Evolve | Xbox One

About the Game

Evolve is an asymmetrical multiplayer game for five players. It is played with a team of four humans against a single monster, all controlled by human players. It does not contain a separate single-player mode, but the game can be played by a single player with up to four bots controlling the remaining spots. The game is set in the future and takes place on Shear, a planet far away that has been colonized.

Story & Setting

The game modes are Defend, Hunt, Nest and Rescue. In Rescue, both the humans and the monster go after injured colonists spread over the map. The first to rescue or kill five, respectively, wins the session. Games can be played as Quick Play sessions or in the Evacuation story mode.

Gameplay & Core Systems

Players assemble a team with any combination of the classes to hunt down the monster. Assaults use a personal shield for temporary invulnerability, Medics use a health burst to provide health in a radius, Supports can activate a radius of cloaking, and Trappers use a Mobile Arena energy dome shield to narrow down the area where the monster can be found. The other Hunter Griffin can deploy spikes to detect movement and the Hunter Maggie releases a pet trapjaw to chase after the monster's trail. Next to the permanent perks and the basic customization system, the full roster of characters is unlocked by reaching the mastery level in the different skills. The Kraken is a flying monster that attacks from long range using electricity.

Standout Features

• It does not contain a separate single-player mode, but the game can be played by a single player with up to four bots controlling the remaining spots.
• Assaults use a personal shield for temporary invulnerability, Medics use a health burst to provide health in a radius, Supports can activate a radius of cloaking, and Trappers use a Mobile Arena energy dome shield to narrow down the area where the monster can be found.
• Hunter Griffin: The other Hunter Griffin can deploy spikes to detect movement and the Hunter Maggie releases a pet trapjaw to chase after the monster's trail.
• Next to the permanent perks and the basic customization system, the full roster of characters is unlocked by reaching the mastery level in the different skills.
• This can also be done in solo matches and it applies to the monsters as well.
• It can charge, use its fire breath, and perform a leap smash or a rock throw.
• It can abduct a character away from the team, create a decoy version of itself, generate a supernova (radial destruction along with damage and attack speed buff), and perform a warp blast to teleport and do damage at the same time.
• Monsters can feed on wildlife and dead humans to fill an energy meter and evolve.

Modes & Ways to Play

The game modes are Defend, Hunt, Nest and Rescue. Games can be played as Quick Play sessions or in the Evacuation story mode.

Player support includes Internet, Bots, Co-Op, and Team.

Presentation & Atmosphere

In Nest, the monster needs to defend six monster eggs somewhere in the environment for ten minutes.