Creatures: Exodus

by Kutoka US Software

Product Features

• Raise a troop of cuddly, virtual-life creatures in this fun simulation game
• Each comes with its own biochemistry, brain, and digital DNA
• Breed and see genes and characteristics transmitted to the next generation
• 6 separate environments, each with its own ecology, weather, and dangers
• Join a huge community of users to chat and exchange creatures and machines

Product Details

FAQ [299kb PDF]

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Product Manual [1.25mb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000BMXJSM
• Item model number: 281101
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 30, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,122 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #12 in Software > Children's Software > Virtual Pets
  • #64 in Software > Games > Mac Games > Simulation

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Don’t get confused. There’s a lot of "virtual pet" gadgets and screen toys on the market that claim to be the real thing. But only Creatures gives you the opportunity to take part in one of the largest-ever experiments in artificial life. You can breed your own life forms called Norns who live on the Capillata space ship. Because they have neural network brains, Norns can be taught right from wrong, but because they have their own personalities, they may not always do what you want them to do. Share or exchange Norns through the docking station, which connects to the Internet.

Features:

• Raise and train a troop of cuddly, virtual-life creatures
• Name them, teach them how to speak and become independent
• Interact with your Norns, feed them and help them survive in a hostile world
• Play with your Norns as they explore the amazing spaceships they live in
• Breed your favorites and see their genes and characteristics transmitted to the next generation
• Play with their DNA and mix them with other species
• Each Creature comes with its own biochemistry, brains, and digital DNA, each one is unique
• Six separate environments on the Ark, each with its own ecology, weather, and dangers
• Also includes the Capillata with even more environments, cool devices, and possibilities
• A huge world to explore, enemies to fight, machines to build
• Features cool machines, plants, and animals like you've never imagined
• Join a huge community of users--chat, discuss, exchange Creatures and machines

The Story

Far back in the mists of time, the ancient race of Shee left Albia, in search of a new home, in a huge spaceship, the Ark. The Shee were not known for their timekeeping skills, and when the ship left, one Shee scientist was left behind on an empty planet. He’d been working on a new method for traveling from place to place and only noticed that the others had left when he was satisfied that his new device was fully functional.

He decided he had to follow the rest of the Shee and show them what they had missed, so he built a new living spaceship which he called Capillata.

And then, the last of the Shee traveled on, in his eternal quest for the Shee. Time is a funny thing, however. One day it’s moving along in a dependable straight line and then, Bam!, all of a sudden it takes a sharp turn or does a loop. When the Capillata finally caught up with the Shee spaceship that had left one thousand years earlier, it was deserted. Apparently, the Grendels had attacked during the flight and the Shee escaped to their new planet’s surface and abandoned the spaceship in orbit. How long had it been here?

The spaceship remains, with its new "attachment", and with your help the remaining Norns can thrive. But watch out for the Grendels, a vicious breed of nasty animals intent on hurting your Norns or even stealing their eggs! To help you you’ll find advanced machines, all of which can be plugged together to make huge automated devices. The bridge and engineering contain an encyclopedic range of gadgets to help you protect your Norns. But watch out, even in a virtual universe, there’s real danger!

Product Description

Creatures is one of the largest experiments in artificial life. You can breed your own life forms called Norns who live on the Capillata space ship. Because they have neural network brains Norns can be taught right from wrong but because they have their own personalities they may not always do what you want them to do. Share or exchange Norns through the docking station which connects to the internet.System Requirements:Mac: OS X 10.2 10.3 10.4 CPU: G3 - 900MHz G4 - 700Mhz G5 RAM: 128 MB Video: 800 x 600 Sound: Standard Macintosh CD-ROM: 12X 300 MB of hard drive disk space WIN:Windows 98 2000 ME XP CPU: Pentium II RAM: 128 MB Video & Sound: DirectX Compatible CD-ROM: 12X 300 MB of hard drive disk space Format: WIN 98ME2000XP/MAC 10.1 OR LATER Genre: CHILDREN Rating: NR UPC: 632332281101 Manufacturer No: 281101

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great game but could have had more, February 18, 2008

By 

A. Bowen "wynter_z" (Ga USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creatures: Exodus (CD-ROM)

I'm a huge fan of Creatures and have all of the main games (1,2,3 and DS). Creatures Exodus is a compilation of Creatures 3 and Creatures Docking Station. Both were good games, and Creatures 3 was a dramatic improvement from Creatures 2. If your interested in trying out this game you can download DS for free from Creature Labs official website.

Now, there are a few problems with this release that caused me to rate it as four stars. DS and Creatures 3 were the first games to offer additional content that you purchased though an online store (Creatures Mall). Since Creatures Lab disbanded, this content has been unavailable to late comers. It's a shame that most of this content isn't offered in Exodus. You get the standard set of Creatures 3 Norns along with the Chichi, Harlequin, and Fallow Norn. If you go to the official website you can get the Magma Norns for free. That means Exodus is missing the Banshee Grendels, Treehugger Norns, Toxic Norns, Astro Norns, Hardman Norns, Zebra Norns, Bondi Norns, and the Siamese Norns. That's a lot of content we're missing!

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing, January 15, 2009

By 

Cynthia K. Parker "cindypsych" (Huntington Station, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creatures: Exodus (CD-ROM)

Some things cannot be improved upon. Unfortunately, Creatures is one of them. The original game was brilliant and fun, but each new version and expansion is worse than the previous one, with this one being boring and unplayable. I was a huge fan, and this is a huge disappointment.

Warning - Half of this game is completely inaccessible since the company's server no longer exists. So you will be able to play the basic game but not the Exodus part.

7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creatures 3 Exodus, August 18, 2006

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T. Greene (Nashua,NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creatures: Exodus (CD-ROM)

This is an exelent life simulation game. It's like having a real pet except you never need to clean a litter box or take them for a walk even when it is raining. They remember what you teach them and pass it on to their children. They are fun to watch.