it be obvious that Spore be no longer the most wanted game this year . I originally buy Spore for a friend , who incidentally do not have a internet connection , and be unable to even install the game because of it . because of this , I give he another game in exchange for Spore . I should have just refund he , as spore tend to be extremely boring , simplistic , and buggy . the reason that mainstream reviewer be unable to put Spore into any particular genre of game be because Spore 's game play be so simple . this simplicity make Spore feel like a `` Fisher Price : my first Video Game '' more than anything . most stage be mercifully short , until you reach the space phase , where you can fly around in you very own spaceship and rule the galaxy . sound great , do not it ? unfortunately , it be not . in order to get any worthwhile tool or weapon , you need to gain Sporebucks -lrb- the form of currency in spore -rrb- from quest and you fellow alien . this eventually put world of Warcraft 's grind to shame , as you gain little reward and constantly have to defend you neighbor planet from pirate attack and `` ecodistaster '' , which considerably slow you progress . one of Spore 's more tout feature be share you creation with other people , and be the reason spore be sometimes -lrb- incorrectly -rrb- call a `` massively Multiplayer Online Singleplayer Game '' ; this name could not be farther from the truth . call spore a mmosg be like say , `` fighting custom bot in Unreal Tournament count as you fight a real person , even if the skin be purely cosmetic ! a real person make the skin , so it count ! '' as such , put custom creature into spore be just another waste of space , due to the fact that you can not even configure what ship they should get or what they personality should be . it should also be note that there be several aspect of spore that be cut from the game -lrb- but still reside in the game 's code -rrb- . for example , it be possible to see many extra cell part by change you spore shortcut -lrb- the flora editor be still in as well , but be unstable beyond use -rrb- . as nice as extra stuff sound , it be impossible to actually use any of this . Spore also have several glitch that be extremely annoying , such as planet merely appear as gray globe until you enter they . be unable to make backup save file be also a issue , as you will be unable to restore you save should it become corrupt like mine do . Spore 's DRM be also a huge problem , but this be probably cover in the 2000 + negative review . all in all , Spore be a waste of money , computer space , and time . I strongly urge fellow gamer to stay away from this game . I do not see Spore 's expansion pack sell very well . if you absolutely MUST get spore or any expansion pack , I suggest you listen to the pirate .