After reading all the reviews, it sounds like SPORE would have been a fun a game as the description really attracts me but I also hear you need to have an Internet Connection to play the game to register its DRM system. Here is something some people probably don't think about...we buy a game to have for a long time, what happens when the registration servers shutdown years from now? Answer: You have a game you may not be able play any longer or maybe you will need to download a patch to override the DRM! I still play a lot of my classic games from time to time that are DRM free, this game may be unplayable in years! Looks like this company lost a customer for life!