History VideoGame / MoonChronicles

In 2009 developer Creator/RenegadeKid published the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS game ''Moon.'' Several years later the game was re-released as ''Moon Chronicles'' for the Platform/Nintendo3DS, with plans to make it an EpisodicGame, with the content from the original game making up the first "Season" and all-new content making up the second "Season." However this never panned out.

In 2009 developer Creator/RenegadeKid published the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS game ''Moon.'' Several years later the game was re-released as ''Moon Chronicles'' for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, with plans to make it an EpisodicGame, with the content from the original game making up the first "Season" and all-new content making up the second "Season." However this never panned out.

* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Kane looks a lot like Creator/DwayneJohnson.

* RangedEmergencyWeapon: The Remote Access Droid is equipped with an eight shot stun gun that replenishes ammo to defend it's self.

* DrugsAreBad: The substance produced by the harvested humans is referred to as "the suspension" by the Fermians, and can be used as an aphrodisiac, psychotropic, or military-grade stimulant. A data log about Side Effects reveals a high enough dosage can put its user in a coma or death. Interestingly enough, their society's law enforcement considers this drug to be a controlled substance and its production is strictly prohibited. Unfortunately, there is high demand among Fermian society for "the suspension" as a significant portion of their population is already addicted to this drug and experiencing withdrawal symptoms. Humanity is also not the only species that is being harvested for these drugs.

* DrugsAreEvil: The substance produced by the harvested humans is referred to as "the suspension" by the Fermians, and can be used as an aphrodisiac, psychotropic, or military-grade stimulant. A data log about Side Effects reveals a high enough dosage can put its user in a coma or death. Interestingly enough, their society's law enforcement considers this drug to be a controlled substance and its production is strictly prohibited. Unfortunately, there is high demand among Fermian society for "the suspension" as a significant portion of their population is already addicted to this drug and experiencing withdrawal symptoms. Humanity is also not the only species that is being harvested for these drugs.

The year is 2058 and a strange underground alien complex has been discovered on the moon. Major Kane is sent in alone into the alien complex to uncover its dark secrets.

* AliensAreBastards: The aliens in charge of the complex have been abducting humans and melting them down to make a narcotic for centuries. They've also been covertly keeping humanity divided to prevent them from becoming a galactic power.

* DroneDeployer: At any point Kane can deploy the Remote Access Droid which can sqeeze into areas too small for Kane to enter. If the drone is destroyed it's gameover, but unlike Kane the drone's health does replenish and every time it is deployed it will have max health.
* EpisodicGame: Season one contains four episodes which repackage the content from the original [=DS=] game. The second season was intended to pick up where the first season left off and feature all-new content. Unfortunately, Renegade Kid never made it to the second season before shutting down in 2016.

* HumansAdvanceSwiftly: Cited in alien data log #0009: "Unlike other species that have been harvested, humans have rapidly developed primitive space travel and energy weapons technology. This has necessitated the implementation of advanced security procedures to ensure the ongoing viability of harvesting operations."

* AliensAreBastards: The aliens in charge of the complex have been abducting humans and melting them down to make a narcotic.

* FirstPersonGhost:Despite Kane having a third-person model in cutscenes and when using the Remote Access Droid, you can't see your legs when you look down.

* HandCannon: The Muon Pistol can kill most low and mid-level enemies with a single shot. When he picks it up, Kane notes that it seems to have been designed for hands larger than human-size.

* RangedEmergencyWeapon: The Remote Access Droid is equipped with an eight shot stun gun that replenishes ammo to defend it's self.

[[caption-width-right:350:The DS cover for''Moon'', back before it was turned into ''Moon Chronicles''.]]

* FirstPersonGhost:Despite having a third-person model in cutscenes and when using the Remote Access Droid, you can't see your legs when you look down.

* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Kane's portrait looks a lot like Creator/DwayneJohnson.

[[caption-width-right:350:The DS cover, back before it was turned into ''Chronicles''.]]

* RoswellThatEndsWell: It's stated early in the game that mankind has known they weren't alone ever since the Roswell incident and that there may be a connection between that and the alien complex on the moon.

* HyerspaceArsenal: By the end of the game, you'll be carrying seven weapons and one drone rover in that space suit of yours.

[[caption-width-right:350:The DS cover, back before it was going to be ''Chronicles''.]]

* EpisodicGame: Season one contains four episodes which repackage the content from the original [=DS=] game. The second season was intended to pick up where the first season left off and feature all-new content. Unfortunately, it never materialized due to Renegade Kid shutting down in 2016.

* MissionControl: During the game you are in contact with your [=CO=] General Lambert and your tech guy Tsukigami. Later, an "unknown voice," who may or may not be one of the aliens, joins in.

* EpisodicGame: Season one contains four episodes which repackage the content from the original [=DS=] game. The second season was intended to pick up where the first season left off and feature all-new content. However, this never came about.

* RayGun: Some of the alien weapons you pick up have names like Muon Pistol, Lepton Spread or Fermion Sniper, implying they fire sub-atomic particles.