Goldblum is clearly in his element here as the sarcastic Malcolm, and hearing him reprise his most iconic role is a delight. The main selling points when it comes to the game’s audio are of course the stellar performances of Jeff Goldblum as Ian Malcolm and Bryce Dallas Howard as Claire Dearing. Dinosaurs appearing in the films sound exactly like they should and Evolution-exclusive critters make realistic and natural sounds as well. The game’s OST remains virtually unchanged from the previous game, but that’s not a bad thing as Jeremiah Pena’s original tracks, combined with John Williams’ iconic compositions, perfectly set the game’s atmosphere. Jurassic World Evolution 2 isn’t just a visual delight either. The game features an expansive photo mode as well, allowing you to take some gorgeous snaps of your dinosaurs.
There is still the occasional graphical hiccup here and there, such as plants clipping through a dinosaur model or models glitching out, but these are rare occurrences. The jungle vistas seen in the first game also pale in comparison to the sheer variety of environments present here, with Yosemite Park especially standing out. Compared to the original game -which already had gorgeous visuals- Jurassic World Evolution 2’s dinosaur models are a massive step up. The stars of the show are the dinosaurs and we’d go as far as to say that the creatures are the best-looking dinosaurs we’ve ever seen in a video game. The Chaos Theory missions present the player with ‘what if’ scenarios that allow them to change the outcome of the films, from building the original Jurassic Park from the ground up, all the way to dealing with the Mt. Thankfully, Frontier delivers on this front through the Chaos Theory mode, which presents the player with an additional five missions, each based on one of the films and with a suspicious empty spot on the mission selection screen, it’s yet another indicator of things to come. With the campaign running so short -and frankly, acting as a tutorial more than anything- you’d expect there to be some more story content to flesh out the game. It’s very likely that more campaign content -including dinosaurs appearing in the new film, such as Pyroraptor and Moros Intrepidus- will be added as DLC after the film’s release. The three-hour campaign tells a compelling story over five missions but stops very abruptly, supposedly because future missions would spoil the story of Jurassic World Dominion. Film protagonists Owen Grady and Claire Dearing are teaming up with the US Department of Fish and Wildlife, led by Cabot Finch, to recapture the majestic creatures before they can cause too much harm.
Jurassic World Evolution 2’s main story campaign is set shortly after the events seen in Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom, with the franchise’s iconic dinosaurs set loose in our world. Nevertheless, being fans of the previous game, as well as its spiritual predecessors, we were eager to return to Jurassic World to see what the new attractions were. The British developer now revisits the dinosaur franchise with Jurassic World Evolution 2 -which is a bit of a surprise given how close we are to the release of Jurassic World Dominion, which is set for this summer. Until recently, the definitive entry was Frontier Developments’ Jurassic World Evolution from 2018. Whether it’s 2001’s Park Builder on the Game Boy Advance or 2003’s Operation Genesis, park building simulators based on the Jurassic Park franchise have been a video game staple for two decades now.
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