Impossible Creatures
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| Developer(s) | Relic Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Director(s) | Alex Garden |
| Producer(s) | John Johnson |
| Designer(s) | Jay Wilson (lead) Quinn Duffy Andrew Chambers Damon Gauthier |
| Programmer(s) | Shane Alfreds |
| Writer(s) | Duane Pye Jay Wilson |
| Composer(s) | Crispin Hands |
| Engine | SPOOGE [1] |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
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| Metacritic | 72/100 |
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| Publication | Score |
| AllGame |    |
| Edge | 5/10 |
| Eurogamer | 7/10 |
| Game Informer | 7.5/10 |
| GamePro | |
| Game Revolution | B |
| GameSpot | 7.9/10 |
| GameSpy | |
| GameZone | 8.5/10 |
| IGN | 8.3/10 |
| PC Gamer (US) | 85% |
| The Cincinnati Enquirer | |
| Entertainment Weekly | C |
Impossible Creatures is a real-time strategy game released in 2003 and developed by Relic Entertainment in conjunction with Microsoft Studios. Its unique feature is that the armies used are all created by the player. The armies consist of 9 creatures; each one is a combination of any two animals from a list of 76 (51 with no downloads). Many animals possess inherent abilities to add more strategic depth to the game. There is an extensive single-player campaign as well as online multiplayer functionality with different game modes, add-ons, custom maps, mods, and scenarios.
Impossible Creatures was followed up later by a free downloadable expansion entitled Insect Invasion which added new creatures and abilities to the game. The last official add on for Impossible Creatures was released in 2004. Relic has stated that they have no further plans for the Impossible Creatures universe.
On November 12, 2015, Impossible Creatures was released on Steam as Impossible Creatures: Steam Edition, by THQ Nordic. Relic Entertainment and Sega relinquished the rights of Impossible Creatures to THQ Nordic after it was revealed that THQ nor Microsoft Studios did not own the rights to the video game.
The Steam version includes all patches and expansion packs released in the past, the IC Online servers reimplemented through Steam's cloud service and the game's modding software development kit included in the package alongside the Mission Editor originally available within the game's files. Steam Workshop support came out in Patch 3. The Steam Edition is also optimized for modern computer systems and software. The game was also released on GOG.com shortly after it appeared on Steam.
This mode consists of 15 different missions, spanning over a group of islands in the South Pacific known as the Isla Variatas, indicating the variety of environments presented to the player, ranging from jungles, deserts, or Arctic regions. The protagonist, Rex Chance, is required to collect animal DNA throughout the campaign in order to add more animal varieties to his army of combined creatures.
In Impossible Creatures, there are three game types available during multiplayer, which allows for up to six players at once. In "Destroy Enemy Lab", the first to destroy the enemies' main laboratories is the winner. The Insect Invasion official mod added a feature that can be turned on that defends the lab, at the cost of 35 points of electricity per second. In "Destroy Enemy Base", the winner is the first to destroy all enemy buildings, including the lab. In "Hunt Rex", each player is given a special unit, Rex Chance. Players must hunt down and kill other participants' Rex Chance units. Multiplayer games can be played via the IC Online (ICO) service, via a LAN connection, or by connecting directly to the host player's IP address.
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