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TheGamingExperience: DarkSpore review

2011-05-20T22:20:30Z

"Darkspore is a fairly fast Action-RPG game that can feel very hack-and-slashy at times, in a good way. It’s almost Pokemon-esque in that you collect new heroes as your Crogenitor level increases. As you unlock heroes you can customize their looks (and stats) by giving them items and changing their colors, skin tones, weapon size, body part size, etc, etc. The hero editor is EXTREMELY in depth and based off the Spore editor. Many of the items you place onto the heroes you can change exactly where it actually shows up visually, thus making no two characters similar." - socio of thegamingexperience.com

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Darkspore review at Everyday Gamers

2011-05-20T22:12:38Z

"All told, Darkspore definitely exceeded my expectations, and I am anxiously awaiting the announcement of any available DLC containing new locations/heroes. The games addictiveness will keep you glued to your seat long enough to grow your own spores. If you are looking for a change of pace, from the normal fantasy universe, dungeon-crawler, then Darkspore is the perfect addition to any PC gamer’s library." - Chris Maeurer of Everyday Gamers

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G4: Darkspore Review - PC

2011-05-20T22:05:09Z

"Darkspore is the perfect bite of top-down action-RPG fun from Maxis Software and Electronic Arts. It manages to marry aspects of combat and collection with customization in a unique way that its spiritual predecessor, Spore, was never to able to do. On top of that, Darkspore offers a healthy amount of encouraging replayability and cooperation (or competition) with others. For those thirsting for their Diablo fix, you're in luck."

Video: Simon Plays! Darkspore

2011-05-20T21:58:43Z

Simon Plays Darkspore, a futuristic Diablo meets Pokemon in space.

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NY Times Darkspore Review

2011-05-18T16:37:12Z

Seth Schiesel from the New York Times wrote, "From your personal menagerie you assemble teams of three creatures. You control only one hero at a time, while the other two are “off the board.” But if, say, your quick, slashing guy is low on health, you can swap out tag-team-style for, say, a big, slow tank character (or a long-range “magic” character or whatever else). As in all games of this sort, the key to the playing is randomization. Every time you enter a battlefield, the foes will be a bit different, and, more important, the treasure they drop after they are defeated is random. The landscapes and characters look great, and the online networking has worked very well (which is to say, reliably)... Darkspore is by far the best game to come out of the Spore property. After all the hype, the franchise has finally delivered a real game worth playing."

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