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Let’s drop the rose-tinted specs for a second. John Hammond, inventor of the living dino theme park, is either the most naive character ever created or a sick and twisted menace. But we don’t really blame him… because if Jurassic World Evolution is anything to go by, watching velociraptors chase down frazzled guests is an absolute hoot.
Yes, this new business sim fulfils all of our dreams by giving us full control of our very own Jurassic Park, simulating the experience as closely as possible with a superb range of the monstrous beasts and more daring escapes than you’ll find in Prison Break.
And while there’s no doubt the developers have purposely pulled nostalgia strings here, with John Williams’ score and Jeff Goldblum’s voice acting providing flashbacks to the ’90s, Evolution never feels dependent on such tactics – it’s quite capable of standing on its own two scaly feet.