There's no doubt that Will Wright's Spore is going to be one of the biggest titles of the year.
Spore was initially intended to be called Sim Everything, a working title that adequately describes the care and attention to detail Wright has promised to deliver at the September launch. Presumably the game is undergoing some last-minute tweaking, so to build up anticipation Electronic Arts will release the Spore Creature Creator on the 20th June.
Priced at just NZ$14.99, the Creature Creator is designed to introduce gamers to the complex Spore universe by allowing them to create any number of outlandish creatures, which can then be imported to the full retail version of Spore at a later date. There is no actual Spore gameplay included, but you can share your creatures amongst friends or even upload videos of them directly to YouTube.