<s>
Deadly	B-Application
Creatures	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
released	O
in	O
February	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
a	O
tarantula	O
and	O
a	O
scorpion	B-Application
,	O
engaging	O
in	O
combat	O
against	O
other	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
control	O
a	O
young	O
male	O
scorpion	B-Application
and	O
an	O
adult	O
female	O
tarantula	O
and	O
engage	O
in	O
brutal	O
battles	O
against	O
other	O
arachnids	O
,	O
insects	O
,	O
rats	O
,	O
and	O
reptiles	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
creatures	O
have	O
different	O
playing	O
styles	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Application
scorpion	I-Application
's	O
levels	O
featuring	O
more	O
action-oriented	O
gameplay	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
tarantula	O
is	O
more	O
stealth-oriented	O
,	O
with	O
less	O
linear	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
both	O
movement	O
and	O
attacks	O
,	O
with	O
motion	O
controls	O
incorporated	O
for	O
special	O
attacks	O
and	O
finishing	O
moves	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
tarantula	O
also	O
utilizes	O
the	O
pointer	O
function	O
to	O
shoot	O
webs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
dispatching	O
common	O
arthropods	O
such	O
as	O
pill	O
bugs	O
,	O
crickets	O
,	O
beetles	B-Application
,	O
and	O
wolf	O
spiders	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
devoured	O
to	O
regain	O
health	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
also	O
faces	O
bosses	O
including	O
a	O
Gila	O
Monster	O
,	O
a	O
rattlesnake	O
and	O
eventually	O
a	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
clashes	O
between	O
the	O
creatures	O
are	O
described	O
as	O
similar	O
to	O
monster	O
movies	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
impact	O
to	O
battles	O
in	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
Jurassic	O
Park	O
albeit	O
on	O
a	O
smaller	O
scale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
told	O
from	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
of	O
both	O
a	O
tarantula	O
and	O
a	O
scorpion	B-Application
with	O
both	O
creatures	O
often	O
seeing	O
the	O
same	O
thing	O
but	O
from	O
a	O
different	O
perspective	O
,	O
both	O
also	O
being	O
stalked	O
by	O
a	O
rattlesnake	O
that	O
the	O
tarantula	O
battled	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
continuously	O
fighting	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	B-Application
scorpion	I-Application
finds	O
its	O
way	O
into	O
Struggs	O
 '	O
gas	O
station	O
and	O
"	O
battles	O
"	O
him	O
by	O
repeatedly	O
stinging	O
his	O
crotch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Struggs	O
chases	O
the	B-Application
scorpion	I-Application
outside	O
and	O
is	O
startled	O
by	O
the	O
rattlesnake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
tarantula	O
and	O
scorpion	B-Application
are	O
able	O
to	O
flee	O
,	O
and	O
Struggs	O
shoots	O
at	O
the	O
rattlesnake	O
and	O
hits	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
gas	O
lines	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
gas	O
tank	O
to	O
explode	O
,	O
presumably	O
killing	O
the	O
rattlesnake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wade	O
's	O
narration	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
implies	O
that	O
Struggs	O
survived	O
,	O
having	O
slipped	O
into	O
a	O
coma	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
explosion	O
and	O
being	O
bitten	O
by	O
a	O
Gila	O
Monster	O
during	O
his	O
battle	O
with	O
the	B-Application
scorpion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
scorpion	I-Application
and	O
the	O
tarantula	O
manage	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
explosion	O
and	O
meet	O
each	O
other	O
once	O
again	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
of	O
fighting	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
decide	O
to	O
simply	O
leave	O
each	O
other	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
was	O
inspired	O
when	O
lead	O
designer	O
Jordan	O
Itkowitz	O
had	O
a	O
dream	O
about	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
to	O
control	O
a	O
snake	O
,	O
slithering	O
through	O
the	O
grass	O
and	O
striking	O
a	O
mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
brainstorming	O
,	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
snake	O
and	O
other	O
creatures	O
were	O
left	O
on	O
the	O
cutting	O
room	O
floor	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	B-Application
scorpion	I-Application
and	O
tarantula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
promotion	O
,	O
Rainbow	O
Studios	O
released	O
a	O
fake	O
"	O
behind-the-scenes	O
"	O
video	O
dated	O
from	O
January	O
2008	O
revealing	O
a	O
motion	B-Application
capturing	I-Application
session	O
involving	O
a	O
scorpion	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
video	O
shows	O
a	O
computer	O
generated	O
creature	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
with	O
motion	B-Application
capturing	I-Application
dots	O
on	O
its	O
body	O
doing	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deadly	B-Application
Creatures	I-Application
received	O
an	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
review	O
of	O
72	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
and	O
entertainment	O
news	O
website	O
IGN	O
reviewed	O
Deadly	B-Application
Creatures	I-Application
as	O
"	O
Great	O
"	O
with	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nordic	O
Games	O
,	O
now	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
,	O
acquired	O
"	O
substantially	O
all	O
"	O
of	O
THQ	O
's	O
remaining	O
intellectual	O
property	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
cited	O
interest	O
in	O
re-releasing	O
Deadly	B-Application
Creatures	I-Application
on	O
modern	O
platforms	O
,	O
pending	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
source	O
code	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
