could have been better - in several ways

User Rating: 4 | Spore PC
By WayneSikes49 | Review Date:
For a game that took 4+ years in the making, there's not much real content. Given that it was made by EA / Maxis, it's pretty obvious that this game has had many development teams and has undergone many changes over the years. That type of development process results in a game loaded with inconsistencies, no real 'fluidity' of game play, and bugs. I'm a game developer and have seen this same process in many games. Now, EA needs to make back it's investment, not to mention the money spent on PR and hype that it's been pushing.

The initial gameplay is entertaining - not challenging - but fun and cute. The cuteness wears off after awhile and you realize you are in a very limited world with the only real 'cool' part of the game being the creation editor.

I would have given this game a slightly higher rating but the game's SecureRom copy protection is an annoyance, and, in my opinion the equivalent of malware or spyware. So, minus a couple rating points for that.

Now I'm seeing a large public backlash against EA's DRM in Spore, so I'm betting we'll see a patch sooner or later that alleviates the severe 3-activation protection.

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