"What do planetary rest stops, man cannons, and banana monkey wars all have in common?"
...believe it or not, they're all elements of Adventures created exclusively for Spore Galactic Adventures, by a team of writers who've also worked on Emmy award-winning TV show Robot Chicken.

This highly-anticipated expansion pack for Spore will launch next month, and promises to include these new Adventures, which were conceptualised by Robot Chicken co-creators Seth Green and Matt Senreich.

The team of writers who put pen to paper include Matt Beans, Doug Goldstein, Mike Fasolo, Breckin Meyer, Dan Milano, Tom Root, Kevin Shinick, Hugh Sterbakov and Zeb Wells - so it's no surprise that Spore Galactic Adventures is bursting at the seams with imaginative characters and props including ruler-wielding librarians, angry yetis and even exploding poo.


(Sorry, no pictures of exploding poo)
Actor Seth Green, co-creator of Robot Chicken gushes:

"We're big fans of Spore, so teaming up on Spore Galactic Adventures was a natural fit and so much fun for all the guys at Robot Chicken."

His co-creator Matt Senreich agrees:

"We're all gaming geeks, so when the Spore guys said they had an alluring proposition for us, how could we say no? Instead of creating absurd worlds with toys, this gave us the opportunity to create literally anything we wanted as gamers. Geek moment. We think that RC fans will love the pretty random and absurd adventures we created and we can't wait to goof around with the ones the fans create."

Gamers are pretty pleased too, with Kip Katsarelis, lead producer of Spore Galactic Adventures explaining:

"Gamers and Adult Swim fans alike are going to absolutely love the hilarity found in the Robot Chicken missions created for Spore Galactic Adventures. Our development team had a blast working with the guys and couldn't stop laughing the entire time we were together. Their Adventures truly reflect the extent of their wild imaginations as well as how the in-game Adventure Creator tool can create almost any type of story imaginable. Players can only guess the level of absurdity and fun that are in these Adventures."

But... what is Spore Galactic Adventures? It's an expansion pack which brings a "tremendous amount of variety and fun" to the original sandbox life-sim Spore. You can now beam down to planets to play Adventures penned by Maxis (and now, apparently, Robot Chicken), but also create your own customised Adventures. Climb out of your spaceship and promote your creatures to become legendary space captains - the sort who battle epic monsters in giant intergalactic arenas, and who fight intense races planet-side along the way. You'll earn experience as you progress, whic henables you to rank up your captain, pick up game-changing items and accessories (I've seen a Swarm Magnet and Plasma Pulser mentioned) - and once you've finished creating, you can pop online to share your experiences with friends around the world.

To find out more about Spore Galactic Adventures - and what Robot Chicken are contributing, head over to their website - the suitably named www.spore.com/wtf!