QUICK HEL 10 POINTs WTF why is spore dodgy?

WTH? when i begin to play spore for the first time in the cell stage there is no cell?? wtf?? its just the screen of the area and no creature wtf? where is it? it says i have to eat.. but there is no cell or no animals to eat wtf?? its just like a sorta blue changing screen? quikc help