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| Developer(s) | EA Bright Light |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Designer(s) | Gary Nappers |
| Artist(s) | Lee Sullivan |
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| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 (PSN) Xbox 360 (XBLA) |
| Release | PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 January 19, 2011[1] |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Cooperative |
Spare Parts is a platform video game developed by EA Bright Light and published by Electronic Arts. It features cooperative gameplay for up to two players. Players can unlock new abilities which can be upgraded, and can also unlock new characters to play as. The story revolves around a pair of robots which become stranded on a planet by a race known as the Krofax. As the robots explore the planet they discover an abandoned spaceship. The ship's computer (voiced by Simon Pegg) informs them that they can find the parts necessary to repair the ship scattered throughout the planet. The robots then set off to find the necessary parts in the hopes of escaping the planet.
The game received mediocre reception from reviewers, who gave generally high remarks for the presentation of the game, with some commenting on the bright colors of the environment and voice acting by Simon Pegg as points of praise. Gameplay was subject to mixed reception from critics. While some critics enjoyed the simplicity of the combat, others felt it did not engage the player enough to be enjoyable. Negative comments were also directed towards the game's camera system; critics felt that the fixed camera did not allow the freedom of similar platform games. In its first two weeks, Spare Parts moved over 15,000 units. That number increased to over 34,000 units as of year-end 2011.