Reviewers Liked
- Battles are vicious and intense
- Every role is useful and fun
- Great monster design
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Hunts can get boring if they stretch on for too long
- Requires good players to work
Evolve
Evolve is a strong co-op title that rewards good teamwork with an amazing experience. Plenty of variety in classes and game types makes every round something new.
-- As reviewed by The Escapist
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Expert reviews and ratings
By Destructoid
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40
Below Average: Has some high points, but they soon give way to glaring faults. Not the worst games, but are difficult to recommend....
By TrustedReviews
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80
At its best, Evolve is tense, thrilling and what pundits like to call a game changer, with periods of frantic hunting/fleeing punctuated by explosive confrontations. At its worst, nothing comes together and it all feels strangely flat. We suspect that, with time and experience, we’ll see more of the first than the second, and the game will reveal its true potential. We just hope that this resolves any remaining doubts about long-term appeal.
By HotHardware
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70
The Wrap -Evolve is a sound game with balanced gameplay, great graphics, decent AI, and it shows a lot of promise. However it feels more like an expansion of another game rather than a fully fleshed-out game engine. The gameplay, while good, becomes...
By Tom's Guide
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50
All the cool guns, graphics and Goliaths merely gussy up an age-old children's game. Sixty dollars can buy a lot of game -- from forty-hour single-player campaigns that depict the rise and fall of empires, to hundred-plus-hour multiplayer...
By Bit-tech.net
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60
Developer: Turtle Rock Publisher: 2K Games Platform(s): PC, Xbox One, PS4 Version Reviewed: PC About ten years ago a mod for Half Life 2 sneaked onto the Internet. Called the Hidden, it saw team of a dozen heavily armed soldiers squaring off against one...
By HardcoreGamer
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70
For a brief moment, Evolve seemed like it was every bit as good, if not better, than the pre-release hype suggested. Unfortunately, its shocking lack of content, offensive DLC practices, occasional balance issues and gameplay lulls hold it back from being everything that it had the potential to be. Don’t be surprised if, two months down the line, you find yourself asking, “Hey, whatever happened to Evolve?”
By CyberShark
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70
Evolve is a cooperative first person shooter (FPS) from the developers of the original Left 4 Dead in which a team of four players (known as Hunters) is pitted against a player or computer controlled Monster. Teamwork and cooperation are essential on the...
By GameInformer
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85
As it is, Evolve does its one thing remarkably well, and the few other gripes I have – including long, multi-stage load times and the inability to customize A.I. teammates when playing with friends – don't dampen my enthusiasm for playing more.
By IGN
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90
Tactically deep, and bursting with character, Evolve offers a level of nuance rarely found in multiplayer shooters.
By GameZone
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75
Despite repetitiveness in modes and characters, Evolve offers replayability thanks, in part, to its addictive competitive...
By Digital Trends
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70
“The jungle was wide and full of twitterings, rustlings, murmurs, and sighs. Suddenly it all ceased, as if someone had shut a door. Silence. A sound of thunder.” - Ray Bradbury, A Sound of Thunder At its very best, Turtle Rock Studios' Evolve channels...
By Cheat Code Central
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90
One of the most anticipated games from last year's E3 was Evolve, the newest project by Left 4 Dead developer Turtle Rock Studios. For those of you who missed out on our E3 coverage, Evolve is an asymmetrical 4 v 1 monster hunting first person shooter....
By Polygon
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80
Evolve occasionally brushes against a real breakthrough for Turtle Rock, with its distinctive take on a different kind of multiplayer shooter. New territory always presents new problems, and Evolve doesn't always solve them. But it distinguishes itself from the pack of multiplayer options out there with the flair of something truly different.
By GameSpot
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80
As with Turtle Rock’s Left 4 Dead, Evolve is best when you play with buddies; getting matched with a novice can lead to ghastly results if your newfound friend constantly seeks out the nonexistent “I” in “team.” It doesn’t take long to whip a newcomer into shape, at least, meaning you can usually focus on Evolve’s unique brand of greatness: the suspense of the hunt, the exhilaration of battle, and the drive to dominate Shear. Even Sasquatch would shiver at the dangers.