History VideoGame / MondayNightCombat

'''Monday Night Combat''', developed by Kirkland, WA based Uber Entertainment is a class based ThirdPersonShooter released on Xbox LIVE Arcade during the second annual "Summer of Arcade"; it was later released on PC via Steam. Taking place TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture MNC revolves around a futuristic BloodSport of [[CloningBlues Clones]] versus [[KillerRobot Bots]] with the same popularity, syndication, [[CashCowFranchise marketing potential]] and overblown spectacle of the [[AmericanFootball NFL]].

* AffectionateParody: The same basic "Spectator Blood Sport" premise of ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'' if it was run by the [[AmericanFootball NFL]] if the XFL had survived and managed to buy out the NFL.

** The [=ProTag=] awarded for attaching a bomb to an enemy player is called [[HalfLife Head Crab]].

* CharacterCustomization[=/=]CompetitiveBalance: A peculiar mix. Once players earn enough money to unlock custom class slots[[hottip:*: Roughly three or four average Crossfire matches for an average player on the first class, but [[AdamSmithHatesYourGuts increasingly more]] for the other five custom class slots with the final slot requiring $250,000., the customization is very well balanced; though some combinations are better than others. The customization is limited to the base class and three endorsements, one of each level. Roughly, gold endorsements are twice as good as not having them, silver endorsements are a 50% boost, and bronze endorsements are a 25% boost. And you can't stack two endorsements of the same type.

Sadly, the player population is very low recently, and the game is in DESPERATE need of MORE LOVE. (Can someone link that for me to the proper page?)

** The Tank's armour seems similar to that of a [[MassEffect Krogan]], and the Gunner's armour resembles some forms of [[VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004 Juggernaut]] power armour. And yes, there is a common game engine tying all three together.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''The Grid'', another third-person arena shooter with NFL trappings and wacky weapons, albeit in arcades.

** Ever since he was introduced, fans compared Leo to {{Batman}} due to his glider wings -- Leonardo da Vinci's sketches of a flying machine with bat-like wings inspired one of Bob Kane's earliest Batman concepts. Leo's "the Talon" uniform features him dressed as a bird-themed superhero, and shares that theme and name with one of the newest Batman villains.

Sadly, the player population is very low recently, and the game is in DESPERATE need of MORE LOVE. (Can someone link that for me to the proper page?)

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_gpl8dwuuk This April Fools joke]] is a sendup to ''VideoGame/SmashTV''.

* SmashMook: Bouncer

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: For the game: "''Mmmmmm, bacon...''"

* AirborneMook: Buzzer

* EverythingsBetterWithChickens: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J12e_JAQyg Chickey Cantor]], a boss added with the Uncle Tully's Funland update. He gets his own theme song and you can ride him.

* {{Rule63}}: Unlockable uniforms in SMNC turn Combat Girl and Megabeth into {{Cosplay}} female versions of the Engineer and Soldier, respectively, from VideoGame/TeamFortress2.

** The [=GrenADEiii=] arena was previously used for ''[[AmericasNextTopModel America's Next Top Senator]]''.

'''Likes:''' Gallery openings, Old Spice, Egyptian silk, VIP rooms, slapping bald men on the head

-->Notable DNA: Riddick Bowe, Princess Diana, David Beckham, BennyHill
-->Likes: Gallery openings, Old Spice, Egyptian silk, VIP rooms, slapping bald men on the head

* {{Dystopia}}: Implied with some of the announcer's lines, with a few references to 'assigned dwellings', 'government-mandated curfews', {{MegaCorp}}s and food is dispensed from "governement-issued food tubes".

** "Hi, everybody. This is Mickey Cantor reminding all the fans in the upper deck to check their ticket stub against the results of our [[LotteryOfDoom population control lottery]] after the game tonight. Hey, good luck, everybody. We hope we see you tomorrow. "

** One of the Sniper's alternate costumes in SMNC resembles a combination of [[Franchise/MetalGear Solid Snake]] and [[EscapeFromNewYork Snake Plissken]]. The Sniper's Hippie uniform looks like JohnLennon, and his default seems to be based on JeanReno from ''Film/TheProfessional''.

** A lot of class-specific comments made by GG play on similiar AscendedMeme's or at least Catchphrases.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: One of the new Pros in ''SMNC'' is Sir Cheston Whyndam Khampanga, a depressive WarriorPoet and talking gorilla.

--->One Taunt: ''"Allright! I got a plan and I need one more! Who wants to take a bullet for me?"''

* LastStand: "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Sudden Death]]" and Supper Sudden Death gametypes in Blitz mode, which have a ''very'' high difficulty curve and an infinite number of waves. [[ForegoneConclusion You can't win]], but instead have to see how long you can last.[[note]] For reference to those that are curious, the difficulty curve ends at round 100 in regular and round 400 in Super Sudden Death. After that, it's all about how much time you have on your hands.[[/note]]

* ShroudedInMyth: Mickey Cantor's actions and whereabouts ever since his escape are largely unknown and subject to wild speculation, with one of the prevailing theories being that he secretly killed and replaced the Pope.

* TheArcher: Sharpshooter Pro Artemis, who uses a laser-strung compound bow and arrow as her sniping tool.

* {{Cameo}}[=/=]IntercontinuityCrossover: In a moment of LampshadeHanging, the PC release of MNC has ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' images and vice versa. The [=TF2=] items are from a Mann Co. Supply Crate opened by Juicebot[[note]] originally named Fruit Fucker (from PennyArcade), justifiably changed with regards to it's appearance in a T-rated game[[/note]].
** [[strike: Fruit Fucker]] Juicebot may also appear alongside or replace Bullseye when the latter is scripted to spawn. [[strike: Fruit Fucker]] Juicebot gives less money than Bullseye, but gives much more juice per strike as well as dropping juice boxes much more often.

* EveryBulletIsATracer: And it is arguably [[JustifiedTrope justified]]: would it be cooler for the audience to just watch stuff get shot, or watch the bullets blaze into them?

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: One of the new classes in ''SMNC'' is Sir Cheston Whyndam Khampanga, a depressive WarriorPoet and talking gorilla.

* FrickinLaserBeams: Several of the Bots shoot some type of laser. Karl's main weapon is essentially a rapid fire laser gun.

** All players may fall onto enemies and do a very small amount of damage. It's unlikely, but possible to kill them this way. In fact, the community nickname for this is indeed GoombaStomp.

** Averted with the Moneyball.
* HitScan: All of the classes weapons aside from the Assault's Grenade Launcher, the Assassin's Shuriken Launcher and the Gunner's Mortar.
** Super MNC introduced many more non-hitscan weapons, including Veteran's Flying Falcons, Wascot's Coin Launcher, Captain Spark's Ray Gun/Voltage Spike alternate fire, Megabeth's RocketLauncher, Karl's Bouncing Buddies and Leo's Balestra.

* IShallTauntYou: Played straight or averted, depending on your foes. Taunting gives money as well.
** Especially if you have the audacity to taunt (a) just after killing an opponent or (b) while you're "Juiced up".

** Aside from clearly making references to performance-enhancing drugs by Juice sponsors on the website, no one knows how Juice works, though you get more of it by collecting little purple juice boxes from dead enemies and just doing damage.

* LargeHam: Almost every announcer that's been the the series: Mickey Cantor as well as his replacements Chip Valvardo and (to a lesser extent) GG Stacks. Applies big time to the placeholder announcer Super MNC had in its beta, voiced by the game's Creative Director Scathis, who made very sure you knew it was '''THIRTY SECONDS TO THE ANNIHILATOOOOR''', as well as when there was a '''KILLSTREEEAK'''.

** This is also why Chip Valvano, a huge legend of SMNC history, ended up retiring. He got caught up in a Meat the Meatsacks marathon, and he just was not prepared.

** Most drops have been standardized in Super MNC, so you always get the same amount of stuff from killing the same kinds of bots, though Bullseye and Jackbots can still randomly drop Bacon.
* SarcasmMode: the "Pro tip"s are usually reasonably helpful except when it tells you to "Never pet a burning dog" or when it mentions, "No shirt, no shoes, no cooking bacon."
** Some of the annoucer advices also qualify.

** [[PennyArcade "Juice Bot"]]. [[CaptainObvious Like Bullseye, but he tends to drop more Juice than money]]. He can sometimes replace Bullseye, exploding into giant orange slices and a spray of pulp instead of a blast of coins upon death.

** Nerfed to a degree in Super MNC. Juice no longer fully heals you (Though a certain Product does let you gain some health back), and gives you guaranteed critical hits, fast health regen and faster reload speed.