Awesome Video Games Where You Get to Play as an Animal

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One of the best things about playing video games is that you can enter a world that is completely different from your own reality. Once you start, you can become a World War II soldier, or the best football player in the world, or a legendary knight.

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Some titles feature animals that are super realistic, others are meant to be complete fantasy.

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LITTLE KITTY BIG CITY There are plenty of gamers out there who really love cats. And why wouldn’t they? Kitties and their docile personalities make for a perfect partner to sit there while you play games.

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SKATEBIRD There is actually quite a cute story in Skatebird, created by Glass Bottom Games. Upset that his owner has to go to work each day and is no longer able to skate, a bird takes up the sport in order to get his attention.

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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the first games that gave players the opportunity to play as an animal. The game was initially created to compete with Nintendo’s Mario Game and became the flagship title for the Sega Genesis system.

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AWAY: THE SURVIVAL GAME This title, developed and published by Breaking Walls, allows you to play as quite a unique animal. In the game, users control a sugar glider who is trying to save their family.

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ENDLING Endling is a term used to describe the last surviving member of a species. And in this Herobeat Studios game, you play as the last remaining Fox on Earth.

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MANEATER Sure, sharks are terrifying, but did you ever think of things from their perspective? In Maneater, created by Tripwire Interactive, you are in control of a female bull shark who is obsessed with getting revenge on the fishermen who killed her mom and disfigured her.

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10 of the Weirdest Video Game Crossovers

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Awesome Video Games Where You Get to Play as an Animal

One of the best things about playing video games is that you can enter a world that is completely different from your own reality. Once you start, you can become a World War II soldier, or the best football player in the world, or a legendary knight.

Some titles feature animals that are super realistic, others are meant to be complete fantasy.

LITTLE KITTY BIG CITY There are plenty of gamers out there who really love cats. And why wouldn’t they? Kitties and their docile personalities make for a perfect partner to sit there while you play games.

SKATEBIRD There is actually quite a cute story in Skatebird, created by Glass Bottom Games. Upset that his owner has to go to work each day and is no longer able to skate, a bird takes up the sport in order to get his attention.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the first games that gave players the opportunity to play as an animal. The game was initially created to compete with Nintendo’s Mario Game and became the flagship title for the Sega Genesis system.

AWAY: THE SURVIVAL GAME This title, developed and published by Breaking Walls, allows you to play as quite a unique animal. In the game, users control a sugar glider who is trying to save their family.

ENDLING Endling is a term used to describe the last surviving member of a species. And in this Herobeat Studios game, you play as the last remaining Fox on Earth.

MANEATER Sure, sharks are terrifying, but did you ever think of things from their perspective? In Maneater, created by Tripwire Interactive, you are in control of a female bull shark who is obsessed with getting revenge on the fishermen who killed her mom and disfigured her.

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10 of the Weirdest Video Game Crossovers

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