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Spectrobes: Origins

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Spectrobes: Origins borrows much from Phantasy Star in its atmosphere and plenty from Pokemon in gameplay. It's fun, but it will never be at the level of addictiveness that the little pocket monsters provide.

Available on: Wii
Genre: Adventure
Release date: Aug 18, 2009
Published by: Disney Interactive Studios
Developed by: Genki

Franchise: Spectrobes
Multiplayer Modes:

Offline

1 player SOLO

6 DECENT
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The origin of (alien) species

Aug 25, 2009

Why is archaeology always a means to an end, rather than an activity in its own right? In games and movies it’s either a threadbare pretext for one of Indiana Jones’ whip-cracking adventures, or, in Spectrobes’ case, a process for finding new monsters with which to kill other monsters. What’s wrong with unearthing and tidying fossils for the sake of it? ...

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Spectrobes: Origins - first look

Our favorite intergalactic fossilized dinosaur-like aliens are back in their first console release

Apr 1, 2009

Though no one has yet matched the "Gotta Catch 'Em All" obsessive splendor of Pokemon, Disney's surprise hit series of Spectrobes games has come closer than anyone would have expected. With two solid DS games already under its belt, Disney is now taking their dinos to the Wii. Spectrobes: Origins picks up where last fall's Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals left off, but since it has a chance to pull in new fans with the system upgrade ... » Read Full Spectrobes: Origins preview

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