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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $9.99
New (7) Used (5) from $4.38
Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 473
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Genre: artificial_life_simulation_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Creature Creator
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 15864
Model: 15864
UPC: 014633158649
EAN: 0014633158649
ASIN: B0017KWJ56
Release Date: June 17, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 6-10 of 52
 Not just another toy June 20, 2008
Todd R. Jordan (St. Peters, MO United States)
7 out of 16 found this review helpful
Spore Creature Creator
Spore from EA is one of the most anticipated games of the last few years. To appease the fans, EA has released a great teaser application, the Spore Creature Creator.
The creator isn't just another take on an electronic Mr. Potato HeadMR. POTATO HEAD. The application allows the player to select from a wealth of features to form their creation. There are choices in several categories: head, arms/legs, senses, hands, feet, weapons, and an adornment type category.
Each body part brings it's own plusses to the creature. More legs = more speed. More weapons = more attacks and more power behind them. More sensory choices brings with it more charm.
There's a built in complexity limit. This limit caps out what you can add to the creature, though it does allow for the oddest things. One creature I created had six sets of legs. Of course one can add just as many eyes, ears, legs, or tails. So the limit won't be likely to crimp even the craziest styles.
Once built, you can take your creature out for a spin. You'll be able to watch a wide variety of animations, including dancing and punching. There's even a mating call action.
So you've built your creature and that's it right? Wrong. The Spore Creature Creator allows you to upload and share your creatures. Still shots can be emailed to friends, movies uploaded to YouTube and creatures shared on the Spore sight. There other Spore users can vote and comment on them.
I highly recommend this game, especially for $10.
'Intelligent Design' never looked less stupid. June 19, 2008
J. Burgess (USA)
5 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is not a full game as such, purely a part of the upcoming SPORE release.
Others have commented on how much fun and how easy it is to create magnificently rendered monsters and creatures. What is particularly impressive is how the creature moves and reacts in quite a realistic manner based on the limbs and attachments that you give it.
What is even more amazing is that all of the user content created and uploaded to the SPORE server can potentially be used to populate the worlds that your creatures will inhabit once you get started with the full game.
If you are looking forward to the full SPORE release then you owe it to the SPOREverse to start creating and uploading now.
If $10 is too much then download the free trial version, it's fully functional you just get 25% of the available body parts to play with.
Good in Short Bursts July 18, 2008
Daniel R. Tibbo II (Western Massachusetts)
3 out of 10 found this review helpful
A great little prelude to the actual game that comes out in September. I pick this up whenever I get itch'in for the real thing. It's more like a mild sedative than an actual game. Fun in short bursts, but not really made for any lengthy play.
A fun and creative interface. July 24, 2008
S. Mason (Philadelphia, Pa)
3 out of 10 found this review helpful
It should be noted that this review pertains only to the "creature creator" feature of the Spore game and not the game itself. With that being said the "creature creator" is a lot of fun and its user interface allows one to create as much creatures as their mind can conceive of. Also the interface is extremely easy to use and has many humorous features to it, particularly where it concerns seeing examples of how your creature (s) actually functions if the game was currently live. All in all I highly recommend this product for anyone who wants to get a good understanding of how the game is played or who has a very vivid imagination.
Ignore the negative July 15, 2008
DW-Mac (CT, USA)
4 out of 12 found this review helpful
First this is only ONE part of an absolutely HUGE game. To everyone saying that it gets old, of course it gets old if you are looking for a full version! This is just to get familiar with the new creator function, which will not only be used for creatures, but ships, buildings, and everything else in the full game. We've made about 20 creatures so far and it hasn't been old yet. All of these creatures will be available in the game, so getting a head start is priceless. Plus you get $5 back from amazon towards the full version.
My opinion: Great teaser for the full version. If you want a head start into a wonderful new game, buy it. If not, wait until september. It's that simple. There's no need to bash it.
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