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love this game

Written by FA from manlius

Sep 21, 2008

this game is great, i have a mac book pro and it runs really nice. this game is easy to play and fun to do .

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Spore no more

Written by JM from Marion

Sep 20, 2008

After purchasing the Galactic Edition with great anticipation, I was bitterly disappointed to find that after three hours of trying to install the game, I ended up having to use my recovery disks to get my computer back. Even Time Capsule/Time Machine was of no help. I have seen many similar reviews, and I truly thought, "This happens to others, never to me," because I have never had an installation problem with any product in recent years. I have concluded Spore no more.

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It was love on first sight.

Written by QS

Sep 20, 2008

I love this game has it for 2 days I've played it for about 17 Hours. I love the user friendly Editing interface, Easy to use. Online sharing works wonderfully the smoothest game play I've has on my Imac, macbook and G4 power Pc. I would recommend you get this.

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Caution this game is addictive!

Written by GK from Billings

Sep 19, 2008

I’m not much for setting in front of my computer playing games of any kind but curiosity got the best of me so I bought Spore and now I’m a Spore junky! I just can’t get enough. It took a little getting use to but before you know it, you’re crawling out of the ocean; you’re evolving into a creature, starting a tribe, becoming civilized and zooming through galaxies in search of new life.

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Amazing

Written by PM from Chicago

Sep 19, 2008

This is the only computer game that i have ever wanted to play.All i can say is that its amazing. You can do what ever you want make what ever you want and be what ever you want. Be a war lord or a pacifist it is your choice. A must buy for 2008

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AWESOME GAME, VERY DEEP PHILOSOPHICALLY SPEAKING, BUT GREAT FUN

Written by MV from Los teques

Sep 18, 2008

As many people I was waiting for this game. I heard you would be able to create creatures and meake them evolve since the cell state to a civilization. I thought it was difficult to fill those expectations for the game creators, but I have to say that Spore is way over my expectations.
Not only cause they made it possible exactly as they said it would but the graphics run so smoothly on my mac, and the game has a great, sharp, beautiful look on the screen.
It worth totally the money. I must say that the social features of registering are cool too. They store all your creatures, sessions, you can keep track of the evolution of your game always.
A MUST HAVE GAME: TRULY REVOLUTIONARY.

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ex-PC gamer turned Mac User, Thumbs up

Written by SW from North Vancouver

Sep 18, 2008

I've recently purchased a MbPro for audio editing and being my first Mac purchase ever I was skeptical about how games actually run on Macs. So I ran out and picked up Spore as soon as I heard about it... this game runs sharp and smooth, and the options to how you want your creature to evolve and look is worth the price tag itself.
As for some people concerned if this would work on your older mac, if you don't have a 512+ video card and 2g or more ram I would advise against purchasing... if you DO have the fore-mentioned specs, go get your evolve on.

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EA screws itself

Written by JM from Salisbury

Sep 17, 2008

This IS a great game but DRM completely ruins it.

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DIDN'T WORK

Written by CD

Sep 17, 2008

I bought the Galactic Edition from my local Apple Store. When I tried to install is on my MacBook, It would not even let me open the installer! I thought it was just an issue with my graphics card or something. So, I tried to install it on our PC with Windows Vista. I was able to open the installer this time, but something went wrong in the installation process, where it said an error occured and I had to cancel the installation. I tried several mor times, but that always happened. I would have given it one star, but due to the exellence of the Creature Creator (which worked on my MacBook), it gets two.

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Come on Guys

Written by DC from Madison

Sep 17, 2008

guys, you need to stop screwing up the rating of the game with reviews about how your computer crashes, or how you're mad at EA for making you buy multiple copies. This is a review about the game!

overall it is a great game with a great story line and great gameplay. It is worth the 50 bucks

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Save your money - Just doesn't live up to the hype... not even close.

Written by MM from Grovetown

Sep 16, 2008

Stage 1 - "Cell Stage": subpar-controls for a game much less exciting than pac-man.

Stage 2 - "Animal": just as boring and mind numbing. Bad transition Oh.. you had 13 flippers in the water? Well, now you have two legs and are a omnivore instead of the carnivore you were before... why? no reason

Stage 3 - "village" Basically now you've got a chief with some "followers" you get to pick clothes for... no more adding limbs

Stage 4 - "Civilization" happy days... you have cities instead of villages... do stage 3 again... except design buildings

Stage 5 - "Space" finally a little challenge and entertainment... but just a little. I got to the space stage in... 5 hours? Still very repetitive... how many times can one planet get hit by freaking pirates?

Ok, right out of the box it hangs on the splash screen... you have to go in and remove the "cider_noui" file... why? no clue, but it works.

I would have been disappointed spending...$20 let alone the... close to $60. I'd return the stupid game but that would be just sucking up more time to be wasted on this game...

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Pre '08 macbooks beware! you too macbook pros!

Written by MR from portland

Sep 16, 2008

This game is awesome except for one thing: AFTER A FEW DAYS IT WON'T START UP!! i played it for 5 glorious days. Then a little error message appeared and now i can't boot it up. I think it might have something to do with my computer. I know it's not the graphics card. if you own a pre-08 macbook or macbook pro, stay away until they manage to fix it. That or install it on boot camp if accessible.

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Crashes during loading of civilization stage...

Written by DS from Altamonte Springs

Sep 15, 2008

Loved this game... from the cell stage through the creature stage, where the possibilities seem limitless, on to the tribal stage... but then, exception error, can't advance to the civilization stage no matter how many times I try. Running the game on a brand new Mac, and I get a division by zero error and the game exits to the desktop every time. Put a ticket in to EA Games... waiting for a reply. Sure would love to evolve!

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One account per copy?!

Written by TM from Brunswick

Sep 15, 2008

If I install my copy, my sons and wife can't play. Because of EA's stupid DRM, I'd need to purchase each of them their own copy. Stupid, as much as I want to play, thats unacceptable. Shame EA.

Returning for a refund. Hopefully they'll get the message (look at the amazon reviews) and patch.

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Amazing Game

Written by RA from Bethesda

Sep 14, 2008

This is a must have game, amazing graphics and gameplay. A true challenge to your creativity, intelligence and strategic thinking.

Just get it!

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Best Game for Mac!

Written by SM from Cahokia

Sep 13, 2008

I bought this game at the Apple Store at the Mall of America, and it was the best purchase since my Macbook Pro! I love how fun it is, and the new idea. I can see similarities with The Sims universe and the game runs so smoothly. Although it was a mess waiting for this game over the years, but it was worth the wait. I rate this game 5 stars because of how fun it is, how well it runs on my machine, and the awesome new idea for game concept. It's the most fun for Mac. I recommend you go and buy it.

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It can't get much better than this!

Written by WM from Celebration

Sep 11, 2008

Seriously though! It really can't get much better. The game has something for every gamer, and that is key for a video game. Spore is a game that it is really hard to fathom how hard it was to make this come true, and also really hard to fathom what to do next.

Each step of the game is crucial to your future in game. You almost have to sit down, and plan out what you want to do, or where you want the spike to go on your creature! This is the game that will revolutionize the industry in the future. From the creators of The Sims, Will Wright and Maxis brings you the most anticipated game in 5 years, Spore.

Well done, Well done.

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Almost there

Written by DL from SASKATOON

Sep 11, 2008

Overall this game is above average and falls just short of greatness. If more time would have been spent on the space stage in particular this game would have made 4 stars for me. The space stage is well done but hampered severely by the pestering of small insignificant missions. If EA would have took the space age to the next level and tweaked it a bit and then added to the other levels a bit of planet variety this game could have easily been a 5 out of 5.

Without that, I find my 2nd run through of the game very repetitive and lacking re-playability compared to some other best in class games in the RTS / strategy variety.

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