ZAM’s hands on look with Maxis’ Darkspore

To get right into the middle of things, Darkspore is basically what happens when you combine the easy to pick up game mechanics of Pokemon, and you mash it in with the dungeon-crawling, treasure hunting game mechanics of Diablo. The storyline of Darkspore is relatively straightforward, owing to its wide target audience: as a “Crogenitor,” your race went about the galaxy, modifying the DNA of specific creatures to grant them special powers and strength. Over time, your race also developed an experimental type of DNA (E-DNA) that promotes the growth of super-powerful creatures. Of course, this is where it all starts going bad, and the unstable E-DNA mutated your once friendly creatures into rampaging hordes of hostile aliens – the Darkspore. Your character wakes up on a ship, where HELIX, the ship’s A.I., has finally managed to stabilize the E-DNA and has now charged you with saving the galaxy, with the help of your powerful creatures.

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