MacLife – First Impressions: Maxis and EA’s Darkspore

For those wondering, yes, DarkSpore is coming to Mac. 🙂

While you can play alone, cooperative multiplayer is most definitely a highlight of the game for social gamers. You can join with up to three others, advancing more effectively in some situations. For example, certain enemies can trap one player, and you’ll have to rely on an online friend to free you.

EA didn’t let us try the game personally, but we liked what we saw of it in a demonstration. The editing tools make an interesting twist on an established style, and the fanciful creature powers will hook players who are trying to collect them all.

EA wouldn’t detail if Darkspore will run as a native application for the Mac or if it will rely on Transgaming’s Cider technology as in Spore. But the company has announced that the game will ship for Macs, though hasn’t detailed if it will be around the same time that the PC title hits shelves in February 2011.

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