Evolve

 Xbox One
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5.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 354 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 77 out of 354
  3. Negative: 154 out of 354
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  1. diablohitman
    Feb 10, 2015
    8
    Evolve is a fantastic fun game be it on a team of hunters with your friends or stalking alone as the monster if you liked L4D you'll love this game. Improving upon the concept of the 4 player co-op everyone has a needed and establish role where you must work together. The only thing evolves suffers from is a lack of modes at launch but maps and modes will come in free updates.

    Going    Evolve is a fantastic fun game be it on a team of hunters with your friends or stalking alone as the monster if you liked L4D you'll love this game. Improving upon the concept of the 4 player co-op everyone has a needed and establish role where you must work together. The only thing evolves suffers from is a lack of modes at launch but maps and modes will come in free updates.

    Going though people main gripes about this game DLC while the monster DLC is expensive none of the DLC is needed nor will it make the game any bigger. everyone is still able to play with everyone and new stuff will come to you the only difference that cool new hunter you wont play as but maybe your friend got it and he can play as it with you.

    as for the game itself it does center on both sides knowing what to do which in todays world might be asking alot. When you play online with randoms on your hunter teams many times people like to run off alone or play it like their playing a deathmatch game of some other shooter and that spells disaster for the entire hunter team. On the flip side playing as the monster players dont realize that the monster relies on stealth in the beginning to get stronger in order to be the powerhouse that can on the hunters. When you get people who know what their doing though this game is fast thrilling and leaves you on the edge of your seat as you chase and fight it.

    While some of the maps share a similar feel (forest at night by factory) most of them are different and they all have unique ambush spots bottlenecks and getaway routes

    visually the game looks breath taking to really immerse you into the hunt and the audio is superb making you feel in the middle of the forest or wherever you may be.

    People are complaining its not enough content for 60 bucks but if modern shooters such as battlefield and COD can get away with having generic stuff and guns that have been in games for years. then there's no reason evolve with 12 unique different characters and 3 equally unique monsters doesn't deserve the same.

    on the subject of classes i have never played a game that has put as time into balancing character yet making each one epic and unique as evolve. each hunter plays differently even the ones in the same class. for instance medics Val is a nimble healer able to bend her healing ray around corners while also setting weak points on the monster and slowing him with darts. she cant really do damage but she can help the trapper chasing the monster and shes the best healer of the 3. Lazarus on the other hand is the worst (his only healing is the group heal they all get ) but he keeps people in the fight by being the quickest to revive and ability to revive people from death. He can still sets weakpoints but no darts instead he has a cloak allowing him to revive those that need it. finally theres caira a medic that actually packs a mean punch while also being able to heal. Her grenade launcher cant set the monster on fire and does a good amount of damage. In addition she can switch her launcher to fire healing bombs allowing for long range multi healing once you get the hang of it in combat. Finally she has a acceleration boost allowing all hunters around her to boost forward with increase movement to chase the monster. theses are just 3 of the 12 characters

    with more modes coming and whats here being thrilling and exciting evolve is shaping up to be a great game. playing at launch had no issues (a rarity today) and its great to see a shooter not following the same overused model and actually giving us something new and unique    … Expand
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74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. AusGamers
    Apr 8, 2015
    75
    Evolve deserves its time in consumer hands and is a game that should not be so easily forgotten, but it does need some work to regain momentum.
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  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Mar 28, 2015
    70
    Evolve is a a Kraken [sorry] game when it all comes together. But most matches won't have the perfect setup - and it's not always worth sitting through them to get to the good ones. [Apr 2015, p.73]
  3. Dealspwn
    Mar 22, 2015
    60
    What could have been an underground smash as a budget download has been spread thin to justify a AAA price, leading to grave concerns about its glacial progression, value, longevity and DLC strategy. Though still utterly fantastic under optimal conditions, Evolve asks far too much for an inconsistently enjoyable experience.
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