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Deadly Creatures infesting Wii

THQ aims for a "largely untapped" audience on Nintendo's console with arachnid action game.

Activision has the exclusive license to create Spider-Man games, but it has no such monopoly on the webbed wonder's set of powers. THQ today announced Deadly Creatures for the Wii, which is going to let gamers experience the proportional strength and speed of a spider, primarily because they will play as a spider.

Developed by Rainbow Studios, the outfit behind MX vs. ATV and Pixar's Cars series of games, Deadly Creatures casts players into the unsettlingly numerous shoes of a scorpion and a tarantula as they take on cross-phylum adversaries, including Gila monsters, wasps, black widows, and even humans. In a statement announcing the game, THQ director of global brand management Randy Shoemaker indirectly addressed a number of complaints that have been levied against Nintendo's console.

"With Deadly Creatures, we are raising the bar for all third-party Wii titles," Shoemaker said, "and focusing on deep, compelling gameplay for a largely untapped audience of Wii gamers."

THQ has promised that the game's combo-based, motion-controlled combat system will yield "brutal" action when it sees release later this year. Deadly Creatures has not yet been rated, nor has the publisher indicated what rating it is targeting.

80 Comments

  • Shanekeener

    Posted Jul 28, 2008 7:00 pm GMT

    this game is awesome i am definitly gonna be scorpian then tarantula

  • hobobski

    Posted Feb 24, 2008 7:45 pm GMT

    this sounded great until he mentinoned to M-word.
    Motion Control! I'm kinda tired of motion combat.X(

  • BlueFlameBat

    Posted Feb 21, 2008 7:41 pm GMT

    Hell no! I want to play as a black widow, not against one! Those spiders are bad-ass!

  • monkeyd_93

    Posted Feb 18, 2008 1:31 am GMT

    its different i can tell you that, be interesting to see how the interaction will work with controllers

  • twitch25

    Posted Feb 17, 2008 1:43 pm GMT

    wow this looks like a pretty cool game

  • nate1222

    Posted Feb 17, 2008 11:17 am GMT

    More reasons to get a Wii.=)

  • ebonyflame

    Posted Feb 15, 2008 3:48 pm GMT

    The concept sounds very interesting and I have cash to buy GOOD Wii games. Hope they makes a winner as I have returned crapware before.

  • Tebbit

    Posted Feb 15, 2008 1:15 pm GMT

    Randy Shoemaker, any relation to Brad Shoemaker?

    Playing as a scorpion would be awesome.

  • DS_fan_atic

    Posted Feb 15, 2008 1:13 pm GMT

    trailer on IGN

  • LisVender

    Posted Feb 15, 2008 10:22 am GMT

    Don't worry, Wii fans! THQ is here to save the day!

  • Rect_Pola

    Posted Feb 15, 2008 5:41 am GMT

    Sounds worth tracking.

  • razu_gamer

    Posted Feb 15, 2008 3:16 am GMT

    yep raising the bar and what do we get?? Some half done port. And then they complain it did not sell. Then they start blaming other third party devs. Then they start blaming 360 and PS3 for having to much expensive tech.

  • kavadias1981

    Posted Feb 15, 2008 1:31 am GMT

    This sounds fun. I've always anted to be an arachnid and go around stinging people.....

  • ahyumifan

    Posted Feb 15, 2008 12:34 am GMT

    It is hard to trust THQ games... but well... it is always not bad to see another Wii line up so..

  • TehUndeadHorror

    Posted Feb 15, 2008 12:11 am GMT

    @VenomRitual
    This isn't a review you silly silly person.

  • gamecubepad

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 11:11 pm GMT

    What? Your name is VenomRitual and you don't let spiders bite you. Perhaps you prefer venom from snakes. How is Gamespot dumb? This is a comment board for a game where you're a spider that bites stuff. When I get bit by the right spider I'll have incredible powers like 8 legs to play 4-player on the Wii by myself. How awesome will that be?

  • VenomRitual posted Feb 14, 2008 10:49 pm GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    VenomRitual

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 10:49 pm GMT (hide)

    gamepot is dumb. a guy says he lets spiders bite him and i say its gross. get over it gamespot. go write another GREAT review for a publisher who buys ad space

  • capitalthoughts

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 10:11 pm GMT

    The other night, my friends and I were debating about the afterlife, and if reincarnation is true, what animal or being would we like to return as. I said a tick, because who has it easier then a blood-sucking parasite. In the game I will get to play as a Spider. They are an arachnid too. Close enough I suppose and I don't have to die to experience it. How novel.

  • KamuiFei

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 9:16 pm GMT

    Sounds like a playable nature show on crack.

  • theKSMM

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 9:00 pm GMT

    It's just good to see somebody at least thinking about offering traditional (e.g. "hardcore") gaming experiences on the Wii. It's not all about party games, y'know.

  • Merl57

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 8:29 pm GMT

    lol ok spiderness

  • David_Kniffin

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 8:11 pm GMT

    Yeah, I'll be keeping tabs on this one and see how it turns out. Interesting idea.

  • kimarous

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 8:03 pm GMT

    This certainly sounds intruiging...

  • Dudeman480

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 7:49 pm GMT

    i think No More Heroes already raised the bar for 3rd party wii titles. That game kicks ASSS!!!

  • Adam_the_Nerd

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 7:11 pm GMT

    This sounds creative haha. Very creative. Quote from :cayne_phoenix
    sounds like a rip-off of the name from Nightmare Creatures, but playing as something entirely else...

    Um yeah, well you could say that about every other game in the world, that it's a copy of each other because you are pressing buttons and issuing commands. come on.

  • Nintendo_Man

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 6:17 pm GMT

    Looking at the video on IGN, the game is quite brutal.

  • cayne_phoenix

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 5:54 pm GMT

    sounds like a rip-off of the name from Nightmare Creatures, but playing as something entirely else...

  • Shtinky

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 5:47 pm GMT

    Randy Shoemaker? One of Brad's relatives?

  • The_Dude1212

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 5:35 pm GMT

    Despite arachnophobia, I'm wiling to give this a shot.

  • ultimategamer92

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 5:32 pm GMT

    lol this sounds... interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing a trailer. it reminds me a little of the old Buck Bumble on the 64, even if that was a bee... really cool idea especially for a non-ported wii game. I'll be keeping an eye out for this one..

  • legend26

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 5:27 pm GMT

    ill keep my eye on this looks cool....and wrestling scorpions=pwnage

  • map4000

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 4:39 pm GMT

    i hope raising the bar means doing a high 8 or even 9 games,not just a game better than the previous seen.
    And the description seems interesting,could be a great action game like V.Joe or NinjaGaiden ,or just another lame botton masher.

    Atleast its done for the wii,that means its not simply a port but will use wii unique capacity.
    The potential is there,now lets wait for the result.

  • spawnassasin

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 4:28 pm GMT

    hmmm intreging this sounds

  • CJTheBurninator

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 3:42 pm GMT

    This might be good for a change of pace.

  • gilbe17

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 3:40 pm GMT

    VERTIGO 47: fair enough. my post was a little serious. im just getting tired of people saying that others that dont play games every day (or specific games) are not gamers. that is all...

  • membernametaken

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 3:33 pm GMT

    "combo-based"

    i.e. hit the A button three times in a row!!!

    Please THQ, don't let this be lame...

  • Dr_Corndog

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 3:24 pm GMT

    That sounds potentially awesome.

  • books83

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 3:03 pm GMT

    Sounds interesting can't wait to hear more about it.

  • drogaz

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 2:58 pm GMT

    Sounds like a pretty unique game. Hope it raises the bar on third party Wii titles like they say.

  • Wonkyman

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 2:53 pm GMT

    Well said Gilbe! +1

    I'm pretty much against the use of terms "hardcore" and "casual" to describe the hobby. We all just enjoy what we enjoy. If THQ delivers the goods and creates a compelling spider game, then it's going to be a very unique and interesting experience. Nobody can argue with that.

    And Jobot - Hilarious. That post made me laugh out loud.

  • swyg

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 2:49 pm GMT

    @gamecubepad

    You let spiders bite you? Well, whatever spins your web.

    I have to admit that this particular game sounds extremely interesting. Spiders live pretty exotic lives, especially the ones that don't just hang out on the interwebz -_- sorry.

    But since this IS a platformer, crawling all over the place and attacking enemies as either a scorpion or a spider ought to be pretty intense.

  • gamecubepad

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 2:41 pm GMT

    I love Spiders. I let them bite me all the time. This game sounds cool. I like to play as bugs. Hopefully it will use the Wiimote in a cool and brutal fashion.

  • BigDaddy973

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 2:21 pm GMT

    cool maybe deadly animals and you can poison humans

  • Razgard4612

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 2:04 pm GMT

    sounds like "Manhunt:Spider edition"

  • jobot_5000

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 2:00 pm GMT

    I hate spiders...I will not be buying this, or even renting it. ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew!

  • umd1998

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 1:59 pm GMT

    This is hilarious - this game sounds a lot like the fake video game in the drug intervention advertisement that's running in all the video game magazines!

  • DIMANICUS

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 1:51 pm GMT

    Reminds me of Stuart Little 2 on PSOne, though I'm guessing the similarities will be miniscule.

  • VERTIGO47

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 1:51 pm GMT

    gilbe17

    Your taking it too seriously. LoL

  • polkastripe-

    Posted Feb 14, 2008 1:44 pm GMT

    i'll wait to see trailers of what this is gonna actually look like first... wether its realistic or cartoony ? like.... wind waker cartoony?

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