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Testseek.com have collected 77 expert reviews of the Spore and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Spore.
Award: Most Awarded September 2008
September 2008
 
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The editors liked

  • Creature Creator tool is user friendly and fun to use
  • Varied gameplay with something for everyone
  • Play at your own pace
  • Impressive Space Phase
  • Will play on most PCs
  • Incredibly deep and immersive. Broad range of gameplay. Fully imagined and extremely customizable elements and worlds.
  • Epic scale
  • Simple control scheme
  • Compatible with integrated graphics solutions
  • Mac and PC compatible
  • Unique gameplay with immense scope
  • Content editors are a breeze (and a blast!) to use
  • Dynamic music
  • Game content is made by players.
  • Intuitive and comprehensive customization tools
  • Oozes charm at every turn
  • Impressively broad scope
  • Great audio and art design.
  • Great graphics
  • High level of customization
  • Large
  • Open environments
  • Charming sense of wit
  • Diverse game play
  • User-generated content
  • Sprawling story line
  • Nearly limitless customization
  • Huge replay capability
  • There’s never been a game with as wide a scope as Spore. Simply breathtaking.
  • Robust creature creator allows players to make whatever they want
  • Replay value is infinite.

The editors didn't like

  • No autosave feature
  • Mediocre graphical presentation
  • No real Multiplayer
  • Slightly buggy
  • Aspects of gameplay can become repetitive.
  • Occasionally froze
  • Somewhat repetitive gameplay
  • Space game can get repetitive
  • Casual players might have difficulty with later game phases.
  • Individual gameplay elements are extremely simple
  • Early stages arent very engaging.
  • Copy protection software may bother some players
  • Disappointing graphics
  • Simplistic early game play
  • Copy protection software comes with the game
  • No autosave
  • No planetary automation
  • And an occasional crash deny Spore a Kick Ass.
  • No multiplayer or online whatsoever
  • Creation system has too much aesthetics
  • Gameplay lacks fun
  • Becomes tiring quickly.

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  Published: 2008-09-04, review by: 1up.com

  • Abstract:  Leave it to iconic game designer and Maxis cofounder Will Wright to one-up his own work on The Sims. While his dollhouse/life-drama simulator became phenomenally successful, he didn't just sit back and collect simoleans. After making a game about human...

 
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  Published: 2008-09-03, review by: ign.com

  • Abstract:  IGN will post its Spore review at 12:01am, Pacific Daylight Time, Thursday, or basically tonight. So come back then to find out what we think about the highly-awaited game from EA and Maxis. In fact, all you have to do is refresh this very story at a m...

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  Published: 2008-06-17, review by: cheatcc.com

  • Abstract:  The full version of Spore is still months away, but the masses huddled behind PC screens have found ample ways to keep busy as they wait in anticipation for its release. The past week has seen an epic surge of creativity and depravity with the arrival ...

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  Published: 2008-09-10, review by: theglobeandmail.com

  • Abstract:  Will Wrights new game is an undeniably original and ambitious undertaking, but dull and repetitive play makes evolving your own species more frustrating than fun.Among the many pleasures derived from video games is this: The ability to simulate event...

 
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  Published: 2008-09-25, review by: tweaktown.com

  • Abstract:  While 2008 has not been an overly eventful year when it comes to blockbuster PC releases, ever since February or so when the official release date announcement was made confirming a 2008 release, everyone knew this was only ever going to be one particu...

 
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  Published: 2008-09-11, review by: smh.com.au

  • Abstract:  This breathtaking and absorbing evolution simulator gives you an entire universe to tinker with. The scale is astonishing as you progress from guiding a primitive microbe to exploring the vastness of space. As evidenced by the enormous popularity of S...

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  Published: 2008-09-05, review by: goodgearguide.com.au

  • Diverse gameplay, lovely for fans of sandbox games, creature creator is impressive
  • Some of the phases aren’t fleshed out enough, lack of more structure to the gameplay might upset some
  • Spore is a good game held back from greatness by a few flaws and gameplay mechanics that won’t appeal to everyone. But there is plenty to like about the game and if you dig its particular style of open-ended gameplay, you’ll definitely enjoy y...

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  Published: 2008-09-01, review by: impulsegamer.com

  • Abstract:  Kyle Sudukis9.3Spore There are a handful of games which have made an everlasting and even more so, addictive mark on the PC Gaming world such as Sim City and Civilization. Considering the repetitive market of the industry at the moment, its refreshin...

 
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  Published: 2008-07-30, review by: cnet.com.au

  • Abstract:  Its a sign of the anticipation surrounding a game when youre a developer visiting a foreign country and passport control asks you about its release date. Thats exactly what the developers of Spore were met with when they entered the UK for the Londo...

 
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  Published: 2008-09-08, review by: nzgamer.com

  • Abstract:  Where do you go from designing the best selling PC game of all time? Evidently onto a new and more enticing project, while EA go on to milk the Sims for all its worth. With that in mind, Will Wright has been busy designing his next masterpiece: Spore. ...

 
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