We like to think the pitch meeting for Deadly Creatures likely involved tossing spiders and scorpions onto the publisher's desk and watching people squirm until a contract was signed. And while this tactic might have worked, developer Rainbow Studios tells Gamasutra that THQ was "really receptive" to the idea, which interestingly owes its concept to a dream had by lead dev Jordan Itkowitz the night before.
Deadly Creatures is something of an odd fit for a console that has earned its reputation for family-friendly diversions and dart-throwing contests. Still, Itkowitz notes that despite developing the game as a Wii-exclusive, the team "didn't want to dumb it down or kiddy it up too much." He admits, however, that avoiding making the game so violent that it turned away parents and youngsters was a "big challenge." After all, we wouldn't want casual players' sanguine Wii experience tainted with bug guts.
Reader Comments (4)
Posted: Feb 11th 2009 11:55AM (Unverified) said
dum it down kid it up THE INTERNET AND ITS Wii MYTHS drop the bs wil you its a games console just like ps3 x360 anyone stating otherwise is a sad act sony fanbitch
Posted: Feb 11th 2009 5:10PM (Unverified) said
I'm still amazed that there are actually decent games being released on the Wii. No hold ups, or region release issues, wow.
Posted: Feb 12th 2009 6:27PM (Unverified) said
i wanna pick this up but only have enough for one game.
HoD Overkill or Deadly creatures?
or i might just save my money for Madworld.
gahh...i need a job.
HoD Overkill or Deadly creatures?
or i might just save my money for Madworld.
gahh...i need a job.
Posted: Feb 15th 2009 2:54AM (Unverified) said
Get'em both, they are worth every cent. Go rob a bank or something.
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