<i>Spore</i> (2008 video game)

Spore (2008 video game)

<p><i><b>Spore</b></i> is a 2008 <a href="/en/Life_simulation_game" title="Life simulation game" class="wl">life simulation</a> <a href="/en/Real-time_strategy" title="Real-time strategy" class="wl">real-time strategy</a> <a href="/en/God_game" title="God game" class="wl">God game</a> developed by <a href="/en/Maxis" title="Maxis" class="wl">Maxis</a> and published by <a href="/en/Electronic_Arts" title="Electronic Arts" class="wl">Electronic Arts</a> for <a href="/en/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows" class="wl">Microsoft Windows</a> and <a href="/en/Mac_OS_X" title="Mac OS X" class="mw-redirect wl">Mac OS X</a>. Designed by <a href="/en/Will_Wright_(game_designer)" title="Will Wright (game designer)" class="wl">Will Wright</a>, it covers many genres including <a href="/en/Action_game" title="Action game" class="wl">action</a>, <a href="/en/Real-time_strategy" title="Real-time strategy" class="wl">real-time strategy</a>, and <a href="/en/Role-playing_video_game" title="Role-playing video game" class="wl">role-playing games</a>. <i>Spore</i> allows a player to control the development of a <a href="/en/Species" title="Species" class="wl">species</a> from its beginnings as a microscopic organism, through development as an intelligent and <a href="/en/Social_animal" title="Social animal" class="mw-redirect wl">social</a> creature, to <a href="/en/Interstellar_spaceflight" title="Interstellar spaceflight" class="mw-redirect wl">interstellar</a> exploration as a <a href="/en/Spaceflight" title="Spaceflight" class="wl">spacefaring</a> culture. It has drawn wide attention for its massive scope, and its use of <a href="/en/Open_world" title="Open world" class="wl">open-ended gameplay</a> and <a href="/en/Procedural_generation" title="Procedural generation" class="wl">procedural generation</a>. Throughout each stage, players are able to use various creators to produce content for their games. These are then automatically uploaded to the online <a href="#Sporepedia" target="_blank">Sporepedia</a> and are accessible by other players for download.</p>

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Khoury</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/en/Video_game_composer" title="Video game composer" class="mw-redirect wl">Composer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Brian_Eno" title="Brian Eno" class="wl">Brian Eno</a><br><a href="/en/Cliff_Martinez" title="Cliff Martinez" class="wl">Cliff Martinez</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/en/Computing_platform" title="Computing platform" class="wl">Platform(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows" class="wl">Microsoft Windows</a><br><a href="/en/Mac_OS_X" title="Mac OS X" class="mw-redirect wl">Mac OS X</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="font-size:95%;"><a href="/en/Australasia" title="Australasia" class="wl">AU</a>:</span> September 4, 2008</li><li><span style="font-size:95%;"><a href="/en/Europe" title="Europe" class="wl">EU</a>:</span> September 5, 2008</li><li><span style="font-size:95%;"><a href="/en/North_America" title="North America" class="wl">NA</a>:</span> September 7, 2008<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-spore-release_1-0"><a href="#cite_note-spore-release-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-spore-release2_2-0"><a href="#cite_note-spore-release2-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/en/Video_game_genre" title="Video game genre" class="wl">Genre(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowraplinks"><a href="/en/God_game" title="God game" class="wl">God game</a>, <a href="/en/Life_simulation_game" title="Life simulation game" class="wl">life simulation</a>, <a href="/en/Real-time_strategy" title="Real-time strategy" class="wl">real-time strategy</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mode(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Single-player_video_game" title="Single-player video game" class="wl">Single-player</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>

<p><i>Spore</i> 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. However, <i>Spore</i> was criticized for its gameplay which was seen as shallow by many reviewers; GameSpot remarked: "Individual gameplay elements are extremely simple". Controversy surrounded <i>Spore</i> due to the inclusion of <a href="/en/SecuROM" title="SecuROM" class="wl">SecuROM</a>, and its <a href="/en/Digital_rights_management" title="Digital rights management" class="wl">digital rights management</a> software, which can potentially open the user's computer to security risks.</p>



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. However, 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. 