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Evil Genius
Evil Genius focuses on building an island lair and the management of minions that are employed by the Evil Genius, allowing the player to progress through the main storyline with achieving world domination as the end goal of the game. Although not explicitly stated the use of historic regions the Eastern Block and events such as the Cuban Missile C...
Details
- Released
- September 27, 2004
- Developer
- Elixir Studios
- Genres
- Puzzle · Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Simulator · Strategy
- Publisher
- Sierra Entertainment
- Platforms
- PC
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Evil Genius Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
Evil Genius, a strategy/life simulation game, is a tongue-in-cheek take on the 60's spy thriller genre where you assume the role of a wicked mastermind bent on achieving global domination through the construction of the ultimate doomsday device.
Evil Genius 2 is a solid management sim that will keep you entertained for many hours between its good-natured humor, fun gameplay loop and little details. The game can get a bit frustrating due to the repetitiveness of the world stage and the stubborn minion AI, but not enough to overshadow its successes. Also, it is incredibly satisfying to see the agents try to pass your trap maze.
Fun and accessible, yet deep and detailed, Evil Genius 2: World Domination is pure fantasy fulfilment for anyone who has ever quite fancied being Ernst Stavro Blofeld or Hank Scorpio, and holding the globe to ransom.
Sandbox mode is where the game really shines since you have more resources and can focus on crafting the ideal Evil Lair rather than phone game-style resource management. There’s a good core but the rest of the game is the Diet Coke of Evil: Just one calorie, not evil enough.