It's alive!!! 
In anticipation for the upcoming September release of
Spore, Electronic Arts has enabled us to have a stab at creating our own species!
Go
HERE to either download the free trial version, or pay $9.99 for the full creature creator, before the game is even released!
I've spent about 30 minutes messing around with just the trial version, and I'm really impressed with how much depth and creative freedom this game has to offer. Even with more than 2/3 of the items locked, I've still found myself creating some of the coolest creatures ever. It's like Monster Rancher on crack! Go check it out!!
Here's a sample...you guys know how much I love Metroid, so I decided to try and make one with the limited options in the Trial Version, and here's how it turned out!