Nightmare Creatures
Developer(s)	Kalisto Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Activision
Release date(s)	1997 (Activision)
Genre(s)	Survival horror, adventure, platformer
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen (T)
Platform(s)	PlayStation, PC, Nintendo 64, Mobile Phone

Nightmare Creatures is a 3D action/adventure video game released for the Sony PlayStation and PC in 1997, and Nintendo 64 in 1998. It was published by Activision and developed by Kalisto Entertainment. Upon its release, Nightmare Creatures drew comparisons to Eidos's Tomb Raider and Capcom's Resident Evil. Image File history File linksMetadata Nightmare_creaturescover. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates computer or video games. ... Video game publishers are companies that publish video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer. ... Activision, Inc. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Activision, Inc. ... This is a listing of computer and video game genres with brief descriptions and examples from each genre. ... Survival horror is a prominent video game genre in which the player has to survive an onslaught of opponents, often undead or otherwise supernatural, typically in claustrophobic environments in a third-person perspective. ... Adventure is a genre of video game typified by exploration, puzzle-solving, interaction with game characters, and a focus on narrative rather than reflex-based challenges. ... Platform game, or platformer, is a video game genre characterized by the character having to climb up and down, or jump from and to, platforms and ledges, while fighting enemies and collecting objects required to complete the game. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games and other entertainment software in the United States and Canada (officially adopted by individual provinces 2004-2005). ... For other versions of PlayStation, please see PlayStation (disambiguation) The PlayStation is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... One of the first PCs from IBM - the IBM PC model 5150. ... The Nintendo 64, commonly called the N64, is Nintendos third home video game console for the international market. ... The rewrite of this article is being devised at Talk:3D computer graphics/Temp. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. ... For other versions of PlayStation, please see PlayStation (disambiguation) The PlayStation is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... One of the first PCs from IBM - the IBM PC model 5150. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Nintendo 64, commonly called the N64, is Nintendos third home video game console for the international market. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Activision, Inc. ... Eidos Interactive is a publisher of video and computer games based in the United Kingdom. ... Tomb Raider is a video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. ... Capcom (カプコン in Japanese) TYO: 9697 is a leading Japanese developer and publisher of computer and video games. ... Resident Evil, known as Biohazard (バイオハザード) in Japan, is a successful franchise of survival-horror video games developed by Capcom and created by Shinji Mikami. ...

Plot

The story behind Nightmare Creatures draws upon gothic horror elements of the 19th century. The story begins in 1666, when a devil-worshipping cult called the Brotherhood of Hecate were conducting sinister experiments in London so as to take over the city, and then the world. The Brotherhood tried to develop an elixir that would enable them to obtain superhuman powers. However, instead of creating their intended superhumans, they unleash a host of nightmarish creatures instead. This could be understood as a reference to the Nazi experiments and ideology of creating a master Aryan race, of which Aleister Crowley had some affiliation to the Nazi party during the early days prior to World War 2 (though admittedly he was acting on behalf of British intelligence). For other uses, see Hecate (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and to make a clear distinction between fact and fiction, this article may require cleanup. ...

The game takes place during 1834 when London falls victim to several evil occurences. Monster sightings are reported along with news of people mutating into ungodly creatures, and that the dead are waking from their graves and walking amongst the living. All of London is in a panic and vulnerable to the ghastly schemes of Adam Crowley, a mad scientist and occultist enlisting the help of the Brotherhood. Until, one day when a mysterious book is dropped off at the home of Ignatius Blackward, a priest and occult expert. He soon discovers that the book is the secret diary of Samuel Pepys, who recorded all the nasty doings of the Brotherhood. Knowing he needs help, Ignatius sends off the diary to a renowned American immunologist named Dr. Jean F. of New Orleans, who shows up with his daughter Nadia in tow. The good doctor is promptly murdered and the book stolen. At the funeral, Ignatius and Nadia are approached by a man who gives them a note reading: "Know about Adam Crowley, Brotherhood of Hecate --- HVHJ." On Oct. 17, 1834, Ignatius and Nadia head out to an address listed on the note, hoping to seek out Crowley and to resolve the mosntrous activity that grips London. Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys, FRS (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament. ...

The game's themes and gameplay are a noteworthy reference to such classics as Castlevania and Alone in the Dark series. Castlevania (キャッスルヴァニア) is a video game series, created and developed by Konami. ... Alone in the Dark is a series of survival horror computer games from Infogrames (now Atari). ...

Characters

Ignatius Blackward

A servant of God, Ignatius travels the world to fight off all forms of evil. From his many travels he has managed to acquire several exceptional skills, such as being an expert linguist in foreign languages, knowledge in Kabbalist writing as well as occult and shaman rituals. Ignatius is called back to London by a parish in Chelsea who are desperate for his aid in solving the disappearance of certain members of the parish. The parish claim that the disappearances are due to the sudden "monstrous" activity which has swept London recently. Ignatius soon learns that these have been confirmed to be the consequence of the excavations at St. Catherine's Dock, which was detsroyed in the Great Fire of 1666. One night, a manuscript appears at the door of Ignatius. He discovers that the author is none other than Samuel Pepys, dated 1666, the manuscript details the activities of the Brotherhood of Hecate. One of the passages in the manuscript concerns Ignatius particularly, an arcane spell which enables the user to obtain the power to give life to the inanimate. Having read the manuscript iGnatius sends the jorunal to a colleague of his, a Dr. Jean F. in New Orleans.

Dr. Jean F.

A historian with a reputation and an expert on secret societies, Dr. Jean F. receives the jorunal of Pepys and examines it with interest. In the company of his daughter Nadia, the good doctor immediately crosses the Atlantic. Arriving in London, he meets up with Ignatius and begins his inquiries on the Brotherhood of Hecate. One morning Ignatius has a vision, and is taken by a sudden desire to go see Jean at his hotel. He finds the doctor fatally wounded, in his last breath manages to say: "Murder. Adam Crowley. The Brotherhood of He... the journal is gone."

Nadia F.

Returning from her gymnastics meeting, Nadia finds Ignatius knelt over the body of her father. When she demands an explanation, Ignatius repeats the last words of Jean to her. Nadia promises to avenge the death of her father by finding his killer, Adam Crowley, and defeating the Bortherhood of Hecate. Ignatius declares his allegiance in helping Nadia. After the funeral services of her father an unkinown person leaves a message: "I have information on AC, HVHJ."

Adam Crowley

An old alchemist, and the newest leader of the Brotherhood of Hecate. Having discovered the manuscript of Samuel Pepys, Crowley wished to use the powerful secret, magic to create a superior breed of beings to dominate the world. In his pursuit for world domination he attracted the interest and gained the support of several businessmen, bankers, doctors and other members eminent in the society to finance and participate in his malevolent schemes. However the society did not forsee that Crowley would create monsters out of his project, and therefore tried to stop him. Only the society was caught in a grip of fear by Crowley's power, until the secretary of the Brotherhood known as Henry Victor Holy Jail decides to take action into his own hands. Henry takes Samuel Pepys' manuscript and drops it off, outside iGnatius' door and later leaves a message for Nadia. Adam Crowley is the assassin of Dr. Jean F. and Ignatius and Nadia need to find Crowley in order to brind an end to his plans, otherwise LOndon will become hunting ground for the nightmare creatures.

Game information

Players take control of either Nadia, the young American swordswoman or Ignatius, the staff-wielding monk and traverse 19th century London to defeat the evil Adam Crowley, a fictionalized version fashioned upon Aleister Crowley. Crowley is a member of the Brotherhood of Hecate, whose headquarters are located in London. Obsessed with creating a race of insanely-powerful and impervious humans, Crowley and the Brotherhood concocted a mysterious amalgam of unknown ingredients. The mixture, however, had detrimental effects. Instead of empowering humans, it grossly disfigured them, yielding horrifying results. Crowley became obsessed with ruling the world so he unleashed these "nightmare creatures" into the streets of London. Ultimately, this led to the Great Fire of 1834. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ... Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an occultist, prolific writer, mystic, hedonist, and sexual revolutionary. ...

Secondary weapons such as pistols, mines, fire bombs, and magic spells can be used in addition to each character's primary weapon. The game features an adrenaline bar which causes health to be lost if it runs out, and players are forced to continuously seek out and win battles to keep the adrenaline bar full. Monsters in Nightmare Creatures include: Epinephrine (INN) or adrenaline (BAN) is a hormone and a neurotransmitter. ...

• Zombie: former townsfolk, currently undead and predatory. Easily dispatched, but will rise again if not properly hacked to pieces. Two versions, blue and black trousers. Blue blocks better.
• Werewolf: abomination with long fangs. Easy to kill.
• Demon: small batlike flyer that sends balls of fire towards the protagonist.
• Pepys' Monster: hideous thing with three heads and three arms.
• Docker: large gorilla-like creature.
• Insect: Giant cockroach-like monster that can fly. Quite easy to kill but does a lot of damage.
• Thames' Monster: monstrous fish/octopus-like thing that lurks in the water near docks. Has huge teeth and very long tentacles.
• Harpy or Banshee: female flyer with bat wings and a long whiptail instead of legs. Has a particularly nasty attack cry.
• Spider: large, six-legged humanoid. Hides in houses and spins webs. Tough to kill.
• Faceless Man: a knife-murderer with disfigured visage
• Gargoyle: grey demon with small wings and large claws. Tough adversary with a habit of impersonating statues.
• Giant Rat: giant, long-legged rat with carnivorous habits
• Hellhound: large wolf-like demon that breathes jets of fire. Extremely dangerous.

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Nightmare Creatures II

Nightmare Creatures II was released in 2000 for the PlayStation and Sega Dreamcast, again developed by Kalisto but published by Konami. Taking place in 1934 London and Paris, players control Wallace, a captive in Adam Crowley's genetics hospital. Wallace escapes the hospital and seeks out Crowley, battling his monsters along the way with an axe as his primary weapon. Gameplay is similar to the previous installment, seeing the adrenaline bar abandoned and the addition of Mortal Kombat-like fatality moves to execute weakened enemies. The game features licenced music from Rob Zombie in the cut-scenes. This article is about the year 2000. ... For other versions of PlayStation, please see PlayStation (disambiguation) The PlayStation is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... Sega Corporation ) is an international video game software and hardware developing company, and a former home computer and console manufacturer. ... Sega Dreamcast The Sega Dreamcast (Japanese: ドリームキャスト; code-named Katana during development) was Segas last video game console. ... Konami Corporation (コナミ) TYO: 9766 (NYSE: KNM) (SGX: K20) is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling computer and video games. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower, the international symbol of the city, as viewed from the Trocadéro This article is about the capital and largest city in France. ... Mortal Kombat has multiple meanings. ... Rob Zombie Rob Zombie (born Robert Cummings on January 12, 1966 in Haverhill, Massachusetts) is a Heavy metal and Industrial Rock musician, a director, and a writer. ...

Nightmare Creatures 3: Angel of Darkness

Nightmare Creatures 3: Angel of Darkness was initially announced for a Spring 2003 release for Sony's PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox, but the game soon fell into development hell. It began development at Kalisto in 2002 and Ubisoft obtained the publishing rights, but Kalisto soon went out of business and Ubisoft assumed development duties. Kalisto's apparent concept of the game involved a heroine exploring 19th century Prague during the daytime and merging with a raven at nightfall to transform into a beast and battle Adam Crowley's monsters, but Ubisoft reportedly began designing the game from the ground up when it gained control over the game's development and it's unknown whether Kalisto's original concept remained intact. Spring 2003 came and went with no news on the title. In 2004, Ubisoft representatives claimed the game had not been cancelled, but the company has remained quiet about Nightmare Creatures 3 ever since. As of 2005, an official cancellation announcement has yet to be made, and it's possible that development of the game has been carried over to one or more of the seventh generation era gaming systems such as Sony's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3 (which is not to be released until November 2006). ... Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is an international computer technology corporation with 2005 global annual sales of US$42. ... The Microsoft Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console first released on November 15, 2001 in North America, then released on February 22, 2002 in Japan, and on March 14, 2002 in Europe. ... Development hell is media-industry jargon for a movie, television screenplay or computer game (or sometimes just a concept or idea) getting stuck in development and never going into production. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Ubisoft Entertainment (formerly Ubi Soft) is a computer and video game publisher and developer with headquarters in Montreuil, France. ... Prague (Czech: Praha (IPA: ), see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... Species See text. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The seventh generation era (sometimes referred to as the HD era or the Touch! Generation) is a video game era in the history of computer and video games that began towards the end of 2004, but is not set to really take off until late 2005/early 2006 with the... The PlayStation 3 , abbreviated PS3) is Sonys seventh generation era video game console in the PlayStation series. ... The Xbox 360 (three-sixty), known during development as the Xenon, Xbox 2, or Xbox Next, is the successor to Microsoft Xbox video game console. ...

The monster design here moves away from classic/gothic imagery (such as the first title's Gargoyles and Hellhounds) and focuses more on horror and nightmares. Monsters in Nightmare Creatures 2 include:

• Zombie (Michel): undead human being with a taste for brains. Two versions, brown and black coat. Black coat is about twice as strong.
• Female Zombie (Anna): undead human being with a taste for brains. thin, tall, female zombie.
• Bofoid: muscular humanoid with tail and protruding tentacles.
• Agile: quick, catlike monster able to scale walls. Goes for the jugular.
• Chainsaw Zombie (Labat): zombie reminiscent of Leatherface.
• Reaper Zombie (Jules): strong zombie carrying a pruning hook. Can survive decapitation.
• Foetus: horrid humanoid monster with octopus-like tentacles for a lower body.
• Giant Bat
• Placard Man: thin, tall, bloodthirsty zombie carrying a knife. Looks somewhat like Marilyn Manson. Hides in lockers.
• Lizard Creature: amphibious frog/human hybrid with two tails.
• Thumper: enormous gorilla-like creature with the strength of a bulldozer.
• Transcube: zombie-like being (possibly female) that throws meat cleavers.
• Giant Spider: actually more like a demonic chimpanzee with two extra arms. Does make webs though.
• Necrophage: dark scavenger with elongated head. Carries a ribcage on chains for a weapon.

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Nightmare Creatures (Mobile)

The latest insallment in the series is a mobile phone game, simply titled Nightmare Creatures. It was released in 2003 by Gameloft. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gameloft is a leading international publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones, headquarted in France, with offices all around the world. ...

External links

• ActiVision's Nightmare Creatures Page
• Nightmare Creatures FAQ & Walkthrough - from GameFAQs
• Nightmare Creatures at MobyGames
• Video Game Nutz - Nightmare Creatures Series