Gamepyre writes: "The very 1st expansion pack to the famous Spore, Spore – Creepy & Cute was just released, and it could have not come at a better time. Earlier today I just received a new graphics card in the mail, but before I will install it in my PC I want to review the new Spore expansion while it is guaranteed to work. Once I'm done with the review, I will install the new graphics card and find out for myself if even such a minor alteration to my PC will deem my version of Spore unplayable. Last time I played Spore I was not very creative. I had a carnivorous creature and since I was a predator I tried my hardest to make my creature look ferocious. This time I will try something totally different. I am going to design the cutest and cuddliest creature that I can come up with, but I will make it just as vicious and if I have the time I will turn my most deranged creature into an herbivore. While EA has some serious issues with trust and respect for the gamers, I really can't blame Spore for EA's actions. Anyhow, before I use up all my allocated space on the introduction, now it is the perfect time to focus on the actual game."
EA has released a new update for their title Spore, now available for download.
Eurogamer writes: "SHODAN may have been scary, but she's got nothing on Lucy. The fun-size pocket robot orangutan may now be consigned to Cyberlife Research vault, but the artificial intelligence comprising her virtual brain - which her creators hoped would see her through real-life kindergarten - is of a level of sophistication that makes Looking Glass' amalgam of clever scripting, voice-acting, and cut-scenes look utterly prehistoric. And while she certainly wasn't blessed with SHODAN's looks, either - in all honesty, she looks like a cross between Estelle Getty and Chucky the Lakeshore Strangler - there's little doubt Lucy's probably the better dinner party guest."
GameSpot writes: "EA and Maxis' Spore generated a good deal of buzz from the moment it was announced at the 2005 Game Developers Conference. On the commercial-gaming side, the game represented the latest effort from celebrity game designer Will Wright, one that was backed by the substantial resources of publishing powerhouse Electronic Arts."
