Jame's Walker goes back once again to find some games that might be worth you're while in checking out (previous ones include Grind Session, Super Back to the Future Part II, and recently Crue Ball. Go to source to have a little history on the game and how this Will Wright (Sim City/Spore) classic holds up.

PacoDG via www.bingegamer.net »

Spore is the latest creation from Will Wright - the mind behind the Sims series of games, but when you buy Spore you're not just buying one game, you're buying five of them in one. While this is one of the things that makes Spore great but is also its downfall.

daverage via www.yetanotherreviewsite.co.uk »

Spore got pwned?

That's right, Spore has received a rather negative review (for the Nintendo DS version, at least) from a website called The Star.

The review builds up your excitement by talking about how people have been waiting a while now and the features. They then finish off, however, with a rather derogatory statement:

"A grind through a short sequence of uninspired levels, given drive only by the kind of collect-'em-all completism that continues to fluff up weak games a decade...

Dark Arcanine via www.thestar.com »

The UGO Games Blog recently got their hands on Spore Origins, which is basically a iPhone and Touch version of Spore, stripped down to only the Cell Stage. You have to go through 30+ levels to try and eat food, but in order to do that, you need to dodge the bigger creatures.

The game allows you to save twenty different beasts, but sadly there isn't a way to transfer them to the PC version of Spore. UGO notes that Apple needs to set up multiplayer for the game, with all of the trimmings (le...

tyranitar24 via gamesblog.ugo.com »

Ars has given a thorough review of the new, highly anticipated and acclaimed Will Wright game- Spore.

They touch on all of the technical points, as well as some of the games key features- from the opening bits when you are just creating your creatures, all the way down to the point in time where you colonize the world (peacefully - or with an iron fist - you decide)


It is a bit lenghtly, but well worth reading if you are still on the fence about Spore.

If you wish to skip to the Go...

Deathsythe via arstechnica.com »

"Even if you are not going to get Spore, the creature creator has such amazing design it is a must see for any fan of games. However, again, it really one step up from a demo, so if you like a purpose to your game and get angry or frustrated if there isn’t action, action, action, then you may want to wait for the full version of Spore. However, this will appeal to those people who love playing the Sims, just to build the house... and tear it down so you can build another one."

JayCat via www.gamefocus.ca »