

In the first, he must enter the dead hydra's mouth and walk to the boat captain to retrieve a key. Though very short, Kratos also makes short ventures into fleshy environments in the first and third games.In the original, Hades (the underworld, not the god) is composed mostly of spiked meat suspended mid air over a sea of blood.Of course, seeing as he's made mostly out of rock and lava, it doesn't really feel like a Womb Level. One level of II has our sociopathic hero Kratos traveling in and around the Titan Atlas.Doubles as a Gimmick Level with the constantly changing gravity. Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts put one in Level Four.The Force Unleashed features an Imperial base set around - and inside - a Sarlacc pit.Level 12 of Evolva takes place mainly inside the Parasite's body.

Even though it's an enormous demonic statue, its interior looks alarmingly organic.


If it's in a horizontally scrolling game, it tends to be a Tube Of Meat that you are flying through, and.The trope gets its name from a set of unfortunate side effects of the games they are in: If the outside of the creature involved is shown, expect it to be Bigger on the Inside. These qualities also make Womb Levels popular candidates for being The Very Definitely Final Dungeon, especially when it doubles as the game setting's Netherworld or Hell. As can the other sorts of organisms living inside the body. Also, because giant organs can be creepy, as can the very idea of being inside a living thing. This is usually because the level is set inside some kind of Enormous Eldritch Abomination of some kind, especially ones that like to swallow characters whole, but sometimes it's just because the level designers felt like it. Mysteriously, things tend to be relatively spacious, well-lit, and full of breathable air. Expect to see lots of blood pools, deadly digestive organs, climbable veins, deadly bone spikes, pulsating hearts, and floors, ceilings, and backdrops made of pink, squishy meat. However, it's not always enough to explore a Green Hill Zone or enjoy some Jungle Japes - no, sometimes nothing will do but to have the whole level made out of meat.Īnd such a videogame level that takes place inside of a giant creature or otherwise huge organic structure is referred to as a Womb Level. Biologically based levels are pretty common, especially in Shoot 'Em Up games.
