Darkspore's release has met little fanfare from both the press and the public. Despite promising to offer a "Diablo-like" experience, players seem fairly unenthused by it, perhaps due to the previous disappointment of Spore. GameInformer rated it an 8.5, saying that while the game does "not do anything particularly new," the experienced is polished and should leave players "happily clicking on bad guys and collecting new body parts late into the night." In contrast, GamesRadar gave the game a 6.0, calling the story "absolutely forgettable" and the level design "boring."
