Yahtzee reviews Evil Genius 2: World Domination, a base-building management game where you play as a supervillain. Explore its retro aesthetic and logistical challenges.
This is a transcript of Yahtzee's review of Evil Genius 2: World Domination from Zero Punctuation. The review discusses the game's premise of being a supervillain building a base and managing minions, focusing on the challenges of base design, logistics, and the hands-off management style. It highlights inefficiencies in room designation, furniture placement, power generation, and minion assignment. The review also touches on the game's combat, the effectiveness of traps versus guards, and the surprising power of the evil genius themselves, questioning the game's overall design and fun factor.
- The game emphasizes base-building and logistics, but can feel inefficient.
- Minions require specific rooms for barracks, dining, and breaks, with furniture restrictions.
- Power and signal strength are increased by building more generators or computer banks, leading to constant expansion.
- Direct minion control is limited, making it difficult to react to threats.
- Traps are often more effective than guards for dealing with intruders.
- The evil genius can be powerful, potentially undermining the challenge of base defense.
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