Today, I’m adding more games to the list of games that have seen improvements when played on Nintendo Switch 2. Let’s have a look!

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Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition

Genre: Management Sim

Players: 1

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Review:

As of this writing, the folks behind the Jurassic World Evolution series seem to have decided to port over the second game in the series to Nintendo Switch 2 rather than update the original game with any sort of patch or Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. Even so, I decided to take a look at this game and see if Nintendo Switch 2 improves it in any way.

So… I have good news and bad news.

The good news is that the moment you load up the game, you’ll notice an immediate improvement to framerates, which are much smoother here. In addition, the resolution seems improved as well. The game still has plenty of pop-in and isn’t quite as clear as you’d want for a modern game platform, but it’s still surprising how much this game’s visuals leap forward without any sort of patch.

That said, this all comes at a price, and it’s a bizarre one. For some reason, the colors in this game look drastically off on Nintendo Switch 2, with blacks looking pink, purple, or red, and the sky looking more neon-colored. I tried to adjust the settings to see if I could fix this, and changing the color mode to “Jurassic Park’ rather than the default helps… but it still looks really off.

There’s also still quite a lot of pop-in on Nintendo Switch 2, but this seems like a minor issue compared to the color problem.

At the very least, the loading times are improved without any problem – on Nintendo Switch, it took me 17 seconds to load the game to title screen, and another 35 seconds to load a game save. On Nintendo Switch 2, those same times were 7 seconds and 13 seconds.

Still, given the bizarre image problems Nintendo Switch 2 causes this game to have, I feel like this really needs a patch, even if the publisher would prefer to just focus on the sequel. I would love to recommend this game for the improvements it receives on Nintendo Switch 2, but the odd color shift feels like too great a cost.

tl;dr – Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition is a Management Sim that has you creating and managing your own dinosaur park, controlling everything from the layout and concession prices to the DNA of the dinos themselves. This is a gorgeous and detailed game with a fantastic presentation and wonderfully immersive gameplay… and while Nintendo Switch 2 gives the game a great framerate and resolution boost, it also has a nasty, ugly color issue that makes shadows look pink. It’s glaringly ugly, ruining what would otherwise be great improvement on Nintendo Switch 2.

Grade: C+

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Two Point Hospital: Full Health Collection

Genre: Management Sim

Players: 1

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Review:

Two Point Hospital may have been the first game from Two Point Studios, but it’s the second to receive an official release on Nintendo Switch 2, after its most recent game, Two Point Museum. Circling back to the beginning comes with an upgrade path for players who own the Nintendo Switch version of the game, but it’s not exactly a clean upgrade… or a cheap one.

Players who own the digital version of the Nintendo Switch release of Two Point Hospital get a half-off discount on the Nintendo Switch 2 release, subtitled Full Health Collection, making this a $20 upgrade. However, it’s even worse than that – because this is a completely different version of the game, your save file won’t transfer over, nor will it make any difference whether or not you bought the original release of the game or the Jumbo Edition and/or any paid DLC content – Full Health Collection contains all DLC ever released for Two Point Hospital, but won’t give you any added discount if you paid for DLC previously.

The result of this is that Two Point Hospital: Full Health Collection is a great buy for players who never purchased the game due to the massive amount of content it has, adding tons more on top of what was already present in the Jumbo Edition on Nintendo Switch… but if you already paid to get as much content as you could on Nintendo Switch, you’ll feel not only a bit cheated out of that good deal, but you’ll probably be more on the fence as to whether to buy this release, since it’ll feel a lot more like double-dipping than upgrading.

To be clear, there is a sizable amount of new content here beyond anything previously released on any console before – in addition to the Jumbo Edition content, this also includes the Culture Shock DLC, A Stitch in Time DLC, and Speedy Recovery DLC, bringing with them 9 new hospitals and 80 new illnesses, among other content. It’s quite a lot, and if you’re coming into the series fresh, this release is only $10 more than the Nintendo Switch version.

Of course, this isn’t just about content. The Nintendo Switch 2 release of the game comes with improved resolution, and even more noticeable is improved framerates that make the game much smoother.

There’s also a noticeable improvement to loading times: On Nintendo Switch, it took me 1 minute 36 seconds to load to title screen, another 11 seconds to load a game save, and 1 minute 6 seconds to load a map. By comparison, those same times on Nintendo Switch 2 were 51 seconds, 7 seconds, and most impressively 19 seconds, a really nice improvement.

That said, this release once again disappoints in that, much like Two Point Museum, Two Point Hospital’s Nintendo Switch 2 release completely drops the ball when it comes to Mouse Mode, a feature that seems so obvious for this game, yet which is not present at all.

In the end, Two Point Hospital: Full Health Collection on Nintendo Switch 2 is a marked improvement over the Nintendo Switch release, and absolutely the better choice if you haven’t previously purchased the game. But if you already own the Nintendo Switch version, it’s really difficult to say this is worth the $20 to upgrade. If you absolutely love this game, you may want to spend the money just for the improvements and added content, but for more casual players I don’t think it’s going to be worth that added expense.

tl;dr – Two Point Hospital is a solid Management Sim that follows in the footsteps of Theme Hospital and provides a solid entry in the genre with a great presentation, albeit one with some flaws and frustrations that mar an otherwise excellent experience, and the cost to upgrade to the Nintendo Switch 2 release if you already own the Nintendo Switch version seems too high, even with all the extra content this includes. Still, for fans of the genre, this game is still well worth checking out, and the Nintendo Switch 2 version is absolutely improved over the Nintendo Switch version.

Grade: B-

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