Jurassic Park

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Jurassic Park is a 1993 action video game developed and published by Ocean Software for Amiga and DOS computers. The game is based on the 1993 film of the same name, and also includes elements from Michael Crichton's 1990 novel of the same name, which the film is based upon.

The player controls Dr. Alan Grant, a paleontologist who becomes trapped at Jurassic Park, an island theme park and zoo populated by genetically engineered dinosaurs. Grant's initial objective is to search for Lex and Tim, the grandchildren of park owner John Hammond. Upon locating the children, Grant must contact a helicopter so survivors can escape the island. Gameplay consists of a bird's-eye view during the game's large exterior environment, but switches to a first-person perspective whenever Grant enters a building.

Development of the game began in November 1992. A development team of 13 people – considered large at that time – worked on the game. Director Steven Spielberg was also involved in the game during its development to ensure that it would be faithful to his initial vision. Materials related to the film, including its script and photographs of the sets, aided the developers during the game's production. Jurassic Park was released in the United Kingdom in October 1993, and was subsequently released in the United States a year later. Many critics praised the game's indoor environments, but some criticized its large exterior environment, and its boring and repetitive gameplay.

From Wikipedia's article Jurassic Park (computer video game), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

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Game BoyPlayer 1
D-pad↑↓←→
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SelectShift
StartEnter

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  • 1 Quick save state
  • 2 Quick load state
  • 3 Change save slot

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3.5 Good job

Critics 78 · 7 reviews (other versions)

From reviews of other versions of the game (none of this one found).

What the reviews talk about

Key wordsexcitingatmosphericboringexcellentmoodyspooky

What the critics said

  • He concluded that "Ocean has done an excellent job... this is a respectable film tie-in".

    — Computer Gaming World, 1994

  • He concluded that it was "amazing" that Spielberg's company, Amblin Entertainment, "allowed this game to get out the door".

    — Computer Gaming World, 1994

  • The game's graphics and sound were generally praised, with Steve McGill of Amiga Power calling them "the computer game equivalent of heroic Greek sculptures".

    — Amiga Power, 1993 (Steve McGill)· about another version

  • CU Amiga called the game "original, good to look at, excellent to play and varied throughout".

    — CU Amiga· about another version

  • CU Amiga wrote that the game's overhead perspective "plays a lot better than it looks", and complimented the dinosaur animations.

    — CU Amiga· about another version

  • Jonathan Maddock of Amiga Computing praised the interior levels for their "brilliant" soundtrack and "dark and moody" graphics, writing "it really generates a spooky feeling within you".

    — Amiga Computing (Jonathan Maddock)· about another version

  • Robin Matthews of Computer Gaming World in February 1994 favorably reviewed the DOS version of Jurassic Park, approving of the "very high quality graphics".

    — Computer Gaming World (Robin Matthews)· about another version

From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Jurassic Park (computer video game) article, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The words are the critics'; their full reviews are on the publishers' pages.

Scores

  • Amiga Action 1993 88% (other versions)
  • Amiga Computing 1994 72% (other versions)
  • Amiga Format 1994 70% ; 75% (1995) (other versions)
  • Amiga Power 1994 71% (other versions)
  • Amiga World 1994 B+ (other versions)
  • CU Amiga 1994 87% ; 58% (1995) (other versions)
  • The One Amiga 1993 89% ; 83% (1995) (other versions)

From the review table of Wikipedia's article. The face takes, first that applies: the Metascore for this platform, GameRankings' archived average, our average of the critics (one number per publication, a panel averaged), one review alone, the players' rating. Critics and players are never mixed.

Players' rating: 80/100 · 215 votes

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  5. 3.068+
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  8. 4.585+
  9. 5.090+

5.0 Outstanding! · 4.0 Great job! · 3.0 Good job · 2.0 Could be better · 1.0 Wake me up when it's over · A thumbs-up adds half a point. Our own drawings, in the spirit of the faces GamePro magazine used in the '90s.

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