Evolution: The World of Sacred Device

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Evolution: The World of Sacred Device
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Ubisoft (US, Europe), Sega (Japan), Entertainment Software Publishing (Japan)
Developer:
Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box
Genre: RPG[4][5]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
JP
¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e[5] T-38701M
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Dreamcast
US
$49.9949.99[7] T-17706N
ESRB: Teen
Sega Dreamcast
EU
T-17705SD-50
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
DE
T-17705SD-50
USK: 0
Sega Dreamcast
ES
T-17705SD-50
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
FR
T-17705SD-50
SELL: Tous Publics
Sega Dreamcast
UK
£39.9939.99[9][10] T-17705SD-50
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
AU
$89.9589.95[14]
OFLC: G8

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Evolution: The World of Sacred Device, known as Shinkisekai Evolution (神機世界 エヴォリューション) in Japan, is an RPG for the Sega Dreamcast. It received a sequel on the same system titled Evolution 2: Far Off Promise.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Evolution: The World of Sacred Device Evolution: The World of Sacred Device
English (US) Evolution: The World of Sacred Device Evolution: The World of Sacred Device
Japanese 神機世界エヴォリューション Shinkisekai Evolution

Production credits

キャスト
  • マグ・ランチャー: 南 央美 (ぷろだくしょんバオバブ)
  • リニア・キャノン: 高橋 美紀 (スプラッシュドリーム)
  • グレ・ネイド: 大塚 明夫 (江崎プロダクション)
  • チェイン・ガン: 西村 ちなみ (81プロデュース)
  • ペッパー・ボックス: 井上 喜久子 (江崎プロダクション)
  • オイゲン・ルイトポルト / 第8帝国兵 / ポポ族・タルタル族: 置鮎 龍太郎 (青二プロダクション)
スタッフ
© SEGA ENTERPRISES,LTD.&ESP, 1998
Source:
In-game credits (JP)

Magazine articles

Main article: Evolution: The World of Sacred Device/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #124: "November 1999" (1999-10-05)
also published in:
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #125: "December 1999" (1999-11-09)
also published in:
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Print advert in Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) #4: "Mai/Juin 2000" (2000-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Next Level (AR) #13: "Febrero 2000" (2000-xx-xx)
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Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Ação Games (BR)
88
[17]
Arcade (UK) PAL
25
[18]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
80
[19]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
90
[20]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
50
[9]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
40
[21]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
50
[10]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
70
[22]
Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
73
[23]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
80
[24]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
86
[25]
Dreamzone (FR) PAL
78
[26]
Dreamzone (FR) NTSC-J
89
[27]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
53
[28]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
74
[29]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
80
[30]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
78
[31]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
86
[32]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
[33]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
62
[34]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
67
[35]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-J
75
[36]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
75
[37]
Incite Video Gaming (US) NTSC-U
60
[38]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
70
[39]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
72
[40]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
68
[41]
Mr. Dreamcast (UK) PAL
64
[42]
Neo Plus (PL)
50
[43]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[44]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
80
[45]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U
70
[7]
Playmag (FR) NTSC-J
55
[46]
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) PAL
60
[47]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
74
[48]
Sega Magazin (DE) NTSC-J
74
[49]
Video Games (DE) PAL
71
[50]
Sega Dreamcast
69
Based on
37 reviews

Evolution: The World of Sacred Device

Dreamcast, JP
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Cover
Evolution DC JP Manual.pdf
Manual
Dreamcast, US
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Cover
Dreamcast, UK/ES
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Cover
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Disc
Dreamcast, FR/IT/DE
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Cover
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Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1999-10-12 GD-R Page

External links

References

  1. http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Sting
  2. http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Neverland
  3. http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Ikusabune
  4. File:Evolution DC JP Box Back.jpg
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 http://sega.jp/dc/981010 (Wayback Machine: 2009-01-29 15:43)
  6. http://www.sega.com:80/sega/catalog/SegaProduct.jhtml?PRODID=233 (Wayback Machine: 2000-12-01 17:45)
  7. 7.0 7.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "January 2000" (US; 1999-12-05), page 104
  8. https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.dreamcast/c/GaiL3TQlVVA/m/sJVU3MolhxMJ
  9. 9.0 9.1 Computer & Video Games, "March 2000" (UK; 2000-02-16), page 111
  10. 10.0 10.1 DC-UK, "January 2000" (UK; 1999-12-17), page 20
  11. http://www.micromania.fr/cgi-micromania/tri3.pl?criteria=DREAMCAS;status=1 (Wayback Machine: 2000-06-21 04:04)
  12. http://www.centromail.es/top/ficha.asp?codmail=14651&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2001-09-17 10:10)
  13. http://www.futuregamez.net:80/outnow/dc.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-31 23:17)
  14. Hyper, "June 2000" (AU; 2000-xx-xx), page 70
  15. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 24
  16. Gamers' Republic, "December 1999" (US; 1999-11-15), page 10
  17. Ação Games, "Abril 1999" (BR; 1999-xx-xx), page 20
  18. Arcade, "May 2000" (UK; 2000-04-24), page 86
  19. Consoles +, "Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 88
  20. Consoles +, "Mars 1999" (FR; 1999-0x-xx), page 126
  21. Dreamcast Monthly, "February 2000" (UK; 2000-01-20), page 88
  22. Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Mai/Juin 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 74
  23. Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-03 (1999-01-22,29)" (JP; 1999-01-08), page 30
  24. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 5" (UK; 2000-01-27), page 68
  25. Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
  26. Dreamzone, "mi Avril-mi Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-04-14), page 81
  27. Dreamzone, "Fev/Mars 1999" (FR; 1999-0x-xx), page 93
  28. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 2000" (US; 1999-12-07), page 221
  29. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 70
  30. Famitsu, "1999-01-29" (JP; 1999-01-14), page 30
  31. Fun Generation, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-17), page 56
  32. GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 1: January 2000" (US; xxxx-xx-xx), page 20
  33. GamePro, "January 2000" (US; xxxx-xx-xx), page 134
  34. GamesMaster, "May 2000" (UK; 2000-04-18), page 108
  35. Game Informer, "December 1999" (US; 1999-1x-xx), page 72
  36. Gamers' Republic, "April 1999" (US; 1999-03-15), page 84
  37. Gamers' Republic, "January 2000" (US; 1999-12-19), page 60
  38. Incite Video Gaming, "January 2000" (US; xxxx-xx-xx), page 120
  39. MAN!AC, "05/2000" (DE; 2000-04-05), page 46
  40. MAN!AC, "04/99" (DE; 1999-03-03), page 38
  41. Mega Fun, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 68
  42. Mr. Dreamcast, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-04-27), page 64
  43. Neo Plus, "Wrzesień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 62
  44. Next Generation, "January 2000" (US; 1999-12-21), page 94
  45. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "January 2000" (UK; 1999-12-09), page 78
  46. Playmag, "Avril 1999" (FR; 1999-0x-xx), page 125
  47. Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Abril 2000" (ES; 2000-0x-xx), page 46
  48. Sega Magazin, "Juni 2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 22
  49. Sega Magazin, "April 1999" (DE; 1999-03-01), page 16
  50. Video Games, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-04), page 112


Evolution: The World of Sacred Device

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Main page | Comparisons | Development | Magazine articles | Video coverage | Reception | Compliance | Technical information


Books: Shinkisekai Evolution Kouryaku Guide (1999) | Shinkisekai Evolution Perfect Guide (1999)

Sega Dreamcast
Prototypes: 1999-10-12