I still own this game, it's awesome and was very misunderstood at the time. Fighting in it was always a last resort, the trick was being on the move all the time. The enemy placement wasn't random, it was designed to make you learn the levels and get over the obstacles as fast as possible. Once you knew, you could breeze through it. Under appreciated game, so much fun
Definitely up there as one of the many challenging games on PS1 for sure! Many a great memory made playing it though! Hours of fun albeit with some stressful moments haha!
I owned the special edition. I didn't feel like fighting was the last resort, not even in the Compy levels. In fact, the more you fought, the higher your "adrenaline meter" (eye icon on the upper right) got and the faster you ran and the harder you hit. I remember that in the Compy level where you have to fight two Deynonichus in a row, you could only achieve that after going in a rampage and killing a lot of Staurikosauri to fill the adrenaline meter.
@@renanfelipedossantos5913 I owned the original edition, didn't even know there was a special/platinum edition till 20 years later, so I missed the bonus T-Rex opening level, Escape from Isla Nublar. 😢 From what I've read though, the Platinum/Special edition made some slight balance changes to enemy health to make the game easier. In particular the Compy levels had enemy health reduced, they added some extra ammo for the Hunter levels, and fixed a few glitches in the Raptor levels, like the nerve gas making the playable Raptor freeze in place till you died. I can't tell you how many times I died as a kid in the first Raptor level, just because if it even touched a pixel of nerve gas, it froze you in place and you couldn't move till you died and restarted. So technically you are both correct. You are right about the Instinct/Adrenaline metre making you faster and hit harder, essential for beating the Compy levels. And OP is right that sometimes it was best to just run and not fight, especially in the first print of the game. For example some of The Hunter levels were absolutely brutal, because there just wasn't enough ammo on the map, and dinosaurs respawned after a certain time. It meant if you were going for all the secret DNA pickups and took too long, there would be more dinosaurs in the level than ammo to kill them. Yes, I know the Hunter had a default weapon with unlimited ammo, but that was useless against a Pachy or more than one Raptor, and the later Hunter levels threw two or three Raptors at you at a time. Also in the Raptor levels, once you got past the first level with the Hunters nerve gas, there was a jungle level with flying Dimorphodons that would swoop down to the ground and do damage over time for the entire animation. So in total it did more damage than the Nerve Gas, and one attack would kill you if you didn't time the jump correctly to land on top of it to kill it. Absolutely ridiculous. 😆 The T-Rex levels with human hunters also suffered from constantly respawning enemies. You could eat hunters to regain health, but if you didn't move fast enough, they would overwhelm you eventually and drain your health down faster than you could refill it. Anyway, I would love to have tried the Platinum edition just for that bonus T-Rex level, but I'm also glad I played the original with all its faults. It was one of the hardest games I owned on PS1, and beating it as a kid felt like a massive achievement. I'm glad you enjoyed it as well and we can share our fun memories of the game 27 years later! 😊
Honestly I put so many hours into this game as a child back on the PS1 days! So many challenging levels too! Looking forward to this new Jurassic Park game they have announced too, thanks for checking out the video! 🫡👍
Tried to play it but it was way too difficult to me. I played the special edition and was only able to have fun as the bonus TRex mission in the beginning. But once I got to the brachiosaurus crossing it was too difficult.😅
It was definitely a challenging game back in the day! I remember the Compie levels stressed me the hell out back in the day, thank goodness for the cheat codes lol
@@venomfoxgames yeah I guess I'll cheat code to jump past that level. Amazing how difficult games used to be back in the day. As a teen 1 game would last you at least 6 months but I guess I just had more time on my hands then lol.
The "secret" to get past that level is syncing with the Brachiosauri opposite leg. They never land both paws in parallel, so if you try to stay close to the paw in the background, the one in the foreground will miss you.
@@renanfelipedossantos5913 thanks, wish I knew that a few months ago when I went back to it. It's a fun but frustrating game. I ended up beating it by luck and massive repeats. Don't know why I didn't notice the pattern.
I remember the floating trick! Firing the gun and floating above the pesky carnivores 😂 Glad you enjoyed the review and appreciate the feedback! Means alot! 😃👍
Definitely an awesome Jurassic Park game! Had some good times doing playthroughs when I was younger, it is just as fun all these years later lol Tha ks for checking outthe video! Appreciate the support! 😃👍
Lol I remember back then we didn't have the Internet yet and I'd get frustrated trying to pass one of the Compy levels, so I'd honestly sit there and guess the passwords and hope that I'd be able to unlock a different level! Great times!
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I still own this game, it's awesome and was very misunderstood at the time. Fighting in it was always a last resort, the trick was being on the move all the time. The enemy placement wasn't random, it was designed to make you learn the levels and get over the obstacles as fast as possible. Once you knew, you could breeze through it. Under appreciated game, so much fun
Definitely up there as one of the many challenging games on PS1 for sure! Many a great memory made playing it though! Hours of fun albeit with some stressful moments haha!
I owned the special edition. I didn't feel like fighting was the last resort, not even in the Compy levels. In fact, the more you fought, the higher your "adrenaline meter" (eye icon on the upper right) got and the faster you ran and the harder you hit.
I remember that in the Compy level where you have to fight two Deynonichus in a row, you could only achieve that after going in a rampage and killing a lot of Staurikosauri to fill the adrenaline meter.
@@renanfelipedossantos5913
I owned the original edition, didn't even know there was a special/platinum edition till 20 years later, so I missed the bonus T-Rex opening level, Escape from Isla Nublar. 😢
From what I've read though, the Platinum/Special edition made some slight balance changes to enemy health to make the game easier. In particular the Compy levels had enemy health reduced, they added some extra ammo for the Hunter levels, and fixed a few glitches in the Raptor levels, like the nerve gas making the playable Raptor freeze in place till you died. I can't tell you how many times I died as a kid in the first Raptor level, just because if it even touched a pixel of nerve gas, it froze you in place and you couldn't move till you died and restarted.
So technically you are both correct. You are right about the Instinct/Adrenaline metre making you faster and hit harder, essential for beating the Compy levels. And OP is right that sometimes it was best to just run and not fight, especially in the first print of the game. For example some of The Hunter levels were absolutely brutal, because there just wasn't enough ammo on the map, and dinosaurs respawned after a certain time. It meant if you were going for all the secret DNA pickups and took too long, there would be more dinosaurs in the level than ammo to kill them.
Yes, I know the Hunter had a default weapon with unlimited ammo, but that was useless against a Pachy or more than one Raptor, and the later Hunter levels threw two or three Raptors at you at a time.
Also in the Raptor levels, once you got past the first level with the Hunters nerve gas, there was a jungle level with flying Dimorphodons that would swoop down to the ground and do damage over time for the entire animation. So in total it did more damage than the Nerve Gas, and one attack would kill you if you didn't time the jump correctly to land on top of it to kill it. Absolutely ridiculous. 😆
The T-Rex levels with human hunters also suffered from constantly respawning enemies. You could eat hunters to regain health, but if you didn't move fast enough, they would overwhelm you eventually and drain your health down faster than you could refill it.
Anyway, I would love to have tried the Platinum edition just for that bonus T-Rex level, but I'm also glad I played the original with all its faults. It was one of the hardest games I owned on PS1, and beating it as a kid felt like a massive achievement.
I'm glad you enjoyed it as well and we can share our fun memories of the game 27 years later! 😊
One of my favorite games for this platform. I regard it as a spiritual successor to "Jurassic Park Part 2: The Chaos Continues" for the SNES.
Honestly I put so many hours into this game as a child back on the PS1 days! So many challenging levels too! Looking forward to this new Jurassic Park game they have announced too, thanks for checking out the video! 🫡👍
I found it today in a retro game store and bought it
Oh that is awesome! Happy gaming! 😃
Man.. you have a original phisic copy of the game.. that is a treasure pal ! Greetings from Brazil.
Hell yeah man! Absolute gem of a game! Thanks for checking out the video!
Tried to play it but it was way too difficult to me. I played the special edition and was only able to have fun as the bonus TRex mission in the beginning. But once I got to the brachiosaurus crossing it was too difficult.😅
It was definitely a challenging game back in the day! I remember the Compie levels stressed me the hell out back in the day, thank goodness for the cheat codes lol
@@venomfoxgames yeah I guess I'll cheat code to jump past that level. Amazing how difficult games used to be back in the day. As a teen 1 game would last you at least 6 months but I guess I just had more time on my hands then lol.
@@EagleLeader1 exactly. That is why I finished this game twice: enough time, passion for dinosaurs, and no money
The "secret" to get past that level is syncing with the Brachiosauri opposite leg. They never land both paws in parallel, so if you try to stay close to the paw in the background, the one in the foreground will miss you.
@@renanfelipedossantos5913 thanks, wish I knew that a few months ago when I went back to it. It's a fun but frustrating game. I ended up beating it by luck and massive repeats. Don't know why I didn't notice the pattern.
You use the levitation cheat! Also the Rex segments were my favourites. Awesome review sir.😁
I remember the floating trick! Firing the gun and floating above the pesky carnivores 😂 Glad you enjoyed the review and appreciate the feedback! Means alot! 😃👍
@@venomfoxgames Do you think you'll review Jurassic Park Warpath?
@@thetrashedpictureshow1814 It is a part of my collection so definitely in future yes 😃👍
I have the Special Edition of the game!
The Special Edition had a different opening didn't it? It has been so long sinceI played it lol
This game is just AWESOME 😍🙈
Definitely an awesome Jurassic Park game! Had some good times doing playthroughs when I was younger, it is just as fun all these years later lol Tha ks for checking outthe video! Appreciate the support! 😃👍
@@venomfoxgames I'd so love just the same game as a modern remake in 2D like the original 😍🙏🤤‼️
I've heard of video game reviews but I never heard of somebody reviewing the packaging for a video game
I do it for the nostalgia lol
I used to do level skip cheats lol
Lol I remember back then we didn't have the Internet yet and I'd get frustrated trying to pass one of the Compy levels, so I'd honestly sit there and guess the passwords and hope that I'd be able to unlock a different level! Great times!
I was maybe 5 when i first got this game, i got to the part where you play as the human but couldnt beat it. I was happy to find it today and buy it