[3] The game was one of the first extensive CD-ROM titles and used full-motion video for both cutscene and interactive portions.

In 2123, the UNS Amazon is sent as part of an exploration fleet to various planets to determine new viable locations for settlement as the Earth is destroyed by human activity.

En route to Saturn, the Amazon is ensnared by a massive alien being resembling a large asteroid.

With no means of escape, he searches the ship and engages the leader in battle, finally defeating him on the bridge.

[4] A port of Creature Shock for the Atari Jaguar CD was announced at Spring ECTS '94 and SCES '94 as one of the first upcoming titles for the add-on and was also planned to be published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment.

IGN stated in their 2 out of 10 review, "track-based shooters with lots of prerendered cut-shots are the bane of our existence.

"[19] Next Generation deemed Creature Shock "positive proof that a good game must consist of more than just flashy graphics and loud sound effects."

[22] Reviewing the Saturn "Special Edition", GamePro called it "a poor man's Cyberia", saying that the game has imaginative visuals but grainy full motion video, a cursor that tends to get lost in the graphics, and a general lack of excitement and fun.

[23] Next Generation said in a brief review that it "features great rendered graphics but drags with a low grade, point-and-click shooting interface.