Plague Inc: Evolved
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| Developer(s) | Ndemic Creations |
| Publisher(s) | Ndemic Creations |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows OS X Linux Xbox One |
| Release | February 20, 2014 |
| Genre(s) | Strategy, simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Plague Inc: Evolved is a strategy, simulation game for Windows on Steam as well as on Mac OS X and Linux. In the game, the player creates and evolves a pathogen in an effort to destroy the world with a deadly plague. It is a fully redeveloped and designed version of popular mobile game Plague Inc. and adds a number of new features. It was created by one-man developer Ndemic Creations and is currently available through Steam Early Access. The game uses an epidemic model with a complex and realistic set of variables to simulate the spread and severity of the plague and has attracted the attention of the CDC.[1]
Gameplay
The core game of Plague Inc: Evolved is the same as Plague Inc. - the player controls a plague which has infected patient zero. The player must infect and kill the whole world population by evolving the plague and adapting to various environments. However, there is a time pressure to complete the game before humans, the opponent, develop a cure for the plague. The developer has said that the game was inspired by Pandemic 2, a browser-based Flash game released in 2008 by Dark Realm Studios.[2]
The game series has been praised by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who said "it uses a non-traditional route to raise public awareness on epidemiology, disease transmission, and diseases/pandemic information. The game creates a compelling world that engages the public on serious public health topics". The developer of the game has since been invited to give a talk at the CDC.[3]
New features in Plague Inc: Evolved
- Cooperative and competitive multiplayer
- Scenario creator and world builder
- 3D world and disease models
- "City Cams" - Street level images of the world showing disease progression
- "Body Scanner" - Shows how evolutions impact the human body
- End game replays, government priority indicators and new stats/graphs
It also includes all of the expansion packs from the original Plague Inc. game.[4]
The game is currently in Early Access and not all of these features are implemented yet.[5]
Development & Release
Plague Inc: Evolved went live on Steam Early Access on 20 February 2014 and is currently in active development with regular updates promised.[6]
The developer used "almost half a million pieces of feedback and feature requests from players" to help him understand what players wanted from the game and is currently "only 50 percent of the way through the original Plague Inc. design document".[7]
See also
- Plague Inc. (mobile version)
- Epidemic model
- Epidemic
References
- ^ "CDC thoughts on Plague Inc". Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Plague vs. Pandemic: How James Vaughan's iOS hit Plague Inc. took the market from its inspiration - PocketGamer". Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "CDC thoughts on Plague Inc". Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Plague Inc:Evolved info page". Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "more details about Plague Inc: Evolved early access". Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Plague In: Evolved Steam Store Info Page". Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Plague Inc: Evolved will use player feedback to shape multiplayer campaign, says Ndemic Creations". Retrieved 22 February 2014.