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214 games like Darius Force · 1982 – 2024

  • Why 82Form.54World.25Curated.74Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Often paired

    PS5, Windows, Xbox Series

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupSpaceAction

    It's a twin-stick vertical scrolling Shooter hybrid with a cinematic flare: An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes Cygni the vanguard for the next generation of shoot-em ups.

    72 rating2 lists2.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Timed SNK exclusiveWhy 77Form.57World.43Curated.57Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Often paired

    Aicom · Arcade, FM Towns, Neo Geo +5

    Shoot 'em upShooterRobotsShmupScience fiction

    One or two players (in hot-seat or cooperative mode) control a spaceship equipped with a laser cannon which can be charged (by holding the shooting button down) for a stronger blast. Besides the main weapon, three special weapons are availa

    67 rating8 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 75Form.67World.25Curated.50Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Often paired

    Winning Entertainment Group · SNES, Satellaview

    Shoot 'em upShooterBroadcastActionSide view

    Pocky was enjoying a quiet cup of tea in her shrine, when Rocky the Raccoon, a Nopino goblin came running to Pocky. "Something terrible has happened. My fellow Nopino goblins have lost their minds. When I woke up, they were very agitated.

    76 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 71Form.27World.25Curated.68Lists.00Shooter · Robots · Often paired

    Jaleco · SNES, Satellaview

    ActionShooterRobotsBroadcastScience fiction

    The best scientists in the world have been working for years on the Subspace Particle Transfer Project, a process that uses subspace transporters to dematerialize an object, then instantly rematerializes it at another location. Short distan

    60 rating4 listsOften paired

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 65Form.14World.25Curated.67Lists.00Shooter · Aliens · Often paired

    Acclaim Studios London · Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, PlayStation

    ShooterAliensRobotsActionScience fiction

    The invasion has begun - an alien species infestated Earth and now they are after your flesh! Choose one of two Armorines, each with their own selection of weapons and fight back against bugs of all sizes; minimize the enemies chance of eli

    58 rating6 listsOften paired

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  • Xbox exclusiveWhy 62Form.19World.25Curated.59Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Often paired

    Noriyoshi Ohba · Xbox 360

    Shoot 'em upShooterRobotsScience fictionAmnesia

    In this Square Enix developed XBLA dual-stick shooter, players control a gun-toting amnesiac robot trying to regain its memory by killing lots of cubes on cubes. Cubes.

    60 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 61Form.29World.25Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Aliens · Often paired

    PS3, PlayStation Portable, TurboGrafx-16 +3

    ShooterAliensShoot 'em upRobotsAction

    It's been two years since Arnold and Sonya were made into Shockmen. A message from the professor to return to their bodies has them head to his laboratory, but they are ambushed by a mysterious enemy along the way. After narrowly defeating

    2 listsOften paired

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 61Form.29World.25Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Aliens · Often paired

    Winds Co Ltd · PS3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Store TurboGrafx-16 +4

    ShooterAliensShoot 'em upRobotsAction

    It's been two years since Arnold and Sonya were made into Shockmen. A message from the professor to return to their bodies has them head to his laboratory, but they are ambushed by a mysterious enemy along the way. After narrowly defeating

    6 listsOften paired

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  • Why 60Form.11World.25Curated.61Lists.00Shooter · Robots · Often paired

    Meta Quest, Oculus VR, Windows

    ShooterRobotsActionScience fictionArcade

    Use creative combat tactics and skill shots to earn high scores as you teleport through city streets and rooftops in an awe-inspiring ballet of bullets. Tear apart your robot foes and use them to fend off the enemy onslaught. Unlock, custom

    89 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Xbox exclusiveWhy 59Form.10World.25Curated.59Lists.00Shooter · Robots · Often paired

    Xbox 360

    ShooterRobotsScience fictionAmnesiaRobot protagonist

    In this Square Enix developed XBLA dual-stick shooter, players control a gun-toting amnesiac robot trying to regain its memory by killing lots of cubes on cubes. Cubes.

    60 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Why 56Form.12World.25Curated.55Lists.00Shooter · Aliens · Often paired

    Cold Iron Studios · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3

    ShooterAliensActionScience fictionHorde shooter

    Set in the iconic Alien universe, Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative 3rd-person survival shooter that drops your fireteam of hardened marines into a desparate fight to contain the evolving Xenomorph threat. Create and customize your ow

    70 rating6 lists9 h main storyOften paired

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 55Form.63World.56Curated.08Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Android, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fictionSide view

    Dariusburst is a horizontal scrolling shooter developed by Pyramid and published by Taito. It forms part of the Darius series and it is released for the PlayStation Portable in December 24, 2009. Like previous Darius games, Dariusburst is

    1 list0.5 h main story

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 54Form.56World.56Curated.12Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Pyramid · PlayStation Portable

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupScience fictionSide view

    Dariusburst is a horizontal scrolling shooter developed by Pyramid and published by Taito. It forms part of the Darius series and it is released for the PlayStation Portable in December 24, 2009. Like previous Darius games, Dariusburst is

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  • Why 51Form.44World.25Curated.24Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Windows

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionScience fiction

    Genetos is a Japanese freeware game by Tatsuya Koyama that explores the history of the Shoot-em-up genre through play.

    1 list

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 50Form.36World.25Curated.28Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Shoot 'em upShooterRobotsScience fictionSide view

    Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie is a 2D side-scrolling science fiction shooter. Aside from Hikaru, the player can also choose to play as Max or Milia. Each character has different types of power, range and weapon effect per VF-

    1 list

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  • Why 49Form.56World.30Curated.12Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Warashi · Arcade, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation +1

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupScience fictionSide view

    Shienryu is a 1997 shoot-'em-up by Warashi for the Sega Titan Video arcade system later ported to the Sega Saturn.

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 48Form.57World.66Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    UPL · Arcade, SNES

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fictionArcade

    The players takes controls on one of two surviving fighters pilots, 'Jet' a male pilot and 'Nova' a female pilot and both flying the Icarus, a fast and powerful space-fighter, which comes equipped with a Standard laser. Two more weapons are

    51 rating1 list

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 48Form.62World.30Curated.07Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Warashi · Arcade, Sega Saturn

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fictionSide view

    Shienryu is a 1997 shoot-'em-up by Warashi for the Sega Titan Video arcade system later ported to the Sega Saturn.

    1 list

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 44Form.51World.25Curated.09Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    First Star Software · Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200 +3

    Shoot 'em upShooterAliensSpaceAction

    Astro Chase is a multidirectional shooter written by Fernando Herrera for Atari 8-bit computers. It was published by First Star Software in 1982 as the company's first game. Parker Brothers licensed it, releasing cartridge versions for the

    62 rating1 list

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  • Why 44Form.48World.25Curated.11Lists.00Shooter · Robots

    Ian Weatherburn · ZX Spectrum

    ShooterRobotsSpaceActionScience fiction

    The player controls a robot sent to an unexplored planet called Hallucinor with the job of investigating it ahead of human colonisation. When it arrives, however, it is attacked by aliens and must manoeuvre its way through the planet, avoid

    1 list

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 43Form.60World.29Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Technosoft · Sega Saturn

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionSide view

    Blast Wind is a shoot-'em-up game released exclusively in Japan for the Sega Saturn in 1997.

    1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 43Form.59World.32Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Grobda

    1984

    Namco · Arcade, NEC PC-6000 Series, Switch +5

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    The player must take control of Grobda, a tank trapped in an arena filled with numerous indestructible obstacles and several enemy tanks. When an enemy tank is killed, it will cause an explosion, and any other enemies that happen to be in t

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  • Why 42Form.47World.25Curated.09Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Freeverse · macOS

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionScience fiction

    Join Lancer Squad, an elite unit of flight-capable troops, on their current mission to battle an extraterrestrial army set on taking control the universe's evil war machine. Active Lancer confronts you (and a companion if necessary) against

    1 list

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 42Form.59World.30Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Data East · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionScience fiction

    SRD: Super Real Darwin is a 1987 vertical scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Data East. It is the sequel to Data East's 1986 arcade game, Darwin 4078. The player takes control of a small fighter ship capable of mutatin

    58 rating1 list

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 42Form.51World.52Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Karous

    2007

    Milestone · Arcade, Dreamcast

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fictionVertical scrolling

    In this unique vertically-scrolling shooter you take the role of a mysterious girl named Karous, who commands a tiny fighter ship and attempts to destroy an evil armada bent on world domination. The game plays as your average vertical-scro

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 42Form.61World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Arika · Nintendo DS

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fictionSide view

    Prepare yourself for one of the most intense shoot ‘em ups to hit Nintendo DSiWare. Your mission is simple: get the highest score possible, across eight phases of fierce vertical-scrolling action.

    80 rating2 lists

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  • Why 42Form.61World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Jukka Tapanimäki · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +5

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionScience fiction

    Netherworld is a shoot 'em up video game published by Hewson in 1988. It was originally developed by Jukka Tapanimäki for the Commodore 64, and original music was composed by Jori Olkkonen.

    3 lists

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 42Form.60World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Zyrinx · Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionScience fiction

    The game consists of 10 missions. Each mission takes place in a vast cavern, with interesting weather conditions. You must explore it and complete the mission objectives -- usually collecting sub parts, rescuing trapped miners, or destroyin

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 41Form.58World.28Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Data East · Arcade, MSX, Switch

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fictionArcade

    Darwin 4078 is an arcade game released by Data East in 1986. The game is a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up like Xevious, but as the title indicates, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is incorporated into the gameplay.

    2 lists

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 41Form.57World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    NMK · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionArcade

    USAAF Mustang is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game originally developed by NMK, and published by UPL in 1990. It was ported a year later to the Sega Mega Drive by Taito while being renamed Fire Mustang. NMK Co. Ltd. also dev

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 41Form.48World.25Curated.06Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Epics Inc · PlayStation, PS2, PS3 +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fictionSide view

    In Philosoma, you blast through 18 vertical scrolling deep space environments in search of the mysterious distress call, destroying enemies and obstacles in your path. Go up against a variety of vehicles including the "Hover Carrier," the

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 41Form.53World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Success · Arcade, PS2

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupActionBird view / Isometric

    Psyvariar is a vertical scrolling shooter released in arcades in 2000 by Success. The game contains a variety of stages and it features a 'buzz' gameplay style, making it possible to earn levels by dodging enemy bullets.

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 41Form.47World.25Curated.07Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionScience fiction

    A shoot-'em-up that was originally released in Japan under the Simple 1500 Series Banner and later released in the US as a budget title by A1 Games through Agetec.

    3 lists

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 41Form.44World.25Curated.09Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Switch, PS3, PlayStation Portable +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionScience fiction

    The celestial planet Conceyta orbits with its moon in a dust- and gas-covered solar system. Within lurks an evil unknown to man that bears a danger so much greater than any threat yet witnessed. A dark, mysterious power has manifested itsel

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 40Form.20World.25Curated.24Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Daybreak Game Company · PS3

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionTwin stick control

    Cash Guns Chaos is a fast-paced top-down shooter featuring intense run and gun arcade-action across more than 15 blood-filled and body-part-laden levels. Battle a never-ending onslaught of relentless enemies. After being captured by an alie

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 40Form.41World.34Curated.07Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupScience fictionSide view

    Gaia Seed is a horizontally scrolling shooter from Techno Soleil. The game comes from the fabulous line of classically-styled Japanese shoot 'em ups, bursting at the seams with parallax scrolling, screen-filling bosses and other classic eff

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  • Why 40Form.42World.25Curated.10Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    NMK · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +9

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fictionSide view

    Tenseiryuu: Saint Dragon is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game originally released as a coin-op by Jaleco in 1989. It was converted to several home computer platforms by Storm Entertainment in 1990.

    4 lists

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  • Why 40Form.40World.31Curated.09Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Amiga, Amiga 1200, Amiga CD32 +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterAliensShmupAction

    Not only Super Stardust did equal its predecessor in every conceivable way, it added more flair, features, gameplay, special effects, colors and animations. Advertised as “the first true arcade shoot-em-up for home platforms”, the game was

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 40Form.47World.50Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Technosoft · Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionScience fictionSide view

    Thunder Force III is a scrolling shooter game developed by Technosoft. It is the third chapter in the Thunder Force series. It was released in 1990 in Japan, Europe and the United States for the Sega Genesis. During the same year, it was re

    73 rating1 list

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  • Why 39Form.37World.25Curated.11Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Team17 · PS3, Windows, Xbox 360

    Shoot 'em upShooterAliensActionScience fiction

    A remake of the original classic Amiga title Alien Breed, Evolution features update graphics, gameplay and features.

    61 rating1 list5.5 h main story

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 39Form.52World.29Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Now Production · TurboGrafx-16, Wii, Wii U

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionBird view / Isometric

    On Earth in the 23rd century, a space time warp opens up over the Atlantic Ocean. From it comes an enormous invasion force analyzed to come from the 25th century. As Earth is attacked by the alien war machines, it is revealed that the culpr

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  • Why 39Form.51World.31Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Konami · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore 64 +9

    Shoot 'em upShooterSpaceActionScience fiction

    One of the defining characteristics of the Gradius series is the use of a "power meter." The power meter is powered by a power-up item, whose purpose, when collected, is to move a highlight to the next power-up on the power meter. When a po

    72 rating18 lists

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  • Why 39Form.54World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Irem · Arcade, FM Towns, NES +6

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionScience fiction

    On a fateful day in 20XX, the Earth's moon exploded into four large fragments and a multitude of meteors. Aliens from afar had succeeded in destroying the West's moon base. One after another, mankind's other military industrial space comple

    70 rating9 lists

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 39Form.44World.00Curated.11Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    SNK · PlayStation Portable

    Shoot 'em upShooter

    10 great SNK heroes and heroines have left their worlds to answer Dr. Brown Sugar's "call for peace". Now, head to the skies to save the world from the threat of "THE DAMNED", an evil organization which plots to use a time machine for its m

    3 lists

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  • Why 39Form.37World.25Curated.10Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Team17 · Amiga, Amiga CD32, Apple IIGS +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterAliensActionScience fiction

    Project-X is a scrolling shooter game for the Amiga computer released in 1992. It was also ported to DOS. Developed and published by Team17, it was regarded as one of the best shooter games for that platform at the time, both for its techn

    79 rating2 lists

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 39Form.53World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Eighting · Arcade, FM Towns, PS4 +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionSide view

    Sorcer Striker, released in Japan as Mahou Daisakusen is a 1993 medieval-themed scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Raizing (now known as Eighting) , and later ported to the X68000 and FM-Towns computers and the EZweb m

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 39Form.37World.44Curated.06Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Compile · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupActionScience fiction

    Zanac X Zanac is a shoot'em up game released by Compile to commemorate the 15th anniversairy of the original game. This title includes two games - a reimagination of the original game, called Zanac Neo and 3 different versions of the NES po

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 38Form.50World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Aleste

    1988

    MSX, Master System, PS4 +2

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionScience fiction

    Your planet has been overrun by the meanest mutant vegetation ever created in a genetics laboratory. It's taken over buildings, labs, fighter craft... even people! And it's getting bigger... and meaner... with each passing second. But it ha

    74 rating6 lists

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