Talk:Evil Genius (video game)

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[edit] Sequel?

After the credits of this game, it says "The End...or is it?". Would that imply that there might be a sequel to this game or is it just a joke? --Chris16447 21:24, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

  • Very unlikely, unfortunately Elixir Studios stopped making games earlier this year. -Sulfuras 18:34, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
    • I heard that Rebellion has bought the rights to Evil Genius and may be producing a sequal. 84.92.62.165 20:30, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
      • In PCGamer, it was rumoured that a sequel would be coming out, with multiplayer world domination. Duncan Frost 12:46, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Problems

Don't want to sound naggy, but this article is quite unprofessional, you make personal comments about the minions and it just feels a little like a review or a guide.

Cheers


The criticism part is not a summary of problems but a rant written by a disgruntled player.

Indeed, I'm tempted to simply delete the entirety of the criticism section following the sentence ending '...not fixed in the official patch.', far too POV. mode_seven 22:20, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
I was not only tempted, I went ahead and deleted it. It was absolutely terrible. - KingRaptor 01:17, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

I'd say you did a good job with it. Much better. Skooma2112 16:53, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Minions

Having the minions grouped by tier doesn't seem useful for this sort of article. I think it would be clearer if they were grouped by type -- i.e., military, science, and social minions. Chrismith 20:45, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

I went ahead and reorganized the section, and also rewrote several pieces of information that were either misleading or just plain wrong. Chrismith 22:53, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Evil Genius article

I love this game! and i had a look on the evilplanet.com forums a few times recently and it seems that Rebellion have bought the rights to elixir games and one of their lead programmers (or something like that) is "very interested" in "doing something" with evil genius.

[edit] The look of Superagent Mamba...

Is it just me, or does she look like Honey Ryder played by Ursula Andress. If I correctly, she wields a dagger in an attack, and her outfit is very similar to Ryder.

• She does. Many of the games characters are obvious caricatures of bond legends and other film persona, like Rambo, Bruce Lee etc

wouldn't it also be likely that shes a spoof of black mamba in kill bill (uma thurman)

Possibly, but it also could be that she is also named after the snake. Chronolegion 12:55, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Move page

This article should be moved to Evil Genius (computer game). SharkD 06:10, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Done.SharkD 01:57, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Gameplay

Is this game real-time or turn-based? SharkD 06:15, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

RTS Chronolegion 12:07, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

This article needs a dedicated gameplay section (maybe to replace all the unit cruft?). SharkD 01:57, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jubei

The samurai Jubei is probably a parody on the main character in the Manga-movie Ninja-Scroll, and the manga-series with the same title. Might be a good thing to add a reference.

[edit] Forces of Justice

I was wondering, the names for the Justice factions are abbreviations, so what do they stand for?24.118.227.213 23:10, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] God Game genre?

I disagree with this genre

A real-time strategy (RTS) video game is a strategic game that is distinctly not turn-based.

Where as a God Game is

God games are characterized by gameplay in which the player makes optional interventions in the game world, for instance in the form of miracles or calamities, rather than being necessary for its continual progression. Unlike normal strategy games, the user does not directly control the simulated inhabitants of the game world, and instead must affect the world and influence its subjects without directly controlling them; there is a minimum of "click-select-order" gameplay. With some exceptions, god games tend toward large scales, where the player controls or affects entire realms, continents or worlds, which are viewed from an elevated, aloft perspective.

I would say that Evil Genius - you, as a player, are very much in control of the Evil Genius and through that character influence and build your environment by issuing commands to your minions. --198.150.76.150 (talk) 18:08, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

I would suppose the classification came from the fact that you cannot control your minions directly. However, I agree that in other respects it bears far more resemblance to the accepted definition of a RTS. mode_seven (talk) 21:07, 20 May 2008 (UTC)