It's a good game but like anything EA makes there are glaring problems. EA rushed this game and MAXIS had to cut off an entire portion of the game. The concept in itself is unique but the delivery like I said was rushed and repetitive. Each stage of the game you basically just do the same thing. In your first playthrough it was fun but in your 2nd you immediately see the repetitiveness And the only thing that holds it together is this idea of you being some creature you created evolving through time and expanding. It had so much potential but EA had their grubby little hands on it and didn't give it the time MAXIS needed to think and develop it's ideas.