Games That Let You Play As The Enemies You Fought During The Main Game

Games where you are able to control several basic enemies you encounter throughout the main game. Always greatly enjoyed this idea. Few rules:

1. The game has to not be based around the concept of adding enemies to your team. Basically, no monster catching. I think that'd dilute the purpose of the list, which I hope you get the vibe of.
2. Obtaining an enemy's fighting styles or movesets does not count. No Mega Man and no Kirby (with exceptions).
3. Bosses don't count. This is about basic enemies.
4. Playing has to consist of controlling them in somewhat the same manner as they would play when fighting against you. No costume sections.
5. I allow most other shenanigans, such as only one of the players being able to do this, or it being restricted to some mode.

LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
LEGO Batman: The Videogame
LEGO Batman: The Videogame
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
Kirby Super Star
Kirby Super Star
Also Super Star Ultra. Player 2 is able to control enemy characters after Kirby obtains their copy ability.
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
During character challenge discs, the second player is able to control the enemies to try and stop Player 1 who controls the hero.
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
Kirby: Squeak Squad
Kirby: Squeak Squad
The Ghost ability, which becomes available after collecting all the Ghost medals, allows you to take control of non-boss enemies with their full movesets. Typically, Kirby utilizes his enemies' fighting styles through the copy ability, but with Ghost he can now physically become them!
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
LEGO The Lord of the Rings
LEGO The Lord of the Rings
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
LEGO Marvel's Avengers
LEGO Marvel's Avengers
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
The LEGO Movie Videogame
The LEGO Movie Videogame
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
LEGO City Undercover
LEGO City Undercover
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
LEGO The Hobbit
LEGO The Hobbit
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
Divinity: Original Sin II
Divinity: Original Sin II
The Dungeon Master mode allows a player to set up and control in an eventual fight. They appear to have mostly the same abilities as playable characters do, but I think it counts.
LEGO DC Super-Villains
LEGO DC Super-Villains
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
Baldur's Gate
Baldur's Gate
Contains polymorph spells and effects, allowing you to use abilities and attacks of many different creatures you fought along the way.
The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game
The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Contains polymorph spells and effects, allowing you to use abilities and attacks of many different creatures you fought along the way.
The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
Evil Mode allows the player to play each previously completed area as the forces of Sauron.
Gothic
Gothic
Gothic I and II both have fully coded, playable enemies. Through accessing the dev tools with a code, you are able to control any character in the game, including all enemies. Otherwise, during the main game, the player is able to obtain many different scrolls that allow them to transform into different enemies.
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
Bit of a cheat here cuz this is technically a multiplayer game, but I think the fact that your first campaign is as the forces of good, whereas the second campaign that unlocks after is played from the evil perspective lets it squeeze through.
Jade Empire
Jade Empire
Certain skills allow you to transform into enemies. These enemies aren't exactly bosses, though some are encounter only once or only in a specific area. These are super enemies, maybe even mini-bosses, but I would not count them as bosses.
Neverwinter Nights
Neverwinter Nights
Contains polymorph spells and effects, allowing you to use abilities and attacks of many different creatures you fought along the way.
LEGO The Incredibles
LEGO The Incredibles
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
Neverwinter Nights 2
Neverwinter Nights 2
Contains polymorph spells and effects, allowing you to use abilities and attacks of many different creatures you fought along the way.
Icewind Dale
Icewind Dale
Contains polymorph spells and effects, allowing you to use abilities and attacks of many different creatures you fought along the way.
The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame
The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame
Lego Games allow you to play as any and all enemies you encounter along the way after you unlock them.
Rain World: Downpour
Rain World: Downpour
The new Safari mode allows the player to control an Overseer, who can then control any and all enemies on the map. The player unlocks different zones for the Safari mode by finding unlockables in the main game.
Icewind Dale II
Icewind Dale II
Contains polymorph spells and effects, allowing you to use abilities and attacks of many different creatures you fought along the way.
Gothic II: Gold Edition
Gothic II: Gold Edition
Gothic I and II both have fully coded, playable enemies. Through accessing the dev tools with a code, you are able to control any character in the game, including all enemies. Otherwise, during the main game, the player is able to obtain many different scrolls that allow them to transform into different enemies.
Dragon Age: Origins - Darkspawn Chronicles
Dragon Age: Origins - Darkspawn Chronicles
Lets you play as the invading force during the final battle in an alternative universe where your player character does not exist. You are able to recruit several different enemies from the Darkspawn forces as they appear.

2 Comments


1 month ago

Lego Batman has a 2nd story mode where u do the same levels but from the bad guys pov

1 month ago

@Elkmane I like the idea but I think that them being bosses carries a different vibe. However, I think I shall add Lego games in general because they let you control every enemy unit. Thank you for the beeg brain play.


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