Evil Genius 2: World Domination
Developer/publisher Rebellion Developments Format PC Release Out now
Playing Evil Genius 2, you begin to appreciate just how much work must go into even the most inept Bond villain’s schemes. A sequel to Elixir Studios’ cult 2004 strategy game, this is a vibrant, characterful management sim where you choose one from four colourful and varied masterminds – including a tyrannical Soviet general played, loudly, by Flash Gordon’s Brian Blessed – then construct a secret lair and attempt to take over the world with them.
Doing so involves an often head-spinning amount of micromanagement, from training minions to do your dirty work and keeping an eye on your budget (being evil is expensive) to researching, itself a modern refresh of a beloved management game. But is surprisingly complex and challenging – especially in the late game when those agents come thick and fast and gold trickles out of your vault at an alarming rate.
