Creature Features
Artificial Intelligence comes to the PlayStation and Game Boy Advance.
23rd November 2001 sees the adorable Creatures, the original Artificial Intelligence sim management game, available for the first time on PlayStation (£9.99) and GameBoy Advance (£29.99). Published by Swing! Entertainment Media, and developed by ELO Interactive, this marks the very first time the loveable Norns and Creature Labs' patented Cyber-Life technology is available on two console platforms.
Roll over Beethoven as Creatures makes a triumphant return to the forefront of the interactive video games arena! This fascinating artificial intelligence simulation for all ages is steeped in cutting edge gameplay, challenging activities and unique characters.
Enter Albia, the peaceful and tranquil world of the Norns. This is the universe where the intelligent and inquisitive little Creatures survive, learn and evolve amongst other Norns and in their surroundings.
Explore the fascinating Creatures environment. The console versions inhabit the same colourful graphical qualities that graced the previous Creatures PC CD games - Creatures 1, 2, 3 and Creatures Adventures. As with the latter, the real fun begins in the nestery where you hatch your first baby Norn, give it a name and start exploring.
Guide your Norns away from the pestering Grendels and dangerous poisonous mushrooms and watch as your artificial life prodigies learn and acknowledge each other and their surroundings.
Utilising state-of-the-art scientific methods, innate properties are passed on from one Norn generation to the next, just like real life. How you choose to nurture and care for your Norns will result in how their characters and personalities will develop. Creatures have a mind of their own, but through your guidance, their curiosity, and a good helping of 'parental' care, you will spend hours of fun exploring new worlds as you interact with other like-minded Norns.
GameBoy Advance Unique Features
PlayStation Unique Features
Shared PlayStation & GameBoy Advance Features
Roll over Beethoven as Creatures makes a triumphant return to the forefront of the interactive video games arena! This fascinating artificial intelligence simulation for all ages is steeped in cutting edge gameplay, challenging activities and unique characters.
Enter Albia, the peaceful and tranquil world of the Norns. This is the universe where the intelligent and inquisitive little Creatures survive, learn and evolve amongst other Norns and in their surroundings.
Explore the fascinating Creatures environment. The console versions inhabit the same colourful graphical qualities that graced the previous Creatures PC CD games - Creatures 1, 2, 3 and Creatures Adventures. As with the latter, the real fun begins in the nestery where you hatch your first baby Norn, give it a name and start exploring.
Guide your Norns away from the pestering Grendels and dangerous poisonous mushrooms and watch as your artificial life prodigies learn and acknowledge each other and their surroundings.
Utilising state-of-the-art scientific methods, innate properties are passed on from one Norn generation to the next, just like real life. How you choose to nurture and care for your Norns will result in how their characters and personalities will develop. Creatures have a mind of their own, but through your guidance, their curiosity, and a good helping of 'parental' care, you will spend hours of fun exploring new worlds as you interact with other like-minded Norns.
GameBoy Advance Unique Features
- Norns are exchangeable via a link cable
- 32 Mbit.
- 64 KB Cartridge to save Norns
PlayStation Unique Features
- The game displays a lot more visible game area.
- Life status bars for all of your Norns: This means more information at first sight.
- The game features exclusive music tracks in atmospheric style.
- Additional sounds and jingles.
- Cool FMV introduction sequence.
- Easter Eggs: Give your newborn Norn it's own unique name and receive a special music surprise
Shared PlayStation & GameBoy Advance Features
- 3 huge, highly detailed and diverse worlds, includes 2 big bonus games.
- "Megapixel format" - more than 1 million pixels per world!
- Super-smooth scrolling.
- Theoretically unlimited playtime - great value.
- Norns can be transferred from previous worlds. Additionally, each Norn family from the previous world can be played on continuously.
- The evil Grendels can also be treated like Norns (even if they might appear to be more unintelligent, hostile or aggressive).
- The Norns and Grendels are not pre-programmed to make fixed decisions. The possibilities for gameplay and sim management are boundless.
- Intuitive, foolproof handling. The game is child friendly!
- Suitable for kids. Easy to understand and non-violent gameplay