Creature Creator Pro

Designed to assist in the creation of animated characters, this application provides a nice set of tools, despite its less-than-desirable trial limitation. The tabbed interface couldn't be described as elegant, but it will make sense to even novice designers. After selecting from character categories such as fantasy, female, male, and insect, you choose different body parts, such as face, ears, thighs, nose, and fingers, The ability to adjust any body part along its X, Y, and Z parameters helps you further customize your character, and creatures can be viewed in smooth, flat, or wireframe modes. However, the demo not only limits the available body parts, but it also won't let you export your designs. Considering this program's rather steep $295 price tag, prospective buyers may wish for more robust trial functionality. Creature Creator best suits video-game designers and junior animators.