History VideoGame / Whacked

* SevenDeadlySins: Each of the seven contestants seems to confide to each of the sins:

** Eugene: Envy. Canadian Mallard that lives with his mother. Wants to fly and be a much cooler bird. Often fantasizes about killing everyone that makes fun of him for being a penguin/mallard.

* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: Once again, Lucy. She wears a skintight rubber dress that can disintegrate when she wants, and she never puts on clothes after it happens on the set. It seems that she just prefers to be naked.

* CensorBox: [[CoversAlwaysLie Don't let the box art fool you]]; in-game, Lucy is dressed in nothing but gloves, stockings, and a couple of censor boxes. [[GoodBadBugs Which have a small chance to not work]].

* OlderThanTheyLook: Van Tastic, and your first hint is when he states after the intro matches that "he hasn't seen action like that since he taught Emperor Nero that trick with the lions!". The same Nero who was a [[UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire Roman Emperor]] who lived from 37 AD to 68 AD, that one. Then after he introduces the Exclamation Point, he mentions in a phone call that he's been "doing this since Adam and Eve were wearing their fig leaves". [[spoiler: Then he takes the mask off once a contestant wins, revealing he's a demon in disguise]].

* DownerEnding: You've won Whacked! You're led to your prize as the crowd cheers... [[spoiler: whoops, turns out Van Tastic and his cronies killed the rest of the cast by fire. The grand prize traps your contestant in a white void with their heart's desire, meaning they'll never leave and move on with their lives]].

** Lucky has a very brief one during his interview, where he quietly laments that nobody asks him "how's your summer?" or "can you read us some of your poems?", suggesting that he writes poetry in his off time.

* KillerRabbit: Lucky in a very literal fashion. He's a rabbit that's permanently in a simmering rage, and it takes very little for him to just escalate to violence.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Van Tastic, and your first hint is when he states after the intro matches that "he hasn't seen action like that since he taught Emperor Nero that trick with the lions!" The same Nero who was a [[UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire Roman Emperor]] who lived from 37 AD to 68 AD, that one. Then after he introduces the Exclamation Point, he mentions in a phone call that he's been "doing this since Adam and Eve were wearing their fig leaves". [[spoiler: Then he takes the mask off once a contestant wins, revealing he's a demon in disguise]].

** Otto: Sloth. Incredibly pale human on a sentient easy chair. Otto is asleep the '''entire''' game, and has been this way for a while. His chair beats him in an attempt to wake him up, often causing some non-sequitur response from Otto. The chair is the actual contestant, Otto was just the excuse to get the chair past the auditions, and the chair seemingly can't get rid of Otto until the show's over.
* SequelHook: [[spoiler:The final match ends up being a hit with viewers, pushing the ratings through the roof. The network execs call Van to inform him that they're not cancelling the show after all.]] Too bad the game's developer went out of business.

* HiddenDepths: It's not brought up very often, but it would seem Lucy is actually quite business-savvy. In her audition, she categorizes her audience to decide what outfit would be best received. In addition, after [[spoiler:the show is cancelled and Van confesses to not having a prize]], Lucy recites a long and accurately-detailed legal document simply based on memory.

* BasementDweller: Eugene.

* CensorBox: [[CoversAlwaysLie Don't let the box art fool you]]; Lucy is dressed in nothing but gloves, stockings, and a couple of censor boxes. [[GoodBadBugs Which have a small chance to not work]].

* CuteBruiser: Charity.

* FightingClown: Everyone.

* GottaCatchThemAll: The objective of the "Combat" games is to collect a certain amount of stars.

* IndulgentFantasySegue: Eugene often daydreams about pulling out a flamethrower and burning everyone.

* TheLoad: Otto to his chair.

* EveryoneHasStandards: There are, in fact, a few things Lucy isn't turned on by. She wasn't satisfied with her...''activities'' with Lance, for one, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM-9bU4ynA8 in this scene]], she seems uninterested in Otto, not to mention she expresses disgust when Otto presents his "stool sample" (actually a pudding cup).

* CensorBox: Don't let the box art fool you. Lucy is dressed in nothing but gloves, stockings, and a couple of censor boxes. [[GoodBadBugs Which have a small chance to not work]].

A 2002 {{Xbox}} game about seven cartoon characters competing in a game show for the mystery grand prize. ''Whacked!'' plays like a {{Platformer}}, and players use various cartoon weapons to win six different game types in thirteen different arenas. This was the last game created by Presto Studios before it closed its doors in the same year. Reviewers oft compared it to the similarly-received ''VideoGame/CelDamage'', which used an extremely similar concept.

A 2002 {{Xbox}} game about seven cartoon characters competing in a game show for the mystery grand prize. ''Whacked!'' plays like a {{Platformer}}, and players use various cartoon weapons to win six different game types in thirteen different arenas. This was the last game created by Presto Studios before it closed its doors in the same year. Reviewers oft compared it to the similar-selling ''VideoGame/CelDamage''.

** Lucy: Lust. Human woman with blue hair, blue latex boots and gloves with nothing else. [[http://whacked.wikia.com/wiki/Lucy Has a somewhat descriptive backstory]]. Completely happy to boink anything that moves. She's censored by the show itself, to her chagrin.

A 2002 {{Xbox}} game about seven cartoon characters competing in a game show for the mystery grand prize. ''Whacked!'' plays like a {{Platformer}}, and players use various cartoon weapons to win six different game types in thirteen different arenas. This was the last game created by Presto Studios before it closed its doors in the same year. Reviewers oft compared to the similar-selling ''VideoGame/CelDamage''.

* TheShowMustGoOn: [[spoiler:The final fight in Hell wasn't planned for the show. After the intended final match, the show is cancelled due to low ratings, and Van, in an act of desperation, and challenges the player character to one final battle against himself for an even better prize.]]

A 2002 {{Xbox}} game about seven cartoon characters competing in a game show for the mystery grand prize. ''Whacked!'' plays like a {{Platformer}}, and players use various cartoon weapons to win six different game types in thirteen different arenas. This was the last game created by Presto Studios before it closed its doors in the same year. While very obscure, it was oft compared to the similarly-received ''VideoGame/CelDamage''.

An {{Xbox}} game developed by Presto Studios in 2002 about seven cartoon characters competing in a game show for the grand prize: anything they want. This was the last game created by the studio before it closed its doors in the same year. Whacked! plays like a {{Platformer}}, and players use various cartoon weapons that spawn randomly to win six different game types in thirteen different arenas.

* BattleCry: Each character has their own stash of quotes for picking up a weapon. A lot of these quotes could count for other tropes too, like [[PreAssKickingOneLiner pre-asskicking one-liners]] or [[EvilLaugh evil laughs]].

* SevenDeadlySins: Each of the seven contestants seem to confide to each of the sins:

* SequelHook: After the final battle in Gameshow Mode, [[spoiler: the show is renewed after it was cancelled]] in the cutscene before the battle. Too bad the game's developer went out of business.

* YourHeartsDesire: What the characters are killing each other for on the game show. Otto [[spoiler: is left alone and allowed to sleep]], Otto's chair wins [[spoiler:Lucy]], Lucy wins [[spoiler:Otto's chair]], Lucky the rabbit wins [[spoiler:a supergun to replace the foot he couldn't recover]], Eugene wins [[spoiler:everything he's ever wanted]], Lance wins [[spoiler:a giant action figure of himself]], Charity wins [[spoiler:a mountain of presents]], and Toof wins [[spoiler:a massive hamburger]].

** Toof = orange/yellow-red

** [[spoiler:Van Tastic = burgundy]]

* ColorCodedCharacters: The characters are all associated with a different color. Blood is color-coded so you can tell who was recently in a spot. Characters can't collect stars of their own color. Characters emit a glow of their color from afar, so you can always tell them apart. The screen even flashes a certain color for a split-second when you get hit so you know who just hit you.

* AttackAnimal: The Good-Bye Doggie chases the targeted opponent with a stick of dynamite in its mouth.

* SquashedFlat: [[GroundPound Ground Pounding an opponent does this, as do the Mallet and Stapler weapons. In this state, you can still move but cannot jump or grab any items.

* GravityScrew: The El Bano level takes place on the ceiling of a giant bathroom.

* TheMinionMaster: [[spoilerVan's SuperMode summons his minions to beat on the other players.]]

* [[Spoiler:PlanetHeck]]: [[spoiler:The Hell arena.]]

* AttackAnimal: The Good-Bye Doggie chases the targetted opponent with a stick of dynamite in its mouth.

* YourHeartsDesire: What the characters are killing each other for on the game show. Otto's chair wins [[spoiler:Lucy]], Lucy wins [[spoiler:Otto's chair]], Lucky the rabbit wins [[spoiler:a supergun to replace the foot he couldn't recover]], Eugene wins [[spoiler:everything he's ever wanted]], Lance wins [[spoiler:a giant action figure of himself]], Charity wins [[spoiler:a mountain of presents]], and Toof wins [[spoiler:a massive hamburger]].

* HeavySleeper: Otto. He's literally asleep during the entire game, except for when he wakes up for a short moment in one cutscene. You're technically playing as his chair.

** [[TeenyWeenie But alas,]] [[JustForPun the Lion's pride was too small]] to impress Lucy.
*** TruthinTelevision, real-life lions actually have very small [[JustForPun prides]].
* KillerRabbit: Lucky.
* KitchenSinkIncluded: Sort of. The back of the box says the stages are everything '''including''' the kitchen sink. There really is a stage that takes place on a giant kitchen sink.

** Lucky: Wrath. Red rabbit with vaguely Irish/Scottish accent. Was possibly a normal rabbit at some point, but lost all his feet [[AnArmandaLeg to a lucky rabbit foot factory]]. Devotes his time to getting his feet back, and keeps the ones he's recovered in a box. His BerserkButton has been permanently broken ever since.

** Otto: Sloth. Incredibly pale human on a sentient easy chair. Otto is asleep the '''entire''' game, and has been this way for a while. His chair beats him in an attempt to wake him up, often causing some non-sequitur response from Otto. The chair is the actual contestant, Otto was just the excuse to get the chair past the auditions.

* YourHeartsDesire: What the characters are killing each other for on the game show. Otto's chair wins [[spoiler:Lucy]], Lucy wins [[spoiler:Otto's chair]], Lucky the rabbit wins [[spoiler:a supergun]], Eugene wins [[spoiler:everything he's ever wanted]], Lance wins [[spoiler:a giant action figure of himself]], Charity wins [[spoiler:a mountain of presents]], and Toof wins [[spoiler:a massive hamburger]].