'Jurassic World Evolution' works so well because it remembers to dial in the chaos

Jeff Goldblum's Dr. Ian Malcolm would surely adore a game like Jurassic World Evolution. It's a perfect virtual manifestation of the chaos theory he so worships.

As a video game that you and I can play, Evolution is also a no-brainer proposition. How did it take until 2018 for someone to leap on this idea and execute it well? Take the basic framework of a game like RollerCoaster Tycoon and replace all the rides with dinosaurs.

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Basically, build your own Jurassic World. Boom. You can almost hear the money printing itself.

Evolution benefits from the fact that it's the work of Frontier Developments, the studio behind the aforementioned RollerCoaster Tycoon series. Building your very own dino Disney World — a multi-stage operation that involves planning fossil expeditions, researching DNA, egg incubation, recreation activities, and smart facility planning — is magically approachable and satisfying, even when your lab-grown critters don't behave. Read more...

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