"Evolution Worlds: A Ya Know RPG"

Here’s my opinion of the game Evolution Worlds for GCN (I can’t think of anything fancy)

Story 5/10
Well, all I can’t really tell you much about the story so I’ll copy it out of the instruction booklet:

Tens of thousands of years have passed since the demise of an ancient advanced civilization. The story is happening in 930. According to the Western calendar, the subsequent human civilization has finally evolved to the level of being able to build submarines and aircraft. A special group of people are able to use a Cyframe, one of the ancient tools excavated from the ruins of the ancient civilization. Known as the ''adventurers'' or ''Cyframe users,'' they get jobs from a research institute called the Society, and they use the Cyframes to explore the ruins.

As a boy living in Pannam Town, Mag Launcher dreams of becoming a first-class adventurer like his parents.

While the first-class Launcher family had produced generations of famous adventurers, the current clan boasts no notable achievements, and has now arrived at the brink of ruin. Both of Mag's parents were lost on an adventure from which they never returned, so it fell upon young Mag to become head of the Launcher family. Many ancient ruins are found near Mag's home in Pannam Town, which is popular with adventurers who travel from other countries to excavate the ruins. Like the other adventurers, Mag has also spent his days in pursuit of adventures and the exploration of the ruins.

Linear, the little girl, can always be found at Mag's side while he explores ancient sites. When she first appeared on the Launcher family's doorstep three years ago, Linear carried a letter written by Mag's father. The letter said only '' Mag, protect this girl Linear.'' Under the watchful eye of his faithful butler Gre, Mag has become proficient in the use of the Cyframe and is now leaving on adventures with Linear...

Gameplay 6/10
The gameplay seemed pretty good for the most part. There were a few minor problems with camera angles. Also, I felt the turn-based battles were somewhat confusing. The battles get extremely repetitive, too. There are no random battles, but your enemies can be seen in the 3-D world.
Those are the major downsides of this game.

Control 8/10
Outside of battle control is simple and very reactive. As in most RPGs the in and out of battle menus are easy to navigate.

Graphics And Sound 7/10
The music is basically the same, either tense or happy music play everywhere you are in the game. Next to that, the voice acting can get annoying during a run-on cut-scene, but the graphics make up for that. The graphics are smooth and flowing. The characters are proportionate if you exclude the fact that a 16 year old is less than half the height of a full-grown man.

Replayability 1/10
There is no reason to replay the game unless you get all of the Appraisal items.

Overall 7/10
Overall this game is good, but only die-hard fans of the series should buy this game right off the shelf. For the other 90% of us, just rent it first then buy it if you really want to.

Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Originally Posted: 03/14/03, Updated 03/14/03