History VideoGame / ShatteredUnion

* NightmareFuel: The Californian faction's unique unit is a heavy tank (FSC Jackson) that uses some type of fire weapon on vehicles and infantry. Ponder this, what kind of fire is hot enough that it can melt metal and ceramic heavy armor plating of other tanks and what would that same fire do to a human body? Or a house or housing complex filled with people? An in game stat for units is collateral damage, and the Jackson has the highest collateral damage of all heavy tanks, often being 2 to even 3 times higher than any other heavy tank.

* FailedFutureForecasting: Nobody named David Jefferson Adams ran in 2008, Washington D.C wasn't nuked in 2013, and the European Union didn't deploy troops to the United States in response and inadvertently kickstart a Second American Civil War.

* CivilWar: The 2nd American Civil War.

* FailedFutureForecastn: For starters, nobody named David Jefferson Adams ran in 2008...

* DeweyDefeatsTruman: For starters, nobody named David Jefferson Adams ran in 2008...

In fact, they are so unpopular that, soon after their arrival, UsefulNotes/{{California}} and [[EverythingIsBigInTexas Texas]] declare home rule and [[DividedStatesOfAmerica secede from the Union]]. Many other states soon follow; within months, the only states still pledging loyalty to the original government are the ones under European Union control. Sooner or later someone's nerves get the better of them and a shot is fired, and the Second American Civil War is officially underway, with [[MeleeATrois every single faction fighting every single other faction for control of the nation]]. Meanwhile, Russia, under an ultranationalist government, invades and [[RussiaCalledTheyWantAlaskaBack annexes Alaska]], claiming that it was rightfully theirs to begin with.

* RiskStyleMap

* SlaveToPR: Inverted with evil factions, who must work to maintain their ''negative'' reputation in order to retain their high-powered evil abilities. Players need to constantly destroy random targets, even if the enemy consists of a single partisan unit, to keep up their evil reputation. Even dropping a nuke is forgiven in few weeks.

* HeadScratcher: Why does Russia in the campaign get any late game powers when they only fight 2 battle? And [[spoiler: why do they get good powers when they nuked DC.]]

** This is mainly at the beginning of the game. Not only that, but bombers can destroy most AA if they are caught in the open, since they do attack first, and AA is quite squishy.

* FogOfWar: You can see entire battlefield, but you can only see enemy units if your own units see them.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: The EU, according to loading screens. It never shows in gameplay - the EU can even have partisan units fighting alongside them if they maintain a positive reputation.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Bombers, though incredibly effective against nearly any target, are ludicrously expensive, difficult to replace, and easy to shoot down with even inexpensive, obsolete anti-air units.

** EvilVersusEvil: Similarly possible if both factions have not-so-good reputations.

* KarmaMeter: Referred to as 'political reputation'. Based on collateral damage caused, civilian casualties, number of enemy units killed, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and aid accepted from the Russians]]. Wanton destruction lowers your reputation, clean, precise surgical strikes raise it. Lower reputation causes you to earn fewer partisan units (and may result in your own people actively fighting against you as partisans), but is balanced out by unlocking powerful special abilities. A positive reputation results in ''far'' more partisans joining the cause, but the abilities unlocked are slightly less potent.

* MonumentalDamage: Nearly every map has one or two monuments on it, such as the [[BigApplesauce Statue of Liberty]], the [[UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}} Space Needle]] or the [[UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}} CNN Center]]. Blowing them up causes a much greater hit to your [[KarmaMeter political reputation]] than normal destruction.

* SlapOnTheWristNuke: Can be tossed around willy-nilly without worry of nuclear winter, although they cause so much collateral damage that it's not generally a good idea.
** Unless you're going for the evil super-abilities. [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential Or just really hate Disneyland for some reason.]]

* SlaveToPR: Evil factions. Players need to constantly destroy random targets, even if the enemy consists of a single partisan unit, to keep up their evil reputation. Even dropping a nuke is forgiven in few weeks.

[[quoteright:320:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Shattered_Union_3455.jpg]][[caption-width-right:249:"A house divided against itself cannot stand." -UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln ]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: Nicholai Vladekov, the Russian president who nuked Washington and [[RussiaCalledTheyWantAlaskaBack invaded Alaska]]. Player never personally fight against him, and after the final battle the game only tells you that he is wanted by Interpol. His fate is never elaborated upon, although the news report before the battle implies that the Russian people were orchestrating massive protests against him, and his political reputation depended on whether or not the Russian invasion of Alaska was repelled - if the Americans kick him out, it's possible he eventually loses power in Russia, whereas if the Russians hold Alaska, he may consolidate the military victory to bolster his political status.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: Nicholai Vladekov, the Russian president who nuked Washington and [[RussiaCalledTheyWantAlaskaBack invaded Alaska]]. Player never personally fight against him, and after the final battle the game only tells you that he is wanted by Interpol. His fate is never elaborated upon.]]
* WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties: The intro has a news reporter giving a live report from Washington during the nuclear attack. Cue to trope.

[[quoteright:320:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Shattered_Union_3455.jpg]][[caption-width-right:249:"A house divided against itself cannot stand." -[[AbrahamLincoln Abraham Lincoln]] ]]

* HarsherInHindsight: With the political situation as of 2017 with Trump, the strength of the opposition to him, and Putin, this scenario is starting to look a little too realistic...

[[quoteright:320:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Shattered_Union_3455.jpg]]

* SlaveToPR: Evil factions. Players need to constantly destroy random targets, even if the enemy consists of single partisan units, to keep up their evil reputation. Even dropping a nuke is forgiven in few weeks.

* SlaveToPR: Evil factions. Player needs to destroy random targets, even if enemy consist single partisan unit, to keep up his evil reputation. Even dropping a nuke is forgiven in few weeks.

* MonumentalDamage: Nearly every map has one or two monuments on it, such as the [[BigApplesauce Statue of Liberty]], the [[UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}} Space Needle]] or the [[{{Atlanta}} CNN Center]]. Blowing them up causes a much greater hit to your [[KarmaMeter political reputation]] than normal destruction.