June 4, 2008 6:00 AMThe Spore Creature Creator has been added as a pre-order item to the Apple store. It gives Spore fans, and those who are creatively curious, the first hands-on opportunity to design their own species and share it with their friends. All creatures designed with the program can be imported into the full retail version of Spore for PC and Mac when it launches in September.From the developers of The Sims, the SPORE Creature Creator is your introduction to an amazing and innovative new universe. It's a powerful yet easy-to-use creation tool that requires only a Mac or PC and a mouse. With a simple drag-and-drop interface, SPORE Creature Creator lets you assemble your creature from a wide range of parts. Want tentacles? No problem. Five eyes? How about seven? Pull and stretch those parts exactly as you choose, then paint your creature with unique colors and patterns. This truly unprecedented level of flexibility frees you to make a limitless number of fun creatures. Bring those creatures to life, see how they dance, strike a pose, and much more. In just a few minutes, anyone can easily make incredible animated creatures. You can share your favorites with friends using simple built-in tools, then visit the SPORE website and look at all the other cool creatures your friends and people all around the world are making and then pull them into your SPORE Creature Creator and play with them. Features:• Build using 228 drag-and-drop, flexible parts• Paint with unique patterns so your creature stands out in a crowd• Play with your creature as it comes to life with dances, poses, and emotions• Share using built-in snapshot and video tools to make your creature a starThe Spore Creature Creator will be available starting June 17, 2008. Head over to the site below to sign up for pre-order.The Apple Store: Spore Creature Creator Pre-OrderElectronic ArtsTransGamingSpore