Jurassic Park: The Game

"Jurassic Park: The Game" is a very unique type of game. It does not involve the players controlling the characters the same way as most video games, but instead puts the player in the situation of the character.

The game follows the story of Dr. Gerry Harding and his daughter, Jess, as they have to team up with other survivors of the events in the first Jurassic Park movie.

Most people have been calling this game "an interactive cut-scene" instead of a game, and in a way it is true, the game is probably 50% video. BUT the thing I think makes it most enjoyable is the story. Video games based off movies are notoriously bad at telling good stories, but this one stays very faithful to movies as well as to the books. It mentions several ideas that were from the book but left out of the film, and builds upon ideas introduced in Jurassic Park III (dinos on the island that weren't on InGen's list, implying they were breeding unknown dinosaurs without telling anyone).

While the graphics aren't the greatest by today's standards, the dinosaurs shown in the game look and behave exactly like the dinosaurs in the films. The characters are well developed and the story is compelling, with several jump-moments. All in all, I'd say if you're a big Jurassic Park fan, this game is a must-play.

Negatives:

This does suck as a video game. Like other TellTale games there is practically no impact that your choices have, but unlike modern TellTale games you must constantly press buttons like a madman to get past every scene.

Gerry Harding feels like a completely different character from the film in this game. Apparently he shaved his mustache and gained muscles.

Many of the dinosaurs are noticeably nerfed. The T Rex and velociraptors should be more than capable of outrunning the characters, but they fail to do so on several occasions.

There are a few scenes that drag on way too long. One example is where you try and find out what happened to Nedry's can and it takes like 10-15 minutes.

There are some plot holes dinosaur wise. There shouldn't be any more adult velociraptors after the first movie because they were all apparently killed. The parasaurolophus is tan while it should be green like it was in 1993. There are Jurassic Park 3 pteranodons in the sky even though they weren't canonically created until way after the first movie.

Bill Yoder's character does a complete 180, going from a tragic and semi-douchey hero to a villain who tries killing everyone because I guess the story wanted an antagonist.

Positives:

Storywise, the game is arguably better than many of the Jurassic World films and is comparable to Camp Cretaceous .

The main character, Nima, is voiced by Nika Futterman who is also voiced by Asajj Ventress. This game might be like the Clone Wars of the Jurassic Park franchise.

I like Jess and Gerry Harding as characters. They might be more interesting than any of the characters that appear in any of the Jurassic World movies.

I actually like Dr. Sorkin as a character. She is morally gray and her actions throughout the game somewhat connect to Jurassic World.

The troodons are amazing. Maybe the franchise has too many toxic species with dilophosaurus and compsognathus also being poisonous, but it's fine.

Most of the bigger returning dinosaurs- T Rex, velociraptor, dilophosaurus, triceratops, are given the amount of screen time that they deserve.

Many plot elements here are actually really cool and some have been used in the films. Such elements include a helicopter being attacked by a pteranodon, a mosasaur, lysine contingency, Mount Sibo, and the utility tunnels.

Favorite scenes- the dilophosaurus from episode 1, the rollercoaster although it was goofy, and the mosasaur scene.

I guess it's nice that they explained how the T Rex got in the visitor center, even if Jeremy James Prutchick's explanation is better.

We actually see the classic t rex vs triceratops in this game. Or at least part of it.

The ending was actually pretty awesome even if there was no way Gerry could outrun the T Rex.

Fan theory- The mosasaur in this game is actually the same one from Jurassic World back when it was a juvenile. They look pretty different and the one in this game is specifically called a Tylosaurus, a type of mosasaur, but it's fun to think about.

Episodes ranked: #4 Episode 3 #3 Episode 2 #2 Episode 1 #1 Episode 4.

i just bought this game for the xbox 360, as i am a Jurassic park fan and i loved the movies as a kid, but was sad they never got to make a next gen console game based on the movies. well, low and behold, alongside the anticipated release of the film series on bluray, they have a game to go along with it. i was at first excited, but when i found out the game is from a lesser known company and that its more of a "budget" game, i was turned off. however, i still plunked down the cash just to see if it was any good. i guess i am just too big of a JP fan to pass this up.

OK, so here it is. the game takes you through a separate story that is happening during the same time frame of the first Jurassic park film. a park vet Gerry Harding and his daughter jess spending time together, and of course when the park shuts down and all hell breaks loose is when the story picks up. there is also a subplot that deals with the shaving cream can with the DNA that was seen in the first film, and how a few different mercenary characters are all trying to obtain it to get the big bucks its worth. its basically the "macguffin" of the story. during the first few levels, at first i thought, oh the graphics (in comparison to many other games) are REALLY bad, and the story/dialogue seems pretty cheesy, but i soon realized that the game actually puts a lot of effort into the story telling and dialogue. its not your stereotypical action "shooting up dinosaurs" type of game. this is more about the story, which is surprisingly good. i think this was the big strength of the game, despite the not quite polished graphics (could have taken another few months to perfect, at least). it reminded me of the "enter the matrix" game for the matrix movies. could have been muuch better graphics wise if more time was given. also, in scenes involving lots of fast moving and action, the game tends to get all glitchy and freeze or slow down. reminded me of an old PC game or something. its definitely a budget game, no question. but the story and characters are the strength. there is no shooting, but a lot of action choosing, like you choose what your character will say to another, or solving some puzzles, or making movements by pressing RB or LB and things like that. very easy game, that is done in 4 "episodes". i assume this game was online somewhere that was then released as a console game for the bluray movie release.

all in all, i actually enjoyed it, but the replay value is very minimal, but if your a Jurassic park fan like i am, you will defiently get some enjoyment out of this effort. its definitely more of a one time play so i would rent this.

At time of writing Telltale are closing their doors for the final time, one of the greatest video game creators has ceased to be and it breaks my heart.

This Jurassic Park title is one of their early efforts and certainly doesn't compare to recent titles.

You know the drill, people go to one of the Jurassic Park islands hell breaks loose and they hide from dinosaurs while enroute to a method of escape.

Full of optional dialogue, simple puzzles and lots of quick time events they hadn't quite got the formula right at this stage. The decision making factor hadn't really come into play quite yet so you didn't have to think carefully about how you proceeded.

With a generic story, few likeable characters and no real surprises this though not great was an important step in the companies evolution. It wasn't long after this that they began hitting us with the powerful gut wrenching epic stories we came to love.

For fans of Telltale you can do worse than taking this trip down memory lane.

The Good:

Has some of the Telltale charm

Tells a passable story

The Bad:

Too many quick time events

Feels clunky by comparison to later titles

Ultimately cliched plot

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Kids are liabilities, horror, sci-fi, action........it doesn't matter the genre they just suck!

Telltale games studio is my home away from home when I feel down I play there games I love Telltales games.. Why couldn't I play this I had a ps3 but couldn't play it.........

But still I give it 10/10 even no I couldn't play? I no it's crazy right......