Darkspore is a video game in the original Darkspore universe that borrows the award-winning creature editor technology from the 2008 video game Spore. It is described as "a fast-paced, sci-fi Action-RPG in which the player battles across alien worlds to save the galaxy from the mutated forces of Darkspore."In addition to the creature editor, it features a unique squad-based mechanic, various multiplayer options, and a PvP arena. The game was released in North America on April 26, 2011 for Microsoft Windows, and in Europe on April 28, 2011.

For a millennium, the Crogenitors traveled the galaxy on their evolutionary mission, genetically altering the DNA of life forms they encountered to grant them new powers and abilities. Their greatest achievement was the creation of super-warriors: the Genetic Heroes. Discovering the power of “exponential” DNA (E-DNA), extremist Crogenitors sought to make their ultimate soldiers even more powerful. But E-DNA was unstable, unpredictable, and ultimately uncontrollable. Hordes of mutated abominations broke free from their masters’ control. They were the Darkspore. And after terrible ages of war, the Darkspore closed in on the final Crogenitors.

As a fugitive in the galactic hive of Darkspore domination, you’re a surviving Crogenitor who’s awoken from eons of sleep. Your only guide is HELIX, the AI who’s kept you in safe hiding since you entered suspended animation. Now, using HELIX’s exhaustive DNA database, you must reconstruct the Genetic Heroes using stabilized E-DNA. Make these Heroes more powerful than their original incarnations to lead them into an apocalyptic battle against the Darkspore.

FEATURES

• Collect – Build a powerful squad! Collect more than 25 Genetic Heroes and upgrade them with tens of thousands of collectible parts, armor and weapons.

• Customize – Make each of your Heroes truly unique with loot collected throughout the game. See statistical advantages and disadvantages of equipped gear, in real time, with a nearly limitless array of combinations at your fingertips for a truly individual gameplay experience.

• Fight – Explore the galaxy with your squads, defeating the Darkspore in the solo or co-op campaign or challenging other players in PvP.

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP SP3/Vista SP2/Windows 7
CPU: 3GHz P4 or Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent or faster
RAM: 2 GB or more
DISC DRIVE: 16x or faster DVD drive
HARD DRIVE: Up to 10 GB of free space
VIDEO: DirectX 9, DirectX 10 or DirectX 11 compatible video card*
SOUND: DirectX compatible sound card

Broadband Internet Connection Required

*Video card must be 256 MB or more and contain these chipsets or better: NVIDIA GeForce 8800, ATI X1900,Intel HD Graphics. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.

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