Evolution: The World of Sacred Device
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| Developer(s) | Sting |
| Publisher(s) | ESP (JPN) Ubisoft |
| Designer(s) | DANDY DAN |
| Platform(s) | Sega Dreamcast |
| Release date | December 16, 1999 |
| Genre(s) | RPG |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Teen (T) |
Evolution: The World of Sacred Device (known as Shinkisekai Evolution [1] in Japan} is a console role-playing game for the Sega Dreamcast console. It was developed by Sting and published by Ubisoft in North America. In Japan it was published by ESP (Entertainment Software Publishers).
Evolution is a dungeon crawling game that follows the adventures of Mag Launcher. Mag Launcher and his companions use Cyframes, technology discovered in ancient ruins. These Cyframes are sought after by adventurers who explore caverns to find them.
Combat in Evolution is non-random and occurs whenever the character touches an enemy. The battle system uses 3D graphics and is turn-based, with each individual combatant having their own turn.
This game and the sequel was compacted into Evolution Worlds on the Nintendo GameCube.
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[edit] Gameplay
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This game features multiple different gameplay elements. The battle system within the game not only has "experience points" but it gives "skill points" to characters so they can learn new abilities. In the latter half of the game, there's a lottery system that allows rare items, not found anywhere else in the game, to be obtained. The appraisal system was one of the first alchemy-like interfaces in a game in the 20th century version of Evolution.
[edit] Main Characters
- Mag Launcher- Mag Launcher is the 16 year old protagonist of the series. His birthday is April 22. Mag is the last son in a family of Adventurers, the Launchers. His parents never returned from an adventure they went on one day, and he has been raised by Gre, his butler, ever since. Mag gets his assignments from the Society, an organization dedicated to studying ruins, and he gets around on his family's seaplane. Mag is a Cyframe user and has a Cyframe shaped like a large hand called Aeracomet.
- Linear Cannon- Linear Cannon is Mag's partner in exploring ruins. She is 17 and was born February 3. No one in the game knows where she came from, she appeared on Mag's doorstep one day after his parents had disappeared with a letter from his father, telling Mag to protect her. Linear never speaks, but she learned to play the Ocarina from Mag. She never uses any Cyframe. Instead, she uses a frying pan and her ocarina, plus she has healing powers to use in battle.
- Gre Nade- Gre Nade is Mag's butler who's raised him since his parents disappeared. Gre is 58 years old and his birthday is August 30. Gre uses a gun and martial arts in combat.
- Pepper Box- Pepper is an attractive young woman who uses her looks to "innocently" seduce others, though she despises people that pay attention to only her appearance. Her age is never actually revealed, keeping the guise that "a woman's age should be kept secret", but is believed to be somewhere in her late twenties. Uses a bazooka Cyframe called Moranna Solnier.
- Chain Gun- Chain is Mag's female rival, but becomes his partner early in the game, and joins his party. Chain has a jet pack with a large blade attached, called Flamingo, and uses fire-based magic attacks. Chain is 15 and her birthday is October 25.
- Eugene- Prince of the 8th Imperial Army, he is the main antagonist of the story, obsessed with taking Linear for himself.
[edit] Story
The game begins with two friends, Mag and Linear, on a treasure hunt. When they return home, they receive word that Prince Eugene wishes to talk to them. They go to meet the Prince, who asks them about a device called Evolutia, which Mag's father supposedly found. After learning that they know nothing of it, Eugene dismisses them.
While Mag and Linear search for more treasure, Eugene becomes increasingly interested in Linear. This ultimately leads Eugene to attack Mag's house and kidnap her.
Mag follows Eugene to his battleship, where he is waiting in a giant battlesuit. Eugene voices his belief that Linear is the Evolutia, and that she will give him ultimate power. Mag destroys Eugene's battlesuit, causing the ship to begin breaking apart. As Mag and Linear flee the ship, Eugene shoots Mag in the back as he dies, killing him. Linear then reveals that she is, indeed, the Evolutia when she revives Mag and sprouts wings so as to carry him away from the battleship.
[edit] Development
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[edit] Reception
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Evolution: The World of Sacred Device has an average review ratio of 68% on Game Rankings, including web sites such as IGN (6.5/10), GameSpot (7.1/10), and GameSpy (6/10). [1]
