Earnest Evans

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Earnest Evans
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD
Publisher:
Sega Mega Drive
Renovation,
Sega Mega-CD
Wolf Team
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP
¥7,3007,300 T-32014

Earnest Evans (アーネストエバンス) is a 1991 platforming action game developed by Wolf Team for the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Mega-CD released in the US and Japan as exclusives for the respective consoles. It is the second in the trilogy following El Viento and followed by Anetto Futatabi — plotwise, however, it comes first in Japan and second in the US for some reason.

Earnest Evans III is on a quest to complete his grandfather's mission of saving the Earth from destruction by hiding three ancient idols with that power from evil hands, in Earnest Evans III's case the bounty hunter Brady Tresidder. Along the way, you meet Annet Myer, your companion through the wilderness, and Sigfried, who knows a lot about the history of the idols.

Gameplay

Gameplay is typical and controls are simple: A attacks, B jumps, C changes weapon. By default you have a long-range whip, but will pick up other weapons later. Pressing Down and Up switches between standing/running, crouching, and crawling.

Each level contains items you must find to open the boss room; after defeating a boss you must flee its chamber and go to a specified point in the level to clear it.

Promotional Material


Physical Scans

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
72 №18, p65
Sega Mega Drive
72
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[1]
Cool Gamer (RU)
50
[2]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
63
[3]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
50
[4]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
76
[5]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
55
[6]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-U
50
[7]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
72
[8]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
76
[9]
Sega Mega Drive
60
Based on
9 reviews

Earnest Evans

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
EarnestEvans MD US Manual.pdf
Manual

Mega-CD Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
76 №6, p64/65
90 №5, p51
60 №40
80 №24, p162[10]
50 №3, p50-52[7]
91 №5, p62/63[11]
75 №18, p74
76 №1/93, p16[12]
Sega Mega-CD
75
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
63
[13]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
76
[14]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
53
[15]
Games-X (UK) NTSC-J
60
[16]
Game Zone (UK) NTSC-J
90
[17]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[18]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
80
[10]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
74
[19]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
50
[7]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
91
[11]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
75
[20]
Sega Force (SE) NTSC-J
76
[12]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[21]
Sega Mega-CD
69
Based on
13 reviews

Earnest Evans

Mega-CD, JP
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Cover
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Spinecard
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Disc
  1. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 66
  2. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 70
  3. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 26
  4. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 309
  5. GamePro, "April 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 56
  6. Mega Play, "March/April 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 60
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 MegaTech, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 03.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 03.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content
  8. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
  9. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 13
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:Joystick FR 024.pdf, page 162 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 024.pdf_p162" defined multiple times with different content
  11. 11.0 11.1 File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
  12. 12.0 12.1 File:SegaForce SE 1993 01.pdf, page 16 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce SE 1993 01.pdf_p16" defined multiple times with different content
  13. Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 82
  14. Consoles +, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 64
  15. Famitsu, "1992-01-03" (JP; 1991-12-20), page 40
  16. Games-X, "30th January-5th February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-30), page 25
  17. Game Zone, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-21), page 51
  18. Hippon Super, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-07), page 98
  19. Mega Drive Fan, "March 1992" (JP; 1992-02-08), page 83
  20. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
  21. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87