![]() ![]() In the time the game is set, "pot" was the more popular slang term. Artistic License – History: Marijuana is consistently referred to as "weed", just as it commonly was when the game was made and released.Artistic License: Plastic hockey masks can deflect bullets, given that you can't kill thugs with hockey masks by shooting at their heads.And that's assuming they're not struggling to go past open doors or running after the dynamite you throw. Artificial Stupidity: Groups of mooks frequently form straight lines for Jake to cut down in an orderly fashion and only have a rough understanding of the concept of cover.Archnemesis Dad: Caesar is revealed to be Ellie's father.Apathetic Citizens: Unless you actually shoot them, civilians casually saunter around the area, oblivious to the mayhem going on around them.Anti-Hero: Jake, to Nominal Hero levels - he's out to get retribution on the gang that killed his brother but isn't afraid of murdering innocent civilians and police officers in order to execute needlessly elaborate plans.This is while said baddies are still dying in the same room. All Women Are Lustful: Every single woman encountered in the game save one will immediately offer themselves to Jake even after being rescued from sexual assault or after their partner has been beaten up.All There in the Manual: Wonder why Jake lives, despite taking multiple gunshots after Mikey's death? The game files state Jake was experimented on in Vietnam, and his enhanced endurance was a result of this.At the same time, the "1%" on the game's full title is a reference to the estimate that only 1% of biker groups are "outlaw" gangs.Jake proves his innocence by murdering them all. A group of miners automatically assume Jake is Devil's Hand because he's a biker, and start a fistfight with him over the damage the Devil's Hand has done to their community. If they aren't trying to murder Jake or harassing other people, they are busy running the largest drug cartel in the region. All of this is in random flashbacks while Jake's riding on a motorcycle about to jump off of a ramp over a helicopter. Action Prologue: A really confusing one at that, filled with a turret section, a QTE fistfight, and Jake putting bullets into Colt's head.Inverted in most cutscenes, however there's a distinct lack of any sound other than the voice acting, making the cutscenes eerily quiet. Acoustic License: Averted when trundling along on their bikes, Jake and Mikey can hardly be heard over the roar of their engines, making it almost impossible to determine what they're saying and showing exactly why this trope is used.This game features examples of the following: It was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and its PC version was distributed through Steam. After the latter is murdered by members of the biker gang Devil's Hand, Jake vows revenge against them. Ride to Hell: Retribution is a 3rd-person action/driving game released in June 2013.Īfter returning from his tour of duty in Vietnam, Jake Conway reunites with his uncle Mack and younger brother Mikey. ![]()
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