http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2

Also, Natural Selection 2 is in full time production and has gotten the money it needs to progress.  Natural Selection was such a unique and fantastic game, I’ve never experienced anything else like it.  I remember I loved 1.04 but hated either 2.0, 3.0, or both.  I don’t remember.  I’m going to download it and try it again for kicks just because it was so fantastic.  The games used to be really long and were a ton of fun to play.  The brainless combat mode sucked, but the core game with structures, command chairs, etc., was fun as hell.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33585.html

I’d heard of it before but Sr. Dela is the one I owe for actually forcing me to watch it which got me much more interested.  It is currently planned for PC, Xbox 360, and PS3.  Not sure if I would get it for 360 or PC, probably 360 unless there was a significant reason not to.

release date was announced for October 23rd which reminded me I need to go reserve the special edition. Is anyone else planning on getting this? it looks so awesome, I just need to decide if i wanna get it for PC or 360

I was playing as Osama Bin Laden and killed George Bush with a shovel. Fucking epic lulz.

Oh, and it’s $5 for the weekend.

Spore has been reviewed:

IGN 8.8:

Closing Comments

I think that Maxis has made an impressive product that does so many incredible things. Spore will serve as an introduction to gaming for many; it’s clear that many nontraditional gamers will check it out. As such, this feels sort of like a sampler plate to gaming, introducing newcomers to the different types of gameplay out there. But much more than that, Spore will make you think about science, and when was the last time you could say that about a game? It’ll inspire people to learn more about the universe and imagine what’s possible out there. Spore also pushes the idea of user-generated content to incredible new heights; this is a game where users will make the vast majority of things that you encounter, and this creation and sharing is done seamlessly.

Yet, while Spore is an amazing product, it’s just not quite an amazing game. I can’t help but feel that Spore is ambitious and memorable, but I also admit that, save for the cool Space Stage, there’s not a lot of depth here. Rookie gamers are going to feel at home here, but veteran gamers may feel like they need more. Still, Spore proves to be one of the most unique products in recent memory, one that reaches for the stars and ends up giving us a universe in a box.

The full review: http://pc.ign.com/articles/907/907454p1.html

GameSpot 8.0:

Spore’s sound design shines from beginning to end. The creatures themselves sound terrific, and are the source of much of the game’s overflowing charm. The creature and tribal stages sound enchanting, from the thumping beat of the drums when you order tribal units to the squawks and squeaks of your creations. The subsequent stages are of similarly high quality. Of particular note is the customizable ambient music introduced in the civilization stage, and the hysterical incomprehensible Simlish spoken by the various galactic leaders.

Spore keeps a timeline of events, pinpointing every decision you’ve made and assigning you into broad categories based on your overall behavior (social, adaptable, and so on), so there’s plenty of reason to try a different approach. Not that these varied approaches make for drastically different gameplay, but they do give you a reason to revisit the amusing moments that make Spore unique. Taken on their own, its pieces are nothing special. As parts of a singular ambitious vision, they work far better. Throw in the best customization tools seen in years and an enthusiastic community brimming with creativity, and you have a legitimately great game that will deliver hours of quality entertainment.

The full review: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/spore/...g=topslot;img;2

Spore Creatures DS

IGN 7.8:

Closing Comments

Spore Creatures isn’t intended as a replacement for the core PC Spore experience—it’s meant to compliment that design with a unique experience that lifts many of the core elements. And for the most part it succeeds in that task: this is a fun, involved, albeit more linear DS experience with a few quirks that get in the way, but even with those quirks it’s great to experience a game on the more limited handheld with a similar sense of creativity that PC gamers will have in Spore.

The full review: http://ds.ign.com/articles/907/907763p1.html

Ultimately it seems that Spore is a solid title but nothing revolutionary. Could be an alright title.

EDIT: Here is a remake some people did: http://www.scorch2000.com/

You can play it online too...if anyone is interested I will play with you, this game owns.

http://loneshadow.com/index.php/site/comments/three_fantastic_and_free_custom_portal_maps/

Now that those maps are out I’m going to get back into it to complete those and I’m really looking forward to it, the game is so refreshing.

This one, however, was a text-based game… and if there’s one thing I could NEVER get in to it’s text based games. Even like Kings Quest or w/e back in the day… I could never rock those games.. they were just too boring.. and I hated having to type when I wanted to search for stuff. BUT something told me to try this game.. at least give it a shot… because I wanted to read the rest of the article and he insists that you play the game first. I thought “what the hell it will probably only take 5 minutes or so..” So I started playing the game… and realized it would take much longer… at first I hated it because it’s supposedly really easy.. but I kept getting stuck in spots when I knew what to do, I just wasn’t typing the right thing.

Now that I’ve finished it… I actually feel like I loved it.. and I am playing back through it again on the downloaded version (the online one gave me some troubles with the text colors.. dunno if it was FF or what..) all at once to make sure I pick up the details that I missed.

Basically I have pretty mixed feelings about it, because sometimes I think “hey that was REALLY good” and but then there are parts that make me think “how was 50% of this game necessary?”

Just thought I’d post about it here to see if any of you play it.. and maybe we can discuss it Maybe someone who enjoys text based games more than me can help me understand some of the things I missed :D

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