New games: Parkasaurus is a googly-eyed look back in time

“Nothing has ever gone wrong in a dinosaur park,” one of my staffers informs me as I make my way through the Parkasaurus orientation materials. Right, nothing to worry about: we’re just putting dinosaurs into exhibits for tourists to look at, what possible precedent is there for that going disastrously awry? In fairness, Michael Crichton’s dinosaurs weren’t this darn adorable. Parkasaurus is a tycoon-style building game that might have a lot in common with Jurassic Park on paper, but in practice, how could you be afraid of these gentle, doe-eyed beasts? They happily lope around their enclosures, looking like huggable plasticine creations more than unstoppable killing machines. Parkasaurus is a bit of a throwback to the days of fixed isometric perspectives. At a glance, it seems kind of light-weight by comparison, but there’s a fully-featured tycoon game going on just under the hood. Each dinosaur you place has particular needs, and these extend beyond just food. You’ll have to fine-tune each exhibit, tweaking the biodiversity by planting trees and adding water for maximum sauropod happiness.

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