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After the yesterday announcement of the release date (September 7), Will Wright gave interviews for the press, and some lucky ones could even play with Spore. The previewers all agree about one thing: Spore is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.
Here is a rough list of the new interviews, (click on the titles for the links), with the quoted list of the new features, and cool parts in them. Probably I missed a few, so read the full versions too:
Wired:
-"You can even try to create a human-like character: "I've gotten pretty close to Homer Simpson," Wright laughed."
-"They're even going so far as to distribute this creator[the creature editor] for free a few months before the game hits retail shelves."
-"Cities can be either economic, religious or military"
-"For any city, for any colony I make, a [musical] theme will be generated for it," he said." the music generator allows users to jump in and create their
own themes by clicking and dragging musical notes. "I could put in the Star Wars theme if I wanted to," Wright said.
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The goal of the space game -- and the ultimate goal of Spore -- is to reach the very center of the galaxy."
Newsweek Will Wright:
-He talks about the reason of the delays
- "If I took a building from my city, the program can look
at other content that thematically matches that City Hall, and suggest
that to me."
-EA allowed them to do whatever they want, and they, the developement team decided to delay it.
-You can play on easy, medium, and hard settings.
- You can upload your creatures from the editor, directly onto youtube
Newsweek Lucy Bradshaw:
-"The content that players create on the Mac version can be shared
with PC players as well as other Mac players"
-The mobile and DS versions will have content sharing. The mobile version will be the tide pool phase, the DS version will be about the creature phase.
IGN:
-In the space phase, "you can colonize, you establish these jump points, you can take on
becoming the largest federation, the largest empire, you may want to
play more of a War of the Worlds style"
- In the "melody editor", "you can choose the back-beat, the melody and
then you can set up a little score by manipulating those and giving
them durations."
Joystiq PC/Mac:
-You can capture(and hopefully domesticate) enemy creatures in the tribal phase.
-In the Civ. phase, "if you capture other kinds of cities, you can add their vehicle types to your forces"
-In the space stage, "different planets harvest different colors of Spice. You can take
advantage of these varieties with trade routes through the galaxy."
-There's a particularly strong civilization you'll encounter before finishing the [core] quest.
Joystiq DS:
-It is called Spore Creatures
- "Spore Creatures begins with your character's friend being abducted by aliens."
- "Creatures can even earn "bio-powers" to breath fire or otherwise embellish on life as we know it."
Joystiq Mobile:
-The mobile version is only the cell phase
-You can create your cell
- It will be available for every "game-capable phone" on nearly every network worldwide.
Jostiq Screenshots
81 new screenshots, including the appereance of the armor editor, that wasn't seen before, and there are hints for gameplay features.
*Note* We have added these screenshots to our screenshots section - you can view them full size here, joystiq's gallery shrinks them for some reason. (The game play and editors sections were updated.)
Ictiv - Feb 19, 2008 05:56 PM
I-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i....... I AM BACK! I FEEL IT AGAIN MY HOPES MY LOVE FOR EA (okay just maxis) HAS COMED BACK I BELIVE!!!!!! I WASENT SO HAPPY SINCE-SINCE EVER! I WILL BE BACK TOMORROW! OH WATH NOW.... I CANT SLEEP! I KNOW I RUN OUT SIDE AND GIVE A BIG WOOKIE HUG TO THE FIRST PERSON I SEE!.....
Skretch - Feb 16, 2008 09:05 PM
Ewww... minimaps and arrows... Anyone remember Morrowind? Sure there was a map and a compass, but they didnt tell you anything besides towns you've been to and which way was north. Id love that in spore. And anyone know if all of the planets are going to be on a plane, or more "3d". Tweety for boss civilization '08!
MatchNL - Feb 15, 2008 04:35 PM
Worst invention ever to be added to a game other than an RTS: Minimaps. There are some games that you spend so much time following your minimap from quest objective to quest objective, that you barely even get to enjoy the scenery on the screen. Half the fun of some of the ANCIENT games of the past, was discovering things on your own and creating a map on paper. It sort-of takes the fun out of the game when you're supposed to accomplish a task, and all it requires is you walking in the direction of an arrow on your minimap for a given amount of time. I wish there was an option to turn off the minimap altogether.
A_Big_Bear - Feb 14, 2008 08:47 PM
-There's a particularly strong civilization you'll encounter before finishing the [core] quest. Maybe the willosaurs?
Alterego - Feb 14, 2008 12:17 PM
http://www.xspore.com/screenshots/5178_screenshot.html
ploogle - Feb 14, 2008 11:22 AM
I don't see any screenshot of an Armor Editor...could someone give me the exact link?
xShuffle - Feb 14, 2008 08:05 AM
Also looks like you can tame creatures and Have Religous/Military/Economic vehicles as well. Its just nice to feel the old excitement for Spore that I had a few years ago.
Bobarian - Feb 13, 2008 10:35 PM
One of the best things i saw was that you get to choose your planet!! :D
Bobarian - Feb 13, 2008 10:35 PM
One of the best things i saw was that you get to choose your planet!! :D
Bobarian - Feb 13, 2008 10:15 PM
One of the best things i saw was that you get to choose your planet!! :D
emilyt - Feb 13, 2008 08:56 PM
im a little dissapointed with the ds, it looks kind of paper-ish, other than that, im really excited!
Spore FTW - Feb 13, 2008 08:51 PM
AWESOME!!!!......it looks like they added something for objectives. And they kinda dumbed down the space portion so it looks less complicated......I was hoping something like this wouldn't be added. I was looking forward to getting lost in space and figuring stuff out on my own : (
Caitiven - Feb 13, 2008 08:27 PM
Niiiiice. :)
1fanofspore - Feb 13, 2008 08:07 PM
*Drowning in the VAST sea of new info**But happy*
thedollardonkey - Feb 13, 2008 04:13 PM
Wow, DS and Mobile look NOTHING like the PC/Mac versions.
SilverRogue - Feb 13, 2008 04:06 PM
Words can neither express nor contain my joy at hearing the editor will come out months before Spore. Imma have a fun toy to play with over the summer while I'm waiting! I know that BodyShop is what kept me from going crazy waiting for TS2. ^_^
Spore1202 - Feb 13, 2008 04:04 PM
Did you see the picture number 36 on gamespot ,,that's avinble to put armor on the monster ,, :D that cool:D
Bluk0 - Feb 13, 2008 03:02 PM
HOLY CRAP!! OMFG THIS IS AWESOME! OMFG IM LITERALLY JUMPING AROUND CUZ THIS IS UST PLAIN AWESOME! Finally after 3~4 years!!!! It brings a tear to my eye:') please release the editor now!! :D:D:D:D
Dr. Kilory - Feb 13, 2008 02:50 PM
Lol, the mobile version is the cell phase, get it, cell phone, cell phase! HAHA!!! Wow, that was a bad joke...But anyways, BOOM!!!! *Head explodes in an overload of knowledge*
Cresil - Feb 13, 2008 02:34 PM
I knew there was a reason I have kept checking this web site almost every day since I heard about the game. :)
xHarrold251 - Feb 13, 2008 12:44 PM
wow that was helpful, seriously alot of info there, *goes of and looks at the screenshots* (this may take some time)
Schlafmuetze - Feb 13, 2008 12:43 PM
Nice Info there. The interesting info i´ve read today was that the european release date is set for September the 5th , because september the 7th is a sunday here. Good news for me, bad news for you :-P
madis - Feb 13, 2008 12:04 PM
I cant believe the amounts of info im getting here
xAzkanan - Feb 13, 2008 11:50 AM
HAHA Everything but the PC/MAC is going to suck big time. xD
Foreverspore72 - Feb 13, 2008 11:28 AM
finally some answers to some of the most asked questions in spore history! And a music editor! I'm tickled
Brandinat0r - Feb 13, 2008 11:25 AM
This all looks so awesome!
Jon Ace - Feb 13, 2008 11:23 AM
MONTHS?! Looks like a Spore-y summer for us!
Sporetime - Feb 13, 2008 11:18 AM
OMG... WTF//// im so happy... :( so damn happy ;'(
madis - Feb 13, 2008 11:13 AM
*falls over from the amount of new knowledge*
Hahk32 - Feb 13, 2008 11:13 AM
Sweet, nice find so much news, anyone when we used to get like 2 videos every 3 months?
lowlow2 - Feb 13, 2008 11:02 AM
interesting about the capturing enamy creatures and domesticating in the tribal phase. good news that information is now being fully released to the public!
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