Spore is going to be huge. We all know that it’s probably going to get mainstream success, but the reason for that mostly lies in the creation system, where you can put together all sorts of weird-looking creatures. I’m still wondering if people will get as excited about the many different styles of gameplay as they will at simply playing God and making beings in whatever image they want.
A few weeks ago it was announced that people looking to get a head start on creating their own little monsters will have the chance with the release of the Spore Creature Creator, which gives you full control of the incredibly intuitive system.
Today a press release went out stating a final date for the product- June 17th. There will be two version of the game released. One version of the Creature Creator will be a completely free and contain 25% of the parts of the retail version… which will cost $9.99 and have everything you can possibly use. The free version will be available on www.spore.com or the SimCity Box, which is a compilation of SimCity games coming out on June 25th.
In an incredibly smart move, both versions will allow you to upload videos of your creations to Youtube straight from the game. This is besides the comment system that allows you to say what you think of other people’s creatures, that hopefully won’t be abused as badly as our poor Chud talkbacks. The Youtube feature will be a big hit, I bet… and I actually can’t wait to see what people come up with.
One reason you might want to get in on this early? Your creature will spread throughout the internet, showing up in other people’s games. That’s right, every creature in the game will be user-created… every single one. So no two people will play the same game, and everyone will have different creatures to interact with and change as they please.
The full game of Spore will hit on September 7th in North America and September 5th in Europe.
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Interesting concept. I wonder how long it will take before the game is overtaken by the cyclopean horror of the Rickroller.
You are a god amongst insects, Alex Riviello. Never let anyone tell you otherwise.
Alas, I traded in my desktop for a laptop a while back — I was getting tired of pumping money into it just to be able to play games. (Getting a console is cheaper in the long run, although the game selection isn't as good.) Spore is about the only PC game I wish was coming out on the console — although the game has been in development for what seems an eternity.
Actually, Walter, there are versions of Spore coming out on damn near every platform available, I believe down to the DS. I know I've got to get my PS3 version overrun with Chewer Sporelings.
I worked on this game for a while. It's snoozeville. The game is trying to merge concepts but fails to be interesting or innovative in it's approach. It's too civ for the Sims fans and it's too Dr. Seuss and watered down for the Micromanagement Civ Players. In the end it's a cool creature generator and a lame game.
SIM EVERYTHING!!!
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