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, teach them how to speak, how to use toys or an elevator, how to eat, and so on. They will eventually grow older, reproduce 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
• "Creatures: Crea e alleva la tua vita artificiale." -- Italian 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

PC Zone	Windows	Aug 13, 2001	9.4 out of 10	94
Power Unlimited	Windows	Mar, 1997	89 out of 100	89
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
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Windows	Jul 16, 1997		80
Jeuxvideo.com	PlayStation	Dec 08, 2001	14 out of 20	70
Gamesmania.de	Windows 3.x	1997	70 out of 100	70
Jeuxvideo.com	Game Boy Advance	Jan 10, 2002	14 out of 20	70
Gamesmania.de	Windows	1996	70 out of 100	70

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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.)