Spore Creature Creator goes 2-D

The Spore Creature Creator has officially become 2D. Maxis has released Spore Creature Creator 2-D, a new Flash application that lets users experience the creature builder in one less dimension. Available for free at www.spore2d.com, players can create a creature from scratch or import a creature from the Sporepedia. The 2-D creatures users create can also be embedded into social networking pages, and shared with friends via email.

The launch of Spore Creature Creator 2-D comes just weeks before the launch of Spore Hero for the Wii) and Spore Hero Arena for the Nintendo DS on Oct. 6.

Deck of Cods for iPhone any day now

Namco Networks announced that Solitaire: Deck of Cods for iPhone, iPod touch and PCs will be available “shortly.”  Deck of Cods is the first game Namco Networks has launched on multiple platforms, working closely with developer Red i Studios. It began its life as a Flash-based game but apparently the company saw some potential for it on Apple’s platform.

In Deck of Cods, players face twists on the classic card game Solitaire. As players move cards from the playing field to the deck below in sequential order. they catch fish. The more cards you move in succession the larger the fish you catch. Wildcards, such as Lure, Fish Finder and Feeding Frenzy, help increase the size of the catch. Each level challenges players to bring in a different size catch or multiple catches.

Namco anticipates the game being live in the App Store shortly at a $.99 price point. The PC version of the game, which is a free-to-play Flash game, will be available at www.namcogames.com later this month.