Jurassic World Evolution - Review


Review for Jurassic World Evolution. Game for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the video game was released on 12/06/2018

Jurassic Park is now a brand for over ten years, also with regard to videogames. In every generation of gaming systems, some titles marked with the characteristic logo of the tyrannosaurus skull can be found, for better or for worse, always. Jurassic World Evolution, Published by Frontier Developments, is just the latest in a long line of themed games, and perhaps the best so far from Jurassic Park.



Jurassic World Evolution is thespiritual heir of Operation Genesis, old title released in the now distant 2003 that put us in the shoes of the executive administrator of the most famous prehistoric safari zoo the world has ever known. The game proposes, in today's key, many aspects of its predecessor, making us manage the entire series of Jurassic parks born from the dream of the late John Hammond.

Let's talk about one series of parks because we will be called to manage them one on each of the islands that make up the Costa Rican archipelago of La Cinco Muertes. In addition to the already known Isla Nublar and Sorna, the company has also built structures on the remaining islands, namely Isla Muerta, Isla Pena, Isla Tacaño and Isla Mataceros, which is where we will start the game. Each island has different climatic and environmental conditions, as well as different types of management approach. On Isla Sorna, for example, we will have to try to rebuild the now abandoned Site B, repairing structures, containment grids and capturing the dinosaurs that have thrived in the wild for decades. Again by way of example, on the more famous Isla Nublar instead we can, once the location has been unlocked, give free rein to our creative side, building the park of our dreams without spending or research limits.



The fundamental element for the success of a dinosaur zoo park is the dinosaurs themselves, of course. In order to clone as many species as possible (and there is a good variety, from the most famous to the most unknown) we will have to organize fossil recovery expeditions around the world. Once the finds have been recovered, our research laboratory will extract the genetic material. When we have at least 50% of the genetic sequence of a certain creature, it will be possible to incubate an embryo in the appropriate structures and then release it in the enclosures that we will have prepared to welcome and contain our dinosaurs, ready to be admired by paying visitors.

Jurassic World Evolution - Review

Of course, behind all this simple mechanism, other structures of all kinds must always be present, such as the power plants that supply energy to everything and the park rangers stations, both on board of off-road vehicles and helicopters, which are essential for maintenance. various infrastructures and to take care of our beloved (and very expensive) dinosaurs.

At this point, it is good to make a clear distinction of the dynamics of Jurassic World Evolution. The part about managing, researching and maintaining dinosaurs is really well done and inspiring. In addition to having to take into account the habits and specific characteristics of each type of animal, and therefore try to create an environment that is as comfortable and "natural" as possible, with the right spaces, vegetation like "housemates" and so on, it will be possible to constantly improve the genetic sequence for each type of dinosaur e, just like in the movies, make particular changes to the genome, making the specimens more stable and with better characteristics. Developing disease-resistant and very long-lived individuals helps, because each specimen is very expensive. By messing with the genes, it will obviously also be possible to create the infamous Indominus Rex, of sure impact but definitely difficult to manage.



Jurassic World Evolution - Review

All the basic needs of these creatures of ours are provided by rangers. Each team, both terrestrial and airborne, will be able to carry out the assigned tasks independently or we will be able to take command of the vehicle and resolve issues "manually".

As for the purely management part, however, let's say that Jurassic World Evolution does not shine particularly. The only real moments of challenge will be those related to the management of catastrophic events such as tropical storms, blackouts and escapes of dangerous animals in a crowd. We will hardly be able to redeem the park bill, even if we have to compensate the relatives of unfortunate visitors mauled by raptors. Just pull the belt a few times and the revenues will rise again without problems!

Jurassic World Evolution - Review

Another part that clashes a bit in context is the rivalry mechanics between the sections of our staff. In Jurassic World Evolution there are three distinct sections of personnel: scientific research, entertainment and safety, each of which will propose us to carry out specific contracts (test the containment systems, achieve certain research objectives, etc.) for a reward. . Completing these tasks will increase our influence towards that department at the expense of another who, out of spite, could even go as far as to commit acts of sabotage! It seems like a very tight mechanic ...


Technically Jurassic World Evolution is truly majestic. The dinosaur models and environments are practically perfect, there are no drops in framerates or noticeable bugs. Everything runs smoothly and cleanly, as well as the soundtrack and the various effects, including characteristic roars, main themes that have now become legendary and characters voiced by the same actors of the film series. Too bad for the lack of localization in Spanish, both audio and text, which could be in the way of someone.


Jurassic World Evolution - Review

Jurassic World Evolution is a game intended for lovers of dinosaurs and Jurassic Park. At the management level we are really only sufficient, a defect however counterbalanced by the whole part concerning the creation and maintenance of animals, able to make every fan of the series happy. Mind you, though: scientific rigor has been kept somewhat aside. We are in Jurassic World after all, an amusement park! Too bad for the lack of marine animals as seen in the film, but nothing that a future themed DLC can't fix.

► Jurassic World Evolution is a Simulation-Strategy game developed and published by Frontier Developments for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the video game was released on 12/06/2018

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