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Countdown to Spore

June 20, 2008 Spore is coming! Don't wait until September, get a sneak peak at this revolutionary new game right now with the Spore Creature Creator trial (free download for Windows or Mac/$9.95 for the full Creature Creator). With this program, you can explore the possibilites of evolutionary trails not taken or just have fun creating a crazy combination. Either way, it provides a nice introduction to the ideas that will be filled out in the full game.

So what is Spore? Besides being one of the most anticipated game releases ever, Spore promises a revolutionary shift in gaming. In this game, players will guide and nurture the development of a culture from single-celled organisms to inter-stellar explorers. If fun is had along the way, all the better. 

Schools are eagerly awaiting this release as many see Spore as offering a highly interactive learning experience in a more open-ended environment. Though this is a single player game, there is a strong social component involved as creatures from other players will show up in your world. This will certainly be added to our game library as one of the first computer games, along with Civilization, that we explore.

For now, however, have some fun creating and sharing creatures. The Sporepedia already has thousands of creations far more cute and clever than my clumsy first attempt seen here.

Posted by Chris Harris on June 20, 2008 | Comments (2)