![]() The creatures are very much the star of the show here, with various cel-shaded designs showing a nice amount of flair and a level of variation suitable to the underlying tech. Taking back that colourful territory is - predictably - a matter of stomping around various levels and clicking on everything in sight until it blows up in a shower of gore or sparks. ![]() There’s some Vangelis-style Blade Runner-esque audio that accompanies you on your ship, but that’s about the most distinctive atmospheric component you’re unlikely to care much about the rest of the universe or its inhabitants. Darkspore has a plot that involves an evil overlord dabbling with genetics to create nasty beasties that proceed to take over the galaxy, and - recently awoken and reactivated - it’s the job of your squad of three similarly modified creatures to kill everything and reclaim the territory. If you did that, you haven’t missed much. Indeed such is the general misdirection of tone and uninteresting nature of the introductory voice-over that it may see many players skipping ahead to the menu before half-way point in the attract sequence. It’s not a bad effort by any means, but with the likes of Torchlight and Titan Quest casting a shadow (to name but a few), it’s difficult to see where a potential audience will find its long-term draw.ĭespite the presence of the titular creature-editing technology lurking in the background, Darkspore possesses little of the madcap invention or berserk design choices offered in the original, instead opting for a procession of linear stages to be tackled by your band of creatures solo or - much preferably - teamed-up with strangers online.įrom the offset, it’s clear that sliver of quality definitely hasn’t been poured into the plot. ![]() ![]() While many baulked at the idea of the Spore licence being used for something darker and more violent in tone, Maxis Software’s eventual take on the Diablo style point-and-click action-RPG is depressingly bereft of controversy in execution. ![]()
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