Simple gameplay and DRM protection this doesn't live up to its promises

User Rating: 1 | Spore PC
By bloodcow666 | Review Date:
What happened EA? Spore had so much potential, but boring gameplay and DRM protection destroy all hope I once had in the game.

I bought the game hoping for a deep creative experience, but instead the game is dumbed-down to the point of bordom. The civilixzation stage in particular is a striped-down RTS i've ever played. Basically you gather recourse, click "build vehicle", send the vehicle to a city and repeat. Over and over again.

And that brings me to the main problem, DRM protection. Basically your paying to RENT your game from EA, as you're only allowed 3 activations per code. Unlike Mass Effect, who's protection was bearable due the fact that when you uninstalled the game it re-embursed the activation. This just shows that EA thinks that everyone is a dirty, greedy pirate.

Overall, Spore failed to live up to its promises.

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