Underplayed Gems

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

E.V.O.: Search for Eden cover
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

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.

Screenshots

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