Platforms: PC, Mac
Genre: Simulation
From the innovative mind of Will Wright comes this evolutionary masterpiece. Guide a creature out of the primordial soup, nurturing its quest for survival by mating with others of its kind, forming tribes and civilizations as it conquers first the planet, then the galaxy.
Why It's Hot: You want credentials? Spore's got enough to fill up a spaceship. Its designer, Will Wright, is responsible for countless hits, including the best-selling PC game franchise of all-time (The Sims). It has taken home E3 trade show awards for three straight years. Released last month, the game's editing tool -- the Creature Creator -- has enjoyed well over 1 million downloads, spawned half as many Youtube videos and even dethroned dueling chieftains World of Warcraft and Age of Conan on the PC sales chart. And did we mention the epic gameplay? It looks insane. They don't call it the "universe in a box" for nothing.
Why It's Not: No one's really played much of it yet, so we're not exactly sure how gracefully the game will manage to tie together its different gameplay styles. Spore has also been in development for a very long time, encountering several postponements en route to its September release. That's never a good sign for a game as ambitious as this, and as we all know, one misstep in the evolutionary process can lead to all sorts of problems. Just ask a Platypus.
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