Jurassic Park (1993) PC

Multimillionaire John Hammond creates a unique park on Isla Nublar Island (off the Costa Rican coast), whose main attraction is the real dinosaurs. In order to prove the safety of the complex, the scientist invites a group of specialists, headed by a well-known palaeontologist, Dr. Alan Grant, to visit the complex. Fantastic creatures enchant the audience, who realize that they are witnesses of a breakthrough event in the history of science. However, when the safety devices are damaged and the dinosaurs are released, the people on the island are threatened with death.

Created by Ocean Software Ltd. the game Jurassic Park, refers to Steven Spielberg's film with the same title, which debuted in cinemas in 1993. Here we play the role of the above mentioned doctor, trying at all costs to get out of the island. The task is not that simple, however, and it's not just about giant creatures hunting people. Grant's shoulders also fall on the duty to help Hammond's grandchildren, and the completely defenceless children have taken refuge in the darkest corners of the jungle covering the island.

The creators of the game divided the game into two parts. In the first episode we are dealing with a clone of Alien Breed game, where we observe our hero from above, as in the classic Team 17 shootouts. While visiting a huge park, we have to find missing children, by the way exterminating various creatures with two weapons (a stun gun and a machine gun). Playing is not easy, especially since Hammond's grandchildren have to be taken to a hiding place, which is guarded by a closed gate.

The second episode is already a typical representative of the FPS species, in which we observe the action from the perspective of the first person. Equipped with weapons, we cross dark bathed tunnels to restore the power supply in the complex, thus preventing the dispersion of dinosaurs. Jurassic Park in its three-dimensional version resembles Doom, but is much more limited in relation to its cult predecessor.

Jurassic Park is characterized by very nice graphics in low resolution and addictive, but also extremely difficult gameplay. The biggest drawback of the program is a random code generator for each stage, which forces us to go through all the boards again after restarting the game.

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Last updated on 10 December 2007