A friend of mine picked up Evil Zone, and we ended up playing it, more or less as a joke; we saw the retsupurae of it, thought it was pretty weird and goofy, and wanted to give it a try. It turns out, though, that the team at Yuke's seems to have actually put a lot of thought into it?
The simple and streamlined mechanics, though unintuitive in some places (like the "double back" input to use a finisher), makes each character feel very easy to learn, and the use of Captures and a wide variety of projectile attacks ensures that the game remains fairly dynamic at any range, regardless of character choice.
The plot's also solid and surprisingly in-depth, especially after the lore provided by the Encyclopedia is factored in. It's kind of sad, actually — it feels like they really wanted to make a franchise out of this, but it wasn't successful enough. Still, what's present is a pretty interesting read, and the between-battle interludes are always fun.
I definitely wouldn't say Evil Zone is one of the best fighting games out there, or even, necessarily, a great one, but it has some solid ideas and a surprising amount of dedication to its setting and characters.
Surprisingly good?
A friend of mine picked up Evil Zone, and we ended up playing it, more or less as a joke; we saw the retsupurae of it, thought it was pretty weird and goofy, and wanted to give it a try. It turns out, though, that the team at Yuke's seems to have actually put a lot of thought into it?
The simple and streamlined mechanics, though unintuitive in some places (like the "double back" input to use a finisher), makes each character feel very easy to learn, and the use of Captures and a wide variety of projectile attacks ensures that the game remains fairly dynamic at any range, regardless of character choice.
The plot's also solid and surprisingly in-depth, especially after the lore provided by the Encyclopedia is factored in. It's kind of sad, actually — it feels like they really wanted to make a franchise out of this, but it wasn't successful enough. Still, what's present is a pretty interesting read, and the between-battle interludes are always fun.
I definitely wouldn't say Evil Zone is one of the best fighting games out there, or even, necessarily, a great one, but it has some solid ideas and a surprising amount of dedication to its setting and characters.