History VideoGame / TheWizardOfOzBeyondTheYellowBrickRoad

* BookEnds: The game's first area and last area both take place on the [[spoiler:Yellow Brick Road.]]
* BookEnds: The first and final parts of the game take place on the Yellow Brick Road.

A UsefulNotes/NintendoDS EasternRPG based around ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz''. ''The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road'' - known as ''RIZ-ZOAWD'' in Japan - was developed by Creator/MediaVision and published by D3 Publisher in 2008, with a North American version published by Creator/XSeedGames about a year later. It features a unique, entirely touch control scheme, controlling the character and options via a virtual track ball and buttons.

* BladeOnAStick: The Scarecrow's main method of attack.

* BonusBoss: The game's 3 Father Dragons. Io (Red Dragon), Gou Yoku (Black Dragon) and Ju Karu (White Dragon) come in the form of old men who are all part dragon. The player has to fight each Father Dragon 3 times to get each party member's skill. They are found within the levels outside of one of the first three witches' domains and are optional. Once the player has beaten them 3 times each, you'll be allowed to fight them in their dragon forms as post-game bosses.

* AnAxeToGrind: The Tinman's main weapon is an axe, complementing his large size.

A UsefulNotes/NintendoDS EasternRPG based around ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz''. ''The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road'' - known as ''RIZ-ZOAWD'' in Japan - was developed by Creator/MediaVision and published by Creator/XSeedGames in 2008, with a North American version coming out about a year later. It features a unique, entirely touch control scheme, controlling the character and options via a virtual track ball and buttons.

* PlotTwist: The game starts with an intro involving a witch picking out Dorothy's name, her pet, and its name, making the game seem like a storybook controlled by the wicked witch. [[spoiler: Turns out, the witch isn't the "Wicked Witch", it's one of the game's 4 witches, Holly. she was just writing the events of the game up until you fight her.]]

* TheDitz: Seraphini is implied to be this.
* TheManBehindTheCurtain: Oz, though the game manages to throw a few surprises in there as well.
* TheUnintelligible: The Tinman can't speak intelligibly.

* MotorMouth: The Scarecrow never shuts up, according to Holly, though the game [[Informed Flaw doesn't reflect this.]]

* MathematiciansAnswer: [[spoiler: Oz's ability to grant wishes is this and [[Troll]]. When he grants the protagonists their wishes, what he says is sounds true but it's clear that Oz is taking the piss. This is justified because Oz's power is illusory.]]

* {{Backtracking}}: There's quite a lot of backtracking involved, especially after you obtain the elemental spirits.

* FakeLongevity: The game itself isn't very long, but the back tracking will eat up your time.

* FreudianExcuse: The Lion's entire reason for fighting you is to scare you. Delphi fights you because the Tin Man won't leave.

* MarathonLevel: Every level starts off with a straight path. Then the game throws in a million forks in the road, annoying enemies, and the fact that the track ball can screw you over. Thankfully the forks have signs by each of them that can be marked so you won't get ''too'' lost.

* MetalSlime: Spooky Boos, though powerful, are also useful sources of EXP during the endgame. They also drop each character's [[InfinityPlusOneSword strongest equipment]] upon defeat, but will run away in 6 turns.

* MotorMouth: The Scarecrow never shuts up, according to Holly, thouh the game doesn't reflect this.

* OneHitKill: The "Falcon Swoop" skill the Scarecrow has can kill an enemy in one hit.

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A UsefulNotes/NintendoDS EasternRPG based around ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz''. ''The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road'' - known as ''RIZ-ZOAWD'' in Japan - was developed by Media Vision and published by Creator/XSeedGames in 2008, with a North American version coming out about a year later. It features a unique, entirely touch control scheme, controlling the character and options via a virtual track ball and buttons.

* AgeLift: Dorothy is 17, while she was a child in the book and movie.

* BookEnds: The first and final parts of the game take place on the Yellow Brick road.

* BigFancyCastle: The 4 witches all have big castle, except Delphi, whose "castle" is a summer villa.

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* QuieterThanSilence: The Spooky Ghost causes the game's usual jaunty battle theme to come to a complete standstill if engaged in battle.

* MetalSlime: Black Ghosts, though powerful, are also useful sources of EXP during the endgame. They also drop each character's [[InfinityPlusOneSword strongest equipment]] upon defeat, but will run away in 6 turns.

* NothingIsScarier: Battling a Spooky Ghost for the first time has the music go completely silent.

* AdaptedOut: Anything involving the Munchkins is gone.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: More or less everyone from the original film, (with some exceptions).

* AdaptationalBadass: Damn near everyone, while most of the heroes in the original had no physical strength or real combat ability, here they fight as a team with strategy.

* AnIcePerson: Protea is the Winter witch.

* TheBeach: The second area of Delphi's domain.

* NothingIsScarier: Taking on the Spooky Ghost for the first time proves taxing when nothing appears to happen.

* {{Backtracking}}: There's quite a lot of backtracking involved.

* BigBoosHaunt: Holly's castle.

* CombatMedic: Dorothy is this, being the first to receive healing magic after beating Io for the first time.
* CompressedAdaptation: Sprinkled here and there.

* CuteWitch: 3 out of the 4 witches.

* MakingASplash: Varun

* MetalSlime: Black Ghosts, though powerful, are also useful sources of EXP during the endgame. They also drop each character's [[InfinityPlusOneSword strongest equipment]] upon defeat.
* MissingMom: Dorothy's mother is absent. [[spoiler: Though it's averted at the end]].

* PunchClockVillain: Apparently [[spoiler: Holly was being a witch as a hobby.]]
* QuieterThanSilence: The Spooky Ghost causes thee game's usual jaunty battle theme to come to a complete standstill if engaged in battle.
* SavageWolves: Hungry Wolves.

* TurnsRed: [[spoiler: Oz's second form, Oz the Divine has him literally turn from green to red.]]
* UnexpectedGameplayChange: Using the wind spirit in Delphi's castle. It's "unexpected" because you're being introduced to a new gimmick, weather vanes that open and close gates in the current area. The empty torches, scales, and brick walls are seen ''before'' you get the spirit that corresponds with them. Thankfully it doesn't take long to find the wind spirit.