The Spore universe is made up of five phases with different challenges and goals. You may choose to start with the cell phase and nurture one species from its humble aquatic origins to its evolution as a sentient species. Or you may decide to start building tribes or civilizations on multiple planets. What you do with your universe is up to you.
Minimum system requirements
# * 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
# * 512 MB RAM
# * A 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 (NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 or ATI Radeon™ 9500
# * At least 4 GB of hard drive space, with at least 1 GB additional space for creations
Recommended system requirements
# * 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
# * 768 MB RAM
# * A 256 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 3.0 (NVIDIA GeForce 8400 or ATI Radeon™ 3450)
# * At least 4 GB of hard drive space, with at least 1 GB additional space for creations