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Spore: You can be a winner in the game of life!

• By Andrew Dagley
• September 04, 2008 12:54 PM PST
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Gotta Catch 'Em All

As if that weren't enough to occupy your time, there is the social networking aspect of the game. By default, all of the creatures you're given access to from the moment you begin the game has been designed in house by the developers; however, each player is allowed to contribute to the massive index of creatures called the Sporepedia. With tens of thousands of users submitting their own unique designs, the shared galaxy that you can roam around will no doubt fill up with new creations very quickly. And as clever users have already demonstrated, the Creature Creator is quite flexible and holds a ton of potential.

After spending some time with the game, I've come to the conclusion that Spore isn't something everyone will agree on. I've no doubt that some gamers will hate it after the initial appeal wears off because they might see the game as being too simplistic. While the individual phases are interesting, they aren't as full featured or as well thought out as they could be. But I'm also sure that some gamers will instantly fall in love with its unique style of easy going gameplay. On the whole, Spore succeeds in its mission and while it does falter in some places, those who adore this style of game will definitely find reasons to fall in love with it.

PROS: Diverse gameplay; lovely for fans of sandbox games; creature creator is impressive
CONS: Some of the phases aren't fleshed out enough; lack of more structure to the gameplay might upset some

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