Spore Facing Some Opposition

Electronic Arts' newest game, Spore saw great excitement leading up to its launch. The publisher's advertising machine was churning at full speed for weeks before the games release, but now gamers are bashing the DRM (Digital Rights Management) system and creationists are completely enraged by the game.

The DRM system is receiving scathing criticism by games who are posting poor reviews for the game on Amazon.com. It seems that the game's DRM system restricts the number of times that the game can be installed. The limit is only three times before a gamer will have to purchase a new copy of the game if they wish to reinstall it any more times.

What this means for the game company is that the game can't be installed on several computers and will strictly control the use of the game. What it means to the gamer is that if they have to reformat their computer and reinstall the game on their system, they are limited on how many times that can be done.

The problem with that is that gamers will often have to reformat their game systems several times over the lifetime of that computer, sometimes more than two or three times in a year. This is due to all of the games fighting with each other for the forefront of the game system, and drivers that are often corrupted due to these games and constant updating to keep the computer up with the latest games.

Now if the gamer has to reformat their gaming box and reinstall the game more than three times, they are forced to buy a new copy of Spore if they wish to play it. This has angered many gamers that say they will not buy a game that severely restricts how many times they can reinstall a game that they have purchased.

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And this has lead to numerous complaints on forums of game sites all over the Web. And also has lead to some much more reserved reviews of the game by those gaming sites.

To top it all off, now creationist organizations are jumping into the fray over a game that is based on evolution. Some organizations have accused Will Wright of attacking Christian values by creating the game. It seems that a game has a hard time staying out of the middle of politics, even when it is only a game.

Additionally, some game sites are even having a hard time getting review copies of the game now. Maybe EA is holding back to avoid further criticism, but EA is even refusing to return emails from some sites asking for comment. This leaves many wondering if EA is being selective of only sites that are guaranteed to give the game rave reviews, or maybe the company has gotten too big and just doesn't need fair and impartial reviews of its products. Either way it makes one think, and many hope that EA will hear the voice of the real gamer and EA's customers and respond appropriately.

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