During NE's Head-2-Head 5 competition, several new stars emerged as the new faces of parkmaking. Among the brightest was Liampie, who, as a member of the 3rd place Flying Germans, rose to new prominence under a new style. Back when he joined in May 2007, he possessed the classic “Dutch” style of parkmaking. Since then, however, he transcended this, and emerged in H2H in a strong way with Calypso Quay, a week 2 park built with RRP. Although he also captured a Silver accolade with Wunderland Erlach, this newest release could be considered his solo introduction under his new style. Because of this, NE has yet another wonderful release, a Gold one to be exact, Dolphin Bay Resort.

Advertised as Project X.2, Dolphin Bay Resort may just be the most detailed hotel ever created in RCT, quite a feat considering the great hotels in RCT history. The hotel itself is fairly simple and similar to Liampie’s older style, featuring a small amount of extra detail while still managing to look clean and realistic. Coinciding with the moniker of the map, it really is the “resort” that steals the show and sets Dolphin Bay Resort apart from other RCT hotels. Liampie managed to add in a crazy amount of details to surround the hotel, bringing it to the next level, even connecting everything together with a common theme. Like the name of the hotel would suggest, the pool features a great dolphin on its bottom, as well as dolphins leaping in the ocean bordering the resort. Peeps play volleyball on the beach, another touch adding to the fun and realism of the project. Also in the vicinity are two well-done water slides, a disco, and a cute little theatre. The whole area explodes with a life beyond most RCT hotels. Although the hotel itself could be benefited with the addition of the same detail and care put into the rest of the map, the wonderful details in the resort area are more than enough to set a very high standard for those to follow.

It's clearly a testament to the quality of this map that it won Gold without any rides. Liampie, you’ve come far since your arrival, and this release is sure to cement you into the upper echelon of parkmakers here.