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Spore is a video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. Released in 2008, the title is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) and Mac platforms. It features single-player gameplay and is classified under genres including Family, Simulation, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, and Adventure. The game carries an ESRB rating of Everyone 10+.
The software has a version identifier of 2.4.6. Its official website is spore.com. Various sources provide different review scores, including 83/100, 4.15, 84, 73, and 82. The work has 59,800 social media followers.
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Game data
Metacritic 84- Released
- 2008-09-04
- User rating
- 4.15 / 5
- Genres
- Family, Simulation
- Platforms
- PC
- ESRB
- Everyone 10+
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Game details · IGDB
From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations. Play through Spore's five evolutionary stages: Cell, Creature, Tribe, Civilization, and Space. Each stage has its own unique style, challenges, and goals.
- Released
- 2008
- Genres
- Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Game modes
- Single player
- Developer
- Maxis
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
Key facts
- Developer
- Maxis
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Designers
- Will Wright , Alex Hutchinson , Jenna Chalmers, Chaim Gingold
- Programmer
- Andrew Willmott
- Artist
- Michael A. Khoury
- Composers
- Brian Eno , Cliff Martinez
- Platforms
- Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X
- Release
- AU : September 4, 2008 EU : September 5, 2008 NA : September 7, 2008
- Genres
- God game , life simulation , real-time strategy
- Mode
- Single-player
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Encyclopedic overview
Spore is a 2008 life simulation real-time strategy god game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Designed by Will Wright, it covers many genres including action, real-time strategy, and role-playing games. Spore allows a player to control the development of a species from its beginnings as a microscopic organism, through development as an intelligent and social creature, to interstellar exploration as a spacefaring culture. It has drawn wide attention for its massive scope, and its use of open-ended gameplay and procedural generation. Throughout each stage, players are able to use various creators to produce content for their games. These are then automatically uploaded to the online Sporepedia and are accessible by other players for download.
Spore was released after several delays to generally favorable reviews. Praise was given for the fact that the game allowed players to create customized creatures, vehicles, and buildings. Spore was criticized for its gameplay which was seen as shallow by many reviewers; GameSpot remarked: "Individual gameplay elements are extremely simple." Controversy surrounded Spore due to the inclusion of SecuROM, and its digital rights management software, which can potentially open the user's computer to security risks.
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