As the title says, Jurassic Park: The Game is designed primarily for fans of the series. With that said, as a fan of the Jurassic Park series I would say that this game is a good game, though not for everyone.
The game takes place right after the events of the first movie, with the very beginning occurring halfway through the movie. From there it follows mostly new characters with the exception being Dr. Harding, who had a bit role in the movie and looks nothing like the actor from the movie, trying to escape off the island in one piece. Most of the characters were likable enough, though at some points, especially around the last half of the third episode, there were some that kind of got annoying, mostly for what they were bringing up at that point in the game.
The actual gameplay is what really dictates whether this game is meant for you, reader. Half of the gameplay is a rather simple point and click adventure game, where the clickable objects are highlighted by a hard to ignore hand symbol or magnifying glass. As with most point and click games, there are a few puzzles, but they are relatively tame logic puzzles that do not require using items you obtained throughout the game for this one puzzle. Unlike most point and click adventure games, there is no inventory to manage, so you do not need to worry about that aspect of point and click games appearing.
The other half of this game is quicktime events, which may sound a bit daunting to some readers; let me reassure you that these events are somewhat different from most action games. Unlike most games where if you miss an event you die and go back to the beginning of the whole sequence, if you fail and die in an event, the most you are sent back is about two events from the event you died at. An interesting feature about these events is that some of them if you fail, you do not die, just stumble and get another chance at the event; the only downside is your medal score goes down a bit. Otherwise, I found the events to be rather enjoyable, as crazy as that may sound; perhaps because the events were exciting and I knew that I wouldn’t go back to the start of the sequence if I failed one.
To wrap up, this is truly a game for fans, with achievements, puzzles, and dialogue referencing the original movie. So if you are not discouraged by the gameplay, I would definitely recommend it.
A Game For Fans
As the title says, Jurassic Park: The Game is designed primarily for fans of the series. With that said, as a fan of the Jurassic Park series I would say that this game is a good game, though not for everyone.
The game takes place right after the events of the first movie, with the very beginning occurring halfway through the movie. From there it follows mostly new characters with the exception being Dr. Harding, who had a bit role in the movie and looks nothing like the actor from the movie, trying to escape off the island in one piece. Most of the characters were likable enough, though at some points, especially around the last half of the third episode, there were some that kind of got annoying, mostly for what they were bringing up at that point in the game.
The actual gameplay is what really dictates whether this game is meant for you, reader. Half of the gameplay is a rather simple point and click adventure game, where the clickable objects are highlighted by a hard to ignore hand symbol or magnifying glass. As with most point and click games, there are a few puzzles, but they are relatively tame logic puzzles that do not require using items you obtained throughout the game for this one puzzle. Unlike most point and click adventure games, there is no inventory to manage, so you do not need to worry about that aspect of point and click games appearing.
The other half of this game is quicktime events, which may sound a bit daunting to some readers; let me reassure you that these events are somewhat different from most action games. Unlike most games where if you miss an event you die and go back to the beginning of the whole sequence, if you fail and die in an event, the most you are sent back is about two events from the event you died at. An interesting feature about these events is that some of them if you fail, you do not die, just stumble and get another chance at the event; the only downside is your medal score goes down a bit. Otherwise, I found the events to be rather enjoyable, as crazy as that may sound; perhaps because the events were exciting and I knew that I wouldn’t go back to the start of the sequence if I failed one.
To wrap up, this is truly a game for fans, with achievements, puzzles, and dialogue referencing the original movie. So if you are not discouraged by the gameplay, I would definitely recommend it.