Parasites
Creatures theme
74
games
22platforms
Features any kind of parasitic lifeforms, especially non-microscopic kind.
Notable people involved: Brian Freyermuth, Joel '.plink' Nielsen, Guy Mills, Lloyd Murphy and Jenny Way
PS2 2002-08-20
WIN 2005-04
WIN 1999-11-18
WIN 2003-09-13
WIN 2013-02-12
PS2 2003-07
WIN 1999-08-11
WIN 2004-05
GC 2002-10-15
LIN 2013-09-25
WIN 2010-07-19
PS2 2001-11-15
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.