

Examples of characters are ninja, walker, Hero, Alien, Chopperboy, Enforcer (created by Chopperboy), FireDemon, Dog, Yeti and Dragon.ĭragon, an example of a character in the game. All the players in the game are deceased (in various ways), since they are fighting their way through Hell. The characters are randomly chosen for the player, and each has it own strengths and weaknesses. In order to determine your place in hell you must compete in a deathmatch to ultimately decide your place in the fiery pits of the underworld. The story behind XEvil is that you are a soul who has died and been sent to hell. The game's only real objective is to survive, and can be played in either a single player or multiplayer mode. The game also has a "Kill-Kill-Kill"-Mode, which is an option to make the game harder. Since the game is free and can be played on many operating systems and worldwide, this can be done on a global scale. The game requires moving through random algorithmically generated levels, which complicates the levels, yet still makes it possible to complete the level using elevators or ladders. The game is based on moving through randomly generated levels that force the player to attack enemies with one of several randomly chosen characters. XEvil is a third person 2-D side scrolling game. The game has been reviewed and thought of as violent and addictive, although simple in nature.

Like many online games, the story is underdeveloped, but not necessarily needed for the genre it is in. The game is available for anyone, and leaves a large pool of characters to pick from. The game was created in 1994 and has since been available on many different platforms for download. The game has also been noted as "One of the most graphically violent games ever made," leading to some controversy due over its offensiveness.

The game is a free-for-all deathmatch that pits any player against another player or a computer player. XEvil is a free software side-scrolling computer game developed by Steve Hardt at M.I.T. Windows 95/98/NT/2000, Unix, Mac OS X with X11Ĭredits | Soundtrack | Codes | Walkthrough J(version 1.0 to M.I.T students via project athena)
