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Letting Our Imagination Run Free

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: July 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is tons of fun, it allows us to build creatures we've always thought of, or others we imagine as we play with the tools given. The game is a little limited as to what body structures, parts, etc... can be used, but it's suppose to be "user friendly," it's not PhotoShop. This is a game that will never get boring. One of the best things about the game is that once you install it, no disk is needed, which means I can run the game from my MacBook Air, which by the way does a great job, despite it's lack of stand alone graphics and powerful CPU. This game runs a lot better on my MacBook Air and Pro, than my PC for some reason. On PC's it gives me some registration error. ...o well, it's nice to see a Mac can handle a game better than a PC for a change.

Fun but lacks in sme ways.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: July 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is super fun all you really half to do is move the spine around a little and you get an idea for a creature! But it sometimes feels too limited because of the complexity meter. But beware and make SURE your computer meets the minimum requirements! I recommend going to canyourunit.com and scanning your PC to see if you can run the spore CC because it WILL NOT run with anything below th requirements. For Example: Before I got my new computer I needed to install a different graphics card! because the pixel and vertex shader in our old card weren't high enough but fortunately we got a new computer that can run it on high setttings :) okay so
OVERALL:
It's a Great buy if you have the proper reqs for it I recommend going to www.canyourunit.com and seeing if you meet minimum for he CC if so I recommend buying it RIGHT AWAY!

Good in Short Bursts

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: July 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

A great little prelude to the actual game that comes out in September. I pick this up whenever I get itch'in for the real thing. It's more like a mild sedative than an actual game. Fun in short bursts, but not really made for any lengthy play.

Just what I expected

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: July 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I am really excited about the upcoming spore release. As a Mac user, I wanted to see how the software worked using the Cider emulation layer. With the creature creator, it is completely seemless, and I am looking forward to the full game.

Creature Creator is Awesome!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: July 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Electronic Arts has hit a home run with Spore if the teaser Creature Creator is any indication. I purchased CC for my 10 year old grandson and he loves it. In a month he's created over 100 creatures that amaze me with their diversity and creativity. Not only do the creatures have every physical feature imaginable, they have personality too. I enjoy watching them flip, dance, and laugh across the screen.

A fun and creative interface.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: July 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

It should be noted that this review pertains only to the "creature creator" feature of the Spore game and not the game itself. With that being said the "creature creator" is a lot of fun and its user interface allows one to create as much creatures as their mind can conceive of. Also the interface is extremely easy to use and has many humorous features to it, particularly where it concerns seeing examples of how your creature (s) actually functions if the game was currently live. All in all I highly recommend this product for anyone who wants to get a good understanding of how the game is played or who has a very vivid imagination.

DRM and Security doesn't work

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I haven't got to try this I have to lower security settings so it can install I assume it is because of DRM since MASS Effect does the same thing. I think the game idea is great the graphics look awesome but it bothers me that the my security treats this like a virus and tells me to stop. Malware is not something I want to pay for a game that crashed a buddys computer is not something I want. A game that can get 5 stars and I cant read the reviews why the whole thing is very corrupt .

What a waste of money.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 48
Date: June 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

After waiting for so long for Spore to come out (which, of course, is still months away), I was really excited to see that the Creature Creator was available. I was hoping to get a sense of how the game will work, as well as to get a head start on my creations.

The Creature Creator is unbearably slow, which sucks all of the (potential) fun right out of it. Not only that, but when I tried to save my creature the first time, it froze up and I had to force a shut down without saving, so all of my work was for nothing.

Not to be deterred, I gave it another shot. This time, when I tried to save my creature, my whole computer crashed.

The problem is not my computer; it was fine before I used the Creature Creator, and it's fine now. The problem is this ridiculously slow, aggravating, useless waste of time.

Save your money.

I sure wish I had.

Making creatures that walk backwards was funny

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: July 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

All I can say is I am definitly getting spore in september when its released or soon after. This is a ton of fun. I can't wait to see my cousin's little girl try this when they come for visit . This will keep kids and us older folks amazed for hours. It definitly teaches you bout anatomy as I know I made two or three things first that walk backwards til I figured how it went. Which is fun I can't wait to see how those things move around when the spore game comes out haha. Its why this game is so fun. Rated E Everyone can play it good change from those bloody gorey things I am used to playing. Person who made the sims made this also so I guess if you love sims and zoo tycoon stuff this is gonna be even more fun then those. Imagine making your own creature and watching it evolve and survive. Possilibites of this are going to be endless and fun. Can't wait for the full version by then haha with this I outta have some pretty weird looking creatures thanks to this pre starter pack. I love it glad i picked it up . For 9 bucks you get lots of entertainment outta this thing thats for sure. haha I love it what else can i say.

$10 worth of fun? I think so!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: August 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

We tried to put this program on our Mac first, and it didn't work. So we tried it on my XP-running PC. There was no problem installing it there, and it was amazing how quickly we started creating creatures, we being myself and my 12-year-old daughter.

You decide what qualities you want your creature to have, and you're given choices of limbs and extras to give your creature those characteristics. Add wings, and your character can glide. Add a spikey tail, and watch your character's attack points go up. Add armor parts to make your character's health go up. You can then watch your character attack, dance hip hop, swoon with love and more. It's so much fun!

I suspect this will probably get about 30 hours of play before my daughter gets bored of it, but 30 hours of entertainment for $[...] isn't bad at all. I'm not sure if she'll ever play with her characters online (we don't approve of violent video games), but that's fine with us. Spore Creature Creator is loads of fun on its own.

Seriously, this is worth the $[...] if you have a creative teen or tween.

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