Whereas other games only allowed you to toss some meat to draw the attention of these dangerous beasts or release captive ones to deal some damage to enemies (not counting the Shangri La missions of FC4 where you could control a tiger), here players can
command various predators to attack specific enemies,
move to certain positions, and use some of their
special abilities — like immunity to fire, stealth, scouting, and more — or ride them into battle.