Dreamcast EVIL TWIN

[Atari7800]

After years of resisting the temptation, I finally gave in to the Dreamcast when I bought a pile of games fairly cheap. The $15 console at EBgames soon followed.

I have the UK-only HEADHUNTER, and I have found it to be a great game. I'm wondering... how is EVIL TWIN for the Dreamcast? I can't find any reviews on it. Is it worth buying? It too was only released in the UK. I think I heard something of a PS2 port, but I don't have a PS2.

On another note, I first played the hell out of Soul Calibur, then played some Crazy Taxi 2 and then some Wild Metal (crap IMHO.) I tried Quake III, then found I liked Unreal Tournament much better and have played the hell out of that. Then I tried out Wetrix+ (an upgrade of one of my favorite N64 games) and got sucked in all over again. Most of the DC shooters are great... if they weren't so short! This thing is awesome. I think I'm going to pull the internals out of the case and paint the case bright yellow. I'll post a pic when I'm done.

[Ed Oscuro]

I read it was the last DC game released (in the UK, anyhow). Don't know much else 'cuz I don't have a copy or the right type of DC to play it on.

[EnemyZero]

I really enjoyed Evil Twin....it reminded me of rayman...except...evil...and better

[Arrrhalomynn]

It's ok. Nothing staggering. There's some very nice level and character design though. It's indeed a bit like rayman, but different . I personally rate Rayman higher.


It was released for the ps2 as well (at least here in Europe). If the ps2 version got a release in the USA too, you could better try that. It's most likely cheaper.

[Achika]

Can someone point me to the shop selling NTSC Evil Twin for PS2? I see box scans but I can't find a shop selling it and I've wanted this game since it came out.

I went to UbiSoft, DMA, and Rockstar and can't find it anywhere.

I find articles that say it came out in 2001, but I have yet to run across it anywhere I go.

[zmweasel]

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[Atari7800]

Can someone point me to the shop selling NTSC Evil Twin for PS2? I see box scans but I can't find a shop selling it and I've wanted this game since it came out.

I went to UbiSoft, DMA, and Rockstar and can't find it anywhere.

I find articles that say it came out in 2001, but I have yet to run across it anywhere I go.

Half.com only has the PAL version pictured... it seems that this game is PAL only. I wonder how often THAT happens?

[SoulBlazer]

Once in a blue moon.

Oh well, I feel bad enough for Europe anyway -- as badly as WE get shafted on all the great stuff made in Japan that never comes out over here, THEY get it ten times worse!

[hydr0x]

yeah, there were 55 us dreamcast games we didn't get but only 24 dc games you didn't get of which most are soccer and racing games

we didn't even get Chrono Trigger back in the days or Super Mario RPG

Evil Twin was released in whole Europe, not just the UK, and i recently read somewhere that it is in fact NOT the last game, at least not alone

[davidleeroth]

Hey, Tiny Toon Buster's Bad Dream for GBA is PAL exclusive.
We should be thankful.

[Atari7800]

Hey, Tiny Toon Buster's Bad Dream for GBA is PAL exclusive.
We should be thankful.

Do you mean UK-exclusive? Portable systems don't have the PAL or NTSC designations... they all use the same type of screen.

I love Tiny Toon games, by the way... I may have to look into this one.

[Atari7800]

yeah, there were 55 us dreamcast games we didn't get but only 24 dc games you didn't get of which most are soccer and racing games

we didn't even get Chrono Trigger back in the days or Super Mario RPG

Evil Twin was released in whole Europe, not just the UK, and i recently read somewhere that it is in fact NOT the last game, at least not alone

What notable games came out in the US for the Dremcast? Were there a lot of sports titles or were there a few actually good games?

[hydr0x]

yeah, there were 55 us dreamcast games we didn't get but only 24 dc games you didn't get of which most are soccer and racing games

we didn't even get Chrono Trigger back in the days or Super Mario RPG

Evil Twin was released in whole Europe, not just the UK, and i recently read somewhere that it is in fact NOT the last game, at least not alone

What notable games came out in the US for the Dremcast? Were there a lot of sports titles or were there a few actually good games?

some of the good us-only releases or just ones everyone would have loved to see in europe:

Alien Front Online
Armada
Atari Anniversary Edition
Bomberman Online
D2
E.G.G.
Fatal Fury Mark of the Wolves
Giga Wing 2
Gundam Side Story 0079
Illbleed
Industrial Spy
KoF Dream Match 99
KoF Evolution
Last Blade 2 (aaaah, all this fighting glory not in europe )
Mars Matrix (2nd shmup already)
Max Steel
Midway Arcade Greatest Hits 2 (part 1 is also very rare in europe)
Ms. Pac-Man
Namco Museum
Ooga Booga
Prince of Persia
Q-Bert
Ring
Seaman
Sega Smash Pack
Seventh Cross
Typing of the Dead
Virtual On


i'd say that's quite a lot we missed, that's why i'm going for all us-only releases after i complete my PAL one (already got some through Secret Santa, thx again)

[anagrama]

Most systems have a handful of stuff that gets a PAL release, but not US, but it's nothing compared to what we don't get to see over here.

Here's a few PAL gems that didn't make it to the US:

Megadrive
Alien Soldier
Bodycount
Dragonball Z: L'Appel du Destin [France only]
ISS Deluxe
Megaman: The Wily Wars
Monster Lair
Super Fantasy Zone
Zero Wing

32X
DarXide

SNES
Terranigma

Dreamcast
Rez
Shenmue II

[Atari7800]

dAMN... THAT does SUCK. I had no idea that Europe got shafted like that. I was feeling all envious about games like Headhunter, Rez, Evil Twin, Shenume II... plus Mega Man and Alien Soldier for the MegaDrive, DarXide for the 32x, etc.

No Fatal Fury or KoF or Last Blade? No Giga Wing 2 or Mars Matrix? No D2 or Virtua On? No SEAMAN?!? That sucks!

Well, at least you got a lot of cool Master System games we never got... the European SMS must be 4 or 5 times as large as the U.S. one.

[le geek]

Most systems have a handful of stuff that gets a PAL release, but not US, but it's nothing compared to what we don't get to see over here.

Here's a few PAL gems that didn't make it to the US:

Megadrive
Alien Soldier
Bodycount
Dragonball Z: L'Appel du Destin [France only]
ISS Deluxe
Megaman: The Wily Wars
Monster Lair
Super Fantasy Zone
Zero Wing

32X
DarXide

SNES
Terranigma

Dreamcast
Rez
Shenmue II

A couple more:
SATURN
Darius II
Destruction Derby
Wipeout 2097

Cheers,
le geek

[anagrama]

dAMN... THAT does SUCK. I had no idea that Europe got shafted like that.

Heh, tell me about it...
Here's a list I compiled a while back, of Genesis games that never made it to Europe:

3 Ninjas Kick Back
Action 52
Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle, The
Aerobiz
Aerobiz: Supersonic
Air Buster
Air Diver
American Gladiators
Atomic Robokid
Awesome Possum
Barbie Super Model
Barkley: Shut Up and Jam 2
Barney's Hide and Seek
Bass Masters Classic
Bass Masters Classic: Pro Edition
Batman: Revenge of the Joker
Battlemaster
Battletech
Battletoads & Double Dragon
Beast Wrestler
Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest
Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast
Berenstein Bears, The: Camping Adventure
Best of the Best Championship Karate
Bible Adventures
Bill Walsh College Football '95
Bimini Run
Blaster Master 2
Blockbuster World Video Game Championship II
Boxing: Legends of the Ring
Brett Hull Hockey '95
Cadash
Ceaser's Palace
Cal Ripkin Jr. Baseball
Caliber .50
Championship Bowling
Championship Pool
Championship Pro-Am
Chase HQ II
Chavez II
Chester Cheeter: Too Cool to Fool
Chester Cheeter: Wild Wild Quest
Chi Chi's Pro Challenge Golf
Clue
Coach K College Basketball
College Football USA '96
College Football USA '97
College Football's National Championship
College Football's National Championship II
College Slam
Columns 3
CrossFire
Crystal's Pony Tale
CyberCop
Dashin' Desperadoes
Deadly Moves
Death Duel
Devilish
Dino Land
Dinosaurs for Hire
Doom Troopers: The Mutant Chronicles
Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls
Earnest Evans
Earth Defense
El Viento
Elemental Master
ESPN Baseball Tonight
ESPN National Hockey Night
ESPN Speedworld
ESPN Sunday Night NFL
Exile
Exodus
F-117A Night Storm
Family Fued
Fighting Masters
Final Zone
Frogger
Funny World / Balloon Boy
Gadget Twins
Gaiares
Gargoyles
Gemfire
Genesis 6-Pak
Ghengis Khan 2: Clan of the Gray Wolf
Goofy's Hysterical History Tour
Granada
Great Circus Mystery starring Mickey & Minnie
Great Waldo Search, The
Grind Stormer
Growl
Hardball '95
Heavy Nova
Hit the Ice
Home Alone 2
Humans, The
Insector X
Jammit!
Jeapordy!
Jeapordy! Deluxe
Jeapordy! Sports
Jerry Glanville's Pigskin Footbrawl
Joe & Mac
John Madden '93 Championship Edition
Joshua: The Battle for Jericho
Junction
Ka-Ge-Ki: Fists of Steel
King of the Monsters 2
King Salmon: The Big Catch
Last Action Hero
Liberty or Death
M.U.S.H.A.
Madden NFL '98
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Master of Monsters
Math Blaster Episode 1
Mickey's Ultimate Challenge
Midnight Resistance
Minnesota Fats Pool Legend
Miracle Piano Teaching System, The
Mystical Fighter
NBA Action '94
NBA Live '98
NCAA Final Four Basketball
NCAA Football
NFL '95
NFL '98
NHL '98
NHL All-Star Hockey '95
No Escape
Nobunaga's Ambition
Operation Europe: Path to Victory 1939-45
Out Runners
Outlander
Pc-Man 2: The New Adventure
Powerball
Prime Time NFL starring Deion Sanders
Pro Moves Soccer
Pro Quarterback
PTO: Pacific Theatre of Operations
Quad Challenge
Race Drivin'
Raiden Trad
Rampart
Rastan Saga II
RBI Baseball 3
RBI Baseball 4
RBI Baseball '93
Richard Scarry's Busytown
Risk
RoadBlasters
Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball
Rolling Thunder 3
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II
Romance of the Three Kingdoms III
Sagaia
Saint word
Scholastic's The Magic Bus
Scooby-Doo Mystery
Sesame Street Counting Cafe
Shadow Blasters
Shadowrun
Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye
Shove It! The Warehouse Game
Slaughtersport
Socket
Sol-Deace
Sorcerer's Kingdom
Space Invaders '91
Spiderman vs Kingpin
Spiritual Warfare
Splatterhouse 3
Sports Talk Baseball
Star Trek TNG: Echoes from the Past
Stormlord
Street Smart
Super Battleship
Super Battletank: War In The Gulf
Super High Impact
Super Volleyball
Syd of Valis
Target Earth
Task Force Harrier EX
Technocop
Tecmo Super Baseball
Tecmo Super Bowl
Tecmo Super Bowl II
Tecmo Super Bowl III
Tecmo Super Hockey
Tecmo Super NBA Basketball
Tecmo World Cup
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
Thunder Force III
Tick, The
Tin Head
TNN Bass Tournament of Champions
TNN Outdoor Bass Championship '96
Todd's Adventures in Slime World
Tom & Jerry: Frantic Antics
Top Gear 2
Toxic Crusaders
Toys
Trampoline Terror
Traysia
Triple Play '96
Triple Play Gold Edition
Trouble Shooter
Troy Aikman NFL Football
Ultimate Qix
Unchartered Waters
Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
Unnecessary Roughness '95
Valis III
Valis: The Phantasm Soldier
Vapor Trail
Vectorman 2
Wacky Worlds Creativity Studio
Wardner
Warrior of Rome
Warrior of Rome II
WarSong
Wayne's World
Weaponlord
We're Back: A Dinosaur's Tale
Whac-a-Critter
Wheel of Fortune
Whip Rush
World Championship Soccer
World Heroes
World Series Baseball
World Series Baseball '95
World Series Baseball '96
World Series Baseball '98
X-Perts
Young Indiana Jones
Y's III: Wanderers From Y's


And don't get PAL gamers started on Nintendo - the first Final Fantasy to be released over here was VII - none of the NES/SNES ones were. No Chrono Trigger, Breath of Fire, Mario RPG etc etc etc
And no Virtual Boy either [though some may say that's not a bad thing ]

Well, at least you got a lot of cool Master System games we never got... the European SMS must be 4 or 5 times as large as the U.S. one.

There were a total of 283 Euro SMS games, which is just under 3 times the US library. [/pedant]

Oh, hang on - we got the Amstrad GX4000 aswell That really makes up for it all [/sarcasm]

[SoulBlazer]

Europe also has some computer games that never got released in the States, or it took a year for them to come over here. Lot of computer developers over there in Germany, England, France, and Italy.

Why do you think I said I feel bad for Europe getting shafted like that?