Spore (PC)

I do not understand Spore. I wanted to like it, all of the critics liked it, and judging by the consensus, most other people seemed to like it. I seem to be one of the few who saw it as overhyped, and was astounded by the game's superficiality when you consider how long it has been gestating. The game begins well, with you being able to create any sort of creature you like, beginning in the Cell stage as a single-celled organism. All you have to do is eat smaller ones to level up, and make sure the bigger ones don't munch on you; there's nothing really to it, it is very superficial. Eventually, you will be able to advance to the Creature Stage, which ...  Read the complete review

The idea for Spore is an excellent one, design a lifeform with various body parts that have different strengths and guide it from microbial begginings all the way to a space fareing sentient race. It certainly shows promise and is definately a fun and in depth game, it just doesn't quite get 'there' for me. The first stage (microbial life) sees the players tiny creature eating tiny creatures (if it's a carnivore) or little plants (herbivore) or both (omnivore), while avoiding predation. Eventually when you've eaten enough you will grow and over time accumulate enough points to purchase new body parts. The choice of becoming herbi, omni or ...  Read the complete review

Spore is a game about the evolution of life, civilisation and worlds. There are several stages to this game; The cell, creature, tribal, civilisation and space stages. Each stage requires you to perform specific actions, or earn specific traits for you to progress. I will now give a general outline of the major objectives for each stage. Cell Stage: You begin as a cell which has been deposited on a planet via a meteor strike. As a cell, you have collect parts in order to evolve. To evolve you need to collect DNA points by consuming plant material (if a herbivore or omnivore) or by consuming other cells or bits of meat floating in the water (if a ...  Read the complete review

Spore is a game about the evolution of a speices created by the user. The game starts with you as a tiny marine animal who can be a carnivore, herbivore or an omnivore. The game progresses when you have eaten enough food. through these early stages of the game the look of your creature can be modified giving the user a seemingly large control of the look of the creature. The game keeps on progressing as the creature evolves, from water to land, from land to tribes, from tribes to civilisations, then in to space, which is where I gave up. This game at firsts seems like alot of fun, with a relaxed and fun style of game play. Its fun to create weird ...  Read the complete review

Spore is a game which had the world waiting with baited breath during development, but after release people were unsure whether to breathe a sigh of relief or one of disappointment. I find that somewhere in the middle works wonderfully. Gameplay: The gameplay was not the seamless experience that I had imagined but rather a series of mini games linked with cutscenes. These mini games last from 15 minutes to 15 hours depending on how interested you are in them. Essentially you start with a single celled organism and by playing through the games you evolve into a ufo flying, weapon toting god. I found the gameplay to be extremely fun.....the first time ...  Read the complete review