| Galapagos | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Anark Game Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS |
| Release | Microsoft Windows Mac OS
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| Genre(s) | Action, Simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Galapagos: Mendel's Escape is a computer action game developed by Anark Game Studios and published by Electronic Arts in 1997. It is perhaps best known for its use of "artificial life technology" to control the main character, only giving the player indirect control of the creature by manipulating the environment. Because of this, Galapagos has been called the first commercial video game to use artificial life methodology,[2] though it was beaten to the market by Creatures, whose development cycle overlapped with that of Galapagos.[3]
- ^ "Online Gaming Review". 1998-02-07. Archived from the original on 1998-02-07. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ "The Next Generation 1996 Lexicon A to Z". Next Generation. No. 15. Imagine Media. March 1996. p. 29.
- ^ "NG Alphas: Creatures". Next Generation. No. 29. Imagine Media. May 1997. pp. 91–92.
Creatures is the first commercial release of artificial life technology to hit the market, beating out Anark's Galapagos, which has suffered some delays.