- Create, Fight and Explore Spore-Style for the First Time on the
Wii -
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug 17, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Get ready for heroic battles, vibrant worlds and boundless creativity!
Maxis(TM),an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) studio, today
announced that Spore(TM) Hero and Spore(TM) Hero Arena will be
available at North American retailers on Oct. 6 2009 and internationally
on Oct. 9, 2009. Built from the ground up exclusively for the Wii(TM) and
Nintendo DS(TM) platforms, Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena introduce
a new level of action-packed adventure and combat to the critically
acclaimed Spore franchise.
"Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena give Spore and Nintendo fans a new,
dynamic and engaging way to interact with their customized creature
heroes," said Lucy Bradshaw, VP and General Manager at Maxis. "Players'
heroes take center stage as both games, distinctly tailor-made for its
Nintendo platform, infuse creativity, combat and adventure to create a
unique gameplay experience on the Wii and Nintendo DS."
Spore Hero delivers the unparalleled creative freedom of Spore
in an action-adventure game created exclusively for the Wii. Set in a
rich and vibrant 3D world, Spore Hero empowers the player to
become the hero as they embark on an epic quest to save their creature's
home planet from destruction. Along this journey, players engage in fun
battles, and solve puzzles to collect and unlock more than 250 new
creature parts, all with unique abilities. These parts, which can be
used to customize creatures in the revolutionary Spore Creature
Creator, can change the way creatures will play and fight in the
world. Players can also utilize their brawling skills in a dynamic
multiplayer mode, where they battle their friends with their own
customized creature to become the 'baddest' Spore hero around!
Spore Hero Arena catapults players into a galaxy filled with fun
and intense arena-based combat. Featuring an all-new story set in the
same universe as Spore Hero, Spore Hero Arena takes
players on a quest to save planets in 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. Developed with multiplayer capabilities in
mind, Spore Hero Arena also allows players to battle with up to
three friends locally or play with a friend over Wi-Fi, taking the Spore
gameplay experience to an entirely new and interactive level.
Available for $49.99 MSRP, Spore Hero is rated E10+ by the ESRB. Spore
Hero Arena is available for $29.99 MSRP and is rated E by the ESRB.
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.
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, and Spore 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. Mac is a
registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. All other trademarks are
the property of their respective licensors.
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