Coop with brains, solo with bite

Knowing a shooter, you know them all? Who said at Evolve one feels once again like a beginner. Man man tumbles off the plane to land on a world where every wrong move can end in the jaws of a prehistoric animal or a carnivorous plant. At first you have to learn a lot. In addition, one should not only survive, but to save a colony. Four players chasing a fifth player who drives a monster on the loose. Or you can even play a two-story big monster to chase those pesky human crawlers.

Fortunately, getting started is not as severe as in the Alpha version. Meanwhile, there are tutorials and videos for beginners. Nevertheless, you should be prepared for a surprisingly complex game that demands full attention and willingness to learn. Who expects the usual grouse shooter is wrong with Evolve.

Playing as hunters primarily calls cooperation and smarts, because the extremely different hunters must complement each other with their skills. There are four hunters classes with different tasks, and each task is essential. The death of a hunter, it looks bad for the whole team. So you have to support each other and assist players in distress, otherwise nothing runs. This classical aspect of "All for one, one for all" I like excellent in Evolve.

The monster on the other hand needs to take no consideration - is but even play even harder. For 4 players against you as a single player a lot of stress and need guile to solo literally to survive with bite. After the first few games as a monster almost hands have before me the most intense adrenaline gezittert- gaming experience for years.

The quality of a cooperative game is heavily dependent on the appearance. The most fun Evolve makes with an experienced team of friends. A team of anonymous players on the internet is not always effective. Those who prefer to play alone, but is also not too short, because Evolve is also solo offline completely playable. The players are then replaced with computer-controlled players ("bots"). In all cases, while a progression system is used in which the used capabilities of the figures can be improved in dependence of the success.

Total Evolve provides a wide selection of hunters, monsters and cards for various strategies. These dynamic effects are cards (turrets, orbital lasers, radioactivity, teleporters) and dynamic weather (rain, snow) with different visibility conditions. Currently there are four different game modes that can be combined into a dynamic campaign from 5 missions takes about 1 hour.

The greatest influence on the gameplay have the Monster. Whether ground-based with melee attacks, flying with ranged attacks or disguised as a kind of "Ninja" monster, each monster changes the gaming experience dramatically. From the variety of playing cards, game types and monsters expected in the long term, the long-term motivation depend. The developers want the game after the release with further content supplied without splitting the player community. Therefore, all of the following DLC ​​content will be delivered for free to all players:

Future new game cards will be free.
Future new game modes will be free.
Future new opponent will be free.

Of course, however, the developer with the upcoming DLC ​​must also make money. Who wants to play * * hand future characters (Monster / hunter), will have to buy them. However, the prices of these are high and have led to protests. Viewed objectively Evolve is still more of a paradise for DLC critics: Even those who are not willing to buy DLC, always gets new DLC content again. Where can you get to? Less good is more likely to have the DLC supporters who like to buy new content to keep a game fresh. Because they finance through higher DLC prices actually free content for all players. Whether this principle rises in the long term, remains to be seen.

The long-term motivation should be secured thanks to the different modes of play, playing cards and the free DLC. All these contents should provide week of fun as long as you survive the "entry shock" and a little incorporated into the complex game. Summary:

For me Evolve is a whole a huge surprise and a unique experience. You can tell by the many details, including the iconic figures of elaborate game world and the excellent game balance, how lovingly the program is made. Tips for the game and the official manuals for download can be found incidentally on civilized.de

Summary:
- Complex shooter with brains and teamwork
- Many playing cards in a strange world with exotic flora and fauna
- Extremely different hunters and monsters with progression system
- Dynamic campaign with various card effects
- Free additional cards and opponents in the future