Lost World – Jurassic Park

The Lost World Jurassic Park for the Sony PlayStation released in the United States is a side scrolling two dimensional platform game that follows the storyline of the film The Lost World Jurassic Park the game was developed by DreamWorks Interactive and published by Electronic Arts and it allows the player to control characters such as Ian Malcolm and Sarah Harding as they traverse jungle environments laboratory facilities and a volcanic island gameplay consists of running jumping climbing and occasional vehicle sequences where the player drives a jeep or rides a motorcycle while avoiding dinosaurs the visual style uses pre rendered backgrounds combined with sprite based characters typical of mid nineties PlayStation titles the audio includes a soundtrack inspired by the film score and realistic dinosaur sound effects the title features a cooperative two player mode where a second player can join as a companion character notable highlights include faithful recreations of iconic film locations such as the InGen compound and the dinosaur paddock a variety of dinosaur enemies each with distinct attack patterns ranging from small compsognathus to the massive tyrannosaurus rex challenging boss encounters that require precise timing and pattern recognition collectible DNA strands that unlock bonus content cinematic full motion video cutscenes that advance the narrative the game comprises thirteen levels each with multiple checkpoints and hidden areas that reward exploration the difficulty scales as the player progresses with more aggressive dinosaur behavior and tighter platforming sections the control scheme uses the directional pad for movement and the action buttons for jumping attacking and interacting with objects the game supports memory card saving allowing progress to be stored between sessions the game was added to the iOctavio.com database on November 18 2002 the user originally categorized the title as a two dimensional platform game within the two dimensional platform genre to assist with web searches