<s>
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
and	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Elixir	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
spy	B-Application
thriller	I-Application
genre	O
(	O
notably	O
the	O
James	O
Bond	O
film	O
series	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternative	O
1960s	O
–	O
70s	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
closely	O
resembling	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
puts	O
players	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
a	O
villainous	O
force	O
attempting	O
to	O
achieve	O
global	O
domination	O
whilst	O
fending	O
off	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
justice	O
;	O
to	O
this	O
end	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
split	O
between	O
management	O
of	O
a	O
base	O
and	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
"	O
acts	O
of	O
infamy	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebellion	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Evil	B-Device
Genius	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
World	I-Device
Domination	I-Device
,	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
contains	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
and	O
simulation	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
described	O
by	O
Rebellion	O
Developments	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
real-time	O
mad	O
scientist	O
lair	B-Application
management	I-Application
strategic	O
simulation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
mode	O
wherein	O
the	O
ultimate	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
doomsday	O
device	O
and	O
force	O
the	O
capitulation	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
"	O
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
figure	O
is	O
selected	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
choices	O
—	O
Maximilian	O
,	O
Alexis	O
or	O
Shen	O
Yu	O
—	O
and	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
avatar	B-Application
;	O
if	O
killed	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
forces	O
include	O
their	O
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
,	O
unique	O
henchmen	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
minions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
and	O
henchmen	O
may	O
be	O
directly	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
while	O
minions	O
are	O
managed	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
orders	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
create	O
room	O
,	O
buy/build	O
item	O
,	O
move	O
item	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
attack	O
or	O
weaken	O
target	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
managing	O
their	O
lair	O
,	O
the	O
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
's	O
plans	O
frequently	O
involve	O
taking	O
action	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Agents	O
,	O
appearing	O
singularly	O
or	O
in	O
groups	O
,	O
are	O
divided	O
according	O
to	O
their	O
roles	O
:	O
Investigators	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
try	O
to	O
uncover	O
evidence	O
of	O
illegal	O
operations	O
,	O
thus	O
increasing	O
"	O
Heat	O
"	O
;	O
Saboteurs	O
,	O
whose	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
destroy	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
;	O
Thieves	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
attempt	O
to	O
steal	O
back	O
stolen	O
items	O
and	O
cash	O
;	O
and	O
Soldiers	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
assault	O
minions	O
,	O
henchmen	O
and	O
the	O
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
him/herself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
has	O
an	O
average	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
78%	O
and	O
75	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
100	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregators	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
respectively	O
,	O
which	O
indicates	O
"	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7.3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
 '	O
dry	O
,	O
campy	O
humor	O
is	O
often	O
amusing	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
it	O
takes	O
quite	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
time	O
and	O
effort	O
to	O
pull	O
off	O
acts	O
of	O
infamy	O
and	O
establish	O
your	O
notoriety	O
among	O
global	O
powers	O
"	O
and	O
states	O
"	O
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
is	O
hampered	O
by	O
some	O
frustratingly	O
haphazard	O
pacing	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
of	O
your	O
minions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
a	O
7.8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
hearkens	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
glorious	O
Bullfrog	O
creation	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
quite	O
a	O
few	O
differences	O
in	O
the	O
two	O
titles	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
influence	O
is	O
certainly	O
there	O
"	O
but	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
"	O
had	O
there	O
been	O
more	O
interactivity	O
with	O
during	O
acts	O
of	O
infamy	O
on	O
the	O
World	O
Domination	O
Map	O
,	O
less	O
micromanagement	O
for	O
taking	O
care	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
more	O
information	O
passing	O
between	O
the	O
map	O
and	O
the	O
base	O
screens	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
useful	O
information	O
about	O
why	O
things	O
happened	O
the	O
way	O
they	O
did	O
,	O
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
really	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
genius	O
...	O
but	O
in	O
a	O
good	O
way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
gave	O
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
even	O
as	O
we	O
sit	O
here	O
picking	O
over	O
the	O
carcass	O
,	O
we	O
're	O
not	O
actually	O
all	O
that	O
angry	O
about	O
the	O
things	O
that	O
are	O
wrong	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
're	O
bad	O
on	O
paper	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
did	O
n't	O
interfere	O
hugely	O
with	O
our	O
having	O
fun	O
-	O
a	O
sure	O
sign	O
that	O
that	O
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
overcomes	O
its	O
flaws	O
and	O
ultimately	O
satisfies	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
music	O
score	O
,	O
composed	O
by	O
James	O
Hannigan	O
,	O
received	O
a	O
BAFTA	O
nomination	O
for	O
Best	O
Original	O
Music	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Financial	O
reports	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2004	O
revealed	O
Elixir	O
Studios	O
had	O
begun	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Evil	B-Application
Genius	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
proper	O
sequel	O
,	O
Evil	B-Device
Genius	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
World	I-Device
Domination	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Rebellion	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
