History VideoGame / MightySwitchForce

* {{Animesque}}: Since this is a WayForwardTechnologies game, this is par for the course.

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: Starting a level, Patricia will spout a one-liner along the lines of "Halt! In the name of the law!" or "Phew, it's ''sooo'' hot!". If you get damaged while she's saying it, the phrase stops as she cries out in pain.

Like the first game, ''Mighty Switch Force! 2'' was given a Wii U and Steam re-release, going with ''Hose It Down!'' for its subtitle.

An HD version of the game, subtitled ''Hyper Drive Edition'', was released as a WiiU launch title and is available to download on the Nintendo eShop. This version is also available on Steam.

* ShoutOut: Patricia getting out of her armor at the end of the game is a reference to [[{{Metroid}} Samus Aran]] slipping into casual wear after you speed run the games.

* InstitutionalApparel: All 5 convicts are decked in some form of stripes. This is no longer the case in the sequel, as they have reformed.

'''''Mighty Switch Force!''''' is a 2011 PuzzlePlatformer from Creator/{{WayForward|Technologies}}. In this third game in the loose ''Mighty'' series (with ''VideoGame/MightyFlipChamps'' and ''VideoGame/MightyMilkyWay''), you repeatedly chase down five escaped convicts (the Hooligan Sisters) across 16 levels. The key mechanic this time is that you have power over certain blocks in each level: They are either out (and you can stand on them) or in (and you can't).

* TheLad-ette: The Hooligan Sister that wears the jean shorts in the first game and black leather coat in the second game.

* The Lad-ette: The Hooligan Sister that wears the jean shorts in the first game and black leather coat in the second game.

* BottomlessMagazines: Patricia's gun never runs out of ammo. In the sequel, Patricia's backpack / firehose has an unlimited supply of water.

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: Starting a level, Patricia will spout a oneliner along the lines of "Halt! In the name of the law!" or "Phew, it's ''sooo'' hot!". If you get damaged while she's saying it, the phrase stops as she cries out in pain.

* ExcitedShowTitle: "Mighty Switch Force!"

** Upon defeat, Patricia's armor disappears (not unlike ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'').

** Some of the end level scenes, like having Patricia in a swimsuit in a hot tub. The ending [[spoiler: has her in her normal revealing clothes]].

* FairCop: The main character Patricia Wagon has some legs on her.
* FakeLongevity: Going back and getting the par times for each level. There are only sixteen of them to begin with.
** They recently added five new levels -- you have to beat the original 16 to unlock them, though.

* GoForTheEye: Last level, both games.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: [[spoiler:The game's final boss. It is not even hinted at he's an alienlike monster. Most mooks are at least partially mechanical, so this comes as somewhat of a surprise.]]

* NintendoHard: Starting around the fourteenth incident, the difficulty goes UpToEleven.

* RobotGirl: Patricia.
** RidiculouslyHumanRobot. Although she's paired with her more robotic-looking partner, Corporal Gendarmor.
** RoboticReveal: Beating the second game will show a scene of [[spoiler:Patricia in her robotic body.]]

** Patty's death animation is an obvious homage to the death animation of Samus in VideoGame/SuperMetroid, complete with Patty's hair turning blonde.

An HD version of the game was released as a WiiU launch title and is available to download on the Nintendo eShop.

A sequel apty-titled ''Mighty Switch Force! 2'' was released for the 3DS eShop in 2013. This time around severe fires are ablaze all over Planet Land, so Patricia swaps out her cop gear for firefighter equipment. Despite the change-up, the core game play remains the same as you now need to rescue the reformed Hooligan Sisters who have been trapped by the inferno.

''Mighty Switch Force!'' is a 2011 PuzzlePlatformer from Creator/{{WayForward|Technologies}}. In this third game in the loose ''Mighty'' series (with ''VideoGame/MightyFlipChamps'' and ''VideoGame/MightyMilkyWay''), you repeatedly chase down five escaped convicts (the Hooligan Sisters) across 16 levels. The key mechanic this time is that you have power over certain blocks in each level: They are either out (and you can stand on them) or in (and you can't).

** Some official material states she's actually a cyborg, not a full robot. Due to the pre-existing dissonance between written info and the in-game art, the jury is still out.

* HeelFaceTurn: In the second game, the Hooligan Sisters have given up their criminal ways, but you still have to find them in each level.
** The short-haired sister in particular [[HeelFaceMole may not be quite as reformed as the others]], having retained her cutoff denim shorts from the first game and added [[HellBentForLeather thigh-high boots and a leather jacket]].

* MakingASplash: In the second game, Patricia uses a fire hose to combat the outbreak of fire. She can also spray enemies, who take damage, [[WetSariScene and the Hooligan Sisters]], who each have a unique reaction.

* [[spoiler:AndYourRewardIsClothes: In the HD version, beating all normal and bonus incidents (not including the Hyper Drive levels) under par unlocks a playable Patricia in her gym clothes.]]
** [[spoiler:This reward is also in the sequel, for finding all of the Ugly Secret Babies in each level]]

* [[spoiler: GoForTheEye]]: Last level, both games.

* [[PopGoesTheHuman Pop Goes the Monster]]: One of the enemies in the second game is defeated by spraying in its mouth with enough water until it bursts, releasing the sister it had eaten.

** [[spoiler: RoboticReveal: Beating the second game will show a scene of Patricia in her robotic body.]]

* BottomlessMagazines: In the sequel, Patricia's backpack / firehose has an unlimited supply of water.

* ScreenTap: An exaggerated example caused by the game's block switching mechanic: If you or an enemy stands in front of a background block and [[TeleFrag switch it forward]], they will smack into the camera and shatter it, costing you a life or destroying the enemy. You/they even twitch like a bug for a moment before falling off the screen.

** Upon defeat, Patricia's armor disappears (not unlike SuperMetroid).