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3.5 / 5

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Platform
Sega Genesis
Multiplayer Game Modes
Cooperative
Player Perspective
Top-down
Developer Companies
Appaloosa Interactive
Publishers
Sega
Release date
16 September 1997

Summary

The Lost World: Jurassic Park on the Sega Genesis swaps the side‑scroll of its predecessors for a top‑down view that feels ripped straight from the SNES counterpart. Players navigate Isla Sorna through nineteen missions split across four distinct Sites, ending each area with a boss encounter. Along the way you can grab a taser, tranquilizer gun, shotgun or grenades, and even hop into an SUV or hovercraft for short segments. The game also shines in two‑player mode: team up as Ian Malcolm in cooperative play or battle each other in a competitive showdown. Critics praised how the title pushed the Genesis hardware, earning high marks from outlets like Game Informer (8.25/10) and Sega Power (87/100), though some noted color dullness, sprite size limits, and occasional slowdown that could mar the action.

Storyline

In The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Genesis), you take on the role of a hired hunter teamed with Dr. Ian Malcolm. InGen dispatches the duo to Isla Sorna to track down and capture living dinosaur specimens for research.

While exploring the island’s jungles and ruins, they encounter a rival band of hunters whose motives are unclear – they could be working for Peter Ludlow, the shadowy Biosyn corporation, or simply independent poachers. The clash forces both sides into frantic chases and shoot‑outs amid raging T‑rex and swift raptors. The goal is to secure the dinosaurs and survive the rival hunters.

Edited by Maya Carter

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