The World Domination SimulationProduct InformationHow evil are you?You're a malevolent mastermind bent on achieving global domination through theconstruction of the ultimate doomsday device. Build a secret base gainnotoriety by completing daring missions repel the forces of justice inreal-time combat and develop evil super-weapons to complete your nefariousmaster plan.  Evil Genius is a tongue-in-cheek take on the spy thrillers ofthe '60s offering you the unique opportunity to play the villain as you controla secret island fortress complete with powerful henchmen loyal minionsice-cold beauty queens and a host of hilarious gizmos.Product Features Master all five evil gameplay elements: base building real-time combat minion training techno-research and mission deployment. Manage your minions as you train them to develop evil technology and super-weapons. Build your secret base and defend it against attacks by obnoxious action heroes and government agents in real time. Find and recruit talented henchmen from a variety of exotic locations. Dispatch agents to war zones in search of talent...scour universities for ideologues...launch prison breaks to free captured henchmen. Undertake numerous missions to increase your power and notoriety including stealing the Eiffel Tower kidnapping pop stars and procuring priceless treasures and art.Activities Include Watch out for investigators thieves saboteurs and soldiers. They have different methods but the same objective - to take you down. Ah...world domination at your fingertips. And they dared to call you mad... Train mad scientists kung fu master diplomats and more. Equip then unleash your minion army! Give your mindless workers and occasional break so later you can

If you like god-games, city builders, and/or Risk-style strategy games then you will almost certainly appreciate this game as it masterfully combines all these elements into a unique form of game with much depth of play. On top of that it looks good in spite of its age. However, on the downside, it relies more on micromanagement and expansion than on actual strategic depth. Nevertheless, there are enough things to do and enough eye candy going on here to keep anyone going for many hours of gripping action. There are a multitude of strategic elements (military, resourceful, diplomatic etc.) which must be continually kept in balance for success to be achieved, so there is always a plethora of activities to be attended to. As such it reminds me both of games like Black and White 2 and Settlers: Rise of an Empire.

This game may be over 4 years old, but, it still is as entertaining or more entertaining than alot of the newer games. Graphics: 8/10 Game play: 10/10 Replay value: 10/10 By far a 5 star game.

This is a game that stays for you for a very long time - and is bound to find its way to your hard drive every time there is a new Bond film hype. After the deluge of the latest DRM-ruined games, I went looking through my gaming library for older gems to play. This is definitely one of them!

In a classic Ian Flemming's setting, you start in a desert tropical island where you are to design and build your secret lair. In a SIMS tradition you do not control your minions directly, instead you control the Evil Mastermind behind everything that is brilliantly nefarious: a stocky Bloomfield-lookalike in a gray Mao/Nehru jacket and an insatiable mood to take over the world (the other choices are the heavy-accented seductress Alexis and efficient Shen Yu - but we all know how chauvinistic the world of self-indulgent espionage can be).

Besides the Evil Genius, you can (partially) control a couple of major Evil Henchmen/women. I said partially because once given an order they will take their sweet time to execute it - if ever. No wonder Bond always won in the end: the Evil nemesis had to do everything himself!

Including making ends meet. Yes, even the most evil of geniuses apparently cannot print money. Hence, the need to built hotel and vacation resorts - not only to hide but also to finance the plans to take over the world. From hotelier to World Dictator - everyone not born with a silver spoon in his mouth has to pay his dues I guess...

Nevertheless, the real fun of the game is designing your lair and setting up the traps! Since there seems to be an endless number of possible combinations this alone multiples the replayability of the game.
Plan carefully ahead and watch the invading Secret Agents be thrown helplessly from one trap directly to the next - and finally out of your lair (or into a body-freezer room). Until the Super Agents that is.

The Super Agents make the game almost impossible to win. Again, in a true Ian Flemming fashion, good should prevail - and should do so easily (funny THAT concept never seemed to caught on in real life...). Nevertheless, the game is not unbeatable - it just needs a lot of practice. (I needed more than half a dozen tries - and they were all fun!)

In these Middle-Age days of PC gaming, when the industry decided to go to the dark side, it is a good idea to unwind with a brilliant classic.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

This is a flashback to the spy movies of my youth. Great concept of a genre that is wearing thin. Fun, addictive, top notch. Would love to see a sequel but hard to top this.

A few years ago, I bought this game for my boyfriend. He played it for almost 2 months, exclusively. He is a video/pc game addict, and for him to concentrate on one game for so long is extraordinary. He would finish the game, then go back and start over. Through the past 2 or 3 years, he would reinstall the game and play it through a few times, sort of a comfort-game for him. Recently, he attempted to reinstall the game and, sadly, one of the discs was scratched beyond repair. He was deeply disappointed. He looked like a child who had lost his blankey. So, I ordered it for him, and the second he recieved it, he tore it open and has played it at least once a week ever since. Thank you for making my gaming addict happy again!!