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First appearing on the forums, this amusing list of 50 reasons why you should buy Evil Genius is well worth a look - maybe it will help you make up your mind? Thanks to robmc for this.

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50 reasons to buy Evil Genius

1. All the trailers look cool
2. It's retro
3. Every games site says its fun
4. Jon can no longer tease everyone with facts about the game
5. Ever since you were a kid, you wanted to be James Bond, and when you realised you couldn't, it made you want to destroy the world
6. Everyone wants to push a big red button that will let them destroy the world!
7. It's made by a British company
8. It's an original idea
9. Having power is always good
10. You can brag to your mates about how your base is the best
11. You can torture agents in ways you could never of imagined before
12. How cool does Eli look?
13. You can boss around other countries...
14. It's coming out pretty soon
15. It'll be cheap compared to console games that are coming out
16. It'll almost feel like being in a Bond movie
17. We're all really evil inside...
18. You've been waiting nearly an hour now for the new trailer to download, so it'll be worth it
19. There are 3 different evil geniuses
20. You can steal the Eiffel Tower!
21. The background music is great
22. You actually own your own island
23. Imagine being able to take away the life of someone with the click of a finger (or the click of a mouse)
24. Playing your favourite Bond theme tunes to it would be fun
25. Theres plenty of missions to keep you occupied
26. You can destroy the world after its been so cruel on you!!!
27. Imagine the look on your enemies faces when they see you on TV threatening to destroy the world
28. You get to sit at a big table, with loads of buttons to press!
29. You can look like Dr. No!
30. Minions are dessed in jump suits
31. You get a whole room to yourself
32. Webmaster Jon endorses the game
33. You can sleep deprive your own minions
34. You can beat up maids and lock them away
35. The tutorials are helpful
36. You can now put your plan of world domination, which you've been thinking of while you sleep, into practise
37. Other games will probably suck compared to evil genius
38. Evil genius is being released at a good time, along with games like rome: total war, championship manager 5 and GTA: San Andreas
39. Elixir have been working for a few years on this game
40. There may be a chance for an epic fight, as super agents meet super minions
41. It's gonna rock!
42. EA didn't make it
43. There's a guy with an afro. Eli rocks...
44. The webmaster's name is in the credits ;)
45. You can be reeeeeeeally evil
46. Doomsday deviecs are cool
47. You can boss around insignificant minions
48. You can build and link awesome trap combos
49. Desiging your own base is great fun
50. It's an awesome idea...


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