Bafta-Nominated Creatures Title For Younger Fans Cartwheels Into The Stores In Time For Christmas

A creature is for life, not just for Christmas.

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Havas Interactive and Creature Labs will ship Creatures Playground (£14.99), the second in the Creatures Village range of interactive titles for young players in time for Christmas. Creatures' younger fans -ages (our to eight - will join the Norns, a cute collection of virtual life creatures, in a unique and open-ended play experience filled with exciting rides and activities for kids and their Norns.

Nominated for a 2000 BAFTA Children's Award, the software title also boasts lateral thinking activities and fosters responsible pet care in children. In addition, Creatures Playground is a perfect opportunity to demonstrate life's fundamental milestones. The CyberLife technology ensures that the Norns think for themselves and learn from experience. Bold, colourful graphics invite play and exploration, helping to build children's skills for unstructured and creative play.

Feature Highlights:
Creatures Playground is a never-ending fairground for children to explore. Like the first in the series, Creatures Adventures, the fun begins in the nestery where you hatch your first baby Norn, give it a name and start exploring. The game offers an huge variety of locations and activities, from dark caves to an alien space station - from a scary swamp to an exciting funfair with a build-it-yourself rollercoaster.
Enjoy wacky carnival activities from Whack-a-Mole and The Big Wheel to Haunted House and a Space Station!
Customize a roller coaster that your creatures can really ride with the Roller Coaster Construction Kit.
Celebrate your birthday with the Norns - they'll even remember what day it is.
Hours of replay - great value.
Parents get a password-protected menu to control sound, program access, "bed time" & more.
15 great locations that each have up to 5 activities in each!
Two brand new Norn breeds giving you a choice of 6 different breeds!
Tons of exciting rides, activities and games for learning fun!
Lots of scope for creativity with the exciting Mad Labs where you can create new hairstyles and colour schemes or turn your Norns into a toy car and much, much more!

For those who have already purchased Creatures Adventures, the two games are designed to link together to offer a giant play area for your Norns! You'll even get extra bonus areas when you join the games together, including the Village Square, a print shop and a costume shop as well as extra activities.