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Spore is among the world’s best-known simulation strategy God games. It has something from many genres, from action to real-time strategy and RPG.
Meaning and history
The sandbox game Spore was developed by Maxis Studio and personally by Will Wright, who was responsible for the release of such legendary games as Sims and SimCity. The release of Spore in 2008 was funded by the equally famous Electronic Arts. Like the studio’s other games, Spore is also a simulation game, with elements of both RPG and RTS, as well as arcade. However, the scope of the game is much wider – it is a kind of a god simulator.
In Spore, the player has to develop his space empire, starting from a cell that originated somewhere in the back of the galaxy. The game shows the process of evolution of various forms of life and allows players to feel themselves a part of these processes.
The events of the game Spore begin with the player in the form of a simple microorganism on a planet with meteorite debris. With this begins the process of evolution. In order to move from one form to another, the player needs to complete a series of tasks. This is what the entire idea of the game is based on.
The player’s task is to evolve from a single-celled organism to a galactic deity through five stages: Cell, Creature, Tribe, Civilization, and Cosmos. Each stage has its own unique style, challenges, and goals. In Spore, you create your own universe, and the game provides a wealth of tools to do so.
Thanks to the in-game editor, you can create an infinite number of creatures, buildings, and spaceships in Spore. And even though the game is single-player, all your creations are uploaded to Sporepedia and become available for anyone to play.
2000 — 2008
The concept logo was performed in black and white. It already featured the swirling light shape that has been part of the core of the Spore logo ever since.
The swirling light dominated the design, while the name of the brand could be seen below. It was executed in a rather light all-caps sans. The background featured the night sky.
2006 – 2008
The authors of the beta-logo made the swirl smaller and placed it inside the solid black “O.” Thus, the swirl replaced the gap inside the “O.”
The other letters were of the same height as the “O” but possessed a more traditional shape. While it was slightly different than the shape of the glyphs on the previous logo, the overall style has remained the same. The letters still had traditional proportions and belonged to an all-caps sans. The most memorable part of the design, apart from the central glyph, was the unusual green background. There was plenty of gradient and shades of all kinds. The background was apparently inspired by the probably most influential theory of the birth of life on Earth, according to which the first micro-organisms appeared in the primordial soup of organic chemicals.
2008 — now
The green logo, however, was soon replaced by a very different one. Here, the main color, the color of the letters, was blue, with a pronounced gradient.
The thin letters became very plump, with rounded ends. The “O” still houses the swirl of light, which now occupies more space inside the letter. The “O,” in its turn, is now a perfect circle. The circular theme is strongly supported by the two nearest glyphs, the “P” and “R” – their tops are small circles.
Font
The custom type looks unique and friendly, due to the rounded shapes. None of the letters have serifs.
Colors
The blue color is typically associated with the ocean and the sky. The ocean interpretation appears more natural in the Spore logo, to create the link with the “primordial soup,” in which the first organisms appeared. The gradient, which goes from the darker lower part to the lighter top, seems to support the ocean interpretation, as the water at the top layers of the ocean contains more light. Also, it can be interpreted as the symbol of the universe and its unlimited possibilities.
