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Spore - Second Opinion Review

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Review by Kevin Parrish.

Tom's Games takes another look at Will Wright's latest creation Spore and examines the game's distinct gameplay styles to see if Spore lives up to its overwhelming pre-release hype.

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I'm so glad EA introduced their new DRM scheme on Spore. I surely would have picked it up when it released otherwise. Thankfully, EA saved me $50-$60 dollars and several hours of mediocre game play.

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