Jurassic World Evolution 2 – Marine Pack DLC Review
Frontier are the kings of park builders, and as they preside over their domain, they ensuring that players of their premiere titles like Planet Zoo and Planet Coaster have a steady feed of exciting new additions to keep their parks vibrant and exciting for all those digital visitors. Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the latest to get some DLC love, with the arrival of the Marine Pack, bringing a batch of new water-based creatures to the dino-disaster simulator.
The Marine Pack’s headline new addition is four new beasts, all of which are ready to be thrown straight into your lagoon or aquarium. The smallest of these is the Nothosaurus, a crocodilian type that can walk on land as well as swim menacingly through the water with its paddle-like fins and webbed toes. It has some truly hideous teeth, and it’s safe to say that I would not be going for a dip in the sea if this thing was still in it.
The second new swimmer is the Archelon, a prehistoric giant turtle. Compared to the Nothosaurus, it’s positively cute, and significantly larger, reaching 5m in length and weighing an astonishing 3 tonnes. Despite its ‘cute’ appearance, it is an expert hunter and a carnivore, though I still think I’d rather meet one of them than a Nothosaurus.
Third up is Dunkleosteus, and it’s, well, a big fish. When I say it’s a big fish, it’s fundamentally an ugly shark, and while it has no teeth, it has two bone plates that can snap shut with a bite force that’s greater than an Allosaurus. It’s a menacing thing to look at, and Frontier have continued their stellar modelling work in bringing this long-dead creature back to life. As with the whole of Jurassic World Evolution 2, it’s truly a remarkable feat.
The final Marine Pack resident is the Shonisaurus.
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