As well as introducing two new dinosaurs, several old species have been granted new (old) skins that keep with the early 90’s theme.
The latter is easily the most exciting, and although they may not fly freely around the park, (rather, they’re housed in a special new Aviary building), they look incredible and it’s a fantastic way to introduce airborne species. Return to Jurassic Park has the lowest new dinosaur count out of all of the payable DLC, but it makes up for it by introducing two classic film species the tiny but dangerous Compsognathus, and the games first airborne dinosaurs, the Pteranodon. It’s not always easy to accurately lay tracks the way you want to, but luckily the tool allows you to chop and change sections quickly if need be, but it’s still one of the things the game needs to improve. Just like the Gyrosphere, experimenting with routes can be fun but frustrating, mostly because the path tool is still painfully cumbersome to handle. The DLC also introduces a new safari ride to take your visitors around your park. It creates excellent, original challenges unlike anything the game has offered before, especially as you expand – getting the balance between species right is difficult and easily lead to disease outbreaks if you aren’t careful. While gated dinosaur paddocks still exist in Isla Nublar, especially for carnivorous species, the map feels more like a safari park, with massive free flow areas for herbivores. Once complete, rebuilding begins, and it feels great to plant iconic buildings unique to the expansion. The seven missions, spread across both Isla Nublar and Isla Sorna, have a great balance between rebuilding the original park, as well as managing the open, fence-less layouts of Site B to give a unique campaign that feels totally different to anything the game has offered before.Įarly missions heavily rely on you manually driving the ranger vehicle, manually repairing buildings and tranquillising the velociraptors that previously caused havoc to the park. There’s something really special about hearing the voices of Ellie Sattler and Sam Neill reprise their respective roles, and Mackenzie Gray does a fantastic job of voicing Hammond in place of the late Richard Attenborough. Set after the events of the original film, Return to Jurassic Park sees John Hammond convincing the cast of the ’93 film to join him on a second attempt at running his prehistoric venture, along with a much younger version of Evolution’s Cabot Finch.
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While it’s full of familiar character, it makes use of every aspect of the games now expansive package, making this is the first essential piece of DLC for Evolution.
Going back to Isla Nublar is nostalgia overload, a joyous adventure that, most importantly, feels much more than a re-skin.
But while the steady stream of modern day Ingen content is satisfying, perhaps the greatest achievement so far comes in the form of the third DLC – Return to Jurassic Park. A wealth of improvements from a dedicated team have shaped what began as a vapid and lifeless park builder into a rich and exciting experience true to the Jurassic World Universe. Perceiving Jurassic World Evolution in its fledgling form as anything but bare bones would do a disservice to what the game has flowered into.