Jurassic Park Interactive

Infobox VG| title = Jurassic Park Interactive


developer = UIS
publisher = UIS
designer =
engine =
version =
released = 1994
genre = Action/First-Person Adventure
modes = Single player
ratings =
platforms = 3DO
media = CD-ROM
requirements =
input = Joypad

"Jurassic Park Interactive" was the only strategy-based action game based on the 1993 movie "Jurassic Park". It was released in 1994 exclusively for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer by Universal Interactive. During the 3DO's short lifespan, "Jurassic Park Interactive" was one of the system's greatest sellersFact|date=February 2007.

"Electronic Gaming Monthly" rated the game 9 out of 10 in their 1995 "Videogame Buyer's Guide".

Though footage from the film is included in the opening sequence, actual shots of actors' faces are noticeably edited out due to the fact that none of them ever signed a release granting their likeness in a videogame. As a result, look-alike actors portray the characters in further game cutscenes and images.

Gameplay

The game's interface is set as a computer screen that allows you to navigate a map of the island, as well as a collection of 5 Minigames programmed by Dennis Nedry. Players have to locate various guests on the map, then engage in a short action level that either involves outrunning a "Tyrannosaurus" in a jeep, escaping from a small building containing Raptors, or shooting approaching Spitters with a charged electric gun. The end of the game comes once the player successfully relocates all of the island's guests to the helipad dock and locates outside help by breaking through the Minigames.

Depending on the difficulty level chosen (Normal, Hard, or Expert), more guests were shown on the map to be saved, and less time was allowed in total to break through the Minigames.

External links

* [http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/2.10/streetcred.html?pg=3 Article on Wired magazine]