Jurassic Park is an action-adventure video game for the Super NES based on the movie adaptation of the book by Michael Crichton. It was developed by Ocean Software and released in 1993 in North America and PAL regions, and published and released by Jaleco in 1994 for Japan. Most of the game is viewed from a top-down view. When the player enters a building, the gameplay perspective shifts to a first-person view. The game is significant for combining two different perspectives and for being an early game mastered in surround sound (Dolby Pro Logic).
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For its time, Jurassic Park on the SNES was a game to remember for sure. I give it 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Jurassic Park (SNES) delivers a unique blend of top-down adventure and clunky first-person shooter segments. The open-world exploration and tension of dinosaur encounters offer thrills, especially for fans of the movie. However, the dated graphics, awkward controls, and lack of a save feature severely hinder the overall experience. It's a nostalgic trip for 90s kids, but modern players might find it frustrating.
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Ambitious, but looking back I appreciate the tonal shift that first-person allowed. Captures just a little of the enclosed tension from that whole "power reset" movie sequence. And also some hilarity when opening a door and a crunchy pixel-dino is staring you down from across the way.
I got this used at an EB games when I was 3 years old. The first person raptor stuff was too scary for me, but I kind of loved it for that, haha
Played this as a kid but never had an idea what was going on. I remember the music being tense and the game feeling very fluid and responsive though. There isn't much there in story and the gameplay can get repetitive and it's definitely a product of its time, but damn is it formulative in the type of gamer i am today.