Natural weapons
Tools theme
Player can use natural abilities, limbs or similar that evolved to be used as weapons, including ability to spit poison and similar.
73
games
24platforms
NES 1992-07
WIN 2009-06-10
LIN TBA
X68K 1992-03-31
9801 1992-03-21
GEN 1994
PS3 2009-06
PS2 2003-07
MAC 1993-05
DOS 1990-06
WIN 1999-08-18
PS2 2006-10
This should be besides hands, feet and teeth, but technically include them as well but if there's nothing unusual in them to distinguish them from unarmed combat then they aren't worth being included here.
Generally this is for things like scythe-like limbs, poison spit, and anything more unusual to be employed by a species for hunting, defense, or combat (although the last would likely involve genetic engineering or selective evolution). Antlers and other horns are found in animals that would fit the bill, as is the ability to spit certain special substances (besides plain saliva).
When the "naturally" occuring offensive or defensive capability starts to take features of an artificial weapon, it will have "outgrown" this category. Such as in Evolva where the player can shapeshift their characters' arms and bodies to incorporate large number of different organic projectile weapons. Living weapons and weapon implants should be considered instead.
Generally this is for things like scythe-like limbs, poison spit, and anything more unusual to be employed by a species for hunting, defense, or combat (although the last would likely involve genetic engineering or selective evolution). Antlers and other horns are found in animals that would fit the bill, as is the ability to spit certain special substances (besides plain saliva).
When the "naturally" occuring offensive or defensive capability starts to take features of an artificial weapon, it will have "outgrown" this category. Such as in Evolva where the player can shapeshift their characters' arms and bodies to incorporate large number of different organic projectile weapons. Living weapons and weapon implants should be considered instead.
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The first Natural weapons video game was released in 1990.
Activision, SSI and Might and Delight published most of these games.