Review: 'Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul'

Platform: PC

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By Jake the Snake

(IDG) -- Even with its amusing tongue-in-cheek style, "Evil Islands" tells an intriguing and convincing story while offering beautiful graphics and original gameplay that other RPGs would do well to imitate.

You're a goofy guy named Zak who wakes up on a primitive island to find he doesn't know his own identity. Using an interface similar to 3-D real-time strategy games, you wander the island, barely clothed and initially armed only with a bronze knife.

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Graphics: 4.5 | Handsome 3-D landscapes -- viewable from nearly any angle and filled with rolling hills and nicely detailed objects -- give "Evil Islands" a unique look and feel.

Controls: 4.5 | Moving and fighting with Zak and up to two comrades is simple and easy -- point and click. What's more, you can sneak, run, or crawl to get past enemies.

Fun Factor: 4.5 | For a refreshing RPG that will satisfy all but the most blowhard dungeon hacks, take a trip to "Evil Islands."

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