EA tried to make a legendary game, but ended with a fun, but easy and very shallow game.
The game is more a collection of five games (or more), whit each one acting on each other, so i make five reviews.
The first stage is the cell phase. To me, this stage is the better, second only by the space stage. This stage have a child style, but is very fun. The graphics are very well made, and the gameplay is very intuitive. I gave it a 7.
The second stage (creature phase) is the worst of all. The play is repetitive, shallow, very bad made, and to finish, very very short. Before I gave it a 4, but now, I will give it a 1.
The tribal phase have the same error the creature phase. Very shallow and repetitive. In this stage you have to search for food, and destroy or make an alliance with the other tribes. However, it's very fun to see the other ones being extinct in favor of you rising. I gave it a 5.
The civilization stage keeps the legacy of its ancestors. Shallow gameplay and very short. Your civilization jump from the stone spears to the robots and tanks! Why?! If the start of civilizations was like the real history, perhaps this stage would be less short. For this all I gave a 3.
The space stage is the best of all. Combining great and intuitive controls for your spacecraft, you can make interstellar travels, colonize new systems, establish communication with other galactic empires, and the better, create your very own planet, with customized ecosystem. And for the first time, the game isn't short.
I gave it a 8.
General considerations: The sounds of the game are very nice, but there are not to much roars, and animal sounds. The creator is the most fantastic i've ever seen in a game. Not even The Sims 2 have so nice creator. The visuals are wonderful, but have, of course, some errors.(8)
Final Considerations: I don't think this game is bad, but i think this game requires more work on it. The idea is fantastic, but the execution not. Because of this, the game can't get a Higher "grade".