Spore (DS)

Spore (DS). I bought it because I had heard it was good.

You design your own creature by selecting different body parts and then you help it evolve through winning battles or making friends.

I enjoyed playing the game but I felt it was limited. I had finished with it within two or three weeks. Had I played on it as often as my son I would have finished it sooner.

My five year old son still plays it and really enjoys it. He found it difficult to play at first but now loves it. He particularly likes being able to create his own characters and throwing rocks about!

This review is of the Nintendo DS game, Spore Creatures, developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. This is a sim type game where you have to create your own creatures and then explore space. In theory, this is a really interesting concept, where you start the game as a very basic creature in space. You have to interact with other creatures, choosing whether to become friends with them, or to attack them, to make you stronger. As you progress through the game, you have to enter space to help defend the universe. The main element of this game, choosing whether to become friends with other characters, or to attack them, is quite limited ...  Read the complete review

The hype on the PC game of the same name was out of this world. I have played both and this DS game is a compelte let down. The gameplay is easy to grasp. You are a creature and you are trying to evolve to become bigger, stronger, faster and better, trying to survive in the world, and one day rule it, but... THe graphics alone is a turn off... seriously. It is in 2D, what are they thinking? Whilst the gameplay itself is very similar to the PC version, the graphics are horrid and i couldn't get through this game for very long. The environment is 3D, but the creature you control which should be of prime importance looks hideous with its ...  Read the complete review

Well I was ready for something great after all the hype about this game and I am sorry to reporth that I was completely disappointed! Graphics: Dismal at best - these days I am sure I expect alot but even for the DS the graphics were poor - very boxy and completely unimpressive - I am pretty sure my 5 year old nephew can draw better creatures than this. Game Control: Clumsy and slow to respond. Story line: Nothing new at all a creature on a planet being take over by aliens that must survive, grow and evolve in order to stop the take over. Overall I would tell anyone who was thinking about buying this game - not to bother, ...  Read the complete review