Pandemic II
Pandemic II is a free online game where you play the part of a virus, bacterium, or parasite. The goal of the game is to infect and then kill all of humanity. Each microorganism in the game has its own characteristics, such being more or less virulent, and mutating slowly or more quickly. The game starts with you infecting a very small number of people in a specific country. You can increase the rate of infection by purchasing symptoms, resistance, and new modes of infection such as airborne and waterborne. You can also slow things down by getting rid of a symptom or resistance. Pandemic 2 ends when either you win by wiping humankind off of the face of the planet, or the humans successfully develop a vaccine and prevent you from infecting everyone. There are two modes of play, simulation mode and a shorter mode which can be played in about 10 minutes, making it a good for a break between lectures. It’s not terribly accurate in microbiological terms, but it makes a change from Tetris.
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Tags: Bacteria, Biology, game, Microbiology, Parasitology, Science, virus
