Plague Inc: Evolved
| Plague Inc: Evolved | |
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| Developer(s) | Ndemic Creations |
| Publisher(s) | Ndemic Creations |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) |
Microsoft Windows OS X Linux Xbox One |
| Release date(s) |
Xbox One
Windows, OS X, Linux
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| Genre(s) | Strategy, simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Plague Inc: Evolved is a strategy and simulation game for Windows, OS X, Linux and Xbox One. In the game, the player creates and evolves a pathogen in an effort to destroy the world with a deadly plague. It is a fully redeveloped and designed version of popular mobile game Plague Inc. and adds a number of new features. It was created by one-man developer Ndemic Creations and is currently available through Steam. The game uses an epidemic model with a complex and realistic set of variables to simulate the spread and severity of the plague and has attracted the attention of the CDC.[1]
Gameplay
The core game of Plague Inc: Evolved is the same as Plague Inc. - the player controls a plague which has infected patient zero. The player must infect and kill the whole world population by evolving the plague and adapting to various environments. However, there is a time pressure to complete the game before humans, the opponent, develop a cure for the plague. The developer has said that the game was inspired by Pandemic 2, a browser-based Flash game released in 2008 by Dark Realm Studios.[2]
The game series has been praised by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who said "it uses a non-traditional route to raise public awareness on epidemiology, disease transmission, and diseases/pandemic information. The game creates a compelling world that engages the public on serious public health topics". The developer of the game was invited to give a talk at the CDC.[3]
Differences from the original
- Cooperative and competitive multiplayer (Competitive play has been implemented, though cooperative is yet to be added[4])
This image shows the screenshots of Plague Inc: Evolved in the Steam store page. - Scenario creator and world builder
- 3D world and disease models
- "City Cams" - Street level images of the world showing disease progression
- "Body Scanner" - Shows how evolutions impact the human body
- End game replays, government priority indicators and new stats/graphs
- Better overall graphics
It also includes all of the expansion packs from the original Plague Inc. game.[5]
Development and release
Plague Inc: Evolved went live on Steam Early Access on 20 February 2014.[6]
The developer used "almost half a million pieces of feedback and feature requests from players" to help him understand what players wanted from the game and is currently "only 50 percent of the way through the original Plague Inc. design document".[7]
A multiplayer mode, titled "VS. mode" was added to the game on 1 December 2015. In this mode, players compete against each other to spread their own plague across the world, while preventing in-game humans from inventing vaccinations and cures and hostile diseases, controlled by another players from eradicating the player's own disease. The mode adds new genes, evolution and abilities to the game.[8]
The 1.0 release took place on 18 February 2016.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ "CDC thoughts on Plague Inc". Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ↑ "Plague vs. Pandemic: How James Vaughan's iOS hit Plague Inc. took the market from its inspiration - PocketGamer". Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ↑ "CDC thoughts on Plague Inc". Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ↑ http://steamcommunity.com/games/plagueincevolved/announcements/detail/79173540569154695
- ↑ "Plague Inc:Evolved info page". Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ↑ "Plague In: Evolved Steam Store Info Page". Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ↑ "Plague Inc: Evolved will use player feedback to shape multiplayer campaign, says Ndemic Creations". Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ↑ Chalk, Andy (28 November 2015). "Plague Inc. Evolved gets head-to-head multiplayer next week". PC Gamer. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ↑ "PLAGUE INC: EVOLVED IS OUT OF EARLY ACCESS - VERSION 1.0. LAUNCHES FOR PC, MAC AND LINUX!". Retrieved 20 April 2016.