Creatures

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Description

Creatures is a biological simulation. You start with six eggs of Norns, cute little creatures who live in an imaginary world. Your task is to give them knowledge about the world they live in, learn them how to speak, how to use toys, an elevator, how to eat etc. They will eventually grow older, reproduce themselves and die. The game uses its own genetics system, as well as biochemical and neurological calculations to determine the evolution of Norns and the way their DNA would develop in their descendants.

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Alternate Titles

• "Creatures: Schaffen Sie künstliches Leben in Ihrem Computer!" -- German tag-lined title
• "Creatures: Create Real Life on Your PC" -- Tag-lined title
• "Creatures: Create and breed your own artificial life." -- UK tag-lined title

Part of the Following Groups

• Creatures series
• Genre: Simulation - Animal life / Biological

User Reviews

Amazing! My favorite game EVER!

Windows

Suzie Pendlebury (3)

Critic Reviews

Electric Playground	Windows	Jun 11, 1997	9 out of 10	90
PC Games (Germany)	Windows	Nov, 1996	86 out of 100	86
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Windows	Nov, 1997		80
PC Player (Germany)	Windows	Feb, 1997		80
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Windows 3.x	Nov, 1997		80
Gamesmania.de	Windows 3.x	1997	70 out of 100	70
Jeuxvideo.com	PlayStation	Dec 08, 2001	14 out of 20	70
Svenska PC Gamer	Windows	Jan, 1997	65 out of 100	65
PSX Nation	PlayStation	Dec 29, 2002	53 out of 100	53
World Village (Gamer's Zone)	Windows	1997		40

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Trivia

Douglas Adams

The front of the UK box has this testimonial:

The same processes which gave rise to life in the real world have been modelled in software and the results are awe-inspiring." - Douglas Adams, author of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy'.

Eggs

The original Windows release came with an egg disk on which a number of Norn eggs were saved that could be transported into the game. This, however, caused them to be permanently erased from the original egg disk. Later releases and patches of the game featured an egg generator which randomly created Norn eggs and their genetic information.

Information also contributed by Little Yoda

Related Web Sites

• Creatures (official website)
• Creatures Wiki (Creatures encyclopedia maintained by community members.)
• openc2e (openc2e is a free and open-source game engine designed to be compatible with the various engines used in the Creatures series of artificial life games. It supports games such as Creatures, Creatures 2, Creatures 3 and Docking Station, on many different platforms.)