Evil Genius 2: World Domination Reviews

They somehow perfectly captured the charm, humor and visuals of the first game but completely fumbled the rest. This game feels like a shitty mobile port with the weird choices they made to game-play loop. I don't think the devs have any idea what made the original game so fun. Wasted potential. Shame.

Pretty fun game. Great vibes. Amazing music. Fun mechanics and voice acting is great. Gets quite repetative by the end and multiple playthroughs are pretty similer. If into this type of game or a fan of James Bold highly recomend.

While I do enjoy playing this game, I would never recommend this to a friend. [to be clear I've been playing this game on hard mode and have been doing everything correctly] This game has massive game design flaws that hurt my enjoyment of the entire game. I don't feel in the mood to explain why with like 2 - 3 paragraphs but to keep it short; the entire game is a progress bar, there is no 'game'. It's a glorified decorated progress bar where to wait like an hour for SOMETHING, ANYTHING to happen. While you play the game further, the fights get reptitive, and while I do sometimes enjoy a game being repetitive, this is like, REALLY repetitive. Literally just task your henchmen to kill the enemy every 10 minutes and forget about it. There's barely any strategy here and the traps most of the time get disabled for me which seems kind of pointless for one of the CORE mechanics to just be thrown out of the literal window. There is no gameplay, no strategy, and the breadcrumbs of gameplay you do in this game is 90% the same. exact. thing.

Play the first one. EG2 is OK, even after all this time it has bugs. Lots of gloss with less substance under the surface. It lacks the grit of the first game by simplifying too much. If you haven't played the first, do that. Otherwise, wait until heavily discounted and enjoy the first dozen or so hours until bogged down with unlimited cash, substandard traps and pointless repetativity.

Finally sat down and gave the game a fair chance and Cant put it down. It does take a bit to nail down all of the machanic’s, slow down and play more strategic and have been rather happy with the depth so far. There are a few things that are very annoying, especially compared to the first game. The amount of generators start becoming a constant battle over time, gold racks could do with holding more and cameras are only peaceable in the halls. The Traps I have tried so far feel underpowered and there seems to be no pressure pads to set up better traps. The casino is the only thing I need which feels lack luster. Even with the down falls; I’m still enjoying the game overall and would recommend.

Very good gameplay and mechanics, but the balancing and progression feels incredibly poorly done; it's too easy in the beginning and doesn't properly explain how the game works, and then you get constantly bombarded with supersoldiers and max level investigators that can't be distracted or deterred and that will wipe out your entire minion force and constantly leave your lair in a state of chaos and disrepair. Regardless of how much you invest in different traps or guards, or methods of distraction, or how big your lair is, or how much raw cash you have, any enemies except the lowest tier ones that only appear in the tutorial will be borderline or legitimately impossible to deter without having to kill or capture them, which increases your global suspicion and causes even MORE troops to raid you. It's a vicious and incredibly poorly playtested cycle.

I loved the first game, and I loved the second game at first too. This game has a great foundation, but needs severe QOL improvements to help keep the game engaging. As it stands, various different problems drag the game towards tedious near the mid game rather than challenging or fun. Unfortunately, I don't believe this will happen, and would suggest looking into other base building games.

English: Evil Genius 2: World Domination is a well-crafted niche base-building game. While it shares similarities with other titles in the genre, it stands out with its unique gameplay and distinctive style. The humorous tone and the fantasy of being the villain are handled exceptionally well. Its story is surprisingly detailed and engaging, offering more than just the standard base-building experience. It delivers a character driven and vibrant narrative. A refreshing and enjoyable title that fans of the genre should definitely check out. Türkçe: Evil Genius 2: World Domination, niş bir kitleye hitap eden, güzel ve eğlenceli bir üs kurma oyunu. Diğer base building türündeki yapımlara benzese de, kendine özgü oynanışı ve atmosferiyle fark yaratıyor. Özellikle mizahi tonu ve kötü adam olma fantezisini başarıyla işlemesiyle öne çıkıyor. Hikayesi beklenenden daha detaylı ve ilgi çekici klasik üs kurma deneyiminin ötesine geçerek oyuncuya karakter odaklı, renkli bir anlatım sunuyor. Türü sevenlerin mutlaka şans vermesi gereken farklı ve keyifli bir yapım.

The updates from the original are minimal and unfortunately, most of them detract from the experience. Instead of feeling like a criminal mastermind pulling the strings, the added micromanagement left me feeling more like a glorified assistant stuck doing errands.

Anyone who has played the first Evil Genius will love this one! Also those looking for a simple base build game. Love the build system! Love the comedy! Honestly couldn't be happier with the sequel.