Maxis and Electronic Arts this week released the Spore Creature Creator, an introduction to the game, Spore, which will ship worldwide this September. Available for both PC and Mac, the Spore Creature Creator is a stand-alone product and creativity toy box where players create their own unique creatures, bring them to life and share them online. The full version of the Spore Creature Creator is available for 9.99 USD at retail stores or by visiting www.spore.com. A free trial version of the Spore Creature Creator is also available at www.spore.com. The trial version features 25 percent of the creature-making parts from Spore and lets players shape, paint and play with their custom-created creatures. Creatures made in the Spore Creature Creator can also be imported into the full Spore game, allowing players to populate their own galaxies when the game ships worldwide later this year.

The Spore Creature Creator lets players create their own creatures, take them on a test drive, snap pictures and make movies of them. Sharing pictures or videos with friends is accomplished with the click of a single button. Players can also share their creations with others by uploading to the Sporepedia at www.spore.com. The Sporepedia is an online destination where people worldwide can search for and share Spore creations, comment on the designs of other players, check out celebrity creature creations and more.