Spore Creature Creator allows players to create their own creatures, and now Maxis, an Electronic Arts studio, has announced that Spore Creature Creator 2-D, a new Flash application, is available for free. The 2D application differs from the original 3D Spore Creature Creator and offers a new take on the variety and creative fun pioneered by the original..
Players can create a creature starting from scratch, or just import one from Sporepedia, a library comprising of more than 120 million pieces of user generate content. After creating a 2D creature, players can embed this onto their social networking pages and share it with friends via email, thus making it a social experience.
“Spore Creature Creator 2-D offers players a brand new way to express their creativity and share their creatures as it can be played by anyone with internet access,” said Caryl Shaw, Sr. Producer of Spore Creature Creator 2-D. “The clean art style and intuitive point-and-drag functionality makes it easy for creators of all ages to get in on the fun. It’ll be interesting to see how players use this new creative application.”
Spore Creature Creator 2D features the complete suite of over 250 body parts which include eyes, feet, heads and limbs, as well as fun accessories such as antlers and wings. Once complete, players can play with their creatures in the Spore Creature Trainer mini-game.