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Enemy scan

Video game concept

Player has an ability, device, spell, or such that reveals useful information about enemies and possibly other entities, such as their weaknesses and strengths.

62
games
25
platforms

Name variations: analyze, probe

Mother 1+2 (Game Boy Advance)
Mother 1+2
GBA 2003-06-20
Final Fantasy VII Remake (PlayStation 4)
Final Fantasy VII Remake
PS4 2020-04-10
Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation)
Final Fantasy VII
PS1 1997-01-31
Aarklash: Legacy (Windows)
Aarklash: Legacy
WIN 2013-09
Wasteland 2 (Linux)
Wasteland 2
LIN 2014-09-19
Final Fantasy XIII (Xbox 360)
Final Fantasy XIII
X360 2010-03-09
Star Trek (Windows)
Star Trek
WIN 2013-04-26
Final Fantasy VII (Windows)
Final Fantasy VII
WIN 1998-06-24
X-COM: UFO Defense (Amiga AGA)
X-COM: UFO Defense
AGA 1994
Final Fantasy IV (WonderSwan Color)
Final Fantasy IV
WSC 2002-03-28
EarthBound (Super Nintendo)
EarthBound
SNES 1995-02
Final Fantasy VI (Super Nintendo)
Final Fantasy VI
SNES 1994-04-02
See also: analyzer
If the scan only reveals fluff or other "useless" information, then it's not part of this tag.

Mostly of interest in games where use of this skill is fairly necessary unless you metagame the information.

Popular tags

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Games by year

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The first Enemy scan video game was released on July 27, 1989.

Square Enix, Square and inXile entertainment published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 11
SNES 5
PS 5
Linux 5
PS2 4
Switch 3
GBA 3
iOS 3
Android 2
Mac OS X 2
NES 2
PS3 2
Nintendo DS 2
PSP 2
Ouya 1
Internet Only 1
Amiga AGA 1
3DS 1
MS-DOS 1
Mobile 1
WonderSwan Color 1
PS4 1
Amiga CD32 1
Wii 1
X360 1

Most common companies

Square Enix21
Square11
inXile entertainment6
Nintendo5
Microprose4
Kasedo Games3