From Will Wright, creator of The Sims, comes the next big breakthrough in virtual reality: a game that lets you lord over, not only entire families or towns, but all of creation itself. Starting at the cellular level, invent organisms and watch as they evolve into googly-eyed, adorable critters or shining examples of genetic purity. (A full-fledged creature editor lets you tack on arms, legs and other extremities to create the ultimate life form.) Afterward, Darwinism takes over, as you guide your creation through surreal 3-D worlds feeding upon and fighting with equally exotic beings. The more DNA consumed, the greater your chances of mating and producing superior offspring. And so the process continues throughout the generations, until herds, tribes and even self-contained societies form.

Building cities eventually gives way to researching space travel and rocketing off into the cosmos in search of other civilizations. Zipping through the galaxy, you'll discover and interact with alien races, spark universe-wide wars or just colonize new planets, beginning the process over anew. You can indulge your every megalomaniacal fantasy in this glorified sandbox when it ships in 2007.

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