Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Allgame | |
| GamePro | 3.5 / 5 |
| Nintendo Power | 3.6 / 5 |
| Super Play | 47 / 100 |
The game received mild but generally positive reviews during its initial release in North America. GamePro magazine praised the game's originality and overall design but found fault with the visual presentation of the title, stating "although this game has an interesting concept, the sluggish game play and average graphics may make you return to the caves." The publication also found the background music lacking, stating the game's compositions ranged from "soothing" to "annoying". Nintendo Power also called attention to the game's ingenuity and theme, remarking that "he idea of this game is great and the weird creatures you can evolve can be both bizarre and hilarious." However, the magazine felt the game's representation of the concept of evolution was too fanciful, also stating the process of obtaining power-up items being "tedious". Nintendo Power would later give the game an honorable mention during its "Top Titles of 1993" awards segment as one of the most innovative games of the year.
Allgame was less positive about the game, giving it two stars out of five. They praised the challenge that the bosses presented, and the quantity of creatures the player could evolve into, but noted that the game was "marred by mediocre graphics and sluggish gameplay." Although not officially released in Europe, the game was covered in an import review by Super Play in late 1993 and although they found the game's strategy components to be "top-notch", the rest of the game was regarded as "very mediocre", garnering only a 47% average score.
More contemporary reviews of the game were largely positive. In his 2001 collector's guide Video Game Bible, author Andy Slaven called the game "wildly underrated (and highly original)". In February 2007, IGN ranked E.V.O. second in its list of the greatest "Prehistoric Games" of all time, stating "o other title before or since has so effectively captured the essence of evolutionary theory in videogame form." The website additionally likened the title to the then-upcoming and highly-anticipated Spore by Maxis Games, calling E.V.O. the "original success story" in life-simulation gaming and the standard for which it would be judged.
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