14 DAY TRIAL // Spore fans and Mac users looking forward to the official launch of Will Wright's God game should be excited to hear that GameTree Online is now taking pre-orders for Spore, Mac version. According to the post, all those who place pre-orders will receive their download link and activation codes via e-mail.
Spore is a "teleological evolution" game in which players are tasked with molding and guiding a species across many generations, growing it from a single-celled organism into a more complex being. Eventually, the species becomes sapient - at which point the player sets the rules of its society. The goal is to progress the living being towards space-exploration. Since the game ranges from the molecular phase to the galactic one, it consists of several phases in between, each with its own style of play. If the player likes a certain stage in their creature's life more than the other, the game will not force them to move on until they're ready.
A Spore Creature Creator is already available for purchase, but also for free download, as a demo. The Creator lets Spore fans create the strangest and most complex creatures, which they can import later on in the full game.
Electronic Arts has also announced the upcoming availability of Spore: Galactic Edition. The package will include tons of extra stuff, including Making-Of and How to Build a Better Being DVDs, a hardback mini-book called "The Art of Spore," and more. Spore Galactic Edition will cost $79.99 and will become available on September 7.
Spore Mac System requirements (minimum):
- Mac OS X 10.5.3 Leopard or higher; - Intel Core Duo Processor; - 1024 MB RAM; - ATI X1600 or NVIDIA 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100; - At least 4.7GB of hard drive space for installation, plus additional space for creature creations; - for computers using built-in graphics chipsets, the game requires at least Intel Integrated Chipset GMA X3100, Dual 2.0GHz CPUs, or 1.7GHz Core 2 Duo or equivalent.
NOTE: Spore will NOT run on PowerPC machines / PowerMac (G3/G4/G5).
Remember, all GameTree Online pre-orders will receive their download link and activation codes via e-mail. The estimated release date is September 7-9, 2008.