6. The Medic and Support Hunter Class Includes…
The Medic class is mainly there to keep all of the other team members alive. Their Healing Burst ability is a special power that gives all nearby allies an increase to their health meter. The three Medic characters that are playable once Evolve launches includes Val, Lazarus and Caira.
The final Hunter class in the game falls under the title of Support. The Support class utilizes a wide variety of skills to aid their party members. Their main special ability is the Cloaking Device, a power-up that makes all nearby allies invisible. The launch character roster for this class includes Hank, Bucket and Cabot.
7. The Four Separate Monsters Available Upon Launch Includes…
The Monster faction in the game comes with four massive creatures once the game officially releases. The Goliath is a huge creature that focuses on melee skills. It’s attack repertoire features four abilities – Rock Throw, Fire Breath, Leap Smash and Charge. The Kraken is a Monster that is more comfortable with long-range attacks – Lightning Strike, Banshee Mines, Vortex and Aftershock.
The more stealthy melee Monster is the Wraith, who can use these four tricky abilities – Abduction, Warp Blast, Decoy and Supernova. The final Monster that can be used upon release is the Behemoth, a gigantic creature that is powerful yet unable to jump. The Behemoth can use these four special skills – Lava Bombs, Rock Wall, Tongue Grab and Fissure.
8. Three Separate Editions of the Game are Available for Pre-Order
Players interested in pre-ordering Evolve have three version to choose from. The Standard version of the game will come with exclusive DLC offered by different retailers. The Standard edition comes with the Monster Expansion Pack, which comes with the Behemoth and the Savage Goliath Skin.
The Digital Deluxe version of the game is a download code of Evolve, plus it also comes with the Monster Expansion Pack contents, three exclusive Monster Skins and four extra Hunters.
The PC Monster Race Edition comes with a host of features, which can be better explained by the game’s official website:
– Everything in the Digital Deluxe package
– The Game
– The Fourth Monster, Behemoth, when available after launch
– The Hunters Season Pass + Magma Monster skins
– The unannounced FIFTH Monster still in development
– Two additional Hunters (beyond the four available in the season pass)
– Four Monster Skins that are exclusively available for PC in this edition for 30 days
Evolve’s Season Pass can also be purchased before the game’s official release as well.
9. A Cool Live Action Trailer Has Hit the Web a Week Before the Game’s Official Launch
The hype has already entered overdrive for Evolve, which can be perfectly illustrated by this big-budget live-action commercial. You can check out that new game advertisement in full with the video posted above.
10. A Mobile Puzzler Has Been Released in Preparation of the Console Game’s Release
A mobile match three puzzle game based on Evolve is now playable on iOS, Android and Windows Phone platforms. Future players of the full version of Evolve will want to put some time into Evolve: Hunters Quest, since they’ll be able to unlock different items for use in the main console game. Check out the official gameplay trailer for this mobile puzzler above.