Spore: Galactic Adventures
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Spore: Galactic Adventures is the first expansion pack
for the multi-genre game Spore
, developed by Maxis
and published by Electronic Arts
. The US version of the game was released on June 23, 2009. The European version was released on June 26, 2009.
Complementing the Adventure Creator is the Planet Creator, which is accessed from within the Adventure Creator. Players select a pre-built planet and then edit it in a manner similar to the Adventure Creator. Elements such as temperature and atmospheric density can be adjusted using sliders. The planet's terrain is modified using terrain stamps, which are dragged and dropped from the interface. Like the Adventure Creator, a complexity meter exists to prevent too many elements being used to create the planet.
The expansion also adds a Captain Outfitter, which allows the player to modify their Space stage creatures by giving them different social tools, weapons, and gear. They are then able to beam down their captains to specialized planets that have missions on them. Missions are greatly varied and may require a range of different tools. RPG-elements also exist in the game, in that captains earn points from missions and are able to level up.
or helping a famous pop star get to his show on time. Completing each adventure awards the space captain experience points much like an RPG
and allows the player to choose a piece of equipment for their space captain. As a space captain gains more and more experience it gets new better titles (determined by his empire's beliefs) such as "Thug", "Profiteer", or "Gatherer". These titles are based on the Captain's archetype.
Parts pack. On June 9, 2009, the Spore website was redesigned to prepare for a Galactic Adventure.
Expansion pack
An expansion pack, expansion set, or supplement is an addition to an existing role-playing game, tabletop game or video game. These add-ons usually add new game areas, weapons, objects, and/or an extended storyline to a complete and already released game...
for the multi-genre game Spore
Spore (2008 video game)
Spore is a multi-genre single-player god game developed by Maxis and designed by Will Wright. The game was released for the Microsoft Windows and Macintosh operating systems in September 2008 as Spore...
, developed by Maxis
Maxis
Maxis is an American company founded as an independent video game developer in 1987. It is currently a subsidiary of Electronic Arts . Maxis is the creator of one of the best-selling computer games of all time, The Sims and its first sequel, The Sims 2...
and published by Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
. The US version of the game was released on June 23, 2009. The European version was released on June 26, 2009.
Gameplay
The main feature added to the game is the Adventure Creator. This Creator allows players to create various missions, which are then populated into the Space stage in a manner similar to the other content created in the original game. Players add elements to the adventure by dragging them from a menu and dropping them into the world. Creatures, vehicles and buildings created using the game's other editors can be selected and placed throughout the world. The player can also set creatures' behaviours from aggressive to friendly, and add speech bubbles. In addition, fixed objects from the previous stages of Spore, as well as game play objects, such as bombs or teleports, can be added to the game. Players can select a range of special effects and drop them into the level. Sounds can be added to the game in the same manner, although new sound files cannot be added to the game. A complexity meter exists to prevent too many objects being dropped into the game. It also makes the player beam down to the planet, not just stay above the surface in a spaceship.Complementing the Adventure Creator is the Planet Creator, which is accessed from within the Adventure Creator. Players select a pre-built planet and then edit it in a manner similar to the Adventure Creator. Elements such as temperature and atmospheric density can be adjusted using sliders. The planet's terrain is modified using terrain stamps, which are dragged and dropped from the interface. Like the Adventure Creator, a complexity meter exists to prevent too many elements being used to create the planet.
The expansion also adds a Captain Outfitter, which allows the player to modify their Space stage creatures by giving them different social tools, weapons, and gear. They are then able to beam down their captains to specialized planets that have missions on them. Missions are greatly varied and may require a range of different tools. RPG-elements also exist in the game, in that captains earn points from missions and are able to level up.
Adventure mode
Players can now take their space captains on adventures, with each adventure having a specific goal to complete. There are a variety of adventure types, such as saving a planet from the GroxGrox (Spore)
The Grox are an aggressive and vicious race of mechanically based cyborg carnivores that rule the center of the Galaxy in the video game, Spore. They are commonly thought to be based on the Borg of the Star Trek Series because of the striking physical similarities between the two. The Grox are...
or helping a famous pop star get to his show on time. Completing each adventure awards the space captain experience points much like an RPG
Role-playing video game
Role-playing video games are a video game genre with origins in pen-and-paper role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, using much of the same terminology, settings and game mechanics. The player in RPGs controls one character, or several adventuring party members, fulfilling one or many quests...
and allows the player to choose a piece of equipment for their space captain. As a space captain gains more and more experience it gets new better titles (determined by his empire's beliefs) such as "Thug", "Profiteer", or "Gatherer". These titles are based on the Captain's archetype.
Development
A space-based expansion pack was first announced mid-October 2008 alongside the Creepy and CuteSpore Creepy and Cute expansion pack
Spore: Creepy & Cute is an expansion pack for the 2008 video game Spore. It includes additional tools and features for creature creation that were not present in the original Spore. These include 60 new parts, 48 new paint options, 24 new test drive animations, and two new test drive backgrounds....
Parts pack. On June 9, 2009, the Spore website was redesigned to prepare for a Galactic Adventure.
Reception
Spore Galactic Adventures gained generally positive reviews according to Metacritic.com. It was praised for its adventure creator which was seen as complex yet easy to use.Other Games/Expansion Packs
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