When comparing Evolve Stage 2 vs Spelunky, the Slant community recommends Spelunky for most people. In the question“What are the best team-based games on Steam?” Spelunky is ranked 13th while Evolve Stage 2 is ranked 30th. The most important reason people chose Spelunky is:
Spelunky features 4 player local co-op where players share the same screen, which can get a bit hectic.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Varied gameplay options created by different classes and variations on classess
Each of the different classes will be able to level up and fine tune their weapon loadouts, allowing for a wide array of options.
Pro 4v1 FPS gameplay
Evolve's gameplay is based around a simple asymmetric dynamic of four vs one.
Pro Up to 4 player local co-op
Spelunky features 4 player local co-op where players share the same screen, which can get a bit hectic.
Pro Provides an interesting challenge by heavily relying on increasing your skill
Spelunky gives the player everything needed to succeed from the start so it is only when the players skills get better will they advance.
Pro Quick sessions so you can play in short bursts
Being that Spelunky is at its heart a roguelike the gameplay sessions can tend to be quick as the player will die quite often. This makes for something that can be played in quick bursts throughout the day. The convenient saving also lends to this as a game that is still ongoing can be quickly saved in order to be picked up at a later time.
Pro Expanded gameplay through mods to improve replayability
Ranging from Mega Man to Metroid, there are a tone of great mods for Spelunky all of which make for a new experience in the game which vastly expands the replayability.
Cons
Con Dedicated servers have been shut down
The game is no longer supported. You can still play peer-to-peer though.
Con Pre-order unlocks
Evolve will allow anyone who pre-orders the game to have all monsters unlocked from the start. Something that will not be true for normal post release paying customers. What this means is that the grind that is necessary to unlock the monsters is pretty much superfluous and only there to incentivize pre-order money (getting money before anyone finds out if the game is good or not) as well as falsely lengthen the game with monotonous tasks allowing the creators to keep their player-base playing the until more DLC is released.
Con Co-op is boring and confusing
In co-op this game is very confusing with little instruction on how to play. With little to spice up the game play, it gets boring quickly.
Con Difficult to the point of frustration
Spelunky is pretty difficult and some could say abusive, but with practice and a desire for masochism the game can be mastered.