For detailed information about this series, see: Sporewiki
Spore is a series of videogames created by Maxis and EA.
The original game simulates the evolution of a species from being a microorganism to space exploration, with the gameplay changing from action, to life simulation, to real time strategy. Other games are minor entries that feature different gameplay elements.
Video Games
- Spore Origins (August 25th, 2008) for iOS, Mobile Phones, N-Gage, Windows Phone, and LG Vu
- Spore (September 4th, 2008) for PC and MacOS
- Spore: Galactic Edition (September 7th, 2008), a special edition of the game.
- Spore: Creepy & Cute (November 17th, 2008), an expansion pack.
- Spore: Galactic Adventures (June 23rd, 2009), an expansion pack.
- Spore Creatures (September 7th, 2008) for Nintendo DS, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, and iOS
- Spore Hero (October 6th, 2009) for Wii
- Spore Hero Arena (October 6th, 2009) for Nintendo DS
- Spore Islands (November 5th, 2009) for Facebook. Discontinued July 7th, 2010.
- Spore Creatures (December 17th, 2009) for Mobile Phones, N-Gage, iOS, and Android
- Darkspore (April 26th, 2011) for PC. Shut down on March 1st, 2016.
A game titled Spore Creature Keeper was planned for a PC and Nintendo DS release in 2009, but was later cancelled.
Other Software
- Spore Creature Creator (June 18th, 2008) for PC and MacOS
- Help eDNA (2010) for Browsers
Many merchandise for the game was released, including items that can be customized with images of player-created creatures.
Links to Other Series
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Ctrl+Alt+Del | June 27, 2008 | Ctrl+Alt+Del comic "Spored" is a parody of Spore. | 2 |
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Sim | September 07, 2008 | Spore was originally going to be SimEverything, but later evolved into its own game; the UFO from the SimCity 2000 box art appears in the game as "Steve", while a creature from Spore appears as a giant monster in the 2013 SimCity. | 1 |
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Space Odyssey | September 07, 2008 | A monolith looking like the one in 2001: Space Odissey is featured in Spore. | 3 |
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Family Guy | September 07, 2008 | The Happiness Booster in Spore is based on the "Intergalactic Proton Powered Electrical Tentacle Advertising Droids" from the Family Guy Special Blue Harvest. | 3 |
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M.U.L.E. | September 07, 2008 | Spore includes a music track from M.U.L.E. | 3 |
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Mario | September 07, 2008 | One of the examples in a Special Spore Strategy guide is Sloshi (A parody of Yoshi). |
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Mass Effect | September 07, 2008 | There's a reference to Mass Effect in a Special Spore Strategy guide. |
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