Set on an alien planet in the distant future, gamers hunt their prey in adrenaline-pumping 4V1 matches. Players experience Evolve as a first-person shooter when playing cooperatively as the four hunters, while they control the monster in the third-person perspective, providing a gameplay experience unique to Evolve. 

James Parnell. Infantry, soldier, hero. The first man recruited by Cabot and Bucket in the fight to save Shear. Parnell serves as Cabot’s tactical specialist, developing new strategies to defeat the Monster. Part of an experimental division, Parnell’s signature Berserker Suit identifies him as a former member of the now defunct Rage Troopers. After Sol Guard declared the experiment a failure, Parnell kept his suit. Abe modified it, and now it’s much less likely to kill the man inside.

Parnell is the final Assault hunter revealed for the main game. He does tremendous damage up close, at range, and with his Super Soldier ability, can almost…almost, go toe-to-toe with a Monster.

Here’s how:

• Up Close: The Combat Shotgun: A fully automatic shotgun. Get close, mash the trigger down, and watch the monster’s armor bleed away. It takes a brave man to get that close to the Monster, but sometimes the Monster is reluctant to get that close. So….
• At Range: The Multifire Rocket Launcher: Like his shotgun, the Multifire Rocket Launcher is fire and forget. Bucket’s rocket launcher has laser guidance, but Parnell’s does more damage, travels faster, and holds more in the clip.
• James Parnell: Super Soldier: The Berserker Suit transforms Parnell into the ultimate soldier…at a price. The rate of fire for all his weapons increases, the reload times decrease, and his movement speed increases. The same suit that grants him these abilities, also damages him. Each time he uses the suit, he loses 20 percent of his health.

Have Hank hit him with the shield projector and Val backing up with the healing gun, and Parnell will kill the Monster. If he doesn’t kill himself first. Need proof? Check out this Parnell-centric match!

Evolve is available for pre-order at participating retailers. Those who pre-order the game from participating retailers will be rewarded with the Monster Expansion Pack, which includes the Savage Goliath skin at launch and a new monster character as soon as it becomes available after Evolve is released.