We've seen plenty of Deadly Creatures screenshots, and videos of its voice-acting talent, but this is the first official trailer that really makes clear the controls and gameplay behind Rainbow Studios' upcoming insect-based action title.

Deadly Creatures is heading to the Wii on February 9.

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THQ sends word that Rainbow Studio's unique insect action-adventure Deadly Creatures is heading to stores on February 9.

Putting players in the role of either a tarantula or scorpion, Deadly Creatures is a single-player battle through hordes of dangerous insects and reptiles. Upgradeable attacks, and a voice cast including Billy Bob Thornton and Dennis Hopper, round out the features.

Rainbow Studios has released a horde of Deadly Creatures screenshots, showing off more environments from the insect action-adventure.

Players will either take on the role of a scorpion or tarantula, with Wii-waggling controlling their upgradeable attacks. Random thought: Does this game remind anyone of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids? I bet the tarantula ant is the good guy.

Deadly Creatures is crawling out for a February 2009 release on Wii.

Rainbow Studios designer Jordan Itkowitz hopes those lamenting the lack of hardcore-focused Wii games "vote with their dollars" when Deadly Creatures is released in February, otherwise "it's back to mini-games" for the developer.

"[Deadly Creatures] is kind of an experiment though, because everybody--from fans to the press to gamers--have been saying they want more core stuff on the Wii, and they're tired of the mini-game compilations," Itkowitz explained to MTV Multiplayer.

He said that getting the scorpion and spider-starring Wii game approved by publisher THQ was easy because "we pitched it on the Wii--that was the magic word."

Itkowitz noted that the "historical shakiness of third-party success on Nintendo's platforms" and Nintendo's lack of first-party core Wii games have caused many publishers to focus more on the system's ever-growing casual audience.

"There haven't been that many core games that have broken out [on Wii]. Then again, there haven't been that many core games, period," he said. "In fact, there haven't even been that many core first-party games from Nintendo either...it seems Nintendo's real focus is on creating the new genre and cross-demographic experience."

Pop quiz, hot shot: what is Deadly Creatures? Stumped? Well, now it's a Wii game that features Dennis Hopper as the voice of a human named Struggs.

Rainbow Studios' insect-based action title Deadly Creatures is looking at a February 2009 release on Wii.

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THQ has confirmed to IGN the delay of Deadly Creatures (Wii), the unique insect action title by contrastingly-named developer Rainbow Studios.

Last slated for mid-December, the buggy Wii game will now see a February 2009 release.

Deadly Creatures puts players in the role of a tarantula and scorpion, on a quest to save mankind. The story will feature two secondary human characters voiced by actors Billy Bob Thornton and Dennis Hopper.

It's an unexpected jump from creepy-crawly to Oscar-caliber as THQ's newest trailer for Deadly Creatures employs the vocal talents of Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thornton and nominee Dennis Hopper.

A Wii-exclusive action game starring phobia-inducing spiders and scorpions, Deadly Creatures hatches later this year.

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As publisher THQ believes that "Halloween was not creepy enough," the company has provided new screenshots from the creepy-crawly Wii action game Deadly Creatures.

Developed by Rainbow Studios, which was not one of the five internal studios THQ closed yesterday, Deadly Creatures is expected to arrive by the year's end.

A gameplay trailer has also emerged, showing a spider swinging about in Spider-Man-like fashion along with some good old-fashioned scorpion hack-and-slash action.

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Publisher THQ has issued screenshots and a trailer of Rainbow Studios' creepy crawly survival horror title, which was announced yesterday.

A Wii exclusive, Deadly Creatures is slated to arrive later this year.

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Publisher THQ today announced Deadly Creatures, a spider-filled Wii-exclusive action title under development at THQ subsidiary Rainbow Studios.

According to the company, the game depicts "a venomous world of terror" filled with "vicious Gila monsters, tarantula wasps, black widows, and the most dangerous predator of all--Man." It is expected to arrive later this year.

Past titles from Rainbow Studios include the decidedly more innocent ATV vs. MX Untamed and Cars Mater-National Championship.

"With brutal motion-controlled combat, a dark, compelling story and some of the best visuals to date on the Wii, we are excited to bring Deadly Creatures to a large core Wii audience that hungers for a new experience," said executive producer Nick Wlodyka.