When the gameplay videos first started to come out for Spore, I was really looking forward to it. More so than any other game. However, as time went on the gameplay seemed to become simplified, the graphics replaced with bright, multicoloured, cute and quirky animals, and the survivalist dog-eat-dog tone of the game morphed into a slapstick comedy.
I was tempted to buy it anyway, just to find out if it had retained any of the original Spore-goodness, but after reading your review I definitely will not. Thanks for the review, Luvian.
And yeah, Securom sucks. It won't stop the pirates finding a way to crack the game, but will cause problems for a large number of innocent consumers. The sooner developers stop treating customers as potential pirates, the better.