The Grendels of Creatures 2 promise to be even more vicious than their ancestors. The ability to trade Norns on the Internet has spawned an enormous online community of Creatures fans and contributed greatly to the continued interest in the product and strong sales. More than 200 additional independent sites allow users to share and trade their Norns with other Creatures aficionados around the world. The popularity of Creatures has also led to several accessory products, including a genetics editor that can be downloaded at the Cyberlife Web site and a 180-page strategy guide that is sold at most major bookstores. It is available wherever Creatures is sold.
Creatures is available at all major computer software resellers in the United States and Canada.
It comes on a CD-ROM disk that runs on Windows 95, Windows 3.1 and Macintosh. Mindscape and Virtual Life Mindscape is a leading marketer of virtual life software in the United States. Dogz was the world's first virtual pet when it hit stores in 1995 and together with Catz has sold more 1,500,000 copies worldwide for the personal computer market. Inc. Mindscape, Inc., is a leading developer, publisher, and distributor of consumer software for the home, entertainment, education, corporate, and reference markets. Mindscape is headquartered in Novato, CA, with international offices in Canada, England, France, Germany, Japan, and Australia.