A change due to a mutation could leave an organism worse off than it was before. In the real world, not all changes are positive.In Spore Origins, you are the only member of your species there is no intra-species competition. They only matter to the extent that surviving such interactions provides an opportunity to leave more offspring than a competing member of the species. Predator-prey interactions are secondary. Related to the first point, the competition that most contributes to evolutionary change is competition among members of the same species.This alone pretty much eliminates Spore Origins from any serious consideration as an evolution simulation. Put another way, an organism that dies after producing a dozen offspring has a much greater effect on the species' evolution than a member that lives much longer but has no offspring. In the real world, evolutionary success is virtually the same thing as differential reproductive success.
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First, there's no sex or reproduction of any kind (from what I have read online, mating and social behavior do play some role in later stages of the full Spore game but not so in Spore Origins).Unfortunately, this is a distorted view of the process of natural selection: These improve your chances of surviving further challenges. Manage to do the opposite and you have the chance to acquire additional physical characteristics. If you don't get enough food or if you don't defend yourself well enough against attacks, you die (go extinct). The evolution (natural selection) part comes into play mainly with the struggle for your organism to survive. That's approximately true, but only if you put the weight clearly on the intelligent design end of the scale. I saw an article where the creators of the game described the mechanics of Spore as a cross between evolution and intelligent design. However, be aware that the game is not even close to a simulation of how evolution or, more specifically, natural selection actually works. Although it is a bit repetitive and a bit too easy (except for the last few levels, or so I have been told), the graphics are gorgeous and the game play maintains your interest. Spent the past few days playing Electronic Arts Spore Origins on my iPhone.
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