Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest
Eat or be eaten. Assume the role of an animal in its early stages of development. As your animal instincts take over, you will boldly traverse hostile environments, savagely stalking your prey to assert your place in the animal chain of power. Will you have what it takes to become the new king of the beasts?
Abstract cubic style comes to life, as a huge array of surreal creatures interact with their natural environments!
Dolby Surround Sound immerses you in a world of wild grunts, menacing growls, and terrifying screeches!
Ferociously addictive gameplay! Only a combination of strategy, instinct, and luck can keep your animal alive!
Cultivate your animal’s strengths by carefully selecting both your prey and mates to evolve in the most effective way!
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Product Description:
The premise of the game is simple… Eat or be eaten. Assume the role of an animal in its early stages of development. But, in the harsh reality of nature, this creature has no parent to coddle and protect it. From the moment the game begins, your creature is on its own to fend for its life. As your animal instincts take over, you will boldly traverse hostile environments, savagely stalking your prey and asserting your place in the animal chain of power. Will you have what it takes to become the new king of the beasts?
Explore a number of different environments while consuming other animals to evolve into one of 100 possible creature combinations. Also, by collecting different items you can have access to stronger body parts such as horns and fangs, which can give you the edge in this dog-eat-dog world. However, no creature lives forever, so you’ll need to pass on your strongest traits to your offspring and the circle of life will begin again. Ultimately, the goal is to become powerful enough to topple the alpha creature and earn your rightful place at the top of the food chain.
Features: * Abstract cubic style comes to life, as a huge array of surreal creatures interact with their natural environments! Marvel at their fluid movement as they stalk their prey, flee predators, and camouflage themselves with their surroundings!
Dolby Surround Sound immerses you in a world of wild grunts, menacing growls, and terrifying screeches!
Ferociously addictive gameplay! It’s survival of the fittest as you prove once and for all, who is the king of the beasts! Only a combination of strategy, instinct, and luck can keep your animal alive!
Cultivate your animal’s strengths by carefully selecting both your prey and mates to evolve in the most effective way!
Play again and again to develop even more surprising and dominating beasts!
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Official Website
**ATLUS U.S.A., INC. HAS SHIPPED CUBIVORE FOR THE NINTENDO GAMECUBE, ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE GAMES EVER CREATED, TO THE U.S. MARKET
EAT OR BE EATEN!**
Irvine, CA, November 8, 2002 - Atlus U.S.A., Inc., a leading publisher of interactive entertainment, has shipped, Cubivore, for the Nintendo GameCube’ console.
The premise of the game is simple… Eat or be eaten. Assume the role of an animal in its early stages of development. But, in the harsh reality of nature, this creature has no parent to coddle and protect it. From the moment the game begins, your creature is on its own to fend for its life. As your animal instincts take over, you will boldly traverse hostile environments, savagely stalking your prey and asserting your place in the animal chain of power. Will you have what it takes to become the new king of the beasts?
Explore a number of different environments while consuming other animals to evolve into one of 100 possible creature combinations. Also, by collecting different items you can have access to stronger body parts such as horns and fangs, which can give you the edge in this dog-eat-dog world. However, no creature lives forever, so you'll need to pass on your strongest traits to your offspring and the circle of life will begin again. Ultimately, the goal is to become powerful enough to topple the alpha creature and earn your rightful place at the top of the food chain.
"Gamers will quickly be won over by its innovative gameplay and fascinating character animations," said Akibo Shieh, Project Lead for Atlus USA, Inc. "With easy-to-learn controls and a quirky sense of humor, Cubivore, promises to deliver an entirely new gaming experience on the Nintendo GameCube."
HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY FEATURES:
Abstract cubic style comes to life, as a huge array of surreal creatures interact with their natural environments! Marvel at their fluid movement as they stalk their prey, flee predators, and camouflage themselves with their surroundings!
Dolby Surround Sound immerses you in a world of wild grunts, menacing growls, and terrifying screeches!
Ferociously addictive gameplay! It's survival of the fittest as you prove once and for all, who is the king of the beasts! Only a combination of strategy, instinct, and luck can keep your animal alive!
Cultivate your animal's strengths by carefully selecting both your prey and mates to evolve in the most effective way!
Play again and again to develop even more surprising and dominating beasts!
"4 out of 5" - PLAY Magazine
"It's hip to be square..." - EGM
"It's absolutely one of the most bizarre games we've laid our hands on and that's what makes it interesting." - IGN GameCube
"…a memorable gaming experience." - Gaming World X
"Simply addictive…" - Games Domain
CUBIVORE has a suggested retail price of US $49.99 and has been rated "E" for Everyone by the ESRB.
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Press Release
**ATLUS U.S.A., INC. BRINGS CUBIVORE, ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE GAMES EVER CREATED, TO THE U.S. MARKET
EAT OR BE EATEN!**
Irvine, CA, August 5, 2002 - Atlus U.S.A., Inc., a leading publisher of interactive entertainment, announced today a new title, Cubivore, for the holiday season. Originally released by Nintendo in Japan under the name of Dobutsu Bancho (Animal Leader), Cubivore will ship this November for the Nintendo GameCube’ console.
The premise of the game is simple… Eat or be eaten. Assume the role of an animal in its early stages of development. But, in the harsh reality of nature, this creature has no parent to coddle and protect it. From the moment the game begins, your creature is on its own to fend for its life. As your animal instincts take over, you will boldly traverse hostile environments, savagely stalking your prey and asserting your place in the animal chain of power. Will you have what it takes to become the new king of the beasts?
Explore a number of different environments while consuming other animals to evolve into one of 100 possible creature combinations. Also, by collecting different items you can have access to stronger body parts such as horns and fangs, which can give you the edge in this dog-eat-dog world. However, no creature lives forever, so you'll need to pass on your strongest traits to your offspring and the circle of life will begin again. Ultimately, the goal is to become powerful enough to topple the alpha creature and earn your rightful place at the top of the food chain.
"Gamers will quickly be won over by its innovative gameplay and fascinating character animations," said Akibo Shieh, Project Lead for Atlus USA, Inc. "With easy-to-learn controls and a quirky sense of humor, Cubivore, promises to deliver an entirely new gaming experience on the Nintendo GameCube."
HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY FEATURES: * Abstract cubic style comes to life, as a huge array of surreal creatures interact with their natural environments! Marvel at their fluid movement as they stalk their prey, flee predators, and camouflage themselves with their surroundings! * Dolby Surround Sound immerses you in a world of wild grunts, menacing growls, and terrifying screeches! * Ferociously addictive gameplay! It's survival of the fittest as you prove once and for all, who is the king of the beasts! Only a combination of strategy, instinct, and luck can keep your animal alive! * Cultivate your animal's strengths by carefully selecting both your prey and mates to evolve in the most effective way! * Play again and again to develop even more surprising and dominating beasts!
"It's absolutely one of the most bizarre games we've laid our hands on and that's what makes it interesting." - IGN GameCube
"…a memorable gaming experience." - Gaming World X
"Simply addictive…" - Games Domain
CUBIVORE has a suggested retail price of US $49.99 and has not yet been rated by the ESRB.
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Cubivore Press Release
Your role in Cubivore is to raise a beast from birth to king of the animals. With an abstract visual style and bizarrely addictive gameplay, this game is for players who have a hunger for something different.
The Circle of Life?
When the game begins you are born as a cube with eyes, mouth and the will to survive. Soon you will learn that in this game, as in the Darwinian jungle, the rules are simple: eat or be eaten. As you roam the wilderness you will encounter countless other creatures that aren't too keen on becoming your latest snack. Many have their own ideas about where you fall on the food chain. Actual battle mechanics are quite simple, however.
You Are What You Eat
Cubivore critters evolve not by the slow and tedious process of natural selection, but by rapid-fire assimilation of desired characteristics. Or, to put it more bluntly, "Dinner's on!" Animals you encounter are color-coded, so eating different color combinations will result in up to 100 different mutations. Your diet will determine your appearance, speed, defense and strength.
Some of the more powerful beasts will yield extra Limbs. Limbs are actually square tiles that are positioned on your beast's body in an amazing variety of ways. Given so many possibilities you will easily get the feeling that you have ultimate control over your beast's destiny.
Between stages you will hear deep thoughts from your animal on subjects such as eating, mutating and wooing the females of your species. These ponderings serve the dual purpose of explaining game strategy and revealing what makes your polygonal pal tick. The clever monologues includes an occasional haiku about the meaning of life.
Graphics
Literally everything in the game is composed of squares. Every animal and every inch of the wilderness is composed of square tiles. When cube-shaped animals splash through the water they leave square ripples shimmering beneath a square sun.
From grass to king of the beasts, everything in this way-out world is literally a building block of life.
Surprisingly, the well-animated creatures in Cubivore seem to have lives of their own. Some animals will hop, some gallop and others wobble. Other natural behaviors include stalking predators, camouflaging and fleeing from battle.
Cubivore is a one-of-a-kind game. Raising your animal from its lowly beginnings is quite addictive, but the battles leave something to be desired. Whether you think of Cubivore as touching on deep philosophical questions or just a lot of fun, you'd have to agree that the Nintendo GameCube is the perfect place for these cube-shaped animals to run wild.
For a sharper and clearer image, select the Progressive Scan option when playing on a TV set that supports that feature.
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www.nintendo.com
Ah, yes, it is good to be square. Wait, what? That is right, in Cubivore, you must embrace your primal instincts and take control of your very own creature! Eat, train, and mutate to become the King of all Cubivores and defeat the Killer Cubivore in order to restore the Wilderness back to its colorful, geometric glory!
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www.atlus.com
Contributed by Lampbane, Xoleras, Opipeuter, skl.