Spore Creatures

 DS
User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 26
  3. Negative: 6 out of 26
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  1. FritzGallante
    Sep 8, 2008
    5
    Playing Spore Creatures is like playing a tutorial: short, easy and without a (real) story. Almost every action in this game is guided and suggested by Npc's or your avatar, and the chances to interact with the world are really few. Even replay the game to unlock all the secrets, is merely a boring lose of time.
    Less than a real game, a bit more than a trailer for the PC game.
  2. BlogDog123
    Dec 20, 2011
    7
    While Spore Creatures will never, EVER be as good as Spore for PC, there is no doubt that it is fun. But the overall presentation could have been better.
  3. RobertTheGreat
    Jul 27, 2020
    6
    This Game Was OK. Back Then When I First Got It, I Did Not Pretty Much Understand This Games Story. But Now I Did. Basically The Game Is Just Like Spore but Papercut. The Game Features Bio Powers That Make Me A Next Generation Creature, It Also Has Replay Mode, Meaning I Can Return To The Planet I Want And Start Over Again. But I Didn't Like How Finding Red Highlighted Parts Takes AlmostThis Game Was OK. Back Then When I First Got It, I Did Not Pretty Much Understand This Games Story. But Now I Did. Basically The Game Is Just Like Spore but Papercut. The Game Features Bio Powers That Make Me A Next Generation Creature, It Also Has Replay Mode, Meaning I Can Return To The Planet I Want And Start Over Again. But I Didn't Like How Finding Red Highlighted Parts Takes Almost Forever In This Game. Plus The Only Way To Get Sporeling Parts Is By Cheating. I Always Hated Staying In The Island Muckluck Of Planet Pangu. But Anyway, This Game Is OK For Me To Play.… Expand
  4. ND-Bringer
    Oct 14, 2022
    6
    Among the Pokemon knockoffs and recreations, we have Spore Creatures. A decent space adventure game with really nice customization mechanics. The trailer was really eye catching back in the day. Mainly because creation games like Scribblenauts and Drawn to Life were the big cheese at the time. Games that give you the freedom to create your own story tend to be really enjoyable. DoneAmong the Pokemon knockoffs and recreations, we have Spore Creatures. A decent space adventure game with really nice customization mechanics. The trailer was really eye catching back in the day. Mainly because creation games like Scribblenauts and Drawn to Life were the big cheese at the time. Games that give you the freedom to create your own story tend to be really enjoyable. Done correctly you'll age well like Dragon Ball Xenoverse. Done incorrectly, you'll age poorly like Skylanders Imaginators.

    And after playing this space odyssey about a little creature trying to save his little brother, all I can is that this is...a very good game! Not great, it's a very safe adventure that focuses more on customization than good level design. Most of the time you'll jest be completing fetch quests, interacting with the alien life, fighting the occasional savage beast. It's a very forgettable adventure.

    But as a kids game where one can just spend hours designing tons of different monsters, its pretty relaxing. If their's anything PokePark has taught me, it's that an easy game can still be enjoyable as long as things feel colorful throughout the entire adventure.

    I feel like a kid playing a game on a long car trip whenever I turn this on. The satisfaction you can feel just by interacting with goofy monsters, growing plant life, or devouring the children! Yes can do that in this game, it's terrifying and I love it. Overall a decent time waster    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

87
#87 Best DS Game of 2008
20
#20 Most Discussed DS Game of 2008
83
#83 Most Shared DS Game of 2008

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Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 20
  3. Negative: 3 out of 20
  1. Games Master UK
    90
    A triumph - a constantly evolving, charming and surprising triumph. [Oct 2008, p.83]
  2. Eurogamer
    50
    The wonky camera and repetition is annoying, but it still just about works as an average exploration game. What it doesn't offer is any sort of Free Play option where you can do your own thing.
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  3. IGN
    78
    This is a fun, involved, albeit more linear DS experience with a few quirks that get in the way, but even with those quirks it’s great to experience a game on the more limited handheld with a similar sense of creativity that PC gamers will have in Spore.
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