First, the DRM system is annoying and draconian. I resent being treated like a thief for a game that is so expensive and it just really puts me off.

Let me say that parts of this game are quite fun to my 9 year old son. He enjoys building the creatures, boats, planes, houses, etc. that are in the game. He enjoys the tribal stage the best, where he gets to run (or glide) around, fight with other tribes, and collect goodies. And he was very happy when he found all the cheats on the internet so that he could skip through the long boring sections of building up wealth.

But that's about it. He complains that he can't just make whatever creature he wants and play with it in different stages. The game is very restrictive and doesn't seem to support the idea that someone might just want to play around without having to play to the game's objective.

Overall, my son has enjoyed playing with the Creature Creator more than Spore itself. He just wishes that in Creature Creator he could do more with the creatures he's made.

I'm not sure what the hype is all about and if I had it to do again, I'd skip it.
First, the DRM system is annoying and draconian. I resent being treated like a thief for a game that is so expensive and it just really puts me off. Let me say that parts of this game are quite fun to my 9 year old son. He enjoys building the creatures, boats, planes, houses, etc. that are in the game. He enjoys the tribal stage the best, where he gets to run (or glide) around, fight with other tribes, and collect goodies. And he was very happy when he found all the cheats on the internet so that he could skip through the long boring sections of building up wealth. But that's about it. He complains that he can't just make whatever creature he wants and play with it in different stages. The game is very restrictive and doesn't seem to support the idea that someone might just want to play around without having to play to the game's objective. Overall, my son has enjoyed playing with the Creature Creator more than Spore itself. He just wishes that in Creature Creator he could do more with the creatures he's made. I'm not sure what the hype is all about and if I had it to do again, I'd skip it.