Evolve

 PlayStation 4
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4.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 937 Ratings

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  1. drlowdon
    Sep 2, 2016
    4
    I had high hopes for this game when it was announced but mixed to poor reviews put me off purchasing it on release. Seeing it going cheap a few months back my brother and I decided to give it a try, unfortunately it turned out that those less than stellar reviews where right.

    The concept itself, a team of hunters with different abilities attempting to track down and kill a monster, is    I had high hopes for this game when it was announced but mixed to poor reviews put me off purchasing it on release. Seeing it going cheap a few months back my brother and I decided to give it a try, unfortunately it turned out that those less than stellar reviews where right.

    The concept itself, a team of hunters with different abilities attempting to track down and kill a monster, is potentially a good one but in this case it simply doesn't work. After an overly protracted tutorial mission my brother and I joined up with a few other random players online and then spent the first few games running around in circles trying to keep up with the monster before eventually being killed by its final evolved form. Hoping it was just down to our lack of experience we pushed on but many missions later it was the same old story, basically run around in circles of 15 minutes until the monster is fully evolved and then stand there firing bullet after bullet hoping to kill it. Occasionally we'd win, but either way every mission just played out in almost identical fashion and within a few days we'd both lost interest.

    Maybe if you could find a regular group of five people to play with you'd get more out of it but my experience with the game was a frustrating and short live one.    … Expand
  2. SomberMitsuki
    Mar 3, 2015
    4
    Budget game at AAA game price. 4 modes, people only vote for 2 , hunt or evacuation. The is very little content in the core game. The game is also extremely repetitive, and requires you to play pretty much the same way every time in both modes or fail. Seriously if even one hunter deviates from the tried and true formula, you lose. There is no freedom to experiment. The tacked onBudget game at AAA game price. 4 modes, people only vote for 2 , hunt or evacuation. The is very little content in the core game. The game is also extremely repetitive, and requires you to play pretty much the same way every time in both modes or fail. Seriously if even one hunter deviates from the tried and true formula, you lose. There is no freedom to experiment. The tacked on "campaign" offers less than what titan fall does. The characters have little or no personality and say pretty much the same thing every opening.

    Only thing has going for it is the graphics.
    it's a pretty game, and in the matches that don't end in 5 minutes you'll spend a good chunk of time running back and forth in these beautiful environments. The game is pretty much a running simulator with occasional monster fights.

    worried about not getting the fully 60$ experience? well worry no more because you can PAY to fill in the gaps with the tons and tons of dlc that evolve was"built from the ground up" to support. Like different colors for your guns only 2$ each!

    This is a wait for a 30$ game of the year edition type game because right now, it's definitely not worth the Triple A game price.    … Expand
  3. thedude74
    Feb 25, 2015
    4
    It's fun for a little while, but it gets old way to fast. They just didn't give you enough content to make it worth getting. I was hopeful, as a big fan of Left 4 Dead, that it would be awesome. But I've played it for about 23 hours now, and while there was a lot of fun in the first 20 hours, it's already gotten old. That's a very short period of time nowadays for a multi-player game.It's fun for a little while, but it gets old way to fast. They just didn't give you enough content to make it worth getting. I was hopeful, as a big fan of Left 4 Dead, that it would be awesome. But I've played it for about 23 hours now, and while there was a lot of fun in the first 20 hours, it's already gotten old. That's a very short period of time nowadays for a multi-player game. Some reviews complained about the grind to open all the monsters and characters at the start, but that was actually the fun part. That's what kept me playing, hoping to find out that the next character was awesome. But, once I'd opened them and knew which monster I enjoyed the most, and which hunters I liked the best, the game got boring fast. I thought it would have longer legs because it is very different playing as a monster than it is playing as a hunter, and each monster and each hunter take different strategy. But the biggest problems are that the maps don't deliver varied enough experiences and the extra game modes aren't that great. Also, compared to Left 4 Dead, which I've sunk unlimited hours into and is still a blast to play today, the 4 v. 1 format doesn't lead to good rivalries, because your teams aren't flipping sides and changing roles. All in all, to keep it interesting, it needs more game types, more varied maps, more monsters, and more hunters. But they are going to charge $15 for each new monster and $25 for the package of 4 new hunters. That just seems crazy too me. If you really want to try the game, I recommend waiting a year or so till you can buy the Game of the Year edition(if it even gets one) that has much more content on it and sells for a discounted price. Then it might be worth it.… Expand
  4. Pericles83
    Feb 26, 2015
    4
    I am not a multiplayer guy but i though give this game a chance... God!! No!!! 60 dollars for a unfinished game! Really!!! the maps looks all the same and looks like a running simulator. Of course this game has its moments but in the end it is a truly deception!
  5. rtkiii
    Mar 30, 2015
    4
    I bought this past Saturday for a birthday present to myself and played it about 5 hours. While there were brief moments of greatness(Being a stealthy monster as human controlled players ran all around me unaware) those moments were brief and to me it became the same process over and over. Human players rush to the monster, fight monster, kill monster. If monster has a brief amount ofI bought this past Saturday for a birthday present to myself and played it about 5 hours. While there were brief moments of greatness(Being a stealthy monster as human controlled players ran all around me unaware) those moments were brief and to me it became the same process over and over. Human players rush to the monster, fight monster, kill monster. If monster has a brief amount of time he can level up to Stage 2 and beat humans. No need for stage 3 because it just never happened. this game had me excited for a bit but then just became the same old thing. We need ideas like this but executed in a completely different way...more variety needed. And let us create our players.… Expand
  6. Munkey
    Feb 19, 2015
    4
    Evolve. Another triple A title that is a disappointment. The people that made left 4 dead made this game which is a shadow of the experience compared to L4D. The game has an imteresting twist 4 v 1 multiplayer only. There is a mode that you can play with bots but the monster AI is so bugy that I would only use it to practice the maps and skills.
    I like the idea of the game and the focus    Evolve. Another triple A title that is a disappointment. The people that made left 4 dead made this game which is a shadow of the experience compared to L4D. The game has an imteresting twist 4 v 1 multiplayer only. There is a mode that you can play with bots but the monster AI is so bugy that I would only use it to practice the maps and skills.
    I like the idea of the game and the focus on team play but to be honest there is so much wrong with the game. The imconsistencies in match durations. I get games that last 3 min because the guy who plays the monster has no clue what he is doing. On the other hand sometimes we can't find the monster for 10 min the game is boring. Then if the monster is maxed out about 70-80% of the time we lose. It's just very hard to win at that point. The game needs more modes and more things to do not just hunting the monster. It needs some objectives like L4D. And then the DLC. There are two season passes one for monsters one for hunters. Seriously guys you want to milk us the gamers that much. The game was 40£ to start with. Then the both season passes 45£.
    The joke about DLC: The Video Game is true to some extent. Is the game any fun? Sometimes yes but more often it's frustrating, boring and dull.
    Not worth the full price at the time. Wait for a sale or maybe find a cheap used copy.
    Four out of ten. Another triple A title that was a great idea but the finished product is crap.    … Expand
  7. PhotoMorph
    Feb 12, 2015
    4
    Sadly i felt the game was frustrating and lacked anything to keep me immersed,i came on here with the intention of slating it but after reading an earlier review posted by TheReviewNinja i have to agree with him/her, the game is only bad or appears bad because my skill set in this type of game lacks, severely, i frequently ended up in frustrating button mashing as a monster jumping aroundSadly i felt the game was frustrating and lacked anything to keep me immersed,i came on here with the intention of slating it but after reading an earlier review posted by TheReviewNinja i have to agree with him/her, the game is only bad or appears bad because my skill set in this type of game lacks, severely, i frequently ended up in frustrating button mashing as a monster jumping around trying to kill four hunters and as a hunter i just kept chasing thin air around a map while my fingers turned to sausages and my brain to porridge as i tried and failed to choose the correct weapons and target the beast we were chasing, fortunately life is made somewhat better by Daisy a large dog of sorts that always leads you too said beast, but unfortunately none of it worked for me, could this be seen as poor design? i don't know, i do know its a very specialist game and you need to be very quick thinking in order for you to get any sort of enjoyment, you also need to work together as a team which rarely happens unless you are setting up your own session with friends. So my score more likely reflects my multiplaying abilities, or lack off rather than the game itself, it just was not for me.… Expand
  8. Reciter5613
    Feb 14, 2015
    4
    I didn't feel this game turned out as great as it set out to be. I mean the graphics seem more last gen and even so feels like an early access indie game. It was nearly impossible for the teams to hold together and every game the monster always won. I didn't bother to look into the DLC but I know a 3GB day one patch is not a good sign. Not much of a story either. Luckily I'm not as pissedI didn't feel this game turned out as great as it set out to be. I mean the graphics seem more last gen and even so feels like an early access indie game. It was nearly impossible for the teams to hold together and every game the monster always won. I didn't bother to look into the DLC but I know a 3GB day one patch is not a good sign. Not much of a story either. Luckily I'm not as pissed off like others since I rent games before buying but I can tell you it would not be worth the full price.… Expand
  9. TableofJapan
    Feb 15, 2015
    4
    Oh Evolve. How much I was expecting of you. This Review wont focus as much on the DLC stuff everyone is crying about. I will mention that, but at the end though.

    I was pretty much expecting Left 4 Dead and while its there, it lacks something major. Proper match making.and control of match making. This is what really kills the whole game for me. I've played this game for about    Oh Evolve. How much I was expecting of you. This Review wont focus as much on the DLC stuff everyone is crying about. I will mention that, but at the end though.

    I was pretty much expecting Left 4 Dead and while its there, it lacks something major.

    Proper match making.and control of match making.

    This is what really kills the whole game for me.

    I've played this game for about three days now for online and have only played as the monster twice, and the Assault Class about 5 times. Three days...that's a lot of game time. What was the point of asking me to pick the top classes I would like to play as, when I can barely have the chance to play as the top two? Let us set up our own lobbies and be able to pick our own class or join a random in progress game as said class. I have zero desire to be a trapper or Medic. ZERO DESIRE. I HATE those the classes This is seriously the only problem I have with this game. The lack of actual control of creating and setting up matches. Everything is....random.. I LOVE this game and enjoy it greatly...but my god.

    LET US SET UP OUR OWN GAMES AND PICK OUR OWN CLASSES LIKE ] L4D

    now the DLC everyone is complaining about...Its simple. Dont buy it. Vote with your wallets. Right now its useless skins that serve no purpose nor give you an advantage

    Now $15 for ONE Monster? That is steep. Steep enough to the point that I will not waste $15 on one monster. or $7.00 on ONE hunter. I will simply not buy this DLC, like I do with 98% of games. I seriously believe the last form of DLC I brought was for Fallout 3 and that's because it was actually worth it.

    All the skins in that store though should be unlockable by winning a certain amount of matches. They are skins. Just re-textures or recolors of current outfits. Not worth the $2.99 I personally feel. If IO HAD to pay for this stuff, at the most I would only pay $00.99. These skins do nothing for the game play, nor do they change the actual game flow. The Season Pass is obviously a rip off conceived by both Gamestop and 2K. The Season Pass for $24.99 only gives you three new hunters and skins for three monsters. Thats it. It doesn't cover future content. Hence the name "Hunting Pass" but notice how We over at Gamestop sells it as a "Season Pass"? yeah. Be smarter people. I never push DLC onto people unless my manager is there and thats because I have to or I'll get fired.    … Expand
  10. Robocik
    Feb 23, 2015
    4
    Very good core design, and potential playability, all wasted with cut content and that "let's grab the players cash with terribly expensive DLC" attitude.

    If that was free-to-play game It would have been a hit. But no, you have to spend lot of money to buy the base and then spend even more money to get nicer stuff. It's very obvious effort to capitalize on players as much as possible,    Very good core design, and potential playability, all wasted with cut content and that "let's grab the players cash with terribly expensive DLC" attitude.

    If that was free-to-play game It would have been a hit. But no, you have to spend lot of money to buy the base and then spend even more money to get nicer stuff. It's very obvious effort to capitalize on players as much as possible, because the game right now is dull and repetitive. The monsters look cool, the hunters too, but games tend to get tedious, it's difficult to find players to play with other modes that hunt, the battles quickly become repetitive because there's not enough content - it's like half od the game or more is being held to be released as DLC. Shameful way to milk the players without offering enough in exchange for such steep price.

    You just tried tp sell us a car, 2K Games. It doesn't have the windows, upper body or seats. but hey, it has the engine and can drive if you just duck there, see? But if we pay you more money, you shall provide us with the remaining parts. Not cool, guys, not cool.

    Long story short - don't buy this game. Don't feed the corporate greed. Don't let them win.    … Expand
  11. ldub
    Feb 15, 2015
    4
    First of all I'm a HUGE fan of the original concept called Giants: Citizen Kabuto back in 2000. Personally I've Logged well over 1200hrs into L4D2 with dozens of friends playing nightly. When it comes to Evolve, played roughly 9hrs between the alpha and beta. While I can't speak for my friends, I found the game to be a huge bummer coming from such pedigree. The classes are mediocre,First of all I'm a HUGE fan of the original concept called Giants: Citizen Kabuto back in 2000. Personally I've Logged well over 1200hrs into L4D2 with dozens of friends playing nightly. When it comes to Evolve, played roughly 9hrs between the alpha and beta. While I can't speak for my friends, I found the game to be a huge bummer coming from such pedigree. The classes are mediocre, monsters underwhelming I was already bored with it before release and then the $DLC pricing came which really put the nail into Evolve's coffin until there's a BIG sale. It's also reassuring when I don't see any of my friends whom I thought might go crazy over Evolve not touching it. Somehow 2K games took a title with lots of potential and marketed it into the ground pissing just about everyone off. Best of luck to them and Turtle Rock. Greed will only get you so far in this world before it catches up to you.… Expand
  12. Ivan1989
    Jul 4, 2015
    4
    Evolve is the biggest let down of 2015 and in gaming in general. The game suffers from serious pacing issues, making allot of the matches boring within 5 minutes. No campaign, no substance to gameplay, no originality with the monsters and most of all, no fun. The game is clearly lacking in content, turtle rock studio have clearly created a free to play game and charged you full price forEvolve is the biggest let down of 2015 and in gaming in general. The game suffers from serious pacing issues, making allot of the matches boring within 5 minutes. No campaign, no substance to gameplay, no originality with the monsters and most of all, no fun. The game is clearly lacking in content, turtle rock studio have clearly created a free to play game and charged you full price for it. The game has the most shoddy DLC practices I have seen. Turtle rock studio will never get a cent from me ever again. They and their game, evolve SUCKS, with a capital S.

    The only positive thing I can say about this game, its not a broken game at least. If it was, this game would get a 1, not a 4.

    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! ITS A DLC SCAM!!!!    … Expand
  13. hoppypoppy1
    Apr 13, 2015
    4
    I am a very optimistic gamer. I enjoy most games I play. However, I could not enjoy this game much at all. The graphics are decent enough but the gameplay is just awful. You chase a monster for about 10 minutes trap it, shoot it, slow it then repeat. I played for about 6 hours total before I returned it. Even playing with friends I wasn't satisfied. Maybe I would've been if I spent anI am a very optimistic gamer. I enjoy most games I play. However, I could not enjoy this game much at all. The graphics are decent enough but the gameplay is just awful. You chase a monster for about 10 minutes trap it, shoot it, slow it then repeat. I played for about 6 hours total before I returned it. Even playing with friends I wasn't satisfied. Maybe I would've been if I spent an extra $200 on DLC. Would not recommend.… Expand
  14. DudeDevin
    Feb 12, 2015
    4
    I was severely dissappointed in this game. I bought into the hype and now get to take back the game within the same week it came out. I feel like I paid $60 to have the chance to play an okay game in the future, once all of the DLC comes out. It is not worth waiting or paying for extra content when the core game isn't worth playing - like lipstick on a pig. The human characters areI was severely dissappointed in this game. I bought into the hype and now get to take back the game within the same week it came out. I feel like I paid $60 to have the chance to play an okay game in the future, once all of the DLC comes out. It is not worth waiting or paying for extra content when the core game isn't worth playing - like lipstick on a pig. The human characters are 1-dimensional cartoons fighting a seriously detailed monster that can only evolve twice. This is a crappy version of Pokemon except it's not worth catching these monsters - pika pika… Expand
  15. JMARSseph
    Feb 13, 2015
    4
    This game, like Left For Dead, was overhyped. At least unlike Left For Dead it is not being overrated. I advise you rent it in coordination with a group of friends on a weekend. Play, return the rental and you will never revisit this game again. Wash, rinse, repeat........or instead evolve and drop, flush,forget.
  16. Markneri
    Feb 16, 2015
    4
    It's fun but is it worth the money you paid? No.
    Writing this review while waiting for the long multiplayer loading to finish.
    Winning for both hunter and monster so no problem with that. It's just the content for that amount of money is **** For the developers, kudos for a nice game but the bosses who thought that the dlc crap to strip the game for its parts are killing the video game    It's fun but is it worth the money you paid? No.
    Writing this review while waiting for the long multiplayer loading to finish.
    Winning for both hunter and monster so no problem with that. It's just the content for that amount of money is **** For the developers, kudos for a nice game but the bosses who thought that the dlc crap to strip the game for its parts are killing the video game world i love.    … Expand
  17. TheOreoFilling
    Feb 19, 2015
    4
    The hard honest truth about Evolve is that its soul purpose it to put out another multiplayer cash cow. The concept itself is purely brilliant. Hunters hunting a otherworldly creature determined to evolve to a stronger being and survive. Sadly the gameplay falls short. The average match as a monster involves about 10-15 minutes of simply eating animals and nothing else, you're far too weakThe hard honest truth about Evolve is that its soul purpose it to put out another multiplayer cash cow. The concept itself is purely brilliant. Hunters hunting a otherworldly creature determined to evolve to a stronger being and survive. Sadly the gameplay falls short. The average match as a monster involves about 10-15 minutes of simply eating animals and nothing else, you're far too weak in the early forms to fight the hunters to you need to run until you reach your 3rd form. At this point the hunters don't have much else to do but chase after you and the flocks of birds you scare along the way. Then once the monster is at his strongest he can seek out the hunters or destroy a uninteresting large machine called a power relay.

    Seeing as the game in general has such an egregious lack of content, what little it does have forces the player to play to unlock just about everything. It's somewhat insulting that the game was released with over 80$ of DLC. Most of which is $6 for just 3 skins... Who really gives a flying pigs ass cheeks about skins? I was also extremely dissatisfied to learn that the game only included 3 monsters in total, the rest would be released in future DLC. seeing as you're entire gameplay is dependent on the appeal of the characters gameplay, more than 3 beasts should be available. Thusly due to the lack of content, Evolve becomes old very quickly, After about 3 days of hoping it would get better, I quickly switched back to Dark Souls 2, and will quietly await Bloodborne.

    On a side note, my last comment is about something I don't see many people bring up. I may be mistaken but are there people suppose to be on an alien planet? Because the few maps that this game does offer, are all set in an almost identical looking forrest, not unlike any average forest I've seen on earth, short of a few strange looking rocks. The concept artists really needed to get more creative with the environment....    … Expand
  18. SmartBobomb
    Mar 3, 2015
    4
    I had high hopes for Evolve. I didn't buy into the hype machine around it, but the concept of 4-on-1 competitive play was extremely intriguing, provided it was balanced properly.
    Sadly, it was not.
    This game was obviously designed with the mindset that it should only be played with a small group of your closest friends. The problem with this approach is that it makes online matchmaking    I had high hopes for Evolve. I didn't buy into the hype machine around it, but the concept of 4-on-1 competitive play was extremely intriguing, provided it was balanced properly.
    Sadly, it was not.
    This game was obviously designed with the mindset that it should only be played with a small group of your closest friends. The problem with this approach is that it makes online matchmaking like Russian Roulette.
    If the team of Hunters has one newbie, and you're facing even a half-competent Goliath, you are going to get ruined. If the Goliath player is new, and the Hunters are even just run-of-the-mill FPS gamers, the Goliath has no chance...and don't even get me started on players who have unlocked the Wraith.
    I still have no idea how that thing got out of QA.
    Balance issues abound in this game. I'm not even docking the score for the DLC/microtransaction nonsense that most people are up-in-arms about.
    The game itself, and its wildly unbalanced approach, are enough.
    The game is beautiful, and the worlds are filled with life beyond just the combatants...sometimes, a bit too rich. This is one of the biggest drawbacks. Another example of a prime concept that the developers couldn't take to the house.
    I grant that it may be far more enjoyable for a group of hardcore FPS buddies who can all sit down and commit the majority of their gaming time to it...however, for the rest of the gaming community, this is definitely a title you can miss out on.    … Expand
  19. Jay_Will
    Apr 7, 2015
    4
    I can some this game up in one word A DISGRACE!!!! How could you market this tedious repeatative bore-fest as a next gen shooter??? TurtleRock Studios should be got damn ashamed at this atrocity of gaming. This overhyped peace of trash is everything wrong with gaming these days. Even TITAN FALL has more variety then this game. Its a hunter vs hunted platformed and thats it. there is noI can some this game up in one word A DISGRACE!!!! How could you market this tedious repeatative bore-fest as a next gen shooter??? TurtleRock Studios should be got damn ashamed at this atrocity of gaming. This overhyped peace of trash is everything wrong with gaming these days. Even TITAN FALL has more variety then this game. Its a hunter vs hunted platformed and thats it. there is no depth,complexity or variety of gameplay. yea they have different modes but overall its the same freaking thing over and over and freaking OVER!!!! Don't even get me started of that B.S. dlc crap. Charging 24 dollars(the price of a full game) for a new set of soldiers and ONE MONSTER thats it??????? ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!!!! This is next gen now!!! this game is so bland and lifeless(gameplay wise) that it EASILY could've been done on current gen VERY VERY EASILY. This is next gen everybody OVER HYPING EVERYTHING UNTIL YOU HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO BUY IT. Then when the hype finally dies down and people come to there senses they realize...."Man this wasn't as good as I thought it was". DISGRACE TO GAMING is what this is. This BORING REPETITIVE PLATFORMER is one of the biggest disgraces I've ever seen in gaming. FRANCHISE MY ASS DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY AND TIME. I will admit when you fight these monsters it Is amazing and fun and as the Monster you feel like a badass!!! But....well thats it...even though there are different game modes the game feels the same. Acts the same.....IS THE SAAAAMME!!!! First Watchdogs,then Ac Unity,then Destiny....NOW THIS **** Right when you think 2015 was going to start out with a BANG we get this **** D-I-S-G-R-A-C-E!!!… Expand
  20. reviewer2015lol
    Nov 7, 2015
    4
    What the hell just happened? This game is tedious, repetitive and so boring with absolutly no story and a terrible pogression system. NEVER buy this game. It Wil destroy you if you are a fan of games with lot of content.
  21. Berik
    Dec 12, 2018
    4
    If you like games where you can use tactics, have a fair balance between players and enjoy every second... don't play this game.

    This game deserves the name Walking Simulator, considering this is how you will spent 90% of your time. You will be chasing after the monster player, which could go on for 20 minutes or even longer, at which point he/she will be level 3, and you will die    If you like games where you can use tactics, have a fair balance between players and enjoy every second... don't play this game.

    This game deserves the name Walking Simulator, considering this is how you will spent 90% of your time. You will be chasing after the monster player, which could go on for 20 minutes or even longer, at which point he/she will be level 3, and you will die inevitably. The balance between monsters and hunters is way off, as some hunters are clearly defenceless in some cases. As the medic you'll be the most valuable player, but it won't mean anything is your teammates don't defend you.

    This is the game that managed to promise and deliver emptiness like Destiny did. It has no single player, a tacky fake campaign and just 4 modes. Apart from Hunt, no one even plays the other ones.

    The good points: Graphics are excellent, and bugs are very rare. Probably because the game is so empty of meaning.

    And finally, the DLC is just pathetic. Trying cram in paid skins in a game you already paid 60 bucks for. Absolutely shameless.

    This game was a massive disappointment, and just a lazy attempt at making a game in general. I felt cheated out of my money. I rate this game bad, it gets a 4/10.    … Expand
  22. lillbrorsan
    Feb 17, 2015
    3
    I am not going to mention any DLC or pre-order stuff since so many have already done so but it is horrible and should be avoided by consumers.

    I really used to love Turtle Rock Studios, the L4D series is something that made killing zombies with friends fun again and managed to be their own game in a genre flooded with generic mediocrity. When I first saw this game it really got me    I am not going to mention any DLC or pre-order stuff since so many have already done so but it is horrible and should be avoided by consumers.

    I really used to love Turtle Rock Studios, the L4D series is something that made killing zombies with friends fun again and managed to be their own game in a genre flooded with generic mediocrity.

    When I first saw this game it really got me hyped, a new type of multiplayer teambased game that just seemed to fill a certain hole in the FPS genre, sadly after testing the Alpha on PC I realized how bland it really is.

    Repetitive game-play with the good old cat and mouse except I just found myself extremely bored after only a few games, the "early access" in form of the Alpha really turned me off in so many ways.

    The last nail in the coffin was the reveal of DLCs and pre-order things for the game, you essentially don't have to play it to unlock stuff, yay for effort!    … Expand
  23. Runfocovah
    Feb 16, 2015
    3
    Im really glad I did not buy this game… a cosign of mine did and he was pissed, so I gave it a try to see for my self… and its true. Destiny aint got **** on Evolve. This piece of **** should have been free to play with the lack of content.

    Its boring from the beginning to the end, you have to follow an space dog kinda thing to find the tank… I mean.. the monster. Left 4 Dead is way    Im really glad I did not buy this game… a cosign of mine did and he was pissed, so I gave it a try to see for my self… and its true. Destiny aint got **** on Evolve. This piece of **** should have been free to play with the lack of content.

    Its boring from the beginning to the end, you have to follow an space dog kinda thing to find the tank… I mean.. the monster. Left 4 Dead is way better than this unfinished game.    … Expand
  24. Alex692
    Feb 25, 2015
    3
    Ridiculously overrated and overpriced game that only has received massive hype because of the immense exposure it has had being played by many famous internet personalities. It is a shame that a concept with so much potential is being shoved out the door so quickly for the sake of profit, which has in turn halted it where it matters most. Never have I seen a game charge so much money forRidiculously overrated and overpriced game that only has received massive hype because of the immense exposure it has had being played by many famous internet personalities. It is a shame that a concept with so much potential is being shoved out the door so quickly for the sake of profit, which has in turn halted it where it matters most. Never have I seen a game charge so much money for so little content, in fact, the amount of content is so little, that it will take you a blink of an eye to finish the single player campaign, which really isnt a campaign at all to begin with, but merely a tutorial at best. And the microtransactions, the f****ing microtransactions... GG… Expand
  25. CurlyJ49
    Feb 23, 2015
    3
    What are these critics smoking giving this game a score over 5?
    This game is fun for about 10 minutes. After that you've seen everything this game has to offer.
    Save your $60 eventually a game that matches the marketing hype surrounding it will appear.
  26. sgy0003
    Feb 24, 2015
    3
    After playing the beta and going through the whole dlc bundle mess, I knew Evolve was going to be a failure. I wasn't going to get it, but my friend begged me to take his copy claiming it was so bad he didn't want it.

    Let's start with few things this game gets right; Playing as the both hunters and the monster is really fun, The maps are greatly designed, and the whole gameplay takes a    After playing the beta and going through the whole dlc bundle mess, I knew Evolve was going to be a failure. I wasn't going to get it, but my friend begged me to take his copy claiming it was so bad he didn't want it.

    Let's start with few things this game gets right; Playing as the both hunters and the monster is really fun, The maps are greatly designed, and the whole gameplay takes a refreshing new breath from the military fps genre.

    Now for the bad part; People only seem to be interested in paling the hunt game mode when there are other modes to choose. Each hunters have cliche look and cliche personality (loud, obnoxious, joker, etc). Even though I said the gameplay is refreshing, it gets old very quick. And of course, we have the dlc **** Oh man, is it a terrible feature. First off, the whole different dlc bundles thing was a **** marketing for the profit. Second, this means Evolve is now a pay-to-win. Third, $2 for and **** blue skin? Are they mad?

    Conclusion; It has met same fate as Destiny and Warframe. Little to no content unless you pay. Now excuse me, I need to go to trade this piece of crap in to pre-order Batman:AK    … Expand
  27. ujinroth
    Aug 10, 2015
    3
    On the paper this game is a killer, when you play it, u realise the game play is too much limited to not be repetitive on average 15/40 minutes match time length, as well the huge maps offers not enough interactions with the hunters, which could be for example: destructible parts of the rocks/buildings. All you fell in this game is an annoying loading balance on every little things u do,On the paper this game is a killer, when you play it, u realise the game play is too much limited to not be repetitive on average 15/40 minutes match time length, as well the huge maps offers not enough interactions with the hunters, which could be for example: destructible parts of the rocks/buildings. All you fell in this game is an annoying loading balance on every little things u do, beginning with the jet pack, have you been annoyed with Red Dead Redemption's horse game play ? Here it's worse, because u'll be blocked down cliffs more than once, for a long time. The trap system is a confession of an unfinished, undecided game play, seated between two chairs, it doesn't assume the promise of the big maps (already said: not enough interactions with it). To end it, the frame rate is too low, and the hit box is seriously too approximate.… Expand
  28. jstanothergamr
    Feb 22, 2015
    3
    "Evolve" truly surprised me...

    I never thought I could review a game lower than COD: AW or Destiny. I tried playing Evolve for about six hours, but was so bored that I couldn't force myself any further. When I first heard about the game, I found it to be an interesting concept. However, the "hunt" (not much hunting involved) isn't very exciting and the game handles poorly. The    "Evolve" truly surprised me...

    I never thought I could review a game lower than COD: AW or Destiny. I tried playing Evolve for about six hours, but was so bored that I couldn't force myself any further.

    When I first heard about the game, I found it to be an interesting concept. However, the "hunt" (not much hunting involved) isn't very exciting and the game handles poorly. The lack of fluidity and intuitiveness in the controls reminded me of a crappy 3rd party developed game (not all are crappy, but many are).

    It is $20 Alpha stage game on steam. There are very few maps and characters (unless you buy skins), nothing to unlock, no customization, and not much of a reason to play. It literally has less content than Destiny (which, less face it, was extremely lacking in content).

    Not worth $60 + the $60 skins if you happened to buy that crap. I honestly can't even recommend it for a rental, unless your insanely bored for a weekend.    … Expand
  29. toaplan
    Feb 15, 2015
    3
    Incredibly barebones game. It's more like a demo. It's like an extra mode of a Call of Duty game, but sold as a full price game. Also it looks bad, messy and drab. It has some innovative elements, but in this case the flaws clearly overshadow any positive aspects.
  30. Dlindenberg
    Mar 18, 2015
    3
    When first started this game it was verry fun. First time playing this type of game. Good graphics and fun innovation for me. Afther playing couple of times it became boring and the servers don't work well. This makes me diapointed and a waist of money. Game was good for 10 hours. afther that it just became dull.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 46
  3. Negative: 0 out of 46
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Apr 22, 2015
    70
    An online experience of wildly fluctuating highs and lows that demands a lot but explains little. [Apr 2015, p.89]
  2. Play UK
    Mar 31, 2015
    66
    With the right people on your side, Evolve can be a surprising blast. However, get lumped with utter idiots, or the shoddy AI, and it quickly becomes very, very frustrating. [Issue#254, p.66]
  3. Edge Magazine
    Mar 30, 2015
    60
    At launch, it feels neutered, and far too inconsistent to establish a lasting dominance on the multiplayer scene. [Apr 2015, p.110]
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