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Meat shield

Activities concept

The player character can use the bodies of other characters - dead or still living - as shields.

74
games
14
platforms

Alternate name: Human shield

Splinter Cell: Conviction (Windows)
Splinter Cell: Conviction
WIN 2010-04-27
XIII (Windows)
XIII
WIN 2003-11-24
Hitman: Blood Money (Xbox)
Hitman: Blood Money
XBOX 2006-05-30
Splinter Cell: Double Agent (PlayStation 3)
Splinter Cell: Double Agent
PS3 2007-03
XIII (GameCube)
XIII
GC 2003-11-25
Saints Row: The Third (Windows)
Saints Row: The Third
WIN 2011-11-15
Bionic Commando Rearmed (Windows)
Bionic Commando Rearmed
WIN 2008-08-14
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty (Windows)
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty
WIN 2008-02
Wanted: Weapons of Fate (Windows)
Wanted: Weapons of Fate
WIN 2009-03-24
The Punisher (Windows)
The Punisher
WIN 2005-01-18
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (Xbox)
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
XBOX 2005-03-29
Splinter Cell (Game Boy Advance)
Splinter Cell
GBA 2003-04-29
Implied: (not enforceable)
* Grappling - not applicable in cases where dead bodies and such are used.
For still living victims, this may serve as a detriment to shoot at you in case the opponents have higher morals than you do (or the victim is their employer or similar high value person).

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Parent groups

Interaction: Characters, Personal protection

Games by year

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The first Meat shield video game was released in 1981.

Ubisoft, THQ and Majesco published most of these games.

Related site

Related trope at TV Tropes (Human Shield)

Platforms

Windows 21
PS2 11
X360 10
PS3 8
Xbox 8
GameCube 6
Mac OS X 2
Linux 2
N-Gage 1
Wii 1
PSP 1
Apple II E 1
GBA 1
Nintendo DS 1

Most common companies

Ubisoft19
THQ9
Majesco7
Konami6
Ubi Soft4
Eidos4
Electronic Arts3
Vivendi Games3
Warner Bros. Interactive3
Square Enix3
Microsoft Game Studios2