Evil Genius 2: World Domination Reviews
(Console port review) Evil Genius 2: World Domination is certainly another management game, in that it doesn’t do anything which its predecessors haven’t already done before, playing it pretty safe. But as it manages to pull everything it attempts off without a hitch and also provides the pretty unique aesthetic of pretending to be a criminal mastermind, I’m happy to give credit where it is due. For lovers of management sims it’s an easy recommendation, and if you’re limited to only having access to consoles, it’s a good choice for experiencing this style of game in an approachable and streamlined way.
Evil Genius 2: World Domination, with its wacky traps and accessible brand of evil strategy, is an easy recommendation. Seeing your lair expand from a couple of basic rooms into a fully-fledged multi-story instrument of death is one of the most gratifying gaming experiences I’ve had in 2021. Sure, the campaign can feel a little too guided at times, but that can’t overshadow the power fantasy that Evil Genius 2: World Domination provides.
Evil Genius 2: World Domination is, just like over-the-top spy films, a product of its time and feels very much dated.
Evil Genius 2 captures the spirit of the original and still provides plenty of entertaining moments as a result, but the fiddly interface and the lack of any options to manually control its often moronic minions makes it a real exercise in patience at times.
While the dastardly villain simulator is in need of a little TLC to truly come into its own, Evil Genius 2: World Domination makes countless improvements to the original cult classic.
Evil Genius 2: World Domination is a great proposition for those who are bored of saving the world. This is a very well-prepared strategy and base-builder.
Review in Polish | Read full review
Great continuation of the first Evil Genius. Second installment has every specific points of the gamestyle which we remember but sometimes is too much repetitive.
Review in Czech | Read full review
Overall the game is well made and the seventeen years fans have been waiting has been well worth it. This game is worth your time if you enjoyed the original or if you are into these kinds of games!
Evil Genius 2 : World Domination brings back good memories with an experience offering similar sensations. In the end, I appreciated the content provided, but it is a bit repetitive and offers very little new additions. Hopefully, the additional content coming in the futur will help vary the gameplay a bit.
Review in French | Read full review
While the game is not going to be for everyone; if you have patience the reward is some really great fun and some of the most unique and enjoyable gameplay in years.
If you’re looking for a way to unleash your inner supervillain, there’s definitely some fiendish fun to be had with Evil Genius 2 – but it might be worth waiting until it’s spent some more time being revised before marshalling your underlings for a tilt at your own slice of digital megalomania.
At its best, Evil Genius 2 nails the aesthetics and humor of the original. Sadly, that comes at a huge price of an interesting “world map”, interface issues and uninteresting secondary quests. For developer that revitalized the Nazi Zombie Army franchise, it comes off as a disappointment.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
There’s a good core but the rest of the game is the Diet Coke of Evil: Just one calorie, not evil enough.
Evil Genius 2 presents as a faithful reimagining of the classic PC sim genre, but does the style hold up today?
As a massive fan of building-simulation games, I was very eager to play Evil Genius 2. The overall goal is World Domination; building up a lair to find new ways to take over the world. A rich network of game systems synchronise with one another to work towards this goal. But is the game terribly good or just plain terrible? Find out in this Rapid Review.
Evil Genius 2 makes good on the premise of the original. A superb concept is fully realized with fun and intricate gameplay to back up stellar presentation.
Evil Genius 2: World Domination has heart and humor which makes for a couple of memorable, chuckle-worthy moments. It can be intensely satisfying when you finally figure out how to do the things you need to do. The game’s music and atmosphere are very well crafted too. This is a game you can sink hours upon hours into, but your experience will be both good and awful, which is a bad thing to experience when it comes to a lair-builder game. It has a ton of quandaries Rebellion Developments will have to iron out in future updates, but for a game belonging to its genre, it’s not necessarily a bad game. However, at times, especially later on, calling it an “enjoyable game” increasingly becomes more and more untruthful.
All in all, Evil Genius 2: World Domination is an entertaining sim with an incredibly fun premise that while slow at times is still rewarding to stick with and see through to the end. It’s also great to see developer Rebellion go out of their comfort zone and try something besides a shooter every now and then. They’ve managed to build quite a catalog during their run, and if Evil Genius 2 is any indication, they are more than welcome to experiment with their other hits of old.
Evil Genius 2 is a surprisingly addictive (evil) management sim. Despite there being a bit of repetitive busywork to do, there’s plenty of global domination wickedness for even the most power-hungry megalomaniac to sink their avaricious teeth into.
Though by no means revolutionary, Evil Genius 2 is a solid, expansive, and fun lair management and defence game and a welcome return for the franchise.