Spore (PC)
Developer: Maxis
Developer: Maxis
Developer: Maxis
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Genre: Simulation
Release Date: September 7, 2008 (US)
Release Date: September 5, 2008 (UK)
Release Date: September 4, 2008 (AU)
E10+ for Everyone 10+: Animated Blood, Comic Mischief, Fantasy Violence
PEGI: RP
OFLC: PG
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Developer: Maxis
Developer: Maxis
Developer: Maxis
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Genre: Simulation
Release Date: September 7, 2008 (US)
Release Date: September 5, 2008 (UK)
Release Date: September 4, 2008 (AU)
E10+ for Everyone 10+: Animated Blood, Comic Mischief, Fantasy Violence
PEGI: RP
OFLC: PG
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