Previews

Last week, Nintendo unveiled the successor to Wii, dubbed the Wii U. There were no confirmed first party games playable for the new console this year; instead, Nintendo showcased a series of interactive proof of concept demos. As Wii U was one of this year's biggest reveals, lines to try the new hardware were substantial - anywhere from 3 to 5 hours, depending on the time of day! We braved the lines at Nintendo's booth, and had the opportunity to try all 8 of the playable demos on display for the console. Read on for wrap ups of every Wii U demo Nintendo had to offer this year.

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In 2008, Maxis came out with the revolutionary game Spore. Maxis did so many things right on their massively single player simulation game. Darkspore is loosely based on the first game, and fans of the original should not expect a similar experience in the sequel.  Darkspore, which is set to release March 29, is a "a fast-paced, sci-fi Action-RPG."

In Darkspore you lead a squad of "living weapons." These creatures were created by the Crogenitors, an advanced race who experimented with DNA. Crogenitor Zelem discovered E-DNA, capable of millennia of evolution in a matter of hours. This E-DNA was unstable and spread rapidly across the galaxy creating the Darkspore. The Darkspore began killing the crogenitors. Eventually all but a few of the Crogenitors are killed. Those remaining few froze the "living weapons" so that they could later defeat the Darkspore.

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