Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom vs Spore
A side-by-side look at Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom and Spore. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom is a city-building game set in ancient China, developed by BreakAway Games and published by Sierra Entertainment in 2002. Players take on the role of an imperial official tasked with building thriving cities through zoning spaces, managing resources, and keeping citizens happy.
Spore
Spore is a single-player open-ended god game developed by Maxis. It allows players to control the evolution of a species from a single cell to a galactic empire, spanning stages including cell, creature, tribe, civilization, and space. Gameplay is broken into distinct 'eras' based on a species' progress.