Spore, Will it be an addictive sandbox game? Options

[Neela]

I am currently been following the game in development called Spore.

It looks to be my type of game actually and its really turning out well I think. Though it is a long way off still from release, I thought I would share a few recent links for it. I find this game fascinating..

Heres a short video of the creature editor

I also found this flash game which is going to be similar to the very first stage of the SPORE game. This is already so darn addictive just seeing how large I can grow my little creature..

Play the game here

[Olav]

Just watched the video, and WOW am I amazed! A game where you can design your own species that will have impact on an entire ecosystem, the abilty to explore millions of stars with their own planets and satellites/moons, and expore black holes!

I dreamt of this kind of game when I was a kid and got my first PC (the Commodore VIC-20). Now at the age of 36 I'm still excited at the prospect of being able to play a game like this. It looks incredible!

I hope games like these will hit on and replace the 'run and shoot' kind of games. Games like these are fun, exciting and educational for everyone!