Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: The Second Cataclysm

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Description

A third-person driving and shooting game, based on the comic series Xenozoic Tales by Mark Shultz. The game is a rail-shooter, similar to Rocket Science's earliest game Loadstar.

You find yourself in the so-called Xenozoic Age - after a cataclysm in 2020 A.D., mankind was forced to hide beneath the surface. Once it could come out again, it found the world terribly changed, with dinosaurs roaming freely once again. A mysterious mutant-like race, called the Grith, believe the cataclysm was caused by the upsetting of the natural balance. Now, the leader of the restored City in the Sea, Scharnhorst, is using old technology and disrupting the balance again. The Girth chose you, Jack Tenrec, and your partner Hannah Dundee, to rid the world of Scharnhorst. And you get to do it in a red '53 Cadillac with mounted machine guns.

While you're at the task, you must battle hungry, mean dinosaurs, but also be careful not to upset the balance of nature. Also, try not to upset your volcanic-energy fueled caddy by hitting too much obstacles along the way.

Graphics are a mix of 3D objects and environments and comic-like 2D sprites, but captures much of the original comic book's style.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Dinosaurs
• Cadillacs and Dinosaurs licensees
• Inspiration: Comics

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Critic Reviews

Power Unlimited	SEGA CD	Feb, 1995	8.5 out of 10	85
Joypad	SEGA CD	Feb, 1995	75 out of 100	75
Coming Soon Magazine	DOS	Mar 14, 1996	73 out of 100	73
Video Games & Computer Entertainment	SEGA CD	Apr, 1995	7 out of 10	70
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	SEGA CD	Feb, 1995	28 out of 50	56
GamePro (US)	SEGA CD	Mar, 1995	2.5 out of 5	50
High Score	DOS	Jun, 1996	2 out of 5	40
Score	DOS	Feb, 1996	3 out of 10	30
Power Play	DOS	Dec, 1995	26 out of 100	26
Joystick (French)	DOS	Jan, 1996	25 out of 100	25

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Trivia

Manual

The manual states, for the relief of general population, that "no dinosaurs were harmed in the making of this game".

Awards

• Annie Awards
  • 1995 – Best Animated Interactive Production

Information also contributed by Josh Falcon

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