As of March 2020, the game had sold three million copies.
The game was supported with free updates and downloadable content upon release. Seven months after its initial release, the game had sold two million copies through digital and physical sales, making it the most successful game launched by Frontier. The game's tutorial and learning curve were also criticized. Critics praised its dinosaur designs and graphics, but the game's contracts, simulation and management gameplay were less well-received. Jeff Goldblum, Bryce Dallas Howard and BD Wong reprised their roles from the Jurassic Park film series, voicing remarks to players and contributing to the game's narrative.Īnnounced at Gamescom 2017, the game received a generally mixed critical reception. The team consulted paleontologist Jack Horner when they designed the dinosaurs. To do this, Frontier staff inspected different dinosaur models and reference materials sent by Universal, watched the Jurassic Park films, read the novels and fan theories. Its development began in 2016, after NBCUniversal approached Frontier Developments about creating a game to accompany the theatrical release of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. The game was created by a development team of approximately 100 people with a budget of around £8 million. It can also be used from the main menu without having to be unlocked. A sandbox mode set on Isla Nublar, the setting of the first and fourth films, can be unlocked. Players are given contracts to fulfill by three divisions, Science, Security and Entertainment, allowing them to progress. The game features more than 40 types of dinosaurs their genes can be modified to introduce new features. In the game, players construct a dinosaur park on Las Cinco Muertes Archipelago, a group of five islands also known as the "Five Deaths". A Nintendo Switch port of the game was released in November 2020. Based on the 2015 film Jurassic World, the game was released in June 2018, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Jurassic World Evolution might not be as deep as Frontier's other park sim games but the amazing graphics and Jurassic Park tie-in are top notch.Jurassic World Evolution is a construction and management simulation video game developed and published by Frontier Developments. Expand your islands and choose your own journey in an all-new narrative featuring iconic characters from across the franchise and decades of Jurassic lore at your fingertips. Play with life itself to give your dinosaurs unique behaviors, traits and appearances, then contain and profit from them to fund your global search for lost dinosaur DNA.Ĭontrol the big picture with deep management tools or go hands-on to confront challenges on the ground or in the air. Build for Science, Entertainment or Security interests in an uncertain world where life always finds a way.īioengineer dinosaurs that think, feel and react intelligently to the world around them.
Take charge of operations on the legendary islands of the Muertes archipelago and bring the wonder, majesty and danger of dinosaurs to life. Bioengineer dinosaurs that think, feel and react intelligently to the world around them and face threats posed by espionage, breakouts and devastating tropical storms in an uncertain world where life always finds a way. Place yourself at the heart of the Jurassic franchise and build your own Jurassic World.