E.V.O.: Search for Eden (1992)

Developer: Almanic
Publisher: Enix America Corporation, Gameplan21, Enix
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Rating: 3.5 of 5, 31 player ratings

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The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Guide a creature through millions of years of evolution, upgrading body parts and adapting to survive a changing world.

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About

The storyline of E.V.O.: Search for Eden follows the same patterns as modern Evolution theories. The players first controls a prehistoric sea organism, and fights to gain evolution points with which he can improve his fish's body parts and upgrade his attack/defense abilities. The gameplay is not completely linear, which means that certain choices of paths and stages will affect the player's success. The game is composed of a series of stages, in which the sea organism slowly evolves into an amphibian, and later a land-only creature. The physical changes are fairly scientifically accurate which gives the game a semi-educational purpose as well.

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