<s>
Spore	B-Application
Creatures	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
science	O
fiction	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Griptonite	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
Spore	B-Application
in	O
which	O
a	O
player	O
controls	O
and	O
evolves	O
a	O
creature	O
of	O
their	O
creation	O
to	O
save	O
another	O
creature	O
from	O
the	O
clutches	O
of	O
an	O
alien	O
who	O
plans	O
on	O
dominating	O
the	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unrelated	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
for	O
iOS	O
devices	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Spore	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
its	O
prequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
largely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Creature	O
Stage	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
elements	O
of	O
Nintendogs	B-Application
and	O
Drawn	B-Application
to	I-Application
Life	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spore	B-Application
Creatures	I-Application
characters	O
are	O
ball	O
and	O
line	O
generated	O
2.5D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
Spore	B-Application
,	O
creatures	O
are	O
rendered	O
in	O
2D	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
environments	O
remain	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Spore	B-Application
's	O
Creature	O
Stage	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
creature	O
is	O
created	O
and	O
able	O
to	O
later	O
be	O
modified	O
in	O
an	O
editor	O
using	O
points	O
and	O
parts	O
earned	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
creature	O
different	O
stats	O
and	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
have	O
their	O
creatures	O
interact	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
;	O
Spore	B-Application
Creatures	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
or	O
Wii	O
games	O
to	O
allow	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
opt	O
out	O
of	O
needing	O
to	O
input	O
Friend	O
Codes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creature	O
creator	O
might	O
not	O
be	O
as	O
elaborate	O
as	O
PC	O
Spore	B-Application
,	O
but	O
there	O
's	O
still	O
a	O
ton	O
you	O
can	O
do	O
to	O
make	O
some	O
bizarre	O
organisms.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
panned	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
ignored	O
what	O
made	O
Spore	B-Application
special	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
imaginative	O
and	O
sociable	O
sandbox	O
game	O
feels	O
like	O
an	O
afterthought	O
,	O
stuck	O
in	O
an	O
uninspiring	O
cycle	O
of	O
fetch-quests	O
and	O
grinding.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
Best	O
Simulation	O
Game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
from	O
IGN	O
in	O
their	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
