I've played it, and it's a pretty shallow experience. You can customize your creature, but it seems limited, since you can only choose certain parts and adjust their size. My experience went like this:
My little slime crawled out of the water, and I was quicky introduced to a nest, where I could add parts to my creature. I added arms, which I could make large or small, but didn't really affect the game at all. Pretty soon your creature's design feels "cluttered" as you keep trying to add spikes, arms, legs, or whatever they throw at you. There really isn't any control, since the stylus moves your character in all directions, as does the D-Pad, and the face buttons. Only the L and R buttons rotate the camera (and slowly I might add). You'll gain the trust of some other creatures, and then fight other creatures, and then poke at trees to eat the fruit and regain your health.
It didn't take long for me to get bored really fast. I'd recommend Viva Pinata over Spore any day, but only if you've grown completely tired of Animal Crossing (which is superior over both these games).
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