| Spore: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides) | 
 enlarge | Author: David Hodgson
Publisher: Prima Games
Category: Book
List Price: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 909
Media: Paperback
Edition: Pap/Pstr
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 7.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0761557806
Dewey Decimal Number: 794
EAN: 9780761557807
ASIN: 0761557806
Publication Date: September 7, 2008
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Product Description
•Exclusive Spore poster and comic!
•Make cool creatures, fantastical buildings, and strange vehicles with our expert modeling tips.
•Follow the evolution of our Spore from single-celled Lumpy to Space RangerVonClumpy!
•Full catalog of creator parts, complete with stats and tips for use.
•Super abilities, achievements, and enough detail to please any evolved tool user.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Best Ever November 20, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This game is the best. It is way more game than I thought. I will never finish..........
Not Worth the Full Price October 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I didn't pay for this book. Instead, I got it for free because of a special deal Amazon was offering. As a free book, I have no problems with the Spore guide. It offers a few details and insights not found in the game hints, and also has a lot of examples of different types of creatures for the creatively-challenged.
That said, this guide is not worth the full price. The majority of the content IS simply a repeat of the game hints that come automatically turned on with the game. If you get it for free or a couple bucks, then pick it up. Otherwise, don't bother.
 Handy Reference but could use better visuals October 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've found the guide to be a very handy reference when I need a quick explanation of something. It could use some better visuals when describing certain functions, such as the terraforming panels, etc.
Overall, it's good to have it around so you don't get lost. It's definately not a walkthrough guide, but a pretty good reference.
 Worst Guide I've Bought September 17, 2008
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
I've had really good luck buying strategy guides but this one was the worst and an obvious waste of money that I regret.
Pros:
Good details on every single selectable item and lots of good examples of setups for every single stage except one.
There are some hints periodically that I didn't think of till reading this guide.
Cons:
The only stage this book is terrible at is the most in-depth and difficult stage in the game. The Space stage. 80 - 90% of the book is dedicated to the earlier stages but only a sliver is on the hardest/most complex stage.
Overall impression:
[...]. Do a little homework online for any details/hints/walkthroughs you might need and you will be far better off with even more cash in your pocket. Sure there are a couple of hints in there I didn't think of, but not [...] worth of hints and help. Maybe [...] worth. Save your money.
Side venting regarding the game.... I HATE DRM. They are going to DRM Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 as well. What JERKS! I'm the type that uninstalls a game, reinstalls, uninstalls, reinstalls. It's all based on what I feel like at any moment in time and given that I own hundreds of games, it's easy to change my mind for something else. The DRM did NOT affect the 2 stars I gave to the guide. The guide really did deserve 2 stars. The game is worth 4-5 stars but I gave it a 1 because I don't want to be annoyed when I reinstall my own game. Why should I have to justify my life to some stranger just to get another install license?
Incomplete, but still useful for addicts September 16, 2008
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
The guide is useful, in that it lists some information that you wouldn't otherwise get (like how trading spice actually works in space stage).
But, it's told in storybook form, which I find annoying. Seriously, most of the "story" is covered by the in game tutorial, so why go over it again for over 3/4 of the book?
It contains at least a couple charts that are meaningless (how other space empires react to you - what do the numbers mean? No idea, they never say.) It contains references to information that would probably need more fleshing out (what are the reaction bonuses that you have for other empires? They mention it for civ stage, but not space stage?)
It contains relatively too few strategy tips, and those that are there are often buried in otherwise useless stories about their creature "Clumpy".
The poster is really ugly, and despite what the cover says, there's no "comic" inside.
In short, a slapdash effort for Spore addicts only. I could have done better if given a couple weeks - they spent more effort on the graphics than the text. My guide would have had almost no graphics, and about 5 times more text.
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