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Welcome to the awesome creation that is Jurassic Park. By using DNA found inside fossilised mosquitoes, scientists have cloned several species of dinosaurs. By putting them in a theme park, they aim to provide the ultimate holiday.

But something has gone horribly wrong. Doctor Alan Grant and several others have visited Jurassic Park before its official opening and the pens have somehow been opened and the animals are running wild. Are you going to be dino-dinner or can you guide Grant and the others to safety?

The action stage is an extremely simple platform game that casts you as Grant (although his hair is yellow/orange here!) blasting dinos in pursuit of the exit. Three different transquiliser guns are on offer as a means to blast those pesky dinos. Look out for medical kits to bind those wounds and retrieve energy!

In this section of the game, you play Alan Grant inside one of the Jurassic Park jeeps, blasting dinos that attack the car. It looks and plays like a very basic version of Operation Wolf. At the end of each level lurks an enormous boss - look out for the massive T-Rex and terrifying Pterodactyls! Aieee!

This is pretty cack. Apart from some decent boss sprites, it looks utterly rubbish and the gameplay is tedious to the extreme. A waste of a superb licence.

This is a very average release indeed. The subgames lack depth, the graphics lack Jurassic character and the sound is exceptionally sad indeed. Even if you're a die-hard fan of the movie, you're in for a disappointment.

Presentation 39%
Jurassic logos abound, but there are no options. Very sad indeed.

Graphics 50%
Some smart dino bosses and suchlike, but on the whole disappointing.

Sound 47%
Awful sampled roars and instantly forgettable music.

Playability 30%
Very basic, but easy to get into. Some very annoying sections.

Lastability 40%
To quote Paul Daniels: "Not a lot!" Not many levels at all and a lack of variety.

Overall 35%
A licence of great potential ruined by a lacklustre, poorly programmed game.