Evolution is an arcade developed by Sydney Development Corp., released 31 December 1982 on ColecoVision, Apple II, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.
What Evolution is
Evolution is an arcade game developed by Sydney Development Corp. and released in 1982. It is available on ColecoVision, Apple II, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Evolution is an arcade style action game with six levels where you need to evolve from an amoeba to a human. Each level is a different stage in evolution with it's own unique goals.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Evolution holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1982 averaged 66, so it scored 14 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Evolution launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Xevious and Grand Prix. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Xevious, Grand Prix.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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