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Just Wait

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: July 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Creture Creator is fun at the beginnig, but you should really wait about a month before you plan on buying Spore. Creating all kinds of interesting creatures is fun, but it wears off after a day or two. There are many parts for your creature. You can also paint it whatever way you want, so let your creativity flow! One of the coolest parts of CC is being able to upload videos of your creature on Youtube. You can also share them on the Spore website. on Spore.com you can also veiw other people's creations. You'd be surprised at what other peopl can make! One major complaint I have is that there is so little to do with your creatures once you make them. I guess this appetizer is worth it for only ten bucks.

It's not a game; It's a creative tool!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: July 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Despite being a tool to create the creatures that will inhabit the millions of planets on Spore's release day, it's actually rather entertaining in how far you can push the engine. Just when you think that you probably created a configuration that could break the game, it figures out a way to make it work. That doesn't mean it is without its flaws, most of which involve the website side of the game's bigger set up. Still, for those that like to create anything, even if you don't have an idea of what you want to create, its worth at least a look.

Try the free downloadable demo before you commit to buying it, though. I bought it because the parts available in the demo didn't suit my creative and asthetic tastes.

The creature that ate my CPU

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 12 / 21
Date: July 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I would rate the playability if I could play it. Buyer beware. Do not buy this game until you are aware of ALL the minimum system requirements and have a machine that is double that. Also ensure your graphics card is supported. I installed this on two machines: It didn't run on my desktop at all due to graphics incompatibility and on my shiny new Vista laptop, Spore sucked up all my CPU (jumped to 100% on both core processors), RAM (1gb jump in usage), and my 256mb graphics card didn't carry the load.

All in all I hate to see a $10 game with such a high demand in resources. I'm sure there will be a lot of disappointed buyers.

The hours will waste away

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 19
Date: June 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I know that some people are troubled about paying $10 for the "prelude" to what is sure to be an amazing game. But even this little nugget of the real game can offer hours and hours of fun. So it's definitely worth the sticker price. The coolest thing though is knowing that the creatures you make are actually going to populate the final game... well as long as you don't make them look like genitals anyway.

Creature Creature is fun!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 22
Date: June 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I run a blog site and got a full copy of the Creature Creation from EA games 5 days ago and I've been playing every day since. It's easy to use and hours of fun.

You start with a blob that has a spine. You can manipulate it into different shapes and add arms.legs and other body parts to make it unique. Each body part can be made bigger and smaller and distorted. After your creation is done, you can paint it with choices in the paint section, either use a pre-selected paint pattern or make your own with the 3 layers of choices. You can test drive your creation with the emotions and actions plus take photos and video. The video can be uploaded directly into YouTube from inside the game. Send your friends some post cards!

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One more thing, see the yellow creature with the arm on its back, half way down the page? That was my concept creature that Maxis liked and recreated in the game. :)

Unless you have a really new computer, don't buy this!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 9 / 20
Date: July 15, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Unless you have a really new computer...I'd save your money. Won't run on my desktop or my laptop. Very picky re: video cards. So...might be nice if it would run...but it won't. Read carefully the requirements...and beware. I might as well have flushed $10 down the toilet.

Not just another toy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 17
Date: June 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Spore Creature Creator

Spore from EA is one of the most anticipated games of the last few years. To appease the fans, EA has released a great teaser application, the Spore Creature Creator.

The creator isn't just another take on an electronic Mr. Potato HeadMR. POTATO HEAD. The application allows the player to select from a wealth of features to form their creation. There are choices in several categories: head, arms/legs, senses, hands, feet, weapons, and an adornment type category.

Each body part brings it's own plusses to the creature. More legs = more speed. More weapons = more attacks and more power behind them. More sensory choices brings with it more charm.

There's a built in complexity limit. This limit caps out what you can add to the creature, though it does allow for the oddest things. One creature I created had six sets of legs. Of course one can add just as many eyes, ears, legs, or tails. So the limit won't be likely to crimp even the craziest styles.

Once built, you can take your creature out for a spin. You'll be able to watch a wide variety of animations, including dancing and punching. There's even a mating call action.

So you've built your creature and that's it right? Wrong. The Spore Creature Creator allows you to upload and share your creatures. Still shots can be emailed to friends, movies uploaded to YouTube and creatures shared on the Spore sight. There other Spore users can vote and comment on them.

I highly recommend this game, especially for $10.

'Intelligent Design' never looked less stupid.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 18
Date: June 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is not a full game as such, purely a part of the upcoming SPORE release.

Others have commented on how much fun and how easy it is to create magnificently rendered monsters and creatures. What is particularly impressive is how the creature moves and reacts in quite a realistic manner based on the limbs and attachments that you give it.

What is even more amazing is that all of the user content created and uploaded to the SPORE server can potentially be used to populate the worlds that your creatures will inhabit once you get started with the full game.

If you are looking forward to the full SPORE release then you owe it to the SPOREverse to start creating and uploading now.

If $10 is too much then download the free trial version, it's fully functional you just get 25% of the available body parts to play with.

So So, Wait for the Full Version Game of Spore

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: July 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I am a huge Spore fan and although the Spore Creature is cool, I would have been smarter to just use the free trial version and wait for the Full Spore game to be released. I purchased my Spore Creature from Amazon and ended up paying five bucks more than going to the store because of shipping. Spore Creature is fun but it just makes you want the full Spore Version.

Ignore the negative

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 11
Date: July 15, 2008
Author: Amazon User

First this is only ONE part of an absolutely HUGE game. To everyone saying that it gets old, of course it gets old if you are looking for a full version! This is just to get familiar with the new creator function, which will not only be used for creatures, but ships, buildings, and everything else in the full game. We've made about 20 creatures so far and it hasn't been old yet. All of these creatures will be available in the game, so getting a head start is priceless. Plus you get $5 back from amazon towards the full version.

My opinion: Great teaser for the full version. If you want a head start into a wonderful new game, buy it. If not, wait until september. It's that simple. There's no need to bash it.

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