Line #40 VideoGame/SpearsNSpades


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3	''Spears 'n' Spades'' is an action {{Platformer}} released on Platform/{{Steam}} in 2017, with art and design by [=LeatherIceCream=], programming by [=LazyTomato=] and [=Madvertiz0r=], and music by mudeth and Mixdown Media.
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5	You play as the knight Isabella Rosenschwarz, who must [[DistressedDude rescue her husband Harvey]] from King Nick, a demonic overlord who has gathered an army of zombies and demons to stop her journey to the church he has occupied, as well as corrupt the land he now rules.
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7	Our heroine has accessed to a wide range of weapons that she can only hold [[LimitedLoadout one at any time]], each having a different playstyle attached to it. Isabella wears a [[BodyArmorAsHitpoints suit of armour]] that [[SingleUseShield acts as a one-time hit absorber]] when picked up; otherwise, she has [[OneHitPointWonder a single hit-point]]. She can also buy necklaces with different effects from a helpful shop-keeper.
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9	The game, heavily inspired by VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins, is divided into eight levels, each ending with a unique [[BossBattle boss]].
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11	!!''Spears 'n' Spades'' provides examples of:
12	* AbandonedHospital: The second to last level, "The hospital", although it is full of enemies.
13	* AirborneMook: A demon and a cloud.
14	* AllThereInTheManual: Some of the enemies' names can only be found in the manual.
15	* BodyArmorAsHitpoints: Isabella's knight armour acts as a single hit-point before shattering.
16	* BossBattle: Each level ends with one. They are very varied in attack patterns and strategies to defeat.
17	* BreakingTheFourthWall: In the manual, Isabella mentions that she does not know how to use a controller.
18	* CreepyCathedral: The final level.
19	* DemBones: A jumping skeleton enemy, replete with a [[MemeticMutation DOOT]] sound effect.
20	* DistressedDude: Isabella's husband, Harvey. [[spoiler: He becomes playable after beating the dark world.]]
21	* DoubleJump: [[spoiler: Harvey's special ability.]]
22	* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The level names: "The hospital", "The cathedral" etc.
23	* FinalBoss: [[spoiler: The cathedral's giant demon.]]
24	* ImprobableWeaponUser: One of the weapons Isabella can use is a short-ranged giant can opener.
25	* IntrepidMerchant: The merchant who sells you useful necklaces can always be found before a boss room, or next to a checkpoint.
26	* InvincibleMinorMinion: A floating cloud enemy that only temporarily disappears when hit, only to form again.
27	* LimitedLoadout: Isabella can only carry one weapon at any time. She can use axes, bombs, maces, knives, [[ImprobableWeaponUser a giant can opener]] etc.
28	* [[spoiler:MirrorUniverse: After beating the game once, you unlock a dark world, grey and blood-red with glitchy music, bloodied undead enemies that are stronger, faster, and with more hit-points, and tougher undead bosses. The world is inspired by old VideoGame {{Creepypasta}}s.]]
29	* {{Mooks}}: Several. There are walking people, skeletons, a "thing" with a wooden mask and scar that jumps around, bomb and axe-throwers etc.
30	* [[spoiler:NewGamePlus: Upon completing the eight stages you will unlock an entire dark world, inspired by old Video Game {{Creepypasta}}s, where all of the enemies became bloodied and much more resilient and deadly. After beating it as well, you will unlock [[SecretCharacter Harvey]], Isabella's husband, who has a double-jump, at the price of less damage.]]
31	* OneHitPointWonder: Isabella [[spoiler: and her husband]].
32	* OurZombiesAreDifferent: The "walkers" come out of the ground looking very much alive. [[spoiler:Not the case for every single enemy in the dark world.]]
33	* OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank: [[spoiler: The entire dark world chapters and its enemies. They are all undead and splattered with blood.]]
34	* [[spoiler: SecretCharacter: Harvey, Isabella's husband, who is unlocked after beating the dark world. He has a double jump, but deals half of Isabella's damage.]]
35	* SecretLevel: [[spoiler: Occasionally, through clipping, you can enter a coded-in "Glitch room", with its own achievement. It is empty, and exiting it will bring you back to the initial level.]] It does have some [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jngwbGNCFa8 amazing music]], however.
36	* SingleUseShield: Isabella's armour. Thankfully, she can pick others up when she does not have one on her. If she already does, the extra armour is converted into coins.
37	** One of the necklaces has a similar function.
38	* UnderTheSea: Two of the stages are underwater levels.

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