"Spore is a bit like Lego. If you are the kind of person to buy a kit, assemble it and that's that - Spore will not be for you. If you like to assemble new things from lots of kits and apply them to different circumstances - then Spore may just be what you are looking for." –Luther Blissett (Australian Gamer Forums)

When Age of Conan was first released I avoided it like the plague. I did this not because of the hefty price tag or the monthly subscription, nor the gigantic download or the fear of it being a bad game – I did it because I was scared of losing another 4 years of my life to a great MMO. You would need to have been living in a different solar system to avoid the hype of Age of Conan, and after hearing about the new combat system and amazing graphics I feared another WoW.

But alas, a few short months down the track and the temptation was too much to resist. I decided that it was time to put the fear of MMO Addiction behind me, and take a chance with a game that clearly deserves my attention. Thus it saddens me to say that the next few days of