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Spore Single-Celled
Spore is Will Wright's (Sim City, The Sims) new masterpiece. Spore starts a player out as a single-cell organism swimming around in a primordial soup. As Will Wright explains it, this stage of the game is essentially like Pac-Man, and you basically devour microbes smaller than you while avoiding those that are larger. You can upgrade your cell by adding cilia, flagella, and other defense mechanisms in order to gain any advantage possible for a single cell. From there you'll move on to the "water world" phase of evolution. Your single-cell organism becomes a multi-cell organism. At this point, the gameplay switches from 2d to 3d but is still essentially the same: devouring the less fortunate and avoiding the bullies.Economical
Egg Hatchling
As time passes, you will be able to lay an egg and evolve further; rid yourself of fins and acquire legs. Once on land (should you choose to emerge from the sea), you'll find yourself a part of a rich world inhabited by other player-created creatures. Unlike traditional massively-multiplayer on-line games, you won't be squaring off against other players in real time competition. Instead, when a player creates a new creature it is saved to a master on-line server. Your world will be populated by creatures that will help bring balance to your ecosystem. In this way, you will experience the off-the-wall creations of other players without having to worry about being bullied.
Oh Behave Yourself
As Wright demonstrated at E3, you'll be able to teach your creature new behaviors by combining preexisting ones. A creature that knows how to eat can pick up food in it's mouth and drag it to another location, for example. The possibilities presented to the player in terms of creation are truly remarkable. To continue evolving, you must find a mate by emitting a mating call. What follows is romantic R&B music highlighting sweet love making.
Moldy City
You creatures will begin to band together once their brain has evolved far enough. At this stage of the game, the player must manage a tribe of the creature they created. Players can upgrade huts and add items to camps such as a campfire. Still, this is just the beginning of Spore. Before long, your mere tribe will be a full-fledge thriving city. With these upgrades in technology, players may customize their creatures further by adding additional upgrades. The cities themselves can be tweaked in almost any way imaginable. Players at this level of the game can build military machines and attack other cities if they should choose to.
UFO Spotting
Finally, the player's creature creation will reach a point in technology where they can create a UFO. With the UFO, the player can cruise around their planet "abducting content" such as other creatures or plant life. The UFO can also zoom out into outer space. Initial impressions of the game indicate that this is where the real fun begins. With the UFO, players can literally visit millions of other planets full of other player's creations. From the sounds of it, Spore is going to be a monumental game that empowers the average gamer with one heck of a creative tool.
In a nutshell...
Spore is a revolution in gaming; a modern day coloring book, if you will. It's not a game about trigger happy reflexes, if it's a "game" by traditional standards at all. More closely, it resembles a tool to create: in this case, your own creatures and civilizations. And, of course, Spore is a whole galaxy to explore full of other player's creations and content. Never before has a normal computer gamer been given so much control to create what his heart desires!
1. jako.spore - Jan 21, 2009 12:15 AM
how do make a plant?
2. tommyboy25 - Oct 19, 2008 04:33 PM
can you travel to other players planets and if you can how do you??
3. starbucks123456789 - Sep 06, 2008 03:27 PM
omg
4. jako.spore - Sep 06, 2008 06:59 AM
im getting spore monday
5. grantang - Sep 06, 2008 12:14 AM
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6. sporemouse - Sep 04, 2008 11:03 AM
omfg 2 day ima have heart attack
7. Teh Guest - Aug 31, 2008 07:53 PM
do what cartman did in southpark season episode Go God Go, if you can't wait for this game
8. Sporemenow - Aug 29, 2008 12:56 PM
OMG 8 more days!!!
9. BLACKSMITH - Aug 12, 2008 08:24 PM
I CANT WAIT TILL IT COMES OUT = ) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10. colass - Aug 11, 2008 06:03 AM
24 days till england and co gets it I canot wait I know i will steal a time machine and then i shall have spore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11. sk958 - Aug 10, 2008 03:35 AM
woo 25 dayzzzzzz till spore!! (i live in europe) the 5th!¬!!!!¬¬!!!!
12. raeganomics - Jul 30, 2008 03:17 PM
i'm looking forward to everything!
13. Domodude - Jul 29, 2008 09:01 PM
hahaha thats funny, i thought i was the only 12 year old on this site
14. bloodrye2 - Jul 22, 2008 05:06 AM
ummm, the father... get a life! let ur son join if he loves the game i am also 12 and have pre-ordered the game i would not let my father any where near any game related material of mine!!!
15. American_Unicorn - Jul 20, 2008 02:51 PM
My 12 year old son thinks your game is the best thing since sliced bread.I do believe I have not see him enjoy anything as much as he does your wonderful creation.He is looking forward to the release of the full version and has already aquired my word that when it comes out he will get it.Thankyou all for a spark of what a true imagination can acomplish.
16. Drazule - Jul 19, 2008 05:35 PM
I cant wait for this game!
17. Destroyer007 - Jul 09, 2008 03:52 AM
There is a galactical version so i'm gonna buy that one :) !!!!
18. sheepy - Jul 09, 2008 12:32 AM
this is gonna be great
19. TubularTony - Jul 03, 2008 02:40 PM
On wikipedia it says there are over 4 billion planets overall in the spore galaxy.
20. rusty8989 - Jul 03, 2008 12:56 AM
i cant w8 tillspore comes out itll be awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...................opps finger slipped! : )
21. sace_ravage - Jun 30, 2008 11:28 AM
woo
22. Bobthew - Jun 26, 2008 02:01 AM
Oh but you can. Look it up. They said that from one of the first vids :P Watch that latest video from San Francisco.
23. Joda - Jun 24, 2008 06:03 AM
Bobthew, the phases unlock as you evolve your first creature. You can't start from the top down.
24. Bobthew - Jun 24, 2008 03:32 AM
I'm going to play the Space Phase first, then start from the beginning. I'm looking forward to the Tribal and Space most probably.
25. Wierdmin - Jun 20, 2008 09:47 AM
I'm looking forward to the cell phase and space phase. In the city phase I'll be wishing I was alone on my planet so I could get on with money-making and not with destorying other cities, so I could buy the UFO!!!
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