The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th stages could of been longer though. And although large amounts of the game were either dumbed down (although I feel that the game was never to be marketed to a serious hard-core gamer) or not included (such as gas giant cities, 'Encounters of the Third Kind' minigames, and I felt that the game was overall a fun game, despite the glitches and repetetiveness(?). I felt that the game was overall a fun game, despite the glitches and repetetiveness(?). Pick it up for $10 and wait until the full game's price comes down. Thankfully, Maxis had the bright idea of releasing the best part of the game separately: The Creature Creator. There's no story to Space other than 'get to the center of the galaxy' and about 5 or 6 random missions repeated over and over until you finally get bored and find another game. Sadly this stage compares more to Daggerfall in that once you've seen a handful of the planets, you've seen all of them. Space stage seems like a great open sandbox, with numerous randomly-generated planets. The early stages are hit or miss, with Cell and Civ being the pinnacle and Creature and Tribe the nadir. Sadly this Despite the complainers who did no research prior to buying (other than the 2005 demo that promised the earth and all the heavens), Spore is a decent game.

… Expandĭespite the complainers who did no research prior to buying (other than the 2005 demo that promised the earth and all the heavens), Spore is a decent game. It is true that gamers will enjoy themselves some of the time, but by the second time through, they will want to find something better to do with their time. Will Wright and Maxis had the right ideas, it's just they applyed them wrong. The graphics are acceptable, and the creators allow much freedom, yet too much of the gameplay becomes recycled and overused after awhile. It could have been regarded as a gaming revolution! Unfortunately, it had been lowered down to a more simplistic game designed to entertain 1st grade children.

The graphics are acceptable, and the creators allow much freedom, yet too much of the gameplay becomes recycled After playing through most of Spore, I began to realize that the game had so much potential to be the next big thing. After playing through most of Spore, I began to realize that the game had so much potential to be the next big thing.

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