• Build a powerful squad! Collect more than 25 Genetic Heroes and upgrade them with tens of thousands of collectible parts, armor and weapons.
• Make each of your Heroes truly unique with loot collected throughout the game..
• Explore the galaxy with your squads, defeating the Darkspore in the solo or co-op campaign or challenging other players in PvP.
• Unparalleled RPG customization using the award-winning Creature Editor technology from Spore.
• Unique alien planet levels with hundreds of Darkspore enemies, including player-created enemies, each with their own attacks and behaviors.
• See statistical advantages and disadvantages of equipped gear, in real time, with a nearly limitless array of combinations at your fingertips.

Product Description ------------------- Join the universe of Darkspore, a fast-paced, online sci-fi Action-RPG in which you battle across alien worlds to save the galaxy from the mutated forces of Darkspore. Fight in co-op and solo battles against hordes of Darkspore enemies and bosses. Collect an arsenal of living weapons - genetic heroes with different combat abilities - and upgrade them with tens of thousands of collectible body parts and armor. Make your heroes truly unique and deeply customized in an enhanced version of the award-winning Spore Creature Editor. Pit your customized, upgraded collection of heroes in PvP arena battles against other players. Liberate the galaxy in a unique and highly replayable sci-fi action campaign. Features: Collect an arsenal of living weapons and strategically combine them into squads. Combat hordes of mutated enemies and dangerous bosses in fast-paced, intense action. Join Forces with up to three other players in a co-op campaign or compete with other players in PvP arenas. Share collectible parts with other players to upgrade and customize your living weapons. .com ---- Darkspore is a Sci-fi Action-RPG game from Maxis that uses the development houses award-winning Creature Editing technology from Spore to bring a whole new franchise to life. With this unique customization functionality players are able to create genetically altered heroes which are in turn used against a mutant horde that has terrorized the galaxy for 1,000 years in an RPG like none before it. Additional features include hundreds of enemy types, multiplayer support including co-op, exceptional replay value Utilize Spore Creature editing technology in an all-new Sci-fi action RPG. View larger. Gameplay -------- Gameplay within Darkspore is set in the aftermath of a scientific experiment gone disastrously wrong. After unstable "Exponential " (E-) escaped the lab, it created mutated hordes of Darkspore creatures who -- under a mysterious leader called The Corruptor -- overran the galaxy. After eons of hiding in hyper-, you have been awakened by your spaceship computer with a message from a long dormant computer network: E- has been stabilized. Use it to upgrade a collection of Genetic Heroes and fight back against the Darkspore. Each of these has their own unique abilities that can be used in combat. Switch between each of these heroes as you play through different levels and fight different Darkspore enemies. Upgrade your heroes by collecting parts that add stats to make your heroes more powerful. Customize your heroes and parts in nearly infinite ways. Organize your heroes into squads of three, and decide which squad has the best combination of heroes to defeat the enemies on each planet you encounter. Use "squad abilities" to combine attacks from different heroes simultaneously. Play through a loot-driven campaign against the Darkspore in solo or co-op modes, as the game is designed for co-op from the ground up. Discover and unlock ancient Crogenitor obelisks containing bonus loot. In addition, players can compete against other players in online matches. Key Game Features ----------------- * All-new 3D graphics engine with stunning visual effects * Collect Genetic Heroes from three character classes (Sentinel, Ravager, Tempest) and five Genesis types (Bio, Cyber, Plasma, Necro, Quantum) * Hundreds of unique Genetic Hero abilities that can be combined in squads and co-op gameplay * Unparalleled customization using the award-winning Creature Editor technology from Spore * Unique alien planet levels with hundreds of Darkspore enemies, including player-created enemies, each with their own attacks and behaviors * Innovative risk/reward campaign that lets players push their luck to earn better heroes and upgrades * AI Director technology that provides deep replayability by dynamically altering the spawning, difficulty, and behaviors of NPC hordes, by distributing loot drops, and by controlling dynamic placement of destructible objects throughout each level * Persist your collection online, and access it from the Darkspore.com web site Additional Screens ----------------------