- For the other games based on The Lost World: Jurassic Park, see The Lost World: Jurassic Park (video game).
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| Developer(s) | DreamWorks Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Designer(s) | Parker A. Davis |
| Released | November 17, 1997 September 23, 1998 (Special Edition) |
| Genre | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single Player |
| Ratings | ESRB: Teen |
| Platform(s) | Sega Saturn, PlayStation |
| Media | 1 CD-ROM |
| Input methods | Sega Saturn, PlayStation compatible Controllers |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a 3D action video game which was released in 1997 for the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation. It was developed by DreamWorks Interactive and published by Electronic Arts. The Lost World: Jurassic Park is based on the novel and film of the same name. A special edition of the game was released 1998 for the PlayStation as a part of their Greatest Hits line-up and featured several modifications to the gameplay.
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Gameplay
The player takes control of characters struggling to survive on InGen's "Site B" populated by over 20 species of dinosaurs in an environment of escalating chaos. Quoted from the official website:
| “ | Based meticulously on the creatures created for the film, the characters stalk, track, attack and fight surrounded by an expansive 3D environment packed with biological perils.
Unprecedented access to the film's production as well as dazzling new "Morf-x" technology, has resulted in the most detailed and realistic animation ever...the skin of the dinosaurs appears to stretch as they walk, run, jump, slash, tear and bite! With over thirty levels of gameplay, 25 environments and unbelievably detailed 3D graphics. The Lost World: Jurassic Park promises to deliver a fun, intense heart-stopping experience. [1] |
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Characters
The Lost World: Jurassic Park features five choosable characters.
Compsognathus
The Compsognathus uses its leaping and evading movement to escape some of the larger predators.
Human Hunter
Braving a steep canyonside as the Hunter the player has to escape an angry gang of Pachycephalosaurus as they attack with their rock-hard skulls. A character who is effective at long range.
Velociraptor
As the Velociraptor the player will have to ward off a myriad of prehistoric beasts fighting to protect their territory from the chaos created by man's arrival.
Tyrannosaurus
As the T. rex players will have to master various attack maneuvers to defend themselves against ambush attacks from Velociraptors, Commandos and one on one battles with other larger beasts. The game play is a bit more brutish than the other dinosaurs, and sometimes less control is easily available. Also a final boss.
Sarah Harding
Sarah Harding, the field biologist from the The Lost World: Jurassic Park film appears as a secret playable human character.
Non-playable creatures
- Allosaurus (seen as a foe in the "t-rex" levels)
- Baryonyx (seen as a foe during the "human hunter" levels)
- Brachiosaurus (seen migrating during the "compy" levels)
- Carnotaurus (seen as a foe during the "compy" levels)
- Deinonychus (seen as a foe during the "velociraptor, human hunter, compy" levels)
- Euoplocephalus (seen as foe during the "velociraptor" levels)
- Leptoceratops (seen as a foe during the "compy" levels)
- Orodromeus (seen as a foe during the "compy" levels)
- Pachycephalosaurus (seen as a foe during the "human hunter, velociraptor" levels)
- Parasuchus (seen as a foe in the "compy" levels)
- Pteranodon (background object)
- Staurikosaurus (seen as a foe during the "compy" levels)
- Stegosaurus (seen as a foe in the "t-rex" levels)
- Triceratops (seen as a foe during the "t-rex, velociraptor" levels)
Features
• 3D animation
• Control a diverse cast of characters including the ferocious T. rex
• Over 30 levels of gameplay
• 25 unique environments
• Over 20 separate species of dinosaur
• Over 80 moves per character
• Fully orchestrated music
• Dynamic camera angles create a cinematic experience
• Multiple paths and secret spots
• Super-secret ending
• Musical score composed and conducted specifically for the game by Michael Giacchino.
Special edition
- New T. rex level
- New mid-level check points
- New stronger and longer lives
External links
- Dreamworks' official The Lost World: Jurassic Park website
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park at MobyGames
