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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $38.00
You Save: $11.99 (24%)
New (17) Used (12) from $32.05
Avg. Customer Rating:  3159 reviews
Sales Rank: 102
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Macintosh, Windows Vista
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 15352
Model: 15352
UPC: 014633153521
EAN: 0014633153521
ASIN: B000FKBCX4
Release Date: September 7, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New Factory Sealed Ships from Ga.
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 A great game, DRM woes aside November 24, 2008
2 out of 9 found this review helpful
I'm not going to tell you the basic game structure, as you already know it. I'm going to tell you what I think of the game.
Spore is a great game. It has revolutionary concepts, vivid visuals, and unlimited playback value. It's a shame that so many bad reviews are dragging down its rating. That's not to say, however, that the game doesn't have its problems.
Starting with the good: Spore is simply a blast to play. It really combines 5 completely different games (some better than others) into one: from a little game of Pac-Man with tentacles, to a slightly watered-down civilization sim. You can keep playing this game for hours and hours, figuring out how to create omnivores and how to visit Earth and communicate with humans. There has quite honestly never been a game like it before.
The bad: The DRM is a bit of a pain. It's not, however, as bad as the other reviewers would have you think. So what if there's only three activations? That means you can put it on three different computers. There are doubtfully more than three people in your household with their own computers who would like to play Spore. Also, there is a chance of activation servers shutting down, but if you've already registered Spore, what does it matter? In addition, some of the stages become quite tedious. Creature stage becomes "more of the same" near the end of it, and civilization stage really is very bad. Space stage goes on endlessly, so you can stop your game whenever you want.
Overall, this is not a five-star game. It isn't perfect, and most games aren't. But this is definitely a great game, and I would say that it is well worth your fifty dollars. It looks great on a Mac screen. This is a game you will find yourself enjoying for a long time.
Thanks for reading!
-Nick
 Fun for a while, but.... November 22, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
One of the things that has always attracked me to the MAXIS brand is the customization built into their games (i.e. sims 1&2). And while I have enjoyed building unique creatures, placing them into an environment, then running them thru their paces, the game still leaves much to be desired.
There's no real "design" to the creatures, meaning just stick on a part anywhere to gain an ability (like sticking a horn on the creature's behind to gain a "charge" ability.
The controls are ackward, and inconsistant thoughout the game. Can't pan out to get a eagle view, etc.,.
The "special abilities" don't seem to work properly, a foot with a speed rating of 5 still moves like a one, wings don't allow you creature to fly, and so forth.
And last but not least you can create all the creatures in create mode all you want, you still can't seem to play them in the game.
Finally you can't customize your own world, or populate it with your own creatures, so forget about setting up a "theme" or a "plot".
The game is fun, for awhile anyway, but the [...] price tag, the Secure-DDR, coupled with the limitations in the game play just doesn't make this a good buy. Wait a while, in a year of two you maybe able to pick it up for &25 or less...
 The DRM is much too invasive for me, I won't be buying this game November 20, 2008
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
My husband & kids were looking forward to getting Spore as a Christmas present. Unfortunately due to the invasive nature of the latest SecuROM we won't be buying. I see no point in being required to connect to the internet to play a computer game that isn't played online, besides the kids gaming computer is not connected to the internet.
I'm not at all happy that EA continues to force this DRM on us when according to articles, it hasn't done much to stop the software pirates. All it does is punish the paying customer. So I'll find my family a game that isn't so draconian with it's copyright protection software. The same goes for Sims 3. I've been a long time Sims fan, but if it has this garbage on it I'm not touching it.
 Excellent for for ALL ages November 19, 2008
2 out of 18 found this review helpful
Got this for my boyfriend on his 24th birthday. Upon seeing him play it, I loved it too (28 years old). We often play it together, or bicker over who gets to play it solo. My cousins (ages 10 and 13) love it too. Excellent game, lots of fun, adjustable difficulty levels. Just save the game frequently, as it has sporadically crashed twice on our Mac. (FYI, we havent had ANYTHING crash on our Mac, which we have had for one year, so I'm hesitant to think the problem is with the Mac.) Either way, the game is fun and worth the $.
Just buy it November 19, 2008
3 out of 19 found this review helpful
My son and I are TOTALLY addicted to this game. When we play a video game it is Spore we play.
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