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Signed copies of the game are winging their way to five people, plus other prizes and the grand prize winner is looking forward to checking out Elixir in the early New Year.

As a side issue, there is a hidden page on this site that some people on the forums have been searching for, following hidden clues and frustrating puzzles... if you fancy grabbing a copy of the Republic: the Revolution CD by being the first to find the final of three secret pages, catch up by reading through the following forum thread (you can skip pass any messages in code on this page if you wish, as the conversation at the end is more pertenant to finding the elusive final page...)

Whilst the music is being mirrored around FilePlanet, I will host it on my forum space temporarily. You can download all the tracks from my audio page (a zip with all the music in one file will be avilable tomorrow on FilePlanet). Enjoy, and thanks to the sound guys at Elixir for getting these tracks together.

Update: I have also been sent some German reviews, which seem to enjoy Evil Genius a lot. Pro Gamerz gives Evil Genius "sehr gut" ("very good") and Gamigo offers 8.5/10, plus a gold star award. Nice.

Yet another Update: Some English reviews (for once!). One has been posted at Thumb Bandits offering 7/10 for a solid game "let down by a lack of multiplayer". It also views the game from a female standpoint. Another review, this time from Xequted gives EG 38/50 commenting that this is a game that you will want to go back many times.

• Fixed the hanchmen stats, the times for acts of infamy are reduced like they should be, as are the heat ratings.
• Population is now 150, instead of 100.
• Can build all building in the hotel hub and hotel wings.
• Can build hotel doors any where, they are cheaper than normal doors but weaker.
• Sentry guns can be built inside as well as out.
• Hotel casino, lounge and lobby can now be built inside the base.
• The loot item Persian rug can now be walked on.
• All gun cabinates can now be built in the barracks.
• Removed the annoying BEEP BEEP sound on the control room.
• Monkey cage (oliver, from an act of infamy should now be researchable).
• Prisioners will live longer in the cell.
• Most into movies skipped.
• Hiding time on world dominition map is now 10mins.
• Only sentry guns can be built in building, not disgiused ones.
• Freaks shouldnt set traps off now, or at least not as much.
• All loot items should carry over to the second island.
• Totem pool is only transferable once complete, since it cant be put together on second island.
• Fire Extinguisher placable in the hotel.
• BodyGuard is now useful.
• Security Cameras and speakers can be built in Hotel.

In the last poll, which saw several thousand entries, 29% said it was "absolutely excellant", 50% said it was "really enjoyable", 13% "pretty cool", 5% offered a "so-so" and happily only 1% retorted that it was "not for them!".

Gamers Temple has also posted a decent review with a 74% final score, although site visitors give it 89%, at time of writing.

There are now around 45 different reviews listed on my reviews page, with an average score of exactly 80%.

However today, like many other days, I logged into Hotmail to find 8 seperate e-mails, all but one of them asking for game information and technical issues. Please please please remember that this site is not official, I am not VU Technical Support and I can't answer your questions (or even if I could, I don't have the time). I even get emails from people asking questions which are already answered on the site and who don't consider using the forums where they will get a much quicker answer.

So please, guys - send me all the news, info and comments you want, but if you have a problem with the game, there are better places to take your question...

Things are not all plain sailing, however. As FTP is down on our old hosting, we have been unable to get the very latest versions of the databases, meaning that around 24 hours worth of posting has gone. This is really annoying, but I know you guys will ignore this issue and get back to chatting - feel free to recreate any chat threads you started, and I'm sure things will pick up again really quickly. If you signed up in the last 24 hours, you will also need to sign up again.

So - what are you waiting for? Go check out the forums!

CNN.com has also posted a review of the game, citing micromanagement issues amongst the minor errors in an otherwise enjoyable game.

Norman Chan of PC Gamer US has given EG an 88%. Highs: Clever design; great retro look; plenty of gameplay twists; subtle humor. Lows: Some frustratingly slow parts; the good guys are really wimpy; limited replayability. Bottom Line: Evil reigns supreme in this diabolically charming base-builder game. Thanks to the guys who emailed in this one.

FileFront also offers up its comments on the game, giving a disappointing 3/5.

On a similar topic, thanks to those who emailed in to point out a few missing entries in the Research Guide - they have now been updated.

UPDATE: A few more reviews have come my way. Real Gamer has a review which is not always easy to read, but gives EG a solid 7/10. A longer and much more in-depth review can be read at Games Xtreme which not only lavishes out with a 85% scoreline, but has many hints and tips for gameplay.