Movie Steven Spielberg “Jurassic Park“(Jurassic park) is deservedly considered a classic of world cinema. And more than one generation of children grew up on toy dinosaurs.
No wonder the 2018 game Jurassic World Evolution from the studio Frontier Developments found my audience. The developers invited the audience to create their own dream park with ancient lizards, which looked simply breathtaking.
However, some of the players complained that, for the sake of dinosaurs, the economic aspects were severely curtailed. The claim was fair, as the eateries and shops brought in pennies. The main income was formed through the sale of fossils and the lizards themselves on the black market, as well as through … gladiatorial battles. Park visitors clamored for spectacles, and a fight between a Tyrannosaurus and some Triceratops generated substantial profits.
V Jurassic World Evolution 2 the British tried to take into account the wishes of the fans. The foundation of the tycoon has not changed, but the developers have tried to expand the functionality by adding a bunch of details.
GameMAG.ru editorial board got the opportunity to play the demo version of the game. Time was limited, but preliminary conclusions can be drawn.
The new game takes place on the US-Canadian border after the film finale. “Jurassic World 2“(Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom). Dinosaurs broke free, and humanity has to come to terms with it. Pterodactyls soar in the sky, Triceratops graze in the fields, and carnosaurs try to devour someone. To eliminate the threat in CIA a department for the fight against dangerous animals is created, which monitors reptiles and is engaged in their capture.
Within the framework of Story campaign we tested one mission in Washington state. Due to bad weather, the dinosaur pen is left without electricity. This made it possible for carnosaurs to break through the fence and break free.
The player is faced with the task: to restore the infrastructure and return dangerous predators. And here the first feature of Jurassic World Evolution 2 immediately manifests itself – the ability to explore the environment.
The maps in the original game were quite spacious, but there were some limitations. In the sequel, a huge piece of forest is available, through which it is allowed to drive a car in search of traces of lizards. Having found what you need, you need to call a helicopter and put the target to sleep, and then send the individual to the aviary. The concept looks interesting, although it was not possible to get acquainted with it in full during the press show.
The second available mode is “Trial”, which hides a reworked standard Jurassic World Evolution mode. The task is simple: the player is given an area in which to build an amusement park / research center and complete various tasks (increase the number of tourists, raise income, raise several dinosaurs of a certain type, etc.) in order to eventually get a five-star rating.
“Test” allows you to feel the second important feature of the second part – changes in fleet management. Players now need to hire employees who can then be assigned to missions. This is done for the reason that each member of the team has a set of perks. For example, one of the scientists can speed up the excavation process to obtain valuable fossils, from which the DNA of the lizards is then extracted. Fulfilling assignments, employees accumulate fatigue, which can be reset for money.
The basis of the gameplay has remained unchanged: the player fences the territory, builds buildings, research centers, shops, stands, a cloning center, raises dinosaurs, and so on. However, Frontier Developments have tried to simplify the routine.
You can now build an outpost by attaching a team of rangers to it. Thanks to this, they will automatically check the health of dinosaurs and perform other tasks.
The lizards themselves have become more capricious. Now you need to consider the quality of the land. These same carnosaurs need foliage for comfort. The problem can be solved thanks to the extended functionality of the terraforming system.
In a short time of acquaintance with Jurassic World Evolution 2, we had only one serious complaint, which is related to the new personnel system. As in the original game, fossils can be traded on the black market. However, in the sequel, an employee must be attached to complete the task, which costs money. As a result, when trying to sell a relic for a conditional 400 thousand dollars, the player will inevitably lose somewhere around 50 thousand dollars. Why this was done is not entirely clear.
The final version of the game will also feature a traditional sandbox and a new mode. “Chaos theory“, which will recreate the iconic moments from the films.
The game looks better graphically, although it’s hard to tell from the screenshots (we played through the streaming service Parsec with all that it implies). Frontier Developments has seriously tweaked the weather effects, so it can now snow on the map, which looks very picturesque.
The emphasis on dinosaurs has not gone away – they are still beautiful, and their exit from the cloning center is furnished with due pathos. The system for breeding special hybrids remained in place. One of the complaints about Jurassic World Evolution was the lack of flying and sea dinosaurs. The pterodactyls were eventually added to the DLC, but the long-awaited marine reptiles will appear in the sequel.
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is a logical continuation of the first part. Although the time of the gameplay session was limited, what he saw is encouraging. The developers clearly took the criticism seriously, but did not change the proven formula. Therefore, dinosaur fans should start saving money and cross out the days on the calendar.
The game will be released on November 9, 2023 on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S, PS4 and PS5.
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