History VideoGame / Vectorman

In the sequel, ''Vectorman 2'', having successfully defeated Warhead and putting an end to his tyranny, Vectorman immediately resumes his sludge-cleaning duties. While on a routine garbage run, his barge is shot down by a mysterious missile. Evacuating the barge and descending down to the surface, he finds himself on the outskirts of a seemingly abandoned research facility overrun by a horde of [[BigCreepyCrawlies mutant insects]] with unpleasant designs on the planet. Vectorman must find the intelligence controlling them and kill it to save the Earth yet again.

* NoFairCheating[=/=]ItMakesSenseInContext: Use a single code anywhere in the first game, and you can't see the credits. This was doubly important when the $25,000 grand prize was the factor. You can cheat all you want to in the sequel.

Raster, a high-level Orbot who watches the cleanup through a planetwide computer network, is accidentally attached to a working nuclear missile by a lesser Orbot and [[FaceHeelTurn subsequently goes insane]], becoming an evil dictator named Warhead. He declares himself ruler of Earth, brainwashes all of the other Orbots, and begins preparing to execute any humans who dare return to Earth...not so fast!

* AIIsACrapshoot: WarHead, the villain of the first game was a peaceful managerial robot overseeing the decontamination of Earth, until improper maintenance lead to his head being replaced with a nuclear weapon and in turn, him becoming a genocidal maniac, converting all the other Orbots (again, meant to decontaminate the Earth for the benefit of mankind) to its cause. Averted in the case of Vectorman.

A third game for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 was planned, but was ultimately cancelled. Since then, Vectorman's only appearances have been in various Genesis/Mega Drive compilations and--of all places--as an unlockable character in a mobile port of [[VideoGame/TheHouseOfTheDeadOverkill]].

A third game for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 was planned, but was ultimately cancelled.

The games were very well received by critics and players alike, not only for their amazing faux-3D graphics and cool techno soundtracks, but for being highly enjoyable games that weren't too hard to play. Part of the game's appeal was the entire design of the "Orbots" themselves - characters made out of several individual sprites (which, as the name indicates, were mostly spherical in nature) that could be rearranged in a variety of different ways. The gameplay played this up, allowing Vectorman to transform into a variety of different forms, arranging his orb sprites so that he resembled things like scorpions or tanks instead of a humanoid, each form having their own gameplay quirks (or even entire stages dedicated to them).

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Raster, a high-level Orbot who watches the cleanup through a planetwide computer network, is accidentally attached to a working nuclear missile by a lesser Orbot and subsequently goes insane, becoming an evil dictator named WarHead. He declares himself ruler of Earth, brainwashes all of the other Orbots, and begins preparing to execute any humans who dare return to Earth...not so fast!

Enter Vectorman, a humble Orbot in charge of cleaning up toxic sludge by discharging it into the sun, and since he was off-planet at the time of WarHead's takeover, he was not affected by his brainwashing. As he lands on Earth after his last trip, he finds chaos and confusion. Being the only Orbot left capable of challenging WarHead's rule, Vectorman takes it upon himself to destroy WarHead and restore peace to the Earth, destroying as many of WarHead's followers as he can.

In the sequel, ''Vectorman 2'', having successfully defeated WarHead and putting an end to his tyranny, Vectorman immediately resumes his sludge-cleaning duties. While on a routine garbage run, his barge is shot down by a mysterious missile. Evacuating the barge and descending down to the surface, he finds himself on the outskirts of a seemingly abandoned research facility overrun by a horde of [[BigCreepyCrawlies mutant insects]] with unpleasant designs on the planet. Vectorman must find the intelligence controlling them and kill it to save the Earth yet again.

Looks like the environmentalists were right. [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture In the year 2049]], Earth has become inhospitable to human life, thanks to all the littering and pollution, forcing humanity to escape to the stars. They leave mechanical "Orbots" behind on Earth, tasking them with cleaning up the planet for their return.

Raster, a high-level Orbot who watches Earth through a planetwide computer network, is accidentally attached to a working nuclear missile by a lesser Orbot and subsequently goes insane, becoming an evil dictator named Warhead. He declares himself ruler of Earth, brainwashes all the other Orbots, and begins preparing to execute any humans who dare return to their planet.

Enter Vectorman, a humble Orbot in charge of cleaning up toxic sludge by discharging it into the sun; being off-planet at the time of Warhead's takeover, he was not affected by his brainwashing. As he lands on Earth after his last trip, he finds chaos and confusion. Being the only Orbot left capable of challenging Warhead's rule, Vectorman takes it upon himself to destroy the errant Orbot and restore peace on Earth.

In the sequel, ''Vectorman 2'', having successfully defeated Warhead and putting an end to his tyranny, Vectorman immediately resumes his sludge-cleaning duties. While on a routine garbage run, his barge is shot down by a mysterious missile. Evacuating it and descending down to the surface, he finds himself on the outskirts of a seemingly abandoned research facility overrun by a horde of [[BigCreepyCrawlies mutant insects]] with unpleasant designs on the planet. Vectorman must find the intelligence controlling them to save the Earth yet again.

* AIIsACrapshoot: The villain of the first game was a peaceful managerial robot overseeing the decontamination of Earth, until improper maintenance lead to its head being replaced with a nuclear weapon and it becoming a genocidal maniac, converting all the other Orbots (again, meant to decontaminate the Earth for the benefit of mankind) to its cause. Averted in the case of our hero.

Looks like the environmentalists were right. [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture In the year 2049]], Earth has become inhospitable to human life, thanks to all the littering and pollution; humanity thus embarks on a migratory voyage to try to colonize other planets. They leave mechanical "Orbots" behind on Earth, tasking them with cleaning up the planet for their return.

* OffModel: [[https://gamefaqs.akamaized.net/box/6/8/2/21682_front.jpg The European box art.]]

** Raster and Vector are graphics types. Raster is things like photographs, videos, etc, and vector is CGI dots-and-lines

A third game for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 was planned, but was ultimately cancelled. On the bright side, it prevented Vectorman from going too OffModel; he had been sporting a new look that made him look like [[VideoGame/{{Halo}} Master Chief]] and nothing like his iconic Orbot form.

[[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture In the year 2049]], Earth has become inhospitable to human life, thanks to all the littering and pollution; humanity thus embarks on a migratory voyage to try to colonize other planets. They leave mechanical "Orbots" behind on Earth, tasking them with cleaning up the planet for their return.

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent Several stages change Vectorman into some other object where you'll have to blow something up, including every type of BonusStage in the second game.

* DirectionallySolidPlatforms

* MegaManning: Most of the transformations in the second game come from power-ups dropped by enemies.

* MiniGameCredits: In the first game, you can move Vectorman around the startup "Sega" screen. [[EasterEgg You can even damage it.]] It even functions as a sort of level skip. Bump into the logo and shoot it enough times and you get a letter-catchign minigame. Catch enough and you can start the game on later levels.

* AIIsACrapshoot: The villain of the first game was a peaceful managerial robot overseeing the decontamination of Earth, until improper maintenance lead to its head being replaced with a nuclear weapon and it becoming a genocidal maniac, converting all the other Orbots (again, meant to decontaminate the Earth for the benefit of mankind) to its cause. Subverted in the case of our hero.

A third game for the PS2 was planned, but was ultimately cancelled. On the bright side, it prevented Vectorman from going too OffModel; he had been sporting a new look that made him look like [[VideoGame/{{Halo}} Master Chief]] and nothing like his iconic Orbot form.

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