Jurassic Park The Game
SCORE: 64
I remember meeting TellTale Games at E3
for the first time many years ago. They publish some interesting games.
Not everything is good for our audience, but we pay attention to them.
They work with some big franchises that gamers have always wanted good
games for. Jurassic Park The Game is a classic example. There have been
Jurassic Park video games in the past, but few of them have been
memorable. At least until now.
Jurassic Park The Game is for the older members of the family with its
'T' for Teen rating. The lengthy list of descriptors will bug out quite
a few eyes. I know it did me at first. Adults that want to get up close
and personal with some dinosaurs will find an immersive video game.
Family Friendly Gaming was provided the Xbox 360 version of Jurassic
Park The Game for this review. It is also on the Personal Computer, Mac,
and Playstation 3.
Jurassic Park The Game is dark, bloody, and scary. The dinosaurs will
freak you out. I know they freaked me out. The blood and gore fits the
theme of dinosaurs feeding on humans. It is still disturbing. As is the
enticement to lust issues in Jurassic Park The Game. I could have done
without that. I can understand the blood and violence. Dinosaurs are not
exactly cuddly little critters. I am not sad they are extinct.
The language in Jurassic Park The Game fit some 'R' rated movies I have
seen. We kept asking ourselves: "did he just say what we think he/she
said?" I understand attitudes from certain characters in such extreme
situations. The language however could have been left on the cutting
room floor so more members of the family could enjoy this game.
One thing TellTale Games has been excelling at is including tons of
content. Jurassic Park The Game is no exception. There are enough hours
of game play to warrant the purchase (editor: as long as you are able to
handle the content issues). I really appreciate them putting the
episodes together on one home console disc.
Jurassic Park The Game is a fun game to play. Certain buttons have to be
pressed at certain times during what looks like movies. So a character
is falling down a cliff and you have to hit a button to grab a branch at
the right time. Too many mistakes and you fall to your death. There are
also puzzles to solve. What happened to the stolen embryos? Can you
track things down and interact with the environment in the right way to
progress the story? Jurassic Park The Game made me think about the game
environment in ways I had not considered before.
The dinosaurs want to eat you. You would like to stay alive to move
through the game. Jurassic Park The Game is kind by letting players
replay areas after dying. I have to be upfront that Jurassic Park The
Game is not for every member of the family. This game is for the older
members of the family only. Those that venture into this park will find
a deep game with a fair amount of disturbing content.
If you choose to play Jurassic Park The Game I hope you have a strong
heart. It will scare you at various instances even if you know what is
going to happen. Jurassic Park The Game teaches us how frail and weak we
really are.
- Paul
Graphics: 51%
Sound: 54%
Replay/Extras: 82%
Gameplay: 75%
Family Friendly Factor: 59%
System: Xbox 360/PS3/PC
Publisher: TellTale Games
Rating: ‘T’ - Teen
{Blood, Mild Language Mild Suggestive Themes, Use of Tobacco, Violence}
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