The demo showed off two available options. The henchmen (henchpeople? henchpersons?) also return for Evil Genius 2. There are negative traits too, so you'll want to keep an eye on the traits available to each worker. If you have a worker with the "Astute" trait, which allows them to see through disguises more often, that's a great candidate for a Counter-Agent. One Guard shown in the demo had the trait "Suit Too Tight", which lowers their overall speed.
One wrinkle for the sequel is that minions all have unique traits. Evil Genius always lived in the details, and it's fun to watch a Worker pull off a Dragon Punch on a dummy while a Guard makes notes on a clipboard. Workers can train alone, but if you have a Guard stationed nearby to watch over them, the training will go faster. You'll need training stations in order to create these higher level minions, like a room with punching dummies to train up your security-focused Muscle minions. Rebellion also added male and female character models for every minion type, so you have more looks available to you. The latter can actually target and reveal enemy agents, which is great for keeping your lair secure. The abilities are different too: the Diplomat from the first game's Social tree has been replaced by the Counter-Agent within the Deception tree. Evil Genius 2 doesn't lift those progression tier wholesale though while the last two options in Evil Genius' Science category were the Quantum Physicist and Biochemist, they're the Biologist and Quantum Chemist in the sequel. Veterans of Evil Genius will note that these categories are similar to the first game, and there are four different levels of progression within each category. These can then be trained up in three different categories: Muscle, Deception, and Science. There's the standard catch-all Workers, who take care of standard jobs around your lair. While Maximilian looks to be the "default" genius choice, it feels like the other three correspond to the special minion types at your disposal. Your genius can issue the "Do It Now" order near areas around the base to make it a higher priority, but otherwise, Evil Genius 2 isn't about per-minion management. Your minions will operate the base as needed, manning stations, attacking intruders, and carving rooms out of the mountain at your behest. You only really have control of your chosen genius. Rebellion wants each genius to have a different story this time around, and your choice of genius will determine which campaign missions you have to tackle.
The final option is Red Ivan, a burly military general who is the focus of this demo. One looks to potentially be an updated version of Alexis, while another sports a retro-futuristic science getup. In the sequel, Maximilian is joined by three new villains. The first Evil Genius offered players the choice of one of three villains bent on world domination: Maximilian, a diet version of James Bond's Ernst Stavro Blofeld Alexis, the posh heiress of a multimedia empire and Shen Yu, a throwback to the Yellow Peril villains like Fu Manchu.
I didn't directly get my hands on it, but the developers did walk me through a current version of the game, showing how Rebellion plans to follow-up the niche classic. It's a balancing act, and one that's probably not any easier when there's a 17-year gap between the original and its sequel.Įvil Genius 2: World Domination seems to be primarily concerned with getting the "Evil Genius" part right above all else. A good sequel has to meaningfully advance the ideas established by the first game without twisting those ideas into wholly new shapes. It's difficult to craft a sequel to a beloved title.
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