(c)1992 ALMANIC (c)1992 KOICHI SUGIYAMA
(c)1992 CUBE (c)1992 ENIX
Cartridge (Backup Ram) SHVC-46
Action / Adventure game
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Released in America as
E.V.O - SEARCH FOR EDEN
( SNS-46-USA )
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46 Okunen Monogatari is an adventure game by Enix. The goal of the game
is to make sure Earth evolves in the right way and each level gives the player an
evolutionary challenge. For instance, players have to beat the sharks
before moving onto land, or defeat the sleek insects who try to take over the reptiles, or
prevent the same reptiles to later take over the mammals. The player starts
as a simple fish and, with the help of the beautiful Gaia (the planet's spirit I guess)
will evolve
into numerous different animals and into the ultimate form : the human. The incarnated
creature wins evolutionary points (AP) by eating other life forms.
Those points can then be used to evolve parts of the body : jaws, horns,
neck, body, hands and feet, tail etc... Evolutionary magic crystals
can also be collected along the way to accelerate this process. The
game is first presented as an overhead view of the surrounding world. Once a
stage is selected, the whole thing turns into a traditional side view action game.
Other animals are spread along the way and will either give
information or short missions, or, in most cases, will simply try to eat the player. Another
originality of the game is its non-linearity. It is up to the player to
evolve an aggressive, or more defensive creature. Choices are important
too and the game will branch out depending on what decisions you take.
You can also save your creatures in the cartridge's memory.
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