One last little example for the amount of detail that seems to be put into Spore: Together with electronic music wizard Brian Eno, the sound engineers have created an “anthem editor” with which you can easily create your own national anthem (we did not see or hear this feature ourselves, though). When you build new colonies or conquer worlds, this anthem will be played in the background whenever you visit there, following you through the galaxy. Once again, you’re not abstractly “projecting your Empire’s might” as in so many 4X space games. Instead, you’re broadcasting your Empire’s music, telling everyone within earshot that YOU have arrived...

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