Information on Jurassic: The Hunted for PS2

Plot

• The plot of "Jurassic: The Hunted" proposes that in 1983, scientists researching the Bermuda Triangle disappeared without a trace. In the present day, the daughter of the missing Dr. Sayrus discovers an S.O.S. while trying to find her father. Just at that moment, a storm forces her and her hired rescue team to ditch their aircraft. Instead of landing in the sea below, the jumpers find themselves traveling through energy portals. One member of the crew, Craig Dylan, ends up on a prehistoric island filled with dangerous dinosaurs. Players assume the role of Dylan and win the game by fighting off the dinosaurs, finding the other members of the rescue team, and devising a means of escape from the island.

Game Play

• There are fourteen levels of game play. As Dylan, players have access to weapons ranging from crossbows with explosive arrows to civil war rifles. Players will find ammunition in scattered locations around the island. This lack of realism is one complaint about the game play. Another is that the fighting sequences feature similar dinosaurs, mainly raptors, using similar tactics. After several levels, some players feel the game play becomes repetitive.

Comparison to Other Platforms

• The PS2 version of "Jurassic: The Hunted" arranges game play so the number of dinosaurs fought decreases as players reach higher levels. Players have noted that in the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game, Dylan must battle many more dinosaurs, as many as 10 in some levels, compared to only two or three for the same level in the PS2 game.

  In addition, the PS2 version lacks some complexity the other versions possess. In the PS2 game, there are no weapon parts strewn about for players to assemble. This makes the game more like a basic arcade shooter and less like a strategy game. There is also no Survivor Mode available in the PS2 game, which means it is a single player game only.

The Feel of the Game

• Visual elements of "Jurassic: The Hunted" appear fairly generic. Players will see the same dinosaur characters again and again; even the explosions appear to be reused. The vortexes that periodically spit out dinosaurs are one of the better visual effects.

  The dialog in the game can come across as melodramatic and predictable, but could also be taken as humorous. The PS2 dialog is censored compared to the dialog in the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game.