if the gameplay and everything he mentioned is exactly like the end product, then i'm pretty sure this would be one of the BEST selling game. ORIGINAL idea with GOOD graphics, and it seems to be a game that have endless amount of stuff to do, if you get bored when you reach near the end of the game, you can just restart and build a whole new creature with different aspects
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link if anyone wants to learn more, btw, be sure to check the screenshots in that site. AWESOME graphics!!!
EDIT: Spore was also a game that was briefly reviewed by bit-tech. It was featured as (IIRC) in the top 10 games to be released in 2007 and i think it was featured as number 1 game.