.

* AWinnerIsYou: After you kill the final boss, a short cutscene plays of him exploding, then the game immediately cuts to the credits.

* BribingYourWayToVictory: The game incorporates micro-transactions, although these upgrades can be earned in-game as well, and the amount of grinding required to do so is not obscene.

* EliteZombie: Hazmat and Security Guard zombies can survive significantly more damage than other zombie types. One type of zombie even throws one-hit-kill grenades! There are also an assortment of large, mini-boss-like zombies mixed in with the hordes, including a zombie that vomits acidic blood, a zombie armed with a chainsaw, and a heavily-armored zombie wielding a minigun. There's also a boss zombie that's larger and has more health than any other zombie, and the final boss.

* LimitedLoadout: You can only carry a limited number of weapons at one time, and are only able to switch weapons on the level loading screen.

* MusclesAreMeaningless: The log file that details Jane Grey's background mentions that she's been heavily augmented, and jokes that despite her relatively slim figure she could probably fold RatedMForManly SpaceMarine Gunnar Davis in half with one arm. In-game, though, there is no difference between the two player characters.

* NewGamePlus: You can revisit previous levels with whatever new weapons, weapon upgrades, and character upgrades you've purchased.

* RevolversAreJustBetter: Averted. The revolver does more damage than the semi-auto pistol, but it only holds 6 shots and the reload speed is ''extremely'' slow. Since most zombies can be killed with 1 headshot regardless of how powerful the gun is, the more nimble semi-auto pistol is simply better for everything.
* SchrodingersPlayerCharacter: Although both Gunnar and Jane are mentioned in the log files scattered throughout the ship, only the one you pick actually shows up in the game, with the other one completely absent.

* TykeBomb: Jane Grey's backstory explains that she was adopted by the military and raised from childhood to be a weapon.
* UniqueEnemy: The minigun-wielding zombie only appears once in the single-player campaign, even though it doesn't has a boss meter and is more of an EliteZombie. Notably, the actual boss zombie (Captain Razor) appears at least ''twice'' in the campaign, thanks to him having been cloned by Dr. Wagner.

* EliteZombie: Hazmat and Security Guard zombies can survive significantly more damage than other zombie types. One type of zombie even throws one-hit-kill grenades! There are also an assortment of large, mini-boss-like zombies mixed in with the hordes, including a zombie that vomits acidic blood, a zombie armed with a chainsaw, and a heavily-armored zombie wielding a minigun. Then there are the handful of straight-out boss zombies.

''Dead Effect'' is a 2013 zombie FirstPersonShooter with a sci-fi setting, developed for tablets and other mobile devices by inDev Brain. A Unity-engine port for the PC was released under UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}'s early access program in early 2014. Being in Early Access, the PC port only has 3 of the game's 12 levels (6 as of August 2014), with additional levels and other improvements promised in later updates.

* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Turns out there was never a zombie outbreak at all, and you're not even on board a spaceship. You're a test subject in a secret military experiment who's been augmented with performance-enhancing surgery and made to fight through a gauntlet of zombies to gauge the results. After you prove your effectiveness by surviving, the scientist in charge of the experiment wants to dissect you for more data.]]

''Dead Effect'' is a 2013 zombie FirstPersonShooter with a sci-fi setting, developed for tablets and other mobile devices by inDev Brain. A Unity-engine port for the PC was released under {{Steam}}'s early access program in early 2014. Being in Early Access, the PC port only has 3 of the game's 12 levels (6 as of August 2014), with additional levels and other improvements promised in later updates.

* EliteZombie: Hazmat and Security Guard zombies can survive significantly more damage than other zombie types. There are also an assortment of large, mini-boss-like zombies mixed in with the hordes, including a zombie that vomits acidic blood, a zombie armed with a chainsaw, and a heavily-armored zombie wielding a minigun. Then there are the handful of straight-out boss zombies.