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 A.R.E.S. is side-scrolling action-platforming game by Extend Studios and ORiGO Games. The game originally started under the working title of Trashman, developed using the Microsoft XNA Game Studio framework and was submitted for Microsoft's Dream.Build.Play contest of 2010, where it won 2nd place alongside among top-ranking entries such as Beat Hazard and Prismatic Solid. It was planned as a series of episodic games, with (so far) the first episode, Extinction Agenda, being released for PC through Steam, DESURA, and GamersGate in 2011.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The plot of Extinction Agenda is as follows: In the late 21st century, humanity has contaminated the Earth to such a dire state that an organization of scientists, United Earth (UE) had formed in an effort to save it. Governments from around the world collectively contributed trillions to UE, funding its expensive and highly experimental research. They managed to hit success, with Dr. Julia Carson's innovative concept, known as Deep Space Reprocessing (DSR), which allowed humans to recycle waste into organic materials through abiogenesis, a process that would essentially recycle the planet and transform it into a more habitable state. It turns out to be a success, Earth's state is improving, and things are beginning to look up for humanity.Then disaster strikes. The only DSR space station, Junk Sector, is hit by an unidentified crystalline object, which emits a mysterious green gas, and all contact with the crew is lost. Dr. Carson herself leads a team onto the station to investigate, and discover that the robots on board are being controlled by the gas. Their first actions are to 1) head to the armory, and 2) send samples of the gas back to HQ. Using the samples, UE manages to figure out how to make robots immune to the gas, now called "Zytron". The answer was to create a Zytron-immune robot more technically advanced than any robot UE had ever created. The robot would need to excel at combat and have a name akin to its strength and brutal efficiency — Ares.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Ares himself has a array of weaponry to use, as well as two types of grenades. He also has back-up from Valkyl, a military-support satellite, who can rain down laser death once her bar is full. The game uses a "combo" system with a maximum of 99 hits, and each stage you complete grades you based on your performance, with a maximum rank in Normal mode being A while Hard mode has SS. These ranks are determined by factors such as how quickly you completed the stage, your highest combo, how much damage you took during boss fights, and how much materials you collected. The materials from destroyed enemies and scattered throughout levels allows you to upgrade your arsenal, create more grenades, and use repair-kits. While the first episode is a fairly short game, its replayability comes from the hidden secrets, unlocking achievements, and getting higher ranks.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); })An updated remake of the first game, A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX, was released for the Xbox 360 through Xbox LIVE Arcade on October 2, 2013 and was also published by Aksys Games, the same company known for their ports of the BlazBlue series and Deathsmiles, with a PC version released through Steam a year later. The remake featured updated graphics, redesigned levels plus two additional ones, new animated cutscenes, streamlined gameplay elements, rebalanced difficulty, and promotes Tarus to playable. With a $1,500 contribution made by ORiGO Games for the Kickstarter-funded indie arena fighting game, Combat Core, Ares makes an appearance a Guest Fighter in the game along with Zetto and Kizuna of TOME.A.R.E.S. provides trope examples of:
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