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Creature Shock: Special Edition

The earth is overpopulated and mankind must find a second home. The spaceship Amazon is sent to investigate Saturn and Jupiter for possible colonization. Near the end of its mission, all contact is lost with…

1 February 1996

Creature Shock: Special Edition is a video game, released 1 February 1996 on Sega Saturn.

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What Creature Shock: Special Edition is

Creature Shock: Special Edition was released in 1996. It is available on Sega Saturn only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The earth is overpopulated and mankind must find a second home. The spaceship Amazon is sent to investigate Saturn and Jupiter for possible colonization. Near the end of its mission, all contact is lost with the ship except for a distress beacon. The player is part of the crew sent to the Amazon's last known location to find out what happened. Creature Shock is a first-person shooter with Full Motion Video and arcade-like elements. Aliens of all sizes and types will try to destroy the team, but each one has a weak point that can be exploited. The fighting takes place on the surface of asteroids and within mazes of passageways underground. There are also two 3D sections where the player gets…
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What it launched against

Creature Shock: Special Edition launched on 1 February 1996, within three weeks of Soul Edge, Guardian Heroes, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara and Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom.

Released around the same time: Soul Edge, Guardian Heroes, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara, Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom.

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When did Creature Shock: Special Edition come out?
Creature Shock: Special Edition was released on 1 February 1996 for Sega Saturn.