Spore - Who is getting it?

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

I will..... When I get some money

[Martok]

My impression so far is that it's certainly a good game, but not a true classic. IGN rated Spore at 8.8, Gamespy rated it 4 1/2 stars along with their Editor's Choice award, but then Gamespot only rates it an 8.0.


Xiahou: I concur it does appear to be a bit shallow as well. Still, I admit I would probably buy it were it not for the game's copy protection.

[KarlXII]

Any like...gameplay demo?

[CountArach]

Any like...gameplay demo?

Nope.

My first frustration with the game - some concepts aren't explained very well. Maybe I'm just an idiot.

[Lemur]

Spore's out? Man, that happened without any warning. I didn't see any ads or anything. Well, it's got the same phone-home SecuROM as BioShock, so no Spore for the Lemur. Sorry. Product activation on single-player games is where I draw the line.

[KarlXII]

I don't get it. What's wrong with SecuROM?

[naut]

I don't get it. What's wrong with SecuROM?

It's basically an over glorified virus.

• SecuROM can cause some CD burners to fail to work.
• It shuts off your firewall without notification.
• It can wipe the previous saved system restores.
• It can interfere with your registry and/or updates, specifically for drivers.
• Updating video cards can become an issue.
• Buying games online (from STEAM or GamersGate, etc) can be an issue.
• SecuROM can make your PC run harder, and overheat.

I LOVE SECUROM!