New FLASH Application Gives Spore Players New Ways to Get Creative
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Sep 16, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The revolutionary Spore(TM) Creature Creator is going 2-D! Maxis(TM),an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) studio, today announced Spore(TM)
Creature Creator 2-D, a new Flash application where players
experience an all new take on the variety and creative fun offered by
the original 3-D Spore Creature Creator. Now available for free*
at www.spore2d.com,
players can create a creature from scratch or import a creature from the
Sporepedia(TM), thelibrary of 120+ million pieces of user-generated
content in Spore. Five legs or ten, bat wings or horns; there are
no limits to what users create. Once players have created their 2-D
creature,they can embed it onto their social networking pages,
and share it with friends via email. Spore Creature Creator 2-D
takes creature-creating to new heights by making it a social, shared
experience.
"Spore Creature Creator 2-D offers players a brand new way to
express their creativity and share their creatures as it can be played
by anyone with internet access," stated Caryl Shaw, Sr. Producer
of Spore Creature Creator 2-D. "The clean art style and intuitive
point-and-drag functionality makes it easy for creators of all ages to
get in on the fun. It'll be interesting to see how players use this new
creative application."
Spore Creature Creator 2-D features the full suite of more than
250 body parts, including limbs, eyes, feet, heads, and fun accessories
like antlers and wings. Once players create their ultimate creature,
they can play with them in the Spore Creature Trainer mini-game.
Once complete, players can easily send their friends an e-card of their
creature at www.spore2d.com
The launch of Spore Creature Creator 2-D comes just weeks before
the launch of Spore Hero for the Wii(TM) and Spore Hero Arena
for the Nintendo DS on Oct. 6.
Spore Hero delivers the unparalleled creativity of Spore
in an action-adventure game, exclusively for the Wii. Set in a rich and
vibrant world, Spore Hero empowers players to become a Hero as
they embark on an epic quest to save their creature's home planet from
destruction, engaging in fun battles and solving puzzles along the way.
Players can collect and unlock more than 250 creature parts, all with
unique abilities affecting the way their creature plays and combats in
the world.
Spore Hero Arena takes players on a quest to save their galaxy
from an evil force. Throughout the game, players create their own unique
gladiator hero creature and guide it from planet to planet as they fight
enemy creatures, collect new parts, gain upgrades and unlock special
abilities that will benefit their hero.
To play the Spore Creature Creator 2-D, please visit www.spore2d.com.
To learn more about Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena, playminigames and download fun content, please visit www.sporehero.com.
For screenshots or press materials about the Spore franchise,
please visit http://info.ea.com.
*Internet connection required.
About Spore
Spore, available for PC and Mac(R),gives players their own
personal universe in a box. Create and evolve life, establish tribes,
build civilizations, sculpt entire worlds and explore a universe filled
with creations made by other gamers. Spore gives players a wealth
of creative tools to customize nearly every aspect of their universe:
creatures, vehicles, buildings, and even spaceships. Spore Creatures,
available on Nintendo DS(TM), takes players on a quest to save their
species and the entire Galaxy. Meet, befriend or fight other creatures
in a number of unique Touch Screen-based activities. Spore Galactic
Adventures, available now, allows players to beam down to planets
for the first time and play, create and share missions with friends
online. Available in October, Spore Hero, exclusive to the Wii(TM)
and Spore Hero Arena for the Nintendo DS, catapult players into
the role of a fully-customized hero creature fighting to save its planet.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is
a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in
1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive
software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless
devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under
four brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EATM, EA MobileTM
and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of
$4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies.
EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com.
More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can
be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, POGO, Maxis, Spore and Sporepedia are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S.
and/or other countries. Nintendo DS and Wii are trademarks of Nintendo.
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