Genesis

Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition

Hey, Sega: This is the kind of JP you should have given us last year! Jurassic Park Rampage Edition is enjoyable, especially if you're into action/platform games. Not the ultimate JP experience, but still a good time.

Jurassic Park was a great title on many platforms. This attempt to cash in on the movie's fame, however, is side-scrolling mediocrity. Plenty of work for the thumbs, but not for the brain. If that sounds like you, then Park it here.

Dr. Grant gets my vote, mainly because he gets to use all the cool weapons, but also because the Raptor's carnivorous tendencies make me nauseous. This game is different from the first, but just different; not better. Ho hum!!!

Though various improvements have been made upon the original, Rampage Edition contains very little of the polish developer BlueSky is known for. Quick and cheap deaths mar an otherwise enjoyable experience. The game can be found inexpensively though, which makes it a viable purchase if you're looking for a day of fun. Ultimately it feels like a shallow, quick cash in on a lucrative franchise. If you're only looking for one Jurassic Park game, your best bet would still be The Lost World.

This sequel to the other Jurassic Park for the Genesis is more or less covers the same ground in a different way. Unlike last time, there is no movie story line to adhere to, so anything goes. The graphics seem to be better this time around, and the control is punched up a little bit. Fans of the movie and first game will love this.