 Kore7 says: Great article about what looks to be an incredible online, massively-multiplayer game (from the creator of the Sims and SimCity series) where "players" master the entire phenomenon of life; from ecology, to atmospheric science, to anatomy, to evolution, to civilization, to planetary politics, and on to galactic diplomacy. If anyone can pull it off, it’s Will Wright. This is the guy who made the urban planning simulation SimCity into one of the all-time top-selling games in history. There is probably no one alive who has a comparable track record of combining arcane scientific theories and compulsively addictive entertainment. Ahem.. it's not "Massively-multiplayer"  It is massivly-single player... (that's wright's term) as other people don't actually play in your universe.. they play i thier own, but through the magic of Spore's network, thier creations MAY end up in your game PS: Clipmarks needs a damned way fo detecting when an article has already been clipped! Yep, you're right. I just didn't take the time to further explain in the comments. While I know Wright is being clever, I can't see how it matters much whether you're interacting with other players directly orwith their creations indirectly. How many RTS have you played? The main differnces for me are: * AI vs. Humans - With Spore, all teh critters (but your own for themost part) are controlled by the AI, you can set (i assume) difficulty levels, etc. With Humans, well, yo cn hope to pick a moron to play against when you fisrt start out so you don't get pwned. * "real time" - if this is a MMOG (Massively Multiplayer Online Game) then it happens in real time.. you cannot take a break or just shut it down and know your happy littl ecritter is the same as you left him. I play EVE now and then (I always have my acct. active for training, but don't play often), and nothing is more frustrating then loggin in to find the politi... |
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