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Composite foes

Creatures theme

Player encounters opponents that are made of multiple parts that can be destroyed separately, either in specific order or as the player sees fit. It may not be necessary to destroy all parts, but it may be beneficial to do so.

36
games
11
platforms

Alternate names: Composite opponents
Name variations: enemies, monsters

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (PlayStation 3)
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
PS3 2013-04-26
Cortex Command (Linux)
Cortex Command
LIN 2012-09-28
Dead Space (PlayStation 3)
Dead Space
PS3 2008-10-13
Hard Reset Redux (Windows)
Hard Reset Redux
WIN 2016-06-03
Ninja Blade (Xbox 360)
Ninja Blade
X360 2009-01
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (Windows)
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
WIN 2016-01-15
Dead Space (Windows)
Dead Space
WIN 2008-10-20
Guns of Icarus Online (Windows)
Guns of Icarus Online
WIN 2012-09-30
Hard Reset: Exile (Windows)
Hard Reset: Exile
WIN 2012-07-11
Ion Assault (Xbox 360)
Ion Assault
X360 2009-09-23
Demon Seed (Tandy Color Computer)
Demon Seed
COCO 1983
Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green (Windows)
Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green
WIN 2005-10
These parts might also be in layers (specific order unoptionally enforced since the player can't even see the next part to be attacked). An enemy might also regenerate is some way once defeated; so that they attack again, usually in some other mode or style.

Children:
* Dismemberment

Implied:
* Locational health
* Locational damage

Related:
* Splitting creatures

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Child group

Dismemberment

Games by year

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The first Composite foes video game was released in 1982.

Muse Games, Electronic Arts and Data Realms published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 18
Linux 5
X360 3
PS3 2
Mac OS X 2
Tandy Coco 1
Android 1
Mac OS Classic 1
TRS-80 1
Dragon32 1
NES 1