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Description

A sort of combination of Civilization and SimEarth. You control one of the earliest tetrapods (land animals), and try to get it to reproduce, spread, and evolve into a later species, ultimately evolving an intellectual species (which doesn't have to be Homo sapiens). There are some 160-odd species in the game, including dinosaurs; the continents move around during play; era changes are marked by geological catastrophes, which occur on a semi-random basis. In addition to the 'full' game, there are shorter scenarios for the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic.

Alternate Titles

  • "Genetic Evolution: The Race for Intelligent Life" -- German title
  • "Evolução: O Jogo da Vida" -- Brazilian title


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User Reviews

A cool idea, but not very well executed krammer (235) 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars

The Press Says

Computer Games Magazine Feb 01, 1998 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Electric Games 1998 80 out of 100 80
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault) Feb 13, 1997 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60
PC Player (Germany) Oct, 1998 39 out of 100 39

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Trivia

Evolution received a 75% rating from PC Gamer magazine (May 1998; reviewed by William R. Trotter).


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Greg Costikyan (15) on Feb 21, 2000.
 

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