Evil Genius explores a field that is yet unknown to the world of games, a 007-esque game seen from the evil eyes
The time really came to that, that we, as very naughty people, became ultimately bored by aligning always with the "good" guys and felt the need to let off some steam, or more literally some wind traps, on the do-gooders.
The main objective of the game is to rule the world, cliche much? The game let's you choose between three Evil Geniuses with which you will rule the world, two men and a woman (Which is the smartest gender now? Take that female gender!) each of which possess a unique boon. The character of the Evil Genius is pretty much useless in action, they are like the King in chess, weak in action but invaluable and irreplaceable, the losing of which will cause your Evil empire to crumble, and will enrage the player.
You will be given an island in which, under a mountain, you will construct and expand your lair. Construction under mountains has never been easier.
As an Evil Genius you will have a league of invaluable henchmen which, along with the minions, will do your dirty work. Later on you will discover that science can be used to do your evil bidding and you will discover many new ways to keep those nosy government agents off your lawn and in their place, also you can build hotels to keep the occasional curious tourists out of your lair too. The very original idea that sets this game from others are the presentation of traps. You will finally get that trapdoor (not to the rancor though) you always wanted to sink your brother-in-law in, you will also get nerve gas chambers, do-not-press buttons, saw traps, beehives and almost anything you can imagine that can be used to fulfill your insanely evil demands and satisfy your evil appetite and also keep the government official agents at bay, or in hell where they actually belong.
You can access the world map and you can also send your minions to do evil tasks which will make you notorious (more liked by the darker circles in the world), some tasks are quite entertaining.
The dark humor the game offers is very amusing and entertaining too (like considering the destruction of Nashville as a good deed and contrary to your evil principles), it will guarantee you some unexpected laughs.
Evil Genius will not let you disappointed, it is highly addictive. I would recommend this game to people who enjoy building empires out of nothing, strategies, challenges, politics and dark humor too.