EA announced that Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena are now available on store shelves in America. The game will hit international retailers on October 9th. Spore Hero is a game for the Wii console with Spore Hero Arena being for the Nintendo DS.

Spore Hero offers the creative freedom of Spore in an action-adventure game created exclusively for the Wii. The goal of the game is for the player to save their heroe's planet and battle along the way. The parts can be interchanged and there are over 250 parts to choose from.

Spore Hero Arena for the DS is an arena-based combat game with an all new story set in the same universe as Spore Hero. The game can be played with up to three friends over Wi-Fi.