Parasites
Creatures theme
Features any kind of parasitic lifeforms, especially non-microscopic kind.
70
games
19platforms
WIN 2014-10-06
GC 2005-01-11
XBOX 2002-10-15
ARCD 1990-03
WIN 2004-11-15
ZEBO 2009-08-11
WIIU 2013-03-31
WIN 2007-03-01
SNES 1993-07-09
WIN 2002-08-09
PS2 2002-08-20
WIN 2004-05-28
Most often these are the kind that take full control of the host, mostly because it works better for dramatic effect. It also usually gives easily recognizable foe and makes humans seem less of monsters. Often these are coupled with morally questionable people who want to use them, and the lengths they take to make sure it happens balances it back to humans.
In nature, parasites are never this nefarious, though they may either themselves produce or excite the host to produce some chemicals that may increase a certain type of behaviour, but this is unlikely at the level where people lose completely control of themselves (except in cases that had trouble controlling themselves to begin with).
The word parasite implies that the organism is the sole benefactor of the "union". So symbiotic organisms (the kind that benefit both) are not included by this, no matter how ugly they may look.
In nature, parasites are never this nefarious, though they may either themselves produce or excite the host to produce some chemicals that may increase a certain type of behaviour, but this is unlikely at the level where people lose completely control of themselves (except in cases that had trouble controlling themselves to begin with).
The word parasite implies that the organism is the sole benefactor of the "union". So symbiotic organisms (the kind that benefit both) are not included by this, no matter how ugly they may look.
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The first Parasites video game was released on March 1990.
Valve, Sega and Acclaim Entertainment published most of these games.