8/19/09 – GameSpot’s Spore Hero Arena for DS hands-on

I post one piece of news, three more pop right up!  I’m never going to be able to catch up with my emails, LOL!

As you work your way to the champion of each planet, the locals will give you a chance to take on fighting challenges so that you can evolve your character. Usually they involve beating your opponent(s) within a limited time, sometimes with conditions like no charged attacks or no use of bio-powers. You can assign different bio-powers to yourself through the creature creator, which lets you unleash an elemental attack on your opponents when your purple gauge is full during combat. There are several different combat modes, renamed to fit into the Spore universe: Battle Royale, Capture the Egg, King of the Planet, Team Battle, and Epic Creature Survival. You can duke it out with up to four friends locally or even go online to play against a new opponent. A sporepedia is included for those who like keeping track of all the strange creatures that they’ve come across, and you can trade with friends to collect them all.

GameSpot’s hands on with Spore Hero Arena