Spore is set to be released this week, but iPod owners have a chance to get a preview of spore with Spore Origins for the iPod. Spore Origins is compatible with 5th generation iPods, iPod classics, and 3rd generation iPod nanos.

Spore Origins is the first stage, the creation stage, of the PC and Mac version of Spore. The entire game is that one stage in the bigger game. Leaves the door open for more iPod versions of Spore, if the first version works out. The Cell stage is the stage where you are surrounded by water and have to survive among enemies. The goal of the game is to eat other things in the water, but make sure your not eaten.

The game sounds like a great way to get more gamers addicted to Spore, release the first stage of the game and get people addicted. When the first stage is over they will want to go buy the entire game. Almost, like purchasing a demo of Spore.

Head over to GameStooge for a complete review of Spore Origins.