Frederic: Evil Strikes Back

Released May 2014

Frederic - Evil Strikes Back - The Bigger, Better, More Awesome sequel. Great new tracks. Great new locations. Great new features. Great new story.

83% positive · 849 reviews

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Evaluation

Frederic: Evil Strikes Back launched on May 23, 2014 as a complete, self-contained rhythm game. The store description presents a finished product with a defined set of content: 10 musical duels, 10 tracks, a story, and standard features like achievements and leaderboards. There is no DLC, no season pass, and no post-launch content updates of any kind associated with this game specifically. The developer news feed for Forever Entertainment S.A. is a studio-wide channel covering their entire portfolio of games — none of the posts relate to Frederic: Evil Strikes Back itself. The studio did release a third entry in the series, Fred3ric, in September 2020, which further confirms that this sequel was a complete, standalone release rather than a live game receiving ongoing support. The game shipped as a finished product and has remained that way.

Evidence

Store description presents a complete, fixed set of content: 10 musical duels, 10 tracks, a story, achievements, and leaderboards. No mention of upcoming content, DLC, or ongoing updates.

description · May 23, 2014 source content shipped

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Developer released Fred3ric, the third game in the Frederic franchise, as a separate standalone title — confirming that Evil Strikes Back is a complete prior entry in the series rather than an ongoing live game.

news post · Sep 21, 2020 source development ending

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Developer

Forever Entertainment S. A.

Publisher

Forever Entertainment S. A.

Achievements

Platform

Windows, macOS, Linux

Controller

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Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Casual Indie Music Action Great Soundtrack Comedy Rhythm Touch-Friendly

About this game

Defeat famous opponents in musical duels. Immense yourself in fantastic story of Frederic's endeavors. Catch all the Easter Eggs and subtle parodies hidden in the background. Practice your skills until perfection and become the Master of the Piano.

The world of music is once again threatened. The art of soulful music, the kind that touches your heart, is in grave danger of disappearance. The evil forces that you fought so bravely are back! And they are even more powerful and desperate. Once again you'll need to step into Frederic Chopin's shoes and face opponents that have only one agenda - to enslave the musical world, mass produce soulless artists with their same-sounding radio hits, and reap enormous profits, hindering any creativity in the process.

- 10 challenging musical duels with some of the most renown pop stars

- 10 fantastic, catchy tracks, inspired by Frederic Chopin's composition and different music genres.

- Quirky story with tons of parody and twists

- Extremely easy to get to, but hard to master gameplay

- Hand-painted animated comic

- Achievements and leaderboards