With Evil Genius 2 slated for release March 30, now seems as good a time as any to point out that both Dungeon Keeper and Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery came out in 1997. The original Evil Genius, released in 2004, was a combination of the two: the minion-powered lair-building from Dungeon Keeper combined with a goofy send-up of '60s spy thrillers.
Seventeen years have passed and we're staring down the barrel of an unlikely sequel. Rebellion's original premise remains largely intact, bolstered by some welcome modernisations and a new World Domination mode that's meant to broaden the scope of your evil empire to encompass the whole world.
Based on the five hours or so we've played, it's clear that Evil Genius 2 hits many of the right nostalgic notes - it's still fun to watch minions dig out new chambers for your volcano lair over steepled fingers, and filling your dungeon with traps and baddies to waylay heroes retains its pleasant tension. While Evil Genius 2 hews close to the Dungeon Keeper format in most respects, it adds its own twists.
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