<s>
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1993	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
,	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
director	O
Steven	O
Spielberg	O
's	O
1993	O
film	O
,	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
,	O
and	O
also	O
includes	O
elements	O
from	O
author	O
Michael	O
Crichton	O
's	O
1990	O
novel	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
film	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Dr.	O
Alan	O
Grant	O
,	O
a	O
paleontologist	O
who	O
becomes	O
trapped	O
at	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
,	O
an	O
island	O
theme	O
park	O
and	O
zoo	O
populated	O
by	O
genetically	O
engineered	O
dinosaurs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
bird's-eye	B-Application
view	I-Application
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
large	O
exterior	O
environment	O
,	O
but	O
switches	O
to	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
whenever	O
Grant	O
enters	O
a	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
in	O
October	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1993	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
paleontologist	O
Dr.	O
Alan	O
Grant	O
and	O
others	O
become	O
trapped	O
on	O
an	O
island	O
theme	O
park	O
and	O
zoo	O
where	O
genetically	O
engineered	O
dinosaurs	O
have	O
escaped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
features	O
a	O
bird's-eye	B-Application
view	I-Application
in	O
exterior	O
levels	O
,	O
but	O
switches	O
to	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
perspective	O
when	O
entering	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
11	O
building	O
complexes	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
overrun	O
by	O
velociraptors	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ocean	O
Software	O
,	O
a	O
British	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
company	O
,	O
paid	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
six-figure	O
sum	O
to	O
secure	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
license	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
originally	O
worked	O
on	O
an	O
Amiga	B-Device
500	I-Device
version	O
,	O
as	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kits	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Application
1200	I-Application
were	O
unavailable	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Amiga	B-Application
1200	I-Application
development	B-Application
kit	I-Application
eventually	O
became	O
available	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
all	O
development	O
being	O
transferred	O
;	O
thus	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
500	I-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
600	I-Device
versions	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
delayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
would	O
not	O
allow	O
any	O
Mario-type	O
figure	O
to	O
start	O
jumping	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
dinosaurs	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ocean	O
's	O
American	O
programmers	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
sent	O
over	O
material	O
from	O
Universal	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
to	O
aid	O
the	O
computer	O
version	O
's	O
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
,	O
co-designer	O
and	O
graphic	O
artist	O
Matt	O
Wood	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
really	O
wanted	O
to	O
do	O
something	O
a	O
bit	O
different	O
,	O
something	O
that	O
ties	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
movie	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
like	O
Cadaver	B-Application
in	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
ways	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Pteranodon	O
aviary	O
was	O
an	O
idea	O
featured	O
in	O
Michael	O
Crichton	O
's	O
1990	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
novel	O
but	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
adaptation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
U.K.	O
,	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Application
1200	I-Application
in	O
October	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
1994	O
,	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
500	I-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
600	I-Device
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
U.K.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
indoor	O
sections	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
criticizing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
large	O
environments	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
boring	O
and	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
that	O
with	O
improved	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
could	O
have	O
become	O
a	O
classic	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
were	O
generally	O
praised	O
,	O
with	O
Steve	O
McGill	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
calling	O
them	O
"	O
the	O
computer	O
game	O
equivalent	O
of	O
heroic	O
Greek	O
sculptures	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Bradley	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
believed	O
the	O
graphics	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
strongest	O
point	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
considered	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
to	O
be	O
average	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
hard	O
drive	O
installation	O
,	O
with	O
Rob	O
Hayes	O
of	O
Amazing	O
Computing	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
biggest	O
problem	O
is	O
that	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
uses	O
disk-based	O
copy	O
protection	O
,	O
meaning	O
no	O
hard	O
drive	O
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bradley	O
also	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
lacked	O
action	B-Application
and	O
variety	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first-person	O
mode	O
:	O
"	O
This	O
basically	O
consists	O
of	O
wandering	O
through	O
a	O
maze	O
of	O
passages	O
clutching	O
a	O
gun	O
and	O
blowing	O
away	O
the	O
dinos	O
as	O
and	O
when	O
they	O
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bradley	O
subsequently	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
500	I-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
600	I-Device
versions	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
their	O
graphics	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
impressive	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Sure	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
huge	O
gaming	O
area	O
and	O
it	O
does	O
have	O
some	O
fetching	O
and	O
atmospheric	O
3D	O
point-of-view	O
perspective	O
levels	O
but	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
whole	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
disappointment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Too	O
much	O
wandering	O
around	O
and	O
not	O
enough	O
action	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
McGill	O
stated	O
that	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
was	O
probably	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
beautiful	O
game	O
you	O
will	O
ever	O
see	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
"	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
vibrant	O
exciting	O
work	O
of	O
art	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
considered	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
utter	O
crap	O
"	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
basically	O
a	O
big	O
maze	O
that	O
you	O
've	O
got	O
to	O
explore	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
real	O
disappointment	O
"	O
being	O
the	O
linear	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Olafson	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
World	O
praised	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
in	O
particular	O
:	O
"	O
These	O
climatic	O
sequences	O
are	O
worth	O
the	O
long	O
slogs	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
outdoor	O
portions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
original	O
,	O
good	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
,	O
excellent	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
varied	O
throughout	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
"	O
plays	O
a	O
lot	O
better	O
than	O
it	O
looks	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
complimented	O
the	O
dinosaur	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
particularly	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first-person	O
mode	O
for	O
"	O
some	O
amazing	O
3D	O
graphics	O
"	O
but	O
also	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
smoothly-scrolling	O
backgrounds	O
are	O
n't	O
as	O
detailed	O
as	O
they	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
considering	O
they	O
are	O
on	O
the	O
1200	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
dinosaur	O
graphics	O
more	O
than	O
compensate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Archer	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	B-Application
praised	O
the	O
smooth	O
movements	O
of	O
the	O
interior	O
sections	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Seeing	O
a	O
'	O
raptor	O
tail	O
dart	O
fleetingly	O
through	O
the	O
shadows	O
ahead	O
of	O
you	O
really	O
sets	O
the	O
nerves	O
on	O
edge	O
as	O
you	O
inch	O
forward	O
,	O
gun	O
poised	O
,	O
eyes	O
sweeping	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
,	O
trying	O
to	O
predict	O
where	O
the	O
inevitable	O
attack	O
will	O
come	O
from	O
next	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Archer	O
noted	O
that	O
some	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
pushed	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
"	O
both	O
sonically	O
and	O
graphically	O
to	O
its	O
limits	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
opined	O
that	O
anyone	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
"	O
able	O
to	O
say	O
they	O
were	O
ripped	O
off	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
games	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Archer	O
concluded	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
gameplay	O
"	O
is	O
not	O
quite	O
intensive	O
or	O
compulsive	O
enough	O
"	O
,	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
"	O
sure	O
as	O
hell	O
makes	O
a	O
fine	O
change	O
from	O
the	O
turgid	O
and	O
unimaginative	O
stuff	O
we	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
getting	O
from	O
big	O
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonathan	O
Maddock	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
praised	O
the	O
interior	O
levels	O
for	O
their	O
"	O
brilliant	O
"	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
"	O
dark	O
and	O
moody	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
it	O
really	O
generates	O
a	O
spooky	O
feeling	O
within	O
you	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maddock	O
concluded	O
that	O
although	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
"	O
looks	O
like	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
film	O
licence	O
tie-ins	O
"	O
ever	O
released	O
for	O
computers	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
unfortunately	O
is	O
let	O
down	O
by	O
some	O
really	O
bad	O
playability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Broughton	O
of	O
The	O
One	O
Amiga	B-Device
wrote	O
that	O
Ocean	O
's	O
reputation	O
for	O
film-licensed	O
video	O
games	O
was	O
further	O
enhanced	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broughton	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
again	O
in	O
1995	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
When	O
Ocean	O
snapped	O
up	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
biggest	O
and	O
most	O
expensive	O
movie	O
,	O
cynics	O
expected	O
a	O
straightforward	O
platform	O
licence	O
with	O
an	O
obligatory	O
'	O
driving	O
bit	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
window	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
action	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
is	O
small	O
by	O
today	O
's	O
standards	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
here	O
are	O
atmospheric	O
and	O
fast	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bradley	O
also	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
again	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
large	O
exterior	O
levels	O
and	O
praising	O
its	O
"	O
frightening	O
"	O
interior	O
levels	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
concluding	O
:	O
"	O
This	O
cannot	O
save	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
from	O
the	O
could-	O
'	O
ve-been-a-lot-better	O
bin	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robin	O
Matthews	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
February	O
1994	O
favorably	O
reviewed	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
,	O
approving	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
very	O
high	O
quality	O
graphics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
Neil	O
Harris	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
in	O
June	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dinosaurs	O
"	O
are	O
n't	O
particularly	O
scary	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
ca	O
n't	O
decide	O
whether	O
it	O
's	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
or	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Rand	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
found	O
the	O
first-person	O
stages	O
to	O
be	O
superior	O
in	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Play''	O
rated	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
76	O
percent	O
.	O
</s>
