Deadly Creatures (Wii)

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Description

In Deadly Creatures, the player alternates between controlling a spider and a scorpion on their quest through a world from their unique viewpoint just above the ground. The game's mysterious story follows two humans, always up above the critters and takes place in the desert and a gas station.

The game is essentially a fighting game, with the Wii-remote and nun-chuck being used for various special moves to defeat the mostly insect foes. During the course of the game, points are earned for defeating enemies, which in turn unlock new moves for both the spider and the scorpion. Each of the animals has its own distinct moves. For example, the spider can shoot webs or jump, while the scorpion uses its deadly sting and digs through holes in the walls. Also, the level design leans heavily on the ability of both creatures to walk along walls.

Within each stage, there are several save points, usually just before a boss fight. Health is replenished by eating grass hoppers. Regular ones only restore a small amount of health, while the rare green ones increase the maximum health of the animal. Grubs can also be found all over the levels, eating a certain number of them gradually unlocks bonus concept art galleries.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Spiders
• Gameplay feature: Quick Time Events / QTEs
• Middleware: Scaleform GFx SDK
• Physics Engine: Havok

User Reviews

Great Platformer, Original, Clever Idea, But The Ending....	Guy Chapman (1744)
Great idea, superb atmosphere, but flaws take a bite out of the fun.	FireHorsePrime (20)

The Press Says

Game Chronicles	Feb 17, 2009	9.3 out of 10	93
GameSpy	Feb 12, 2009		90
Kombo.com	Feb 24, 2009	8 out of 10	80
IGN	Feb 06, 2009	8 out of 10	80
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Feb 18, 2009	79 out of 100	79
Jeuxvideo.com	Feb 13, 2009	15 out of 20	75
gameZine (UK)	Mar 16, 2009	7.5 out of 10	75
Nintendo Life	Jul 07, 2009		70
Retroage	Feb 02, 2013	6 out of 10	60
The Video Game Critic	Aug 14, 2010	C-	42

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Awards

• Gamespy
  • 2009 - The Hey, It's That Guy Award