Tom’s Games: Spore – Second Opinion Review
Kevin Parrish writes:
"There are times when it seems necessary to nuke the ever-annoying hype machine and to completely annihilate whatever powers its evil innards and the minions feeding its belly. How many times have gamers anxiously waited for titles so overworked that they appear to be created by God Himself, only to discover that it was merely a diabolical plot to dress up a developmental mess too late to cancel on behalf of the publisher? Far too many times – and it’s a wonder why gamers keep falling for the same tactics again and again.
Thankfully, that’s not exactly the case here with Will Wright’s latest creation, Spore. However, Spore still suffers from pre-release hype because of Wright’s name alone, dooming the highly anticipated PC game before it ever hit the streets. Anyone who follows his lucrative career is already aware of the mounds of cash his Sims franchise brings in every month. By far, the Sims franchise has dug its talons into each household across America, spreading through the PC, Game Boy Advance, Xbox consoles and whatever else Electronic Arts has access. It’s literally become a household name to say the least, a gaming deity unlikely to be conquered, much less defeated."
