Relic Entertainment today announced that its 3D RTS,
Impossible Creatures, nominated the "Best Original Game" at the 2001 E3 Awards, is shipping to stores across North America today and should be available at your local software stores in the next few days. Check our
preview for more info about the game. A demo is also available
here.
Impossible Creatures is a 3D real-time strategy game set in the 1930's that pits the player against an evil madman in a desperate campaign across a chain of remote and diverse islands. Using Earth's most formidable animals as building blocks, the player creates an army of unique, mutant monsters in a struggle to protect an unsuspecting world.
Features:
* Thousands of units: “Impossible Creatures” has more than 50 animals that can be combined to create a vast number of mutant creatures, the results of which are limited only by players’ creativity.
* Strategies as boundless as your imagination: By building these creatures into powerful and effective armies, players can define their strategy and how they want to tackle their opponents.
* Explore rich 3-D worlds: The highly detailed, fully 3-D dynamic world allows players to battle in four richly detailed environments, each with special flora and fauna.
* Compelling single-player campaigns: Players command dozens of creatures, and henchmen in 15 missions across 14 distinct islands.
* Unprecedented replayability: “Impossible Creatures” offers boundless creature combinations, armies, and strategies as well as online play and an easy-to-use mission editor that provides limitless play options.
* Unique multiplayer options: Multiple players can engage in unprecedented, intense gameplay. Fast and ferocious multiplayer games bring a fresh RTS experience by focusing on furious, combat-driven action.
* Transferable units: Players can refine their armies in the single-player campaign, then test their strategies with the same armies in a multiplayer game.