Save your species and the entire Galaxy in Spore Creatures. Guide and evolve your custom creature, starting as a simple creature and exploring your surroundings. Meet, befriend or fight other creatures in a number of unique Touch Screen based activities. As the story unfolds, evolve your creature's look and add to its abilities by collecting and adding parts in the Creature Creator. Eventually uncover the mystery of the Galaxy's troubles, and work to set things right. Share your creatures with other Spore Creatures players via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. You can store over 30 of your favorite creatures that might appear as characters in your game. Unlock cheats and additional parts by earning over 50 badges duringgameplay. Spore Creatures for the DS is a unique game, custom-made for the Nintendo DS platform to take full advantage of the popular stylus and Touch Screen features.
Store over 30 of your favorite creatures who might appear as characters in your game Unlock cheats and additional parts by earning over 50 badges during gameplay Custom-made for the Nintendo DS platform to take full advantage of the popular stylus and Touch Screen features
REVIEW
The Type of Game You Cannot Put Down! Very Fun! I got this for Christmas and could hardly put it down. It was so fun to create your character and battle with other "things." The graphics were a kind of bad, but that's a small price to pay for all the fun you have. I recomend this game completely.
SPORE Creature Creator is a powerful yet easy-to-use creation tool that anyone with a PC and a mouse can enjoy. With a simple drag-and-drop interface, you can assemble your creature from a wide range of parts. How do you feel about tentacles? Why only two eyes? Pull and stretch those parts exactly as you choose, then paint your creature with unique colors and patterns—this truly unprecedented level of flexibility lets you make a limitless number of fun creatures. Bring those creatures to life—see how they dance, strike a pose, and much more. In just a few minutes, anyone can easily make incredible animated creatures. You can share your favorites with friends using simple built-in tools, then visit the SPORE website and look at all the other cool creatures your friends and people all around the world are making—and then pull them into your SPORE Creature Creator and play with them! What you create is entirely up to you—with SPORE, the only limit is your imagination.
Key Features
BUILD using 228 drag-and-drop, flexible parts – is it fashion, function, or fashunction?
PAINT with unique patterns, make your creature stand out in a crowd
PLAY with your creature as it comes to life with dances, poses, and emotions
SHARE using built-in snapshot and video tools—make your creature a star.
Creature Creator for SPORE
Spore, the highly anticipated game from the creators of The Sims™, gives players their own personal universe in a box. Create and evolve life, establish tribes, build civilizations, sculpt entire worlds and explore a universe created by other gamers. Spore gives players a wealth of creative tools to customize nearly every aspect of their universe: creatures, vehicles, buildings, and even UFOs. Players can then seamlessly share their creations with the world or explore infinite new galaxies created by other gamers.
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REVIEW
horrible This game is not worth the money, if anything buy the real spore game and have some real fun, this game does not let you do anything. DONT BUY!!!!!!!
Amazon.com Create universal wonder in Spore, an exciting new simulation game that lets you develop your own personal universe. Work your way through five evolutionary phases, including Cell, Creature, Tribe, Civilization and Space, that offer unique challenges, thrills and goals. For example, you can start in Cell and nurture one species from a simple aquatic organism all the way until it becomes a sentient life form. Or you can jump right in and begin building tribes and civilizations on multiple planets. What you do with your universe is totally up to you.The powerful creation tools of Spore are easy to use, allowing you to effortlessly design every aspect of your universe. Creatures, vehicles, building and even starships are all within your grasp. While Spore is a single-player game, your creations and other players' creations are automatically shared between your galaxy and theirs, offering a nearly limitless number of worlds to visit and enjoy. You can also go online to view the incredible things other players have made and can even pull those items into your universe. Spore gives you the chance to make worlds and beings that evolve, grow and delight you every step of the way.
SPORE GALACTIC EDITION
'Making of Spore' DVD video
'How to Build a Better Being' DVD video by National Geographic Channel
'The Art of Spore' hardback mini-book
Fold-out Spore poster
Premium 100-page Galactic Handbook
SPORE CREATURE CREATOR
Finally all that hard work creating the perfect being can be put to good use. Import creatures that you created with the Spore Creature Creator and watch them live, breath and thrive in the full version of Spore.
TAKE YOUR SPORE ONLINE
While Spore is a single player game, your creations and other players’ creations are automatically shared between your galaxy and theirs, providing a limitless number of worlds to explore and play within. Internet Connection Required.
MinimumSystem Requirements
This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems (PowerMac)
PC Minimum - Windows XP/Vista
6 GB Hard Drive Space
2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
768 MB RAM
128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
Mac Minimum - Mac OS X 10.5.3 Leopard or higher
4.7GB Hard Drive Space
Intel Core Duo Processor
1024 MB RAM
ATI X1600 or NVidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100
REVIEW
It doesn't work I am going to make this short and sweet. If you are able to get the game to install properly and can play it, it's lots of fun. Very entertaining. However, it's amazing to me that after spending $70 on the Spore Galactic Edition and the Creepy & Cute Parts Pack, and wasting more than ten hours trying to install and run, the only version of the game I can get to run on my computer is a pirated copy I downloaded out of frustration!
So much forbeing an honest individual. I could have saved myself $70 and ten hours of my life I'll never get back. Thanks, EA.
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Well, I am a very stubborn individual and just couldn't stop trying to install the game. I'm not a fan of having pirated software floating around my hard drive. So, I did some very creative variations on the uninstall/install process on my Mac. I FIXED THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING.
After you uninstall, try shutting down and UNPLUGGING THE POWER CABLE from the computer for a minute, then rebootingand installing Spore. (I installed Spore, then the Creepy & Cute Pack, then ran Spore and let it update itself as it pleased. The game works great now, and hooray, it's a legal copy!
It sounds like Spore leaves information in the system's RAM under certain circumstances, and creates installation errors. By unplugging the power, you clear out the RAM completely and Spore installs cleanly...just a theory. ;)
I hope this helps some of you, who are stuck on splash screens or black screens or run out of sound halfway through the game!
Amazon.comCreate universal wonder in Spore, an exciting new simulation game that lets you develop your own personal universe. Work your way through five evolutionary phases, including Cell, Creature, Tribe, Civilization and Space, that offer unique challenges, thrills and goals. For example, you can start in Cell and nurture one species from a simple aquatic organism all the way until it becomes a sentient life form. Or you can jump right in and begin building tribes and civilizations on multiple planets. What you do with your universe is totally up to you.
The powerful creation tools of Spore are easy to use, allowing you to effortlessly design every aspect of your universe. Creatures, vehicles, building and even starships are all within your grasp. While Spore is a single-player game, your creations and other players' creations are automatically shared between your galaxy and theirs, offering a nearly limitless number of worlds to visit and enjoy. You can also go online to view the incredible things other players have made and can even pull those items into your universe. Spore gives you the chance to make worlds and beings that evolve, grow and delight you every step of the way.
SPORE CREATURE CREATOR
Finally all that hard work creating the perfect being can be put to good use. Import creatures that you created with the Spore Creature Creator and watch them live, breath and thrive in the full version of Spore.
TAKE YOUR SPORE ONLINE
While Spore is a single player game, your creations and other players’ creations are automatically shared between your galaxy and theirs, providing a limitless number of worlds to explore and play within. Internet Connection Required.
Minimum System Requirements
This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems (PowerMac)
PC Minimum - Windows XP/Vista
2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
512 MB RAM/768MB RAM
128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
The latest version of DirectX 9.0c
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1
At least 4 GB of hard drive space, with at least 1 GB additional space for creations
Mac Minimum - Mac OS X 10.5.3 Leopard or higher
Intel Core Duo Processor
1024 MB RAM
ATI X1600 or NVIDIA 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100
At least 4 GB of hard drive space, with at least 1 GB additional space for creations
This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems (PowerMac), or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards
For computers using built-in graphics chipsets under Windows, the game requires at least:
Intel Integrated Chipset, 945GM or above
2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent
768 MB RAM
REVIEW
DO NOT BUY THIS GAME HUGE BUG PROBLEMS CRASHES I was really enjoying this game, but then EA started releasing patches, and now it crashes like crazy. I've tried re-installing, which got rid of my saved games, and I've looked for tech. help to no avail. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME
The Spore Creepy &Cute Parts Pack provides more than 100 new creature-building components themed in two distinct styles?charming, cartoon-esque creatures and scary, monster-like creatures. Including body parts, paint options, animations, backgrounds and more, Spore Creepy & Cute allows users of Spore or the retail version of the Spore Creature Creator to give their creatures distinct personalities like never before.
REVIEW
Biggest software disappointment ever I bought Spore Creature Creator and Spore as soon as they were available. At first, I loved them both and played frequently. Then patch 1.1 for the Mac was released. I installed it and was told to reinstall the software. I did. Then upon launch was told to install the patch. I did again and again it prompted me to reinstall from the disc. I went through this procedure with both programs on both my Macs and got the same thing. An endless loop of install - reinstall! Fine I thought, I won't install the patch. Then I got Creepy & Cute from a friend as a gift - upon starting it looks as if it is installing patches, but then it stopped and said I would need to reinstall the software from the disc!!!! EA support is the worse so there is no way to get direct help for the problem.
I'm fed up. The game is no longer fun, these hassles have ruined my initial appreciation.
Amazon.com In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, you once again play as a Pokémon Ranger, working to help people, Pokémon and nature in a new area called the Almia Region. Starting out as a Student Ranger, you quickly earn the title of a full-fledged Pokémon Ranger. As you succeed in more and more missions, you will aspire to become the highest Ranger rank: Top Ranger. Along the way you meet and capture all kinds of different Pokémon.
A new way to play Pokémon
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Gameplay Capture wild Pokémon and create a team to clear obstacles and solve puzzles encountered along the way. After players use a Pokémon's ability, it will leave the player's team; however, you will have a Partner Pokémon that will always stay by your side. As you progress through Missions and Quests, your Capture Styler becomes more powerful, giving your Styler more Energy and eventually advancing you to the level of Top Ranger. Characters Harness the power of hundreds of different Pokémon. In addition, players can choose to be a boy or girl Pokémon Ranger. Key Game Features
Pokémon Ranger is a unique action-adventure series that features a fun, different way to capture Pokémon with the Nintendo DS stylus, which controls an item called the Capture Styler in the game. Players circle the Pokémon they want to catch by drawing circles around them on the touch screen. When you complete certain Quests, the Ranger Union awards you with power-ups, which add new upgrades and functions to your Capture Styler, allowing you to advance as you work to eventually become a Top Ranger (the most revered Ranger of all).
Now you can partner with a variety of different Pokémon of each type to complete Missions-giving you many options on how to approach different challenges. Every Pokémon is different, and capturing a Pokémon allows you to use its abilities to overcome various obstacles and challenges you will face along the way. The job of a Pokémon Ranger is never done: your duties will include fighting wildfires, rescuing people or even delivering an important package.
Your journey to become a Top Ranger takes you to the new region of Almia. This game has a larger world, more Missions, more adventure and more to do than the previous Pokémon Ranger games. It has a storyline full of adventure and the ability to travel to and explore many exciting new areas in Almia, including oceans, forests, deserts and more with the help of your Partner Pokémon.
This is the first game in the Pokémon Ranger series to feature Pokémon from Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl.
Special Powers, Weapons, Moves & Features Use the Capture Styler to capture wild Pokémon. Once they are captured, wild Pokémon will follow the player around until their powers are used (either in a Poké Assist or a Field Move).
A Poké Assist is when the player uses an already captured Pokémon to help capture another wild Pokémon.
A Field Move is when the player usesa captured Pokémon's power to clear an obstacle that blocks his way or perform any another helpful function with it.
REVIEW
Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Wonderful game, it came quicker than I expected and in mint condition. What scared me was that this game would be borind but infact it gets into a twist as you're playing the game. I cannot tell you more but just play it for yourself and you will see what I mean. If your a true pokemon fan then you would play this.
Get ready for Kirby overload! Kirby Super Star Ultra for the Nintendo DS re-imagines one of the most beloved Kirby games of all time. The game features new graphics and fully rendered animated cut scenes. With so many adventures waiting to be unlocked, there will never be a dull moment as Kirby runs, floats, copies enemies and uses Helpers to fight King Dedede and Meta Knight. New modes like Revenge of the King and Meta Knight Ultra await, along with classics like The Great Cave Offensive and Milky Way Wishes. On top of the main modes, there are also three new touch-screen-controlled mini-games that can be played with up to three friends via DS Download Play. Not only that, but you can go on Kirby adventures with a friend via local wireless as well.
REVIEW
The best game in my own history (probably public too) or otherwise, it might be a world record abut the most involved game This is the best game in my history of my life of playing video games. Action-packed fun and a whole new gaming style. Interesting and fun. A wonderful experience of my life on video games. The best video game that I played in the entire life of mine on video games!
Amazon.com Spectrobes: Beyond The Portals is the sequel to popular anime-inspired, sci-fi action/role playing game series Spectrobes, for Nintendo DS. Spectrobes: Beyond The Portals continues the story of Rallen and Jeena, interplanetary patrol officers who discover, excavate, awaken and train mysterious fossilized creatures known as spectrobes and then use them to battle enemies. The story revolves around the origins of ominous portals that lead to distant dimensions and a new nemesis who hopes to destroy the spectrobes.
The adventure continues
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The Mysterious Powers of Spectrobes Since the first invasion by the alien scourge known as the Krawl was repelled during the events of the original Spectrobes game, a new threat has positioned itself over the Nanairo corner of the galaxy. A shadowy figure has amassed a great army and is preparing for a new assault. The only hope is for Rallen and Jeena to find and evolve new Spectrobes to stop this mysterious new menace from opening dimensional portals, or risk allowing the Krawl to once again invade Nanairo territory and destroy their civilization. Play Modes: Singleplayer & Multiplayer Spectrobes: Beyond The Portals is playable both in singleplayer and a variety of multiplayer modes. The singleplayer campaign consists of the player, in the role of Rallen, battling to secure and awaken the fossilized Spectrobes that are buried beneath the surface of various surrounding planets. These battles come in two flavors. First, "Field Battles" where Rallen, using his own abilities, takes on the powers surrounding vortexes he comes across while searching for and awakening Spectrobes, and "Encounter Battles." In the latter Rallen enters these vortexes and uses up to two spectrobes at a time to battle for him. Up to four players can participate in Spectrobes: Beyond The Portals multicard play over a local Wi-Fi connection via three different battle modes. The combat and tactic of each of these is similar in feel to the Encounter Battle experience in singleplayer Maps are chosen by the player hosting, with the ability of individuals to participate based on whether they have played through the map already. Modes include: One-on-one Mode - Here you go head-to-head with a single opponent where both have the use of two spectrobes. Two-on-Two Team Mode - Here you pair up with a friend and battle another team of two, where each player controls two spectrobes. Battle Royal - Here it's everyone for themselves as 2-4 players pit a single spectrobe against their opponents. Key Game Features:
1-4 player support.
New, revamped three-dimensional perspective.
Players can take on the role of either Rallen or, for the first time, Jeena in special missions where her technical expertise is needed.
A new map system to assist with exploration.
New excavation and battle features.
More than 100 creatures, plus all-new items, gadgets, and a customizable patrol cruiser.
Online battle system utilizing the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
Tradable and backwards compatible code input cards, included with the game and available elsewhere, that give players access to in-game items.
Includes DGamer, Disney Interactive Studios' innovative new technology that provides a fun, connected online game community for Disney video game fans.
Built-in Wi-Fi Community In addition to its robust multiplayer functionality Spectrobes: Beyond The Portals also engages players in a community of Spectrobe gamers that spans the globe. It does this through the following three built-in uses of the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection, easily accessible from any place in the game: Wi-Fi Upload - This system allows the game to track all the items you have collected and goals accomplished. Allthis data is uploaded to the Disney's Spectrobes website and added to player's profiles. Individual player data, as well as squad-base data compiled during team-based multiplayer sessions via different leaderboards, can be viewed and shared with other players. Wi-Fi Market - Because many physical things in Beyond the Portals are limited to ownership by any one player, there is a thriving market for rare and useful in-game items. The Wi-Fi Market system provides a spot where players can post and shop for (with in-game currency) everything from customized items and accessories to spectrobes themselves. Wi-Fi Download - Through Wi-Fi downloads players can receive new and rare Spectrobe items directly to your DS. Players can expect new and exciting items to be made available after the game is released. Added Bonus of DGamer Functionality Offered free with Spectrobes: Beyond The Portals, DGamer is Disney's online community that utilizes the Wi-Fi capabilities of your Nintendo DS to allow you to connect with other Disney gamers across North America. Through the DGamer community players can create their own identity via an avatar, chat about games, unlock unique collectibles, collect virtual currency and track leaderboard stats. You also have the ability to "gift" items collected in the game to your friends.
REVIEW
Surprised at low quality graphics! Yeah, the graphics of the up-close things (like Rallen talking to people) are good, and the text and graphics in text boxes & Prizmod are good, but everything else is really rather shabby and pixelly. I'm new to Spectrobes and in fact the only RPG I've really loved has been Pokemon Diamond. And I was expecting something at least of that quality for the graphics, but the scenery in Spectrobes is cheesy-looking and the Spectrobes themselves are very polygonal and sometimes look like drawings on construction paper that have been cut out and glued into a boxy form with curlicues all over them.
I could probably get over this fairly easily - it's no worse than Yugioh Nightmare Troubadour was (but that was what, 3 years ago?). But I also have a great deal of trouble controlling Rallen's movements (and the movements of the Spectrobes while they are in battle). They want to slide all over the place instead of logically following the cursor controls thatI choose, and if the cursor is pressed JUST A LITTLE to one side, the character (Rallen or Spectrobe) goes slanting off at a weird angle. Ramps have to be approached directly; you can't climb them from the side, even if it's the side where a ramp is touching the ground, so if you approach it and happen to tilt the cursor funny, you can easily waste a lot of time trying to line yourself up with the ramp to go up it.
Just an edit; I gave up on Spectrobes and started Zelda Phantom Hourglass, which is pretty old (2005?) and the graphics are better on Zelda than they areon this Spectrobes game.
I liked the story so far - got stuck in the "jungle" behind the Fossil Research lab - but the disappointing graphics and the annoying movement control (or lack thereof) are making me seriously consider returning it.
Draw your own heroes and infinite game elements in Drawn to Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition. Based on the popular Frankendoodle Spongebob episode, Spongebob and Patrick stumble upon a magic pencil that brings whatever it draws to life, but so does the evil Doodlebob. Doodle uses his pencil to wreak havoc all over Bikini Bottom.
REVIEW
Spongbob is great! I bought this game for my daughter for Christmas and she loves it. She has a hard time drawing some of the stuff in the game since she is only seven but I would recommend this product to anyone who has a child that is crazy about Spongebob. :)
Amazon.com Prepare to embark on a journey of discovery to explore and customize the MySims Kingdom. MySims Kingdom sets you on a storytelling journey of discoveryand exploration to help King Roland and his subjects revitalize the Kingdom. Throughout this epic quest you will hear new stories from old and new friends alike, discover fascinating new lands and build to the limit of your imagination. Your MySims Kingdom experience for the DS begins in The Capital, the land at the center of your storytelling After you have met King Roland you can venture off into the vast lands beyond. Newly-added building options will help you accomplish your tasks. And in true MySims fashion, everything is customizable, allowingevery creation within your world to have a signature look. MySims Kingdom…embark on your own journey of discovery and exploration.
Key Game Features:
Epic Storyline—King Roland needs your help to revitalize his kingdom. Can you join forces with the other MySims to bring it back to its former glory?
New Faces and Familiar Friends—Meet new MySims like King Roland. Then say hello to old friends like Ginny and Buddy who have both made career changes that will delight you.
Travel to New Lands—Traverse the vast and varied lands of the kingdom, each with its own unique theme. Discover all the unique things to do in each while you help its citizens.
New Building Options—In addition to houses and furniture you can now build many more contraptions that will help you finish your epic quest for the King.
A New Chapter to the MySims Kingdom Story – Help King Roland defeat the plans of evil in a far flung corner of the Kingdom. 9 new minigames to show your worth.
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REVIEW
More fun than the first My Sims for DS I just got this game a couple weeks ago. It took me a little bit to get into kind of a slow start), but now I am hooked. There are a lot more areas to open up, lots of characters to meet and lots of mini games. I really love the zoo and helping round up the critters (you take pictures of the animals you find and give them to the zookeeper, then he rounds up the animal and puts it back into the zoo). I'm not sure what percentage I am at right now (maybe about 38%), but I still have lots to do and discover with this game.
Wish it was a bit more like the My Sims for Wii where you actually get to design the houses, but as a DS game it is very entertaining.
If you liked the first My Sims DS and even some of the DS Harvest Moon games, I think you will like this game.
