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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $42.97
You Save: $7.02 (14%)
New (25) Used (7) from $39.99
Rating:  229 reviews
Sales Rank: 730
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Mac Os X, Mac Os X Intel, Windows Xp, Windows Vista
Genre: space_simulation_games
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Galactic
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 19080
Model: 19080
UPC: 014633190809
EAN: 0014633190809
ASIN: B001AYEGXM
Release Date: September 7, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Create Your Universe from Microscopic to Macrocosmic - From tide pool amoebas to thriving civilizations to intergalactic starships, everything is in your hands. | | • | Evolve Your Creature through Five Phases - It's survival of the funnest as your choices reverberate through generations and ultimately decide the fate of your civilization. | | • | Explore Other Players' Galaxies - Will your creature rule the universe, or will your beloved planet be blasted to smithereens by a superior alien race? | | • | Share with the World - Everything you make is shared with other players and vice versa, providing tons of cool creatures to meet and new places to visit. |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Create universal wonder in Spore, an exciting new simulation game that lets you develop your own personal universe. Work your way through five evolutionary phases, including Cell, Creature, Tribe, Civilization and Space, that offer unique challenges, thrills and goals. For example, you can start in Cell and nurture one species from a simple aquatic organism all the way until it becomes a sentient life form. Or you can jump right in and begin building tribes and civilizations on multiple planets. What you do with your universe is totally up to you.The powerful creation tools of Spore are easy to use, allowing you to effortlessly design every aspect of your universe. Creatures, vehicles, building and even starships are all within your grasp. While Spore is a single-player game, your creations and other players' creations are automatically shared between your galaxy and theirs, offering a nearly limitless number of worlds to visit and enjoy. You can also go online to view the incredible things other players have made and can even pull those items into your universe. Spore gives you the chance to make worlds and beings that evolve, grow and delight you every step of the way.   SPORE GALACTIC EDITION - 'Making of Spore' DVD video
- 'How to Build a Better Being' DVD video by National Geographic Channel
- 'The Art of Spore' hardback mini-book
- Fold-out Spore poster
- Premium 100-page Galactic Handbook
SPORE CREATURE CREATORFinally all that hard work creating the perfect being can be put to good use. Import creatures that you created with the Spore Creature Creator and watch them live, breath and thrive in the full version of Spore. TAKE YOUR SPORE ONLINEWhile Spore is a single player game, your creations and other players' creations are automatically shared between your galaxy and theirs, providing a limitless number of worlds to explore and play within. Internet Connection Required. Minimum System RequirementsThis game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems (PowerMac) - PC Minimum - Windows XP/Vista
- 6 GB Hard Drive Space
- 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
- 768 MB RAM
- 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
- Mac Minimum - Mac OS X 10.5.3 Leopard or higher
- 4.7GB Hard Drive Space
- Intel Core Duo Processor
- 1024 MB RAM
- ATI X1600 or NVidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100
Product Description
The creators of The Sims present the next big bang - SPORE. Create your unique creature and guide it on an epic journey through a universe of your own creations. Play any way you choose in the five evolutionary phases of Spore: Cell, Creature, Tribe, Civilization, and Space. How you play and what you do with your universe is entirely up to you. Spore gives you a variety of powerful yet easy-to-use creation tools so you can create every aspect of your universe: creatures, vehicles, buildings, and even starships.
'Making of Spore' DVD video 'How to Build a Better Being' DVD video, by National Geographic Channel 'The Art of Spore' hardback mini-book Fold-out Spore poster Premium 100-page Galactic HandbookMinimum System Requirements This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems (PowerMac) PC Minimum - Windows XP/Vista, 6 GB Hard Drive Space, 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent, 768 MB RAM, 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 Mac Minimum - Mac OS X 10.5.3 Leopard or higher, 4.7GB Hard Drive Space, Intel Core Duo Processor, 1024 MB RAM; ATI X1600 or NVidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100
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| Customer Reviews:
 Hardware problems January 6, 2009
D. A. WILLIAMS (North Carolina)
I have a older Computer which I built myself I know what is in this system, P4 cpu, 1GB ram, XFX vidia geforce 512MB 7600GS, I had to upgrade to the new XFX video card but that was all I though I needed, but it seems that if you have a older system stay away from this game I have had nothing but video distortion ie vertical and Horizontal lines that make the game play impossible tech support said to turn off the Anti-Aliasing and the Anisotropic filtering which did nothing still can't play. I have not purchased a PC game for 10 years but then I had to buy spore which is part maxis and they have problems with games should have known better. but stuck with it now. I own a PS3 I will buy games on this console before I buy PC games again, the specs for spore to me are low for such a game that uses such intense graphics. I am trouble shooting this today for older systems.
 Great Game January 6, 2009
BoddhiC (California, USA)
Got this for my son, but have plyed it myself. It is really alot of fun. Lots of detail. Good progressins with new things to do at each evolutionary level. The galactic edition has alot of great extra info., books and a great video on master switch genes in evolution which my son (and I) found to be well done and very interesting. Highly recommended.
Decent Game, Leaves Much to be Desired January 5, 2009
Ttomkat1
I have been following Spore for several years and I didn't buy it at first due to the DRM fiasco by EA. I found Galactic Edition on sale and bought it.
Game Review:
The game concept is novel and fun, but for hardcore gamers it leaves much to be desired. The ability to create things such as creatures, buildings, ships etc is fun but can be a bit daunting for those who lack creativity. The real gem in replay value is the ability to create, beyond that it is the same basic storyline.
Galactic Edition Review:
Absolutely worthless, comes in a fancy box. I purchased it for the DVD labeled "How to build a better being". What I got was a National Geographic story on evolution. That was a huge letdown for me. The G.E. doesn't come with anything to enhance gameplay.
Would I purchase again? Probably Not
SPORE review - Not complaining about EA Games like most others January 5, 2009
DavidBlake (Bryan, OH USA)
This is a review of SPORE - Exactly what its supposed to be. I'm not going to complain about EA Games or the software they include with there programs because its not supposed to be a review of EA Games.. ANYWAY, This game is really good. The first time I played it, I got so sucked into it that 3 hours had blown past before I even knew it!! If you are looking for a game that you can play over and over, this is the game for you. Every choice you make during gameplay alters the way your creature/civilization turns out! And for all you cheaters out there (not that there's anything wrong with that... its just not my thing), this game also has the cheatability factor that many people look for. They decided to make it easy for you.. all you have to do is hit CTRL+SHIF+C and Type HELP and the whole list of cheats pops up for you! I found this out by accident when I was looking for update patches... anyway, if you were looking at the reviews of this game, and only found "reviews" of EA Games and there installations policies, you now have a review of the game itself instead of its creators! To all you EA Haters out there, you are entitled to your opinion, but please don't litter game reviews with complaint letters about there creators...
 It doesn't work January 3, 2009
Suzy (AK)
I am going to make this short and sweet. If you are able to get the game to install properly and can play it, it's lots of fun. Very entertaining. However, it's amazing to me that after spending $70 on the Spore Galactic Edition and the Creepy & Cute Parts Pack, and wasting more than ten hours trying to install and run, the only version of the game I can get to run on my computer is a pirated copy I downloaded out of frustration!
So much for being an honest individual. I could have saved myself $70 and ten hours of my life I'll never get back. Thanks, EA.
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Well, I am a very stubborn individual and just couldn't stop trying to install the game. I'm not a fan of having pirated software floating around my hard drive. So, I did some very creative variations on the uninstall/install process on my Mac. I FIXED THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING.
After you uninstall, try shutting down and UNPLUGGING THE POWER CABLE from the computer for a minute, then rebooting and installing Spore. (I installed Spore, then the Creepy & Cute Pack, then ran Spore and let it update itself as it pleased. The game works great now, and hooray, it's a legal copy!
It sounds like Spore leaves information in the system's RAM under certain circumstances, and creates installation errors. By unplugging the power, you clear out the RAM completely and Spore installs cleanly...just a theory. ;)
I hope this helps some of you, who are stuck on splash screens or black screens or run out of sound halfway through the game!
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