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Spore is a multiplatform god game under development by Maxis and designed by Will Wright that allows a player to control the evolution of a species from its existence as a multicellular organism to a spacefaring sapient creature. more...

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The game has drawn wide attention for its massive scope, and its promise to simulate this development of a species through open-ended gameplay using procedural generation.

Development

Spore was originally a working title, suggested by developer Ocean Quigley, for the game which was first referred to by the general public as Sim Everything. Even though Sim Everything was a first choice name for Wright, the title Spore stuck. Wright added it also freed him from the preconceptions another Sim title would have brought, saying "...Not putting 'Sim' in front of it was very refreshing to me. It feels like it wants to be breaking out into a completely different thing than what Sim was."

Civilization IV lead designer Soren Johnson joined EA Maxis on April 2, 2007 to work on Spore.

Release date

The release date has been the subject of massive speculation, but as of October 21, 2007, Electronic Arts has maintained its tentative Spring 2008 release date. On October 24, Wright stated that Spore was in a fully-playable build, and would be ready in roughly six months (around April 2008.)

Platforms

Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, and mobile phone versions of the game have been confirmed. Beuchner stated in a G4TV interview that the DS and mobile phone versions will focus on one phase of the game. Other platforms have been discussed, but not officially announced.

Gameplay

Spore will be a simulation that "ranges from the molecular phase to the galactic phase." It will consist of several long phases, each with its own style of play. Will Wright also mentioned that he wanted the player to be able to spend as much or as little time as they wanted in each stage. If one person likes the creature stage, the game will not force them to move on until they are ready.

The games and films with which Wright associated the various phases are:

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