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iPhone Games - Spore Origins

Using the success of Spore, which sold over 2 million copies in the first couple of weeks on sale, i was certain to get some spinoff titles, the second which is Spore Origins for that iPhone. Spore Origins offers the same evolutionary type of gameplay since the original, though on the slightly smaller scale.

When i first got a taste from the Spore type of gameplay with an old SNES game called E.V.O The quest for Eden (that we still own to this day). The game went completely underneath the radar which was a shame, since it would be a great mixture of RPG, action, and simulation. By eating creatures smaller than you, you’d eventually evolve into greater forms, starting out as a small fish and advancing through different forms while you also advanced with the timeline of the planet.

Spore and Spore Origins function in very much the same manner (which makes me wonder why this concept is so popular now, yet wasn’t in those days), as you feast on small creatures to gain evolution points which can then be employed to add new abilities for your Spore. These primarily consist of offensive and defensive enhancements, letting you kill creatures quicker, withstand more blows from enemies, or give you greater movement speed for catching or avoiding other creatures.