“SimAnimals”
Genre: Life simulation
Developer: Electronic Arts
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platforms: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS
ESRB rating: “E” for everyone
Price: $49.99
Grade: C-

Someone once said the Nintendo Wii hasn’t lived up to its potential because the majority of games made for it are drop-dead dreary.

In fact, I think I was the one who…

The greatest game ever, some say, is available now — almost two weeks before its scheduled release.

But don’t think you can actually play it yet.

Game publisher Electronic Arts says it has started allowing early loads of the massively single-player real-time…

“Spore Creature Creator”
Genre: God game, life simulation
Developer: Maxis
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platforms: PC, Mac
Price: $9.99 (A smaller trial is free to download)
ESRB rating: E (everyone)
Grade: A

Apologies for going silent here the past couple of days, but Game Guy has been wading pretty deep into “Spore” Creature Creator.

And if he…