Spore Hero

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• Enjoy maximum replay value as you evolve your Spore Hero, then return to explore early areas of the game with new powerful items and abilities.
• Combination sim/rpg gameplay and the first release in the 'Spore' franchise on the Wii gaming platform.
• Create and evolve your own hero with over 250 collectable parts and special abilities. Spore?s revolutionary Creature Creator is brought to life with Wii enhanced controls.
• Fight using your Wii Remote as you spit poison, fire spikes, dive bomb, and bite your enemies. Unlock combos and new fighting skills as you take on dangerous creatures all over the planet.
• Play against a friend in a local versus mode as you bring your wildest Spore creatures into battle in versus multiplayer action.

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B001TOMQZS
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches ; 4.5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 6, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,486 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #51 in Video Games > Wii > Adventure
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Spore universe finally comes to the Wii in Spore Hero, an entirely new simulation adventure with an RPG feel. Guaranteed to please existing fans of the franchise as well as those coming to it for the first time, in both the game's single player and an exciting two-player versus modes players create a creature hero, take on quests for non-playing characters and fight to save your planet. Along the way you will unlock hundreds of collectable body parts and abilities that open up new gameplay options and that put the direction of your character's unique evolution in your own hands. Spore finally comes to the Wii. View larger. Story This all-new story begins as you crash land on a strange alien world. But something evil has followed you and is threatening to destroy the creatures of the planet. Only a true hero can save the world from this new threat. Are you that hero? If so you will need to earn unique new parts to adapt to the courageous battles and amazing adventures that await you in Spore Hero. Gameplay In Spore Hero, players focus on creativity and evolution using the unique controls for Wii. The game takes players on an exciting adventure through a beautiful, colorful world based in the Spore universe. Taking full advantage of the Wii controls, Spore Hero engages players in heated battles, humorous missions, curious puzzles and more. Throughout the game, players will collect more than 250 body parts parts with unique abilities and experience the unparalleled customization of the revolutionary Spore Creature Creator enhanced for the Wii. Key Game Features Create and evolve your own hero with over 250 collectable parts and special abilities. Spore’s revolutionary Creature Creator is brought to life with Wii enhanced controls. Fight using your Wii Remote as you spit poison, fire spikes, dive bomb, and bite your enemies. Unlock combos and new fighting skills as you take on dangerous creatures all over the planet. Play against a friend as you bring your wildest Spore creatures into battle in versus multiplayer action. Explore a vast new world filled with hidden parts, thrilling quests and more in this new Spore adventure.

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Product Description

Features include:

•Enjoy maximum replay value as you evolve your Spore Hero, then return to explore early areas of the game with new powerful items and abilities.
•Combination sim/rpg gameplay and the first release in the 'Spore' franchise on the Wii gaming platform.
•Create and evolve your own hero with over 250 collectable parts and special abilities. Spore?s revolutionary Creature Creator is brought to life with Wii enhanced controls.
•Fight using your Wii Remote as you spit poison, fire spikes, dive bomb, and bite your enemies. Unlock combos and new fighting skills as you take on dangerous creatures all over the planet.
•Play against a friend in a local versus mode as you bring your wildest Spore creatures into battle in versus multiplayer action.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

79 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Spore can survive on the Wii, October 8, 2009

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Mark Witt (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Spore Hero (Video Game)

As a fan of the Spore (PC) game and having played it through, I wasn't sure what to expect with the Wii version, but here's my take on a decent addition to Spore:

Graphics: The general gameplay graphics and sound effects are very cartoony compared to the PC version. It can certainly be appealing to a younger audience. The colors and graphics are smooth and well done.

Gameplay: You start as a small two legged creature going around doing quests and finding new body parts (mouth, feet, hands, etc) with the goal to improve your creature and proceed to new areas / fight harder creatures. There are similarities to creature phase on Spore PC. You make use of the Wiimote and nunchucks by shaking them to break open or kick objects. I like that you can kick just about anything, and it will anger most creatures to fight you. This brings us to the combat, probably the most fun aspect of the game. You fight arena style by punching, charging, diving, spitting, biting, etc. to where the last creature standing wins. There are also other mini type games throughout the game like singing and dancing, where you have to aim the Wiimote at a certain direction and follow the creature's motion.

Controls: In general, the controls are good. Camera is a bit awkward at times and I wish you could zoom out just a little more, like in the PC version. Still, you can look in all different directions with the nunchuck which is fine. The wiimote and nunchuck are very sensitive during some of the activities like dancing, which definitely takes some practice to master.

Multiplayer: You can do an arena style battle with a friend (2 players max). What's cool is that you can use the character you created during the game. You can also create a new character in Sporepedia (another option in the game) and then use it to fight. There is no online play or Co-op in play mode.

The game is quite addicting and I can see it drawing people in from the original Spore fan base including people who have never played it. One thing that disappointed me is that during the main game, you cannot team up with other creatures and adventure with them - as you could during the Creature phase in Spore PC. Still, it is very fun alone as there are tons of quests and creatures to fight.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun, But Short, October 23, 2009

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M. G Navadomskis (west chicago, il USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Spore Hero (Video Game)

My (almost)10 year old had a lot of fun playing this, and he also loved Spore on the PC. He did beat the game in what I would guess was about 10 hours of gameplay. We just bought it last Saturday, and he played some Saturday and some Sunday, and finished it up on Thursday. I was expecting it to last a little longer, but he seemed not in the least disappointed.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good title that unfortunately falls a bit short, November 30, 2009

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NYJ (Atlantic Coast, USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Spore Hero (Video Game)

I've just about finished wrapping up game play with Spore Hero and overall I will say that it has been a very enjoyable experience. There have been moments of frustration (you'll know what I'm talking about when you get to the Moonlit Caverns), but you'll eventually be able to overcome them. The game starts with you crash landing on a planet along with your arch-nemesis. As he goes about making life miserable for the spore tribes already inhabiting the planet, it is your job to evolve to solve quests in order to set things right. Along the way you'll solve quests, interact with the inhabitants of the planet, evolve other creatures, fight, and collect the 327 creature parts scattered across the world (which you can then use to evolve yourself). Combat, which you will do a lot of, places you in a ring with your opponent where you'll be forced to fight each other real time (no turn-based system like in Monster Lab). It's an enjoyable experience, with moderate difficulty. Problem is, the game can be completed fairly quickly (less than 10 hours) and unless you want to evolve and fight creatures, the replay-ability is minimal. In addition the Sporepedia, which with the PC and DS versions allows you to load your creation to the web, lacks that online functionality. This means the Sporepedia is relegated to creating/evolving characters to use in multiplayer battling mode, which is a huge disappointment. EA Montreal could really have pushed this game into the upper echelons of 2009 games by allowing online connectivity (even if simply for the Sporepedia), but it's an opportunity lost. That knocks this game down from a potentially great title to one that falls a bit short. It is well deserving of a good 3-star rating, but that's about it.