Earnest Evans (video game)

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developer= Wolf Team
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designer= Characters designed by Kazutoshi Yamane
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released= vgrelease|JP=vgy|1991|NA=December 31, 1992
genre= Platform
modes= Single-player
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platforms=vgrelease|JP=Sega Mega CD|NA=Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis
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Earnest Evans (アーネスト・エバンス "Aanesuto Ebansu") is an 1991 action platform game which was released in Japan for the Sega Mega CD, and in North America for the Sega Genesis. The game was developed by Wolf Team, and was published by Renovation. [http://snesmusic.org/motoisakuraba/static/Earnest_Evans.html#Earnest%20Evans] Unlike the Genesis version, the Mega CD release has a CD soundtrack along with animated cut-scenes. [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/genesis/review/R61651.html] It is the first in a trilogy of games, which include El Viento, and Anetto Futatabi. [http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/earnestevans/earnestevans.htm]

tory

The game shares the same fictional universe with El Viento, and happens several years earlier. In the 1930s, Earnest Evans learned about three ancient idols held enough power to destroy the Earth. Evans decided to search the world to find the scattered idols, but he was injured before he could find all three. Now, many years later, his grandson, Earnest Evans III, continues his grandfather's quest to save humanity from total annihilation. However a rival treasure hunter named Brady Tresidder, also seeks the idols to bring the world's destruction. As Evans must find the treasures before Tressider does. In the middle of his journey, Evans stumbles upon a beautiful young girl lying in some ruins in Peru by the name of Annet Myler, who accompanies him for the rest of his adventures. The two encounters a mysterious figure by the name of Sigfried, who has uknown motives, but seems to know a lot about Hastur and his cult. [http://cheats.ign.com/objects/006/006441.html#reviews]

Characters

*Earnest Evans III
*Annet Myler
*Sigfried
*Al Capone
*Brady Tresidder
*Hastur
*Charlotte

Gameplay

As a 2D side scrolling game in which the hero uses a whip, the gameplay and design is often similar to the Castlevania series. In addition to the whip, there are three other weapons to be found, however they are only used once in certain areas. The three additional weapons are exploding rocks, a morning star, and a hammer-like weapon. The adventure takes Earnest to destinations which include raiding tombs in Mexico, Peru, moving trains, a forest, the Grand Canyons, while attempting to save the world.

[http://www.honestgamers.com/systems/content.php?game_id=3197&console_id=11&review_id=3396]

Reception

The game was largely criticized due to the main character's puppet, marionette, robot-like animation. Programmers used a technique that animated each separate body part in an attempt to create smooth, lifelike movements. Many players saw this as a visual dispeasure. [http://www.honestgamers.com/systems/content.php?game_id=3197&console_id=11&review_id=3396 The very first thing to strike you — and most likely it shall strike you to the very core — is the ghastly, robotic animation. The programmers used a technique that was implemented (properly) in Castlevania: SOTN. Each body part is animated as a separate unit in an attempt to create smooth, lifelike movements. The animation is certainly smooth. However, lifelike it most certainly is not. To put it kindly, Earnest runs like a string-bound marionette.] [http://www.sega-16.com/review_page.php?id=312&title=Earnest+EvansThe biggest problem lies in the movement, Earnest moves like a marionette, he even looks like one! To be specific, each of his limbs rotate much like a 3D model would using 3D graphics. However, being strictly 2D, Earnest looks more robotic than human. Some people hate it, I only like it from the programming aspect but it definitely looks out of place.]

Trivia

The game's name is a pun on Earnest Evans, the real name of singer Chubby Checker whose name itself, is a pun on the name Fats Domino. [http://www.mobygames.com/game/earnest-evans/trivia] As with many Wolf Team games, the music was composed by Motoi Sakuraba. [http://snesmusic.org/motoisakuraba/static/Earnest_Evans.html#Earnest%20Evans]

References

Outside Links

* [http://tenchionline.com/ragey/protected/earnestmain.html Shrine on the game]
* [http://media.cheats.ign.com/media/006/006441/imgs_1.html Earnest Evans Game screenshots]
* [http://www.gamewinners.com/GEN/EarnestEvans.htm Evans at Cheatwinners.com]
* [http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/earnestevans/earnestevans.htm Earnest Evans and Annet Myer]