10 Reasons to Avoid Spore

A mile wide but an inch deep

There's no denying that Spore comes with an impressive set of tools to create creatures that move and interact with each other and the environment. Unfortunately, there's not much for your creature to do once it sets foot out into the world. Most phases center on the same principle of setting forth and gathering food and resources without being eradicated or eaten, which can get stale pretty quickly. The Civilization Stage incorporates some real-time strategy elements without requiring much strategy. Equipping decent weapons and building enough units to overwhelm enemies is usually all you need to do to get ahead.

12/09/08