Hobbies And Interests
Create a Creature
You can play this game at home or in a classroom, and also makes a suitable party activity. An adult gives players a number of vegetables, such as carrots and potatoes, with which to carve a creature. Each player is given a toothpick and a piece of paper containing the name of the animal the player must attempt to create. At the game's end, each player tries to guess what each creation is meant to be, with the participant who correctly guesses the most designs declared the winner.
Freaky Creatures
A massively multiplayer online RPG (or MMORPG), "Freaky Creatures" blends video games and action figures. Players purchase starter packs --- containing figures and a flash drive --- to begin, and then create a creature in the game. These creatures can be utilized to fight battles against other players online, or become avatars with which to socialize with other users. Players can even build lairs for their creatures to live in.
Neverwinter Nights
In this role-playing game for the PC, players participate in adventures in a fantasy world filled with monsters and magic. The creature building element of the title is completed with the tool set that comes packaged with the game, enabling players to design their own levels and quests. World builders can modify the existing creatures found in the game by utilizing this tool set, and even create their own.
Impossible Creatures
This PC game combines real-time strategy with creature building. Players step into the shoes of an adventurer out to stop a madman from taking over the world, and have the unusual ability to combine real-world animals to create bizarre hybrids. For example, players can fuse a tiger with a scorpion. Players then embark on missions against evil armies, and also have to find new animals for genetic experiments to build more powerful hybrids.
Spore
In this PC title, players manage the evolution of a creature, guiding it from its creation to managing whole civilizations made up of their creatures. Players can make vehicles and buildings as well as creatures using creation tools, which allow users to change aspects of their creations, such as eyes, ears and decorations. Players who build creatures they're proud of can upload them online for others to use.