EA to release first Spore expansion pack, Galactic Adventures, in June

April 24, 1:54 AMWilmington Video Game ExaminerJonathan Burkhardt

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Current cover of Spore Galactic Adventures

EA and Maxis are looking to release the first official expansion pack for Spore since the game's release in Fall of 2008. (As long as you don't count the "Creepy and Cute" parts pack.)

The game features an interesting concept, where you follow and influence the evolution of an alien species from a single celled organism, to a spaceship piloting empire. In addition to meeting other alien species created by Maxis, you could also stumble upon any number of creatures or aliens made by other players of the game.

Spore was well received by most critics, but far for the epic masterpiece it was hyped to be. Many promised features were removed from the game, and the title felt more like a culmination of mini-games rather than a long arduous journey.

One of the major gripes was the inability to leave your spaceship during the final phase of the game. As the "Creature" stage, where you walked around the planet's surface either befriending or annihilating neighboring species, was arguable the best part of the game, many players wondered why you couldn't beam down to the surface during the Space stage, and explore other worlds on foot.

Luckily, Maxis listened, as the new expansion pack, Spore: Galactic Adventures (not to be confused with the "Galactic Edition", a collector's item version of the first game) will let you do that, and so much more.

From the Spore website:

In Spore™ Galactic Adventures, now you can get out of your starship and turn your Spore creatures into legendary Space Captains.

Prepare your Captain for infinite adventures across the galaxy, from battling epic monsters in intergalactic arenas to intense planetside races and much more. In each mission, earn experience to rank up your Captain and gain game-changing items and accessories.

Suit up your Captain with over 30 new items, from the Plasma Pulser to the Swarm Magnet. Share your exploits online, as your Creature Card shows your accomplishments, rank, and medals earned.

Every thrilling adventure is just one more opportunity to prove there has never been a greater Captain!

In addition, players will be able to stage and share their own quests and missions with an in-game Adventure creator.

Spore Galactic Adventures looks to be released on June 23rd, 2009.

Check out the trailer below: