{"id":22266,"date":"2022-05-11T00:01:44","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T00:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=22266"},"modified":"2022-05-02T12:02:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T12:02:38","slug":"parkasaurus-switch-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/11\/parkasaurus-switch-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Parkasaurus (Switch, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Dinosaurs from another planet have crash landed on Earth, and it\u2019s up to you to give them a good home in a special dinosaur zoo.\u00a0 What kid wouldn\u2019t want to design and run their very own dinosaur park?\u00a0 Parkasaurus is a simulation game very similar to titles such as SimCity or Zoo Tycoon.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.<\/p>\n

You view the action in an isometric perspective and can start out with an interactive tutorial before you are let loose to run your park.\u00a0 The tutorial is highly recommended, as it helps you learn the ropes and you can run your park from there.\u00a0 You\u2019ll build enclosures for the dinos where you can put things like grass, trees, water, etc.\u00a0 Depending on what you put in the enclosures, you can make different biomes like rainforests or deserts to keep your dinos happy.\u00a0 You can also hire staff like veterinarians, janitors, security, and scientists to help out in the park.\u00a0 Scientists can work at a science building you create and earn points you can use on a skill tree to benefit your park.\u00a0 There\u2019s also a town you can visit where you can buy food, dino eggs, and more.\u00a0 You can also view the stats of your dinosaurs, employees, and guests.\u00a0 You earn money from visitors who donate, and the better your park, the more money you\u2019ll earn.<\/p>\n

Nothing wrong with the game per se, but I did have a couple of small problems with it.\u00a0 This game would work best with a mouse, but like SimCity on the Super Nintendo, they did the best they could for the console.\u00a0 Also, even though you can zoom in on things, the screen can get pretty busy and it can be hard to pinpoint where your dinosaurs and employees are.\u00a0 You can find them by wading through confusing menus, but I wish there were a better way to quickly spot them.\u00a0 The game can feel a little overwhelming after the tutorial, but seasoned veterans of simulation games will feel right at home.<\/p>\n

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Parkasaurus is rated E-10 with ESRB descriptors of Crude Humor and Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 You clean up poop and dinosaurs can escape, but I didn\u2019t notice anything too violent after that.\u00a0 Strong reading and management skills are a must, so this game is best for older kids.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dinosaurs from another planet have crash landed on Earth, and it\u2019s up to you to give them a good home in a special dinosaur zoo.\u00a0 What kid wouldn\u2019t want to design and run their very own dinosaur park?\u00a0 Parkasaurus is a simulation game very similar to titles such as SimCity or Zoo Tycoon.\u00a0 It\u2019s available […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22266"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22268,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22266\/revisions\/22268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}