Fans of Dungeon Keeper and Dungeon Keeper 2 will definitely enjoy this game, as will anyone who likes the Sean Connery / James Bond movies. This game has a lot going for it - humor, strategy, and depth. Cheifly, your goal is to build an island base while keeping the forces of justice at bay and also gaining enough notoriety to be considered an evil genius. Your goals are acheived by stealing and plotting on the world map (while trying to keep your "heat" levels down), performing acts of infamy, and research. A very addictive formula, as there's always "one more thing" to do before bed. Gameplay is solid. My only complaint is it's easy to place objects so that while they don't block access to the object itself, it does close off a walkway - your minions can't get by and will panic. An agent trapped in such a way will start destroying objects. Another complaint about the gameplay is that world map events run simultaneously with island events. This is great - it keeps the game from getting tedious. However, it would be nice if you could set your minions behaviors to, say, autohide when agent appears or when heat gets above a certain amount. The graphics are a nice touch. They aren't realistic, more of a campy feel with a touch of comic book thrown in. However, they are perfect for the game, contributing nicely to the overall atmosphere. The music is great. In the save/load screen there's a watery background with scuba divers in silhouette doing aquabatics. The music feel matches perfectly with the old Bond movies - it made me feel like I was getting ready to watch Goldfinger. Henchman and Evil Genius lines are amusing, while your minions speak in Simlish. The rip-off there peeved me a bit, but... *shrug* So far I'm having a blast with the game. It's challenging and entertaining, and I'll probably get a lot of play out of it (upwards of 100 hours). I'm not sure what the replayability is, but even if I just play it once I feel I've gotten my money's worth. Evil Genius - a trip down memory lane with modern polish. Definitely a great game!
Great game... tedious... painfully painfully tedious... but a great game. This game teaches some important lessons about being an evil genius. Firstly that patience is key. Being a third rate despot building towards t... Read Full Review
I never really liked Austin Powers as much as I like Dr. Evil, but then again, I'm a "bad guy" kind of person. Evil Genius caught my eye because the player gets to be exactly that: evil! Picking from three evil maste... Read Full Review
