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PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE Wii™ OPERATIONS MANUAL COMPLETELY BEFORE USING YOUR
Wii HARDWARE SYSTEM, GAME DISC OR ACCESSORY. THIS MANUAL CONTAINS IMPORTANT
HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: READ THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS BEFORE YOU OR
YOUR CHILD PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
WARNING – Seizures
• Some people (about 1 in 4000) may have seizures or blackouts triggered by light flashes or
patterns, and this may occur while they are watching TV or playing video games, even if they have
never had a seizure before.
• Anyone who has had a seizure, loss of awareness, or other symptom linked to an epileptic
condition, should consult a doctor before playing a video game.
• Parents should watch their children play video games. Stop playing and consult a doctor if you or
your child has any of the following symptoms:
Convulsions Eye or muscle twitching Altered vision
Loss of awareness Involuntary movements Disorientation
• To reduce the likelihood of a seizure when playing video games:
1. Sit or stand as far from the screen as possible.
2. Play video games on the smallest available television screen.
3. Do not play if you are tired or need sleep.
4. Play in a well-lit room.
5. Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour.
WARNING – Repetitive Motion Injuries and Eyestrain
Playing video games can make your muscles, joints, skin or eyes hurt. Follow these instructions to
avoid problems such as tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, skin irritation or eyestrain:
• Avoid excessive play. Parents should monitor their children for appropriate play.
• Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour, even if you don't think you need it.
• If your hands, wrists, arms or eyes become tired or sore while playing or if you feel symptoms such
as tingling, numbness, burning or stiffness, stop and rest for several hours before playing again.
• If you continue to have any of the above symptoms or other discomfort during or after
play, stop playing and see a doctor.
CAUTION – Motion Sickness
Playing video games can cause motion sickness in some players. If you or your child feels dizzy or
nauseous when playing video games, stop playing and rest. Do not drive or engage in other
demanding activity until you feel better.
IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION This Nintendo game is not designed for use with
any unauthorized device. Use of any such device will invalidate your Nintendo product warranty.
Copying of any Nintendo game is illegal and is strictly prohibited by domestic and international
intellectual property laws. “Back-up” or “archival” copies are not authorized and are not necessary to
protect your software. Violators will be prosecuted.
REV–E
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Nintendo. Always look for this seal when buying video game systems, accessories,
games and related products.
©2008 THQ Inc. Developed by Rainbow Studios. Uses Bink Video. Copyright ©1997-2008 by RAD
Game Tools, Inc. FMOD Sound System, copyright © Firelight Technologies Pty, Ltd., 1994-2007. Portions
of this software are included under license © 2007 Scaleform Corporation. All rights reserved.
Deadly Creatures, Rainbow Studios, THQ and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of THQ Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are the property
of their respective owners.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic, and the double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Nintendo, Wii and the Official Seal are trademarks of Nintendo. © 2006 Nintendo.
Licensed by Nintendo
CAUTION – Wrist Strap Use
Please use the wrist strap to help prevent injury to other people or damage to surrounding objects or the
Wii Remote in case you accidentally let go of the Wii Remote during game play.
Also remember the following:
• Make sure all players put on the wrist strap properly when it is their turn.
• Do not let go of the Wii Remote during game play.
• Dry your hands if they become moist.
• Allow adequate room around you during game play and make sure that all areas you might move into
are clear of other people and objects.
• Stay at least three feet from the television.
• Use the Wii Remote Jacket.
Contents
Introduction...............................................1
Getting Started.........................................1
Controls......................................................1
Tarantula Game Controls......................2
Scorpion Game Controls.......................5
Main Menu...............................................11
Game Screen...........................................12
Saving & Health.......................................13
Pause Menu.............................................14
Warranty...................................................16
Introduction Tarantula Game Controls
It’s hunt or be hunted in Deadly Creatures™, a unique suspense-thriller where Button Function
the greatest victory is survival.
Control your fear as you become a brutal Scorpion and an agile Tarantula in two Control Stick CRAWL
interlocking adventures.
Travel across a vast, treacherous desert landscape, where every area swarms
with danger. Ambush and feed on prey, then unleash fierce attacks against vi-
A Button STRIKE
cious enemies: rival spiders, lightning-quick lizards, dive-bombing wasps and
hungry rats. Z Button JUMP
Explore your world from a constantly shifting perspective as you crawl along
vertical walls, through twisty underground tunnels, and even upside-down.
+ Button Enter the pause menu
Defend yourself against fierce rivals and predators in a fight for survival as you
prepare for the deadliest creature of all...man. Display the
- Button
Getting Started information window
Scroll through new and
Set up your Wii™ console according to the directions in the Wii™ Operations +Control previously viewed
Manual. Press the POWER Button and the status indicator light will light up.
Place the Deadly Creatures™ Game Disc into the disc slot. Follow all on-screen Pad left / right messages in the
instructions and refer to this manual for more information about playing information window
Deadly Creatures™.
Look around the
Deadly Creatures™ requires you to aim the Wii™ Remote at your TV. For best 1 Button environment
results, ensure you have correctly adjusted the Wii™ Sensor Bar sensitivity from
the Wii™ Settings Menu prior to gameplay.
2 Button Display the HINT ARROW
Controls +Control Pad
Pointer

Shake the Wii Remote

Control Stick

GET UP after being

knocked over
during combat
A Button

+ Button
C Button

Z Button 1 Button

— Button
2 Button

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 Button Function
Tarantula Advanced Game Controls
A Button, then swing the Wii
Button Function
Remote forward
Fire a WEB SHOT of sticky
C Button silk, temporarily trapping
the creature
Locked at start of play
OVERTHROW
Z Button,
then A button JUMP STRIKE
Swing the Wii Remote left A Button, then swing the Wii
or right Remote left or right

SPIN ATTACK
SWIPE
Locked at start of play

Hold B Button, then swing

the Wii Remote forward
Hold C Button + point the Wii
Strike at an enemy with Remote at a creature, then
a VENOM POUNCE to press the A Button
temporarily poison it Aim at an unsuspecting
creature and then STEALTH
Locked at start of play POUNCE through the air to
launch a surprise attack
Hold C Button + point the
Wii Remote at a web-patch,
then release the C Button Locked at start of play

Fire a line of silk to A Button, then press / hold

A Button again and swing the
WEB JUMP to a Wii Remote up or down
nearby web-patch DOUBLE
Locked at start of play STRIKE
3 Locked at start of play
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 Button Function Button Function
A Button, then press / hold Swing the Wii Remote forward
A Button again and swing the
Wii Remote left or right

BUZZSAW STING
Locked at start of play

A Button, then swing the the

Wii Remote and Nunchuk up Shake down on the Wii
and down Strike at an Remote or Nunchuk
overturned enemy DASH for a short
to FEED on it and distance while
regain health
crawling
Locked at start of play

Shake the Wii Remote

Scorpion Game Controls
Button Function GET UP after
A Button PINCER JAB being knocked over
Z Button BLOCK
during combat

1 Button LOOK around the environment

Swing the Wii Remote
2 Button Display the HINT ARROW left or right

+ Button Enter the PAUSE MENU TAIL WHIP

Display the
- Button INFORMATION WINDOW Locked at start of play

+Control Scroll through new and

Pad left / right previously viewed messages in
5 the INFORMATION WINDOW
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 Button Function Button Function
Cycle the Wii Remote and
Nunchuk in forward and A Button, then swing the
backward circles Wii Remote left or right

DIG at cracked
patches of soil THE CLAW
Locked at start of play
Locked at start of play

Wave the Wii Remote and Scorpion Advanced Game Controls

Nunchuk side-to-side
A Button (x2), then swing
CHOP through the Wii Remote forward
patches of brush
Locked at start of play
SCORPIO
C Button, then swing the Wii
Remote or Nunchuk up, down, Locked at start of play

left or right FINISHING MOVE -

A Button (x2), then swing the
Kill your enemy with Wii Remote left or right
a brutal, cinematic
finish and regain
some health THRASH
A Button, then swing the
ATTACK
Wii Remote up or down
Locked at start of play

UPROOT
Locked at start of play

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 Button Function Button Function
A Button, then press / hold A Button (x2), then press / hold
A Button again and swing the A Button again and swing the
Wii Remote up or down Wii Remote up or down

DEADLY MANTICORE
STING
Locked at start of play

Locked at start of play

Hold B Button, then swing
A Button, then press / hold A Button the Wii Remote forward
again and swing the Wii Remote left Strike at an enemy with a
or right VENOM STING to
temporarily poison it

WHIPLASH Locked at start of play

Turn the Wii Remote upside

down, then swing it up
Locked at start of play Quickly hide in soft soil,
then attack an
A Button (x2), then press / hold approaching enemy
A Button again and swing the with a BURROW STRIKE
Wii Remote left or right
Locked at start of play

SCOURGE Hold Z Button, then shake

WHIP the Nunchuk forward
CHARGE at a
Locked at start of play
nearby enemy
Locked at start of play

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Main Menu • TV Settings Check
Displays a screen that instructs you how to calibrate your TV for the best
visual presentation of Deadly Creatures™.

Extras
Here you can view any Concept Art you have unlocked during the game. The
Galleries contain more than 100 pieces of artwork! You can also view the game’s
Credits from this menu.
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Game Screen
From the Main Menu, you can select the following options: 2 1

Adventure 3
Select from the following game save options:

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• New Game
Highlight an EMPTY SLOT to begin a new game.

• Load Game
Highlight a saved slot to load that game profile. 1. Health Meter
Shows your current health.
• Delete Game
Highlight a saved slot and delete that game profile. 2. Information Windows
New Adventure Goals, completed Adventure Goals, Tutorials and new Moves
Options will appear in this space. Press the – Button at any time to view a history of all
displayed information in this space.
The following items are available:
3. Collection Updates
• Audio Options As you kill enemy creatures, points will be awarded in this space. Any collected
Set volume levels for Music and Sound Effects. Grubs or Leaf Crickets will also appear here.

• Input Sensitivity 4. Control Prompts

Adjust the gesture and Pointer sensitivity for the Wii Remote. Specific controller prompts, for Finishing Moves or context-sensitive functions,
will appear in this space.

5. Hint Arrow
If you are lost, hold the 2 Button to bring up the Hint Arrow, which always points
towards the location of your current Adventure Goal.

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Saving & Health Pause Menu

From the Pause Menu you can select Continue, Adventure Status, Collection
Saving Status, Moves List, Audio Options, Input Sensitivity and Quit.

To save your game, enter a cloud of green Fireflies. If you die, you will restart Continue
at the last Fireflies checkpoint you saved at. This is also where you will begin Return to gameplay.
when you load a saved game.

Adventure Status
This screen lists the current chapter and area, as well as the following:

• Predator Goals
As you kill enemy and prey creatures throughout the game, you will earn
points. When enough points are collected, you will automatically unlock new
combat moves and attack upgrades.

This screen also shows all available creatures for the current chapter, as well
as their point values.

Health
Stalk, kill and feed on Crickets, Pillbugs and Grubs to regain health. Simply walk
up to a dead Cricket, Pillbug or a Grub to feed on it.
When playing as the Scorpion, you can also regain some health from completing
Finishing Moves. When playing as the Tarantula, you can use the Feed attack
(once unlocked) to regain health from overturned enemies.
Feeding on Leaf Crickets will increase your Maximum Health. You can check the
Collection Status screen for the next Health upgrade.
• Adventure Goal
As you progress through the Adventure, you will receive Adventure Goals to
complete. You will always have one active Adventure Goal.
• Current Points
Lists your current points and when the next combat upgrade will be awarded.
This information resets each chapter.
Collection Status
In addition to Adventure Goals and Current Points, this screen also lists:
• Leaf Crickets
As you find and kill green Leaf Crickets, you will be able to upgrade your
Health Meter. This screen also tells you how many Leaf Crickets are needed
for the next Health Upgrade.

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• Grubs
As you explore the environments, you can feed on wriggling Grubs. Collect
Grubs to unlock Concept Art Galleries, which are viewable in the Extras menu
off the Main Menu. Remember, Grubs can be hiding anywhere, so explore Warranty and Service Information
every surface and every dark corner!
Moves List
This screen displays the combat moves and abilities you have unlocked
so far. Only the combat moves for your current playable creature (either
Tarantula or Scorpion) are displayed.
Warranty
In the unlikely event of a problem with your product (“Product”), you may only need simple instructions to correct
the problem. Please contact the THQ Inc. (“THQ”) Customer Service Department at (818) 880-0456 or on the web at
http://www.thq.com before returning the Product to a retailer. Live Customer Service Representatives are available to
help you Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm PST or you can use our automated systems by phone or on the web 24
hours a day, 7 days a week. Please do not send any Product to THQ without contacting us first. Your 5 digit Product
Code is 30159. Please use this code to identify your Product when contacting us.
Limited Warranty

Audio Options and Input Sensitivity
Access the same functions found under Options in the Main Menu.
Quit
Quit the current game and return to the Main Menu. You will not be able
to save from this command, so make sure you have recently saved at a
Fireflies checkpoint.
THQ warrants to the best of THQ’s ability to the original consumer purchaser of the Product that the medium on which
the Product is recorded shall be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ninety (90) days from
the original date of purchase. The Product is sold “as is,” without express or implied warranty of any kind, and THQ
is not responsible for any losses or damages of any kind resulting from use of this Product. If a defect occurs during
this ninety (90) day warranty period, THQ will either repair or replace, at THQ’s option, the Product free of charge. In
the event that the Product is no longer available, THQ may, in its sole discretion, replace the Product with a Product of
comparable value. The original purchaser is entitled to this warranty only if the date of purchase is registered at point
of sale or the consumer can demonstrate, to THQ’s satisfaction, that the product was purchased within the last ninety
(90) days.
To Receive Warranty Service:
Notify the THQ Customer Service Department of the problem requiring warranty service by calling (818) 880-0456 or
on the web at http://www.thq.com. If the THQ service technician is unable to solve the problem by phone or on the
web via e-mail, he will authorize you to return the Product, at your risk of damage, freight and insurance prepaid by
you, together with your dated sales slip or similar proof-of-purchase within the ninety (90) day warranty period to:

THQ Inc.
Customer Service Department
29903 Agoura Road
Agoura Hills, CA 91301

THQ is not responsible for unauthorized returns of Product and reserves the right to send such unauthorized returns
back to customers. This warranty shall not be applicable and shall be void if: (a) the defect in the Product has arisen
through abuse, unreasonable use, mistreatment or neglect; (b) the Product is used with products not sold or licensed
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Repairs after Expiration of Warranty

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CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
WARRANTIES.

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implied warranty lasts or exclusion of consequential or incidental damages, so the above limitations and exclusions
may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights, which may
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Warning
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