Spore isn't worth buying, but EA only has themselves to blame for that

We’ve all heard of Spore, the game where you evolve creatures from the puddle of muck stage through to galactic conquest. It’s a very, very neat game! Unfortunately, it’s not a game worth buying, and the reason for this is (drum roll, please) DRM! I needn’t cover the details of the system that ruins the game, as various reviewers on Amazon.com do a great job themselves. Of the approximately eleven hundred reviews currently available, over half are one-star (the lowest rating you can give), and just about every. last. one. goes on about the DRM.

Electronic Arts? You guys listening? Thanks to your heavy-handed behaviour, I wouldn’t be surprised if even legitimate buyers use pirated copies instead. Perhaps instead of being a bunch of jerks, you should scrap the draconian DRM and replace it with something more moderate.

I was originally intending on buying the game, some time ago, but after the whole issue with Mass Effect and DRM, I decided against it. What money I have can be better spent on games with more reasonable protections. Such as the ones on Steam. You blew it, EA. You seriously blew it this time.

[EDIT: Finally able to add related articles and a picture. See here for details. Also, added DRM and EA links in Zemanta style, by hand. Whee.]

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Submitted by Chris Charabaruk on Mon, 08/09/2008 - 23:31.

Chris 'coldacid' Charabaruk is a computer programmer and social media enthusiast from Pickering, Ontario. Chris is currently developing Taskerrific, a social task management tool, and is looking into providing consulting services related to social media for small businesses in the Greater Toronto Area.