Evolve

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  • Summary: In a savage world of man vs nature, are you the hunter or the hunted? The creators of Left 4 Dead, Turtle Rock Studios, bring you EVOLVE, the next-generation of multiplayer shooters where four hunters face-off against a single, player-controlled monster. Stalk your prey, execute your attackIn a savage world of man vs nature, are you the hunter or the hunted? The creators of Left 4 Dead, Turtle Rock Studios, bring you EVOLVE, the next-generation of multiplayer shooters where four hunters face-off against a single, player-controlled monster. Stalk your prey, execute your attack and prove you are the apex predator in adrenaline-pumping 4V1 matches.… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 39
  3. Negative: 0 out of 39
  1. IGN
    Feb 11, 2015
    90
    Its progression system stifles it a bit early on, but regardless, Evolve is a deeply rewarding multiplayer experience that packs both brains and brawn.
  2. 4Players.de
    Feb 13, 2015
    85
    It lacks variety in the long run, but with the right group of people around you Evolve is a great romp with beautiful visuals.
  3. Vandal
    Feb 9, 2015
    83
    Turtle Rock delivers a solid multiplayer concept, which is original, accessible and deep. Playing with friends is indeed a great experience, but we think the amount of content might not be enough.
  4. PCGamesN
    Feb 12, 2015
    80
    There’s not a huge amount of content in Evolve compared to many unlock-led games, but by keeping things tight the game always stays focused on what’s important: the thrill of the hunt. The almost absence of variety in the map design may well hack down Evolve’s lasting appeal, but what’s here in the main game is perfect for many great hours.
  5. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Mar 26, 2015
    79
    Did Turtle Rock succeed in laying the foundations of 4vs1 genre? For the most part yes, yet they have too much riding on a person playing as monster – basically, he’s the one who ultimately determines how interesting the game will be. [April 2015, p.58]
  6. CD-Action
    Apr 1, 2015
    70
    I liked Evolve. It devoured 20 hours of my life without my even realizing (unfortunately due to matchmaking issues I spent a substantial part of that time looking at loading screens during attempts to connect to a sensible match). I will never love it though, even if I acknowledge Turtle Rock’s courage in blazing trails, their mastery in AI programming and artistic taste. [04/2015, p.42]
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  7. The Jimquisition
    Feb 11, 2015
    60
    As an overall game, it offers a basic shooter with a nice gimmick, and I do think you can gather some friends together to get an afternoon’s worth of laughs out of it. I don’t believe there’s enough mileage to have those laughs regularly, though, and certainly not enough to where I’d recommend rushing out and getting it so soon after launch.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 87 out of 269
  2. Mixed: 51 out of 269
  3. Negative: 131 out of 269
  1. Hegelol
    Feb 10, 2015
    10
    Look it is an amazing game.

    Don't listen to the ppl complaining it's too pricey or whatever. It is exactly what gamers expect of a shooter    Look it is an amazing game.

    Don't listen to the ppl complaining it's too pricey or whatever. It is exactly what gamers expect of a shooter game to be - it is brutal, epic and to the point.

    The first people to come complain here are usually the ones who did not understand what they are getting into or what the game is supposed to be like.

    It is the top shooter of 2015! Mind my words.    … Expand
  2. SArais
    Oct 28, 2017
    10
    Glorious game ruined by a bunch of edgy teenagers who **** about cosmetics. Formulate your own opinion. Find out yourself if you like it.Glorious game ruined by a bunch of edgy teenagers who **** about cosmetics. Formulate your own opinion. Find out yourself if you like it. Stage 1 and 2 differ greatly.… Expand
  4. Rodrat
    Feb 20, 2015
    9
    Overall the concept is very fresh and tons of fun. As the monster it plays like an action RPG and as the hunter you have your standard FPSOverall the concept is very fresh and tons of fun. As the monster it plays like an action RPG and as the hunter you have your standard FPS scheme. The controls are nothing innovative but do they have to be when they work?
    The graphics while not the best certainly look good and the sound quality is amazing. The roars of the monster and all the stomping sound very satisfying as do the guns and over all ambient noise.

    Its almost exclusively multiplayer but even using AI bots is still a fun game and the AI does very well (better then some players) as both monster and hunter.

    Overall an insanely fun game. Some of the dlc is high but none of it is necessary for the game. Just changes skins and the sort.    … Expand
  5. Lujh
    Feb 16, 2015
    5
    After 40 hours i can say : TERRIBLE matchmaking, Wraith OP, some maps are too small so you will find the monster so fast and kill him in 3-4After 40 hours i can say : TERRIBLE matchmaking, Wraith OP, some maps are too small so you will find the monster so fast and kill him in 3-4 min, TERRIBLE community. I put a 5/10 only because the IA is good and the game will grow, but at the moment after 40 hours the fun is over .… Expand
  6. Newts
    Feb 11, 2015
    3
    the content offered is not even close to what you should be getting for that price tag
    its a trap
    a $60-$120 trap 3/10 for how many    the content offered is not even close to what you should be getting for that price tag
    its a trap
    a $60-$120 trap

    3/10 for how many people its caught    … Expand
  7. Bigbangrex
    Apr 10, 2015
    1
    Evolve is a massive cash cow and a disgrace to gaming, it has anti consumer practices like day 1 DLC and a "PC Monster race edition" that addsEvolve is a massive cash cow and a disgrace to gaming, it has anti consumer practices like day 1 DLC and a "PC Monster race edition" that adds nothing but more DLC, this game feels really empty without all the DLC and paying EXTRA to get features THAT WERE IN THE GAME IN THE FIRST PLACE is bullsh*t.

    Now that's out of the way how about the gameplay? Well it's decent at best, it gets very repetitive very quickly as the game only features one gamemode, YES I know there's more, but the only gamemode that anyone plays is Hunt while the others are never touched. Playing as the monster is kinda cool, but it should have been in first person, so I had an idea who I was killing. Playing as the hunters was boring for me because all of the characters feel like carbon copies of other FPS classes, except the Trapper who is unique.

    The story? It's terrible ESPECIALLY THE ENDING, and the game has next to new character, all of the characters are all bland and boring.

    The graphics while amazing, you do need a powerful PC for it to run on max settings, overall the world of Evolve looks great!

    Overall Evolve is a massive cash cow and a disgrace to gaming, plus I predicted that this game would suffer the same fate as Titanfall in my steam review, "Hyped with lots of DLC, dies within a month" and I was right, right now in the time of this review the original Killing Floor had more players (And it's dieing because of Killing Floor 2 and the lack of new content) then Evolve, that's a joke, like this game and it's precious DLC life support.

    Whenever you see 2K publish or Turtle Rock Studios develop a new game, just remember they shat out this massive lazy cash cow, and don't fall into the same trap, especially 2K, they love chopping up content and selling it as DLC, look at Borderlands 2, the Pre-Sequel and the Sid Meier's games, look at all that DLC they sell, and it's getting worse.    … Expand
  8. badatvidyagames
    Nov 6, 2018
    0
    jesus christ, boring garbage, I cant fathom while anyone would rate this positively

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