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Darkspore
Sign in to saveDarkspore was a video game that borrowed creature editing technology from Spore. It was described as "a fast-paced, science fiction action role-playing game in which the player battled across alien worlds to save the galaxy from the mutated forces of Darkspore". In addition to the creature editor, the game featured a unique squad-based mechanic, various multiplayer options, and a player versus player arena. The game was released in North America on April 26, 2011, and in Europe on April 28, 2011, for Microsoft Windows. Darkspores multiplayer servers were shut down permanently on March 1, 2016,
Game data
Metacritic 65- Released
- 2011-04-26
- User rating
- 3.08 / 5
- Genres
- Action, RPG
- Platforms
- PC
- ESRB
- Teen
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Game details · IGDB
Darkspore was a video game that borrowed creature editing technology from Spore. It was described as "a fast-paced, science fiction action-role-playing game in which the player battled across alien worlds to save the galaxy from the mutated forces of Darkspore". In addition to the creature editor, the game featured a unique squad-based mechanic, various multiplayer options, and a player versus player arena. The game was released in North America on April 26, 2011 for Microsoft Windows, and in Europe on April 28, 2011. EA seemingly has removed the store page of Darkspore from Steam, meaning …
- Released
- 2011
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Developer
- Maxis
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
Key facts
- Video game.title
- Darkspore
- Video game.image
- Darkspore.jpg
- Video game.developer
- Maxis Emeryville
- Video game.publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Video game.producer
- Thomas Vu
- Video game.director
- Thomas Vu
- Video game.designer
- Paul SottosantiFred Dieckmann
- Video game.composer
- Junkie XL
- Video game.genre
- Action role-playing
- Video game.modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
- Video game.platforms
- Microsoft Windows
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.darkspore.com
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- publication date
- 2011-04-26
- review score
- 68/100
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9 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Hero Editor
- Alternate reality game
- Online
- March 2016 server closure
- Development
- Reception
- References
- External links
Darkspore was a video game that borrowed creature editing technology from Spore. It was described as "a fast-paced, science fiction action role-playing game in which the player battled across alien worlds to save the galaxy from the mutated forces of Darkspore". In addition to the creature editor, the game featured a unique squad-based mechanic, various multiplayer options, and a player versus player arena. The game was released in North America on April 26, 2011, and in Europe on April 28, 2011, for Microsoft Windows. Darkspores multiplayer servers were shut down permanently on March 1, 2016, making it unplayable due to its always-on DRM.
==Plot== The Crogenitors were a race of scientists that established a massive empire encompassing an entire galaxy. Many of them performed secret experiments on the populations they oversaw. Being masters of genetic manipulation, they used their knowledge to create a personal army of genetic heroes, called Living Weapons. However, the discovery of an experimental amino acid that bonds to DNA changes everything. Capable of achieving a millennium in terms of evolution in a matter of hours, it has an immense potential to manipulate life to levels never achieved before.