The fact that it pitches the difficulty level appropriately ensures that newcomers won't be frustrated as to what to do next thanks to simple quests and a simple control system that always guides the player rather than confuses. It's just a shame that yet another title in the Spore franchise hasn't quite reached its potential.
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Game Observer: Since I don’t have a computer with the capability to run the original Spore game, I’ve been waiting with bated breath for the promised Wii version ever since the rumors first began.
So to a large degree, Spore Hero does get by on its charm, with an added assist from the assumption that its audience is going to be an audience that hasn't already been addicted to Spore for the last year or so. The mileage that one gets from Spore Hero depends largely on whether this assumption holds true; still, it's difficult to deny the pull of a game this polished, a game that, really, just wants to be liked and isn't afraid to show it.