ABOUT EVOLVE



Developer: Turtle Rock Studios
Publisher: 2K Games
Distributor: Take-Two Interactive
Composer: Jason Graves[1][2]
Engine: CryEngine (4th generation)
Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Release date: February 10, 2015[3]
Genre: Action, first-person shooter
Mode: Single-player, multiplayer (co-op)
Distribution: Optical disc, download

From Turtle Rock Studios, creators of Left 4 Dead, comes Evolve, the next generation of multiplayer shooters where four Hunters face off against a single, player-controlled Monster in adrenaline-pumping 4v1 matches. Play as the Monster to use savage abilities and an animalistic sense to kill your human enemies, or choose one of four Hunter classes (Assault, Trapper, Medic and Support) and team up to take down the beast on the planet Shear, where flora and fauna act as an adversary to man and monster alike. Level up to unlock new Hunter or Monster characters as well as upgrades, skins, and perks. Earn your infamy on the leaderboards and become the apex predator.

Game modes

Hunt:
The Hunters must kill the Monster before it can destroy the power relay located in the map. The Monster must reach stage 3 in order to destroy the relay, though it can also opt to kill all of the Hunters.

Nest:
Six Monster eggs are located in random locations on the map. The Monster must protect them from the Hunters for 10 minutes, and can hatch one of the eggs to spawn a minion to help it. The Hunters must destroy all six eggs, as well as any minions, within the time limit to win.

Rescue:
Injured colonists trying to escape the Monsters are placed randomly on the map. Hunters need to locate, revive and protect them as they make their escape. The monster needs to kill as many of these colonists as possible and keep them from getting away. Who ever saves or kills five colonists first wins.

Defend:
A starship's refueling station comes under the assault of a player-controlled fully evolved monster and smaller Goliath minions. The hunters must stop the monster from causing a catastrophic accident by protecting the power generators until the ship is fully powered, while the monster must destroy two generators to reach the ship's power source.

Evacuation:
A series of five matches between the same players, being the effective "story mode" of the game. Each match gives the winning side an advantage in the next map (such as a destroyed power plant releasing toxic gas the monster is immune to or a saved one powering autonomous turrets to assist the hunters), ending with a Defend match.


Story

Evolve is set on Shear, a distant planet located in the "Far Arm" of space, that humanity has traveled to in the distant future. The established colonies, considered the most valuable in this region of space, are soon attacked by malevolent alien Monsters.[9] As the Monsters slaughter the colonists on Shear, a former planet tamer named William Cabot is brought out of retirement to deal with the threat, in order to evacuate the remaining colonists from Shear. In response, Cabot assembles a team of Hunters—consisting of war veterans, psychopaths, professionals, and expendables—to eliminate the Monsters, setting the main conflict of Evolve.

Hunters
The Hunters are the playable faction of humans in Evolve.

Assault
Assault Hunters are the main damage-dealers of the team.
Their Class Ability is the Personal Shield, which grants temporary invulnerability.
- Markov
- Hyde
- Parnell

Trapper
Trappers specialize in tracking down and trapping the Monster.
Their Class Ability is the Mobile Arena, which is a force-field that envelopes an area in order to contain the Monster.
- Griffin
- Maggie & Daisy
- Abe

Medics
Medics focus on keeping the team alive.
Their Class Ability is the Healing Burst, which gives all nearby allies a substantial increase to their current health.
- Val
- Lazarus
- Caira

Support
Supports possess a variety of versatile tools for aiding allies.
Their Class Ability is the Cloaking Device, which turns all nearby allies invisible.
- Hank
- Bucket
- Cabot



Monsters
The Monsters are the other playable faction in Evolve.

Goliath
Goliath is a highly durable melee Monster with versatile abilities.

- Rock Throw: Rips a chunk of earth out of the ground and throws it at an area.
- Fire Breath: Spits a jet of liquid flame that does damage for a short time.
- Leap Smash: Jumps to an area and deals splash damage where it lands.
- Charge: Rushes forward, knocking back enemies it collides with.

Kraken
Kraken is a long-ranged flying Monster that attacks with electricity.

- Lightning Strike: Unleashes a large blast at a designated area.
- Banshee Mines: Plants proximity mines that stick to enemies.
- Vortex: Fires a moving wall of energy that knocks back enemies from afar.
- Aftershock: Emits an energetic burst that chains electricity to nearby foes.

Wraith
Wraith is a stealth-focused melee Monster with tricky abilities.

- Abduction: Rushes forward, grabbing a Hunter, then quickly returns to the point-of-cast.
- Warp Blast: Teleports to a chosen location, releasing an explosion upon arrival.
- Decoy: Creates a temporary clone while simultaneously cloaking.
- Supernova: Releases an explosion around herself, while also buffing her own damage and attack speed.

Behemoth
Behemoth is the Monster given to players that preordered Evolve. Turtle Rock Studios let fans vote on the name of this Monster, with Behemoth winning out. All that is currently known about this Monster is that it is even larger than Goliath.

This post has been edited by qudeenz360: Mar 24 2015, 02:39 PM

Last time i played in Close beta, I felt like the map is abit too big for 5 players.... spotted the monster then it started running, player trace foot steps, found again > run > find foot steps/traces, rinse & repeat until that monster player die or it started evolve stronger then the table turns the other way round lol.

This post has been edited by IccyAsd: Jan 11 2015, 10:22 AM

Reserved xbone edi

And PO the game, still no gamertag

Later will add

not interested to be honest

who knows maybe the BETA coming 15th January will change my mind

try BETA