Release Dates: Spore Hero, Fairytale Fights @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on August 17, 2009

News: Your Wii will be growing mold this October thanks to Spore.

A little over a year after Spore shipped for the PC, Electronic Arts plans to release Spore Hero, a spinoff full of "action-packed adventure" exclusively on the Wii. Spore Hero, along with Spore Hero Arena, a companion game for the DS, will hit store shelves on October 6.

Spore Hero delivers the unparalleled creative freedom of Spore in an action-adventure game created exclusively for the Wii. Set in a rich and vibrant 3D world, Spore Hero empowers the player to become the hero as they embark on an epic quest to save their creature's home planet from destruction. Along this journey, players engage in fun battles, and solve puzzles to collect and unlock more than 250 new creature parts, all with unique abilities. These parts, which can be used to customize creatures in the revolutionary Spore Creature Creator, can change the way creatures will play and fight in the world. Players can also utilize their brawling skills in a dynamic multiplayer mode, where they battle their friends with their own customized creature to become the Сbaddest' Spore hero around!

Spore Hero Arena catapults players into a galaxy filled with fun and intense arena-based combat. Featuring an all-new story set in the same universe as Spore Hero, Spore Hero Arena takes players on a quest to save planets in their galaxy from an evil force. Throughout the game, players create their own unique gladiator hero creature and guide it from planet to planet as they fight enemy creatures, collect new parts, gain upgrades and unlock special abilities that will benefit their hero. Developed with multiplayer capabilities in mind, Spore Hero Arena also allows players to battle with up to three friends locally or play with a friend over Wi-Fi, taking the Spore gameplay experience to an entirely new and interactive level.

Meanwhile, Playlogic has announced that they will be bringing Fairytale Fights, a hack 'n slash that was equally inspired by classic fairytales and Itchy & Scratchy, to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on October 23 (with a PC version scheduled for 2010).

The Unreal Engine 3-powered game will bring the blood back to classic fairytales that were original not meant for an audience of children...

Using the Unreal 3 Engine like you've never seen it, Fairytale Fights takes popular characters and tales from the pantheon of well known fairytales and turns them on their heads as players must fight their way through hordes of bloodthirsty enemies on a quest to restore their own personal honor and re-establish peace in the land of fairytales.

Inspired by twisted cartoons like Happy Tree Friends and Itchy and Scratchy, and featuring a wildly colorful and distinct art style, players can cooperatively complete quests in the single-player storyline or compete in chaotic multiplayer battle with up to 4 players.

We'll have more on both titles soon.