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Non-playable characters we wish were playable

25 NPCs we'd love to get our hands on... in a (mostly) non-sexual way, of course

Words: Dave Meikleham, GamesRadar UK
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dingolad22  - 11 months 23 days ago 
the fight between the stryder and dog was so kickass
Mystery514  - 11 months 23 days ago 
Nice Article!
Tikicobra  - 11 months 23 days ago 
Why would you want to play as the dog? You don't even play as anything in Duck Hunt.

And the moon? Seriously?
Romination  - 11 months 23 days ago 
oooh...i sense someone with no humor, by the name of tikicobra...
Anyone else notice that the chicken strangler is holding the chicken by its legs?
And doesn't anyone wanna play as Iwazaru!? All the bondage gear, possibly-child-molesty gameplay you can eat! it's the best idea EVER!
mmarano  - 11 months 23 days ago 
I'd play Gloria.
Defguru7777  - 11 months 23 days ago 
Couple of things.

Slippy and Peppy are playable in Star Fox: Assault and Star Fox Command. Unless you're just talking about Star Fox 64, then yeah.

I was with you on this article until you got to Tartarus. I love the Arbiter. I hate you now. Add this to the Castle Crashers review and... why am I on this site again? (Your pros do outweigh your cons).

I really would like to play as DOG. And I think they should have had the Merchant playable in RE4's Mercenary Mode.
Samueloo7  - 11 months 23 days ago 
You are totally right, and have you also noticed how the non playable characters are so cool and have such cool weapons/powers it is just so unfair,and that while the side character runs off and massacres enemys you are stuck behid solving a puzzle that would have a super computer baffeled. Just for once i want to be the guy saying get this door open while i kill all the enemys.
Spybreak8  - 11 months 23 days ago 
Hahaha, chicken choker, yess.
sprog  - 11 months 23 days ago 
liquid snake would be awesome to play as, he's a bad guy AND he's english
sprog  - 11 months 23 days ago 
oh yeah, and gloria looks like wesley snipes in drag
key0blade  - 11 months 23 days ago 
I think the new MGS4 Raiden KICK ASS
CAPST3R  - 11 months 23 days ago 
howabout snake on LBP and a gekko on mgs4? that would be ace. when is the snake costume out anyway?
noofer7  - 11 months 22 days ago 
people would want to play as slippy and peppy so that they could have a gory, ultraviolent beat-'em-up between the two
Skooch  - 11 months 22 days ago 
I'm pretty sure that if you complete ICO and hook up a second controller, you can control Yorda. Probably makes the game a whole lot easier.
georgeguy  - 11 months 22 days ago 
nice artical
LionheartAce  - 11 months 22 days ago 
DO A BARREL ROLL!
noobeater  - 11 months 22 days ago 
nice article....maybe the worm on gears 2...eat all u want destroy all you want go where you want

but yes the mechant guy is obviously the best
kennyvspenny2004  - 11 months 22 days ago 
I would love to be the emo kid from silent hill 5
Macomb  - 11 months 22 days ago 
There are only 2 on this list that would be worth playing as. Raiden FOR SURE and maybe pyramid head. DONE!
Orange  - 11 months 21 days ago 
great article dave, well done.
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