Spore Hero
Encyclopedia
Spore Hero is the Wii
spin-off of Spore
, developed by Maxis
, in which the players focus on creativity and evolution using the unique controls of the Wii. The game was released in North America on October 6, 2009 and worldwide on October 8, 2009.
spinoff of the game had been mentioned by Will Wright several times, such as in his October 26, 2007 interview with The Guardian
. Buechner confirmed it, revealing that plans for a Wii version were underway, and that the game would be built from the ground up and would take advantage of the Wii Remote
, stating, "We're not porting it over. You know, we're still so early in design and prototyping that I don't know where we're going to end up, so I don't want to lead you down one path. But suffice to say that it's being developed with the Wii controls and technology in mind." Eventually, a spin-off under the title "Spore Hero", an adventure game built ground up for the Wii with a heavier focus on evolution, was announced as part of the 2009 lineup along with "Spore Hero Arena
" and "Spore: Galactic Adventures
""
The first details of Spore Hero began to emerge when MTV's Totilo had an interview with designer Lucy Bradshaw. In it she said that the team was taking a look at Wii Motion Plus for better motion sensitivity. On May 12, EA sent out their official press release for Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena. Several previews began to emerge later. At an event in Los Angeles, Gamespot got another look at Spore Hero. IGN and Gamezone also posted previews as part of their pre-E3 lineup. Spore Hero was on show at E3 2009 and at Comic-Con. In late July, Maxis conducted an interview with several of the major fansites. During it they revealed that one of the choices they made during development was to focus on the story-line of the game. This focus meant that they had to detract from the game's online capabilities.
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
spin-off of 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...
, in which the players focus on creativity and evolution using the unique controls of the Wii. The game was released in North America on October 6, 2009 and worldwide on October 8, 2009.
Development
A WiiWii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
spinoff of the game had been mentioned by Will Wright several times, such as in his October 26, 2007 interview with The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
. Buechner confirmed it, revealing that plans for a Wii version were underway, and that the game would be built from the ground up and would take advantage of the Wii Remote
Wii Remote
The , also known as the Wiimote, is the primary controller for Nintendo's Wii console. A main feature of the Wii Remote is its motion sensing capability, which allows the user to interact with and manipulate items on screen via gesture recognition and pointing through the use of accelerometer and...
, stating, "We're not porting it over. You know, we're still so early in design and prototyping that I don't know where we're going to end up, so I don't want to lead you down one path. But suffice to say that it's being developed with the Wii controls and technology in mind." Eventually, a spin-off under the title "Spore Hero", an adventure game built ground up for the Wii with a heavier focus on evolution, was announced as part of the 2009 lineup along with "Spore Hero Arena
Spore Hero Arena
Spore Hero Arena is the Nintendo DS spin-off of Spore Hero which was released in North America on 6 October 2009, and worldwide on 8 October...
" and "Spore: Galactic Adventures
Spore: Galactic Adventures
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....
""
The first details of Spore Hero began to emerge when MTV's Totilo had an interview with designer Lucy Bradshaw. In it she said that the team was taking a look at Wii Motion Plus for better motion sensitivity. On May 12, EA sent out their official press release for Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena. Several previews began to emerge later. At an event in Los Angeles, Gamespot got another look at Spore Hero. IGN and Gamezone also posted previews as part of their pre-E3 lineup. Spore Hero was on show at E3 2009 and at Comic-Con. In late July, Maxis conducted an interview with several of the major fansites. During it they revealed that one of the choices they made during development was to focus on the story-line of the game. This focus meant that they had to detract from the game's online capabilities.
Planned games/expansion packs
- Spore Creature CreatorSpore Creature CreatorThe Spore Creature Creator is software that allows players to create their own creatures with a standalone version of the Creature Editor from Spore; the software was one of the first aspects of the game to receive focused development, and underwent ten rewrites since the start of development...
(2008, PC) – The creature creator element of Spore, released prior to the full game. - SporeSpore (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...
(2008, PC)- Spore: Galactic Edition – Special edition of Spore
- Spore Creepy and CuteSpore Creepy and Cute expansion packSpore: 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 - Spore: Galactic AdventuresSpore: Galactic AdventuresSpore: 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....
(2009, PC) – Expansion pack
- Spore CreaturesSpore CreaturesSpore Creatures is the Nintendo DS and iPhone OS spin-off of Spore, developed by Foundation 9, in which a player controls and evolves a creature of their creation.-Plot:...
(2008, DS) - Spore OriginsSpore OriginsSpore Origins is the mobile device spin-off of Spore, and focuses on a single phase of the larger game's gameplay - the cell phase.-Gameplay:...
(2008, Mobile phone) - Spore Hero (2009, Wii)
- Spore Hero ArenaSpore Hero ArenaSpore Hero Arena is the Nintendo DS spin-off of Spore Hero which was released in North America on 6 October 2009, and worldwide on 8 October...
(2009, DS) - DarksporeDarksporeDarkspore is a video game in the original Darkspore universe that borrows the award-winning creature editor technology from the 2008 video game Spore...
(2011, PC)
- Spore Creature KeeperSpore Creature KeeperSpore Creature Keeper is a video game spin-off to the 2008 video game Spore. The game is developed by Maxis and will be published by Electronic Arts. Made for younger users, the gameplay is heavily based on The Sims and will use the Sims 3 Engine. It will be released sometime in 2012 for Microsoft...
(2012, PC)