<s>
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jurassic	I-Application
Park	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
DreamWorks	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Appaloosa	O
Interactive	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jurassic	I-Application
Park	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	B-Application
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
novel	O
by	O
Michael	O
Crichton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
as	O
a	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
title	O
and	O
featured	O
several	O
modifications	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
feature	O
identical	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
5	O
characters	O
in	O
all	O
throughout	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
special	O
abilities	O
and	O
attributes	O
:	O
Compsognathus	O
,	O
Human	O
Hunter	O
,	O
Velociraptor	B-Device
,	O
Tyrannosaurus	O
rex	O
,	O
and	O
Sarah	O
Harding	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Human	O
Prey	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jurassic	I-Application
Park	I-Application
ignores	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
film	B-Application
,	O
despite	O
featuring	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
dinosaurs	O
and	O
being	O
set	O
on	O
"	O
Site	O
B	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
island	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Isla	O
Sorna	O
and	O
used	O
as	O
InGen	O
's	O
dinosaur	O
breeding	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DreamWorks	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jurassic	I-Application
Park	I-Application
in	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
1997	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
secured	O
the	O
distribution	O
and	O
publishing	O
rights	O
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
film	B-Application
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
DreamWorks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creatures	O
 '	O
designs	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
computer-generated	O
models	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
film	B-Application
by	O
Industrial	O
Light	O
&	O
Magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creature	O
designs	O
were	O
also	O
based	O
on	O
photographs	O
of	O
dinosaur	O
maquettes	O
that	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
artist	O
Stan	O
Winston	O
for	O
the	O
film	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
movements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
T	O
.	O
rex	O
,	O
raptor	O
,	O
and	O
Brachiosaurus	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
movements	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
film	B-Application
,	O
Jurassic	O
Park	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mesh	O
modifiers	O
were	O
applied	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
animations	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
manipulating	O
the	O
polygonal	O
geometry	O
directly	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
custom	O
development	O
tool	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
convert	O
the	O
animation	O
files	O
into	O
a	O
PlayStation-readable	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
wanting	O
to	O
divide	O
their	O
resources	O
,	O
DreamWorks	O
opted	O
out	O
of	O
developing	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
Sega	O
contracted	O
the	O
job	O
to	O
Appaloosa	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
port	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
major	O
progress	O
on	O
it	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
approved	O
by	O
DreamWorks	O
,	O
it	O
inevitably	O
lagged	O
behind	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
in	O
development	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
was	O
40-percent	O
complete	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
60-percent	O
complete	O
and	O
approximately	O
three	O
weeks	O
ahead	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
engine	O
supports	O
true	O
3D	O
worlds	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
use	O
2D	O
gameplay	O
since	O
it	O
involves	O
simpler	O
controls	O
and	O
camera	O
work	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
more	O
intense	O
action	B-Application
and	O
greater	O
ease	O
in	O
setting	O
up	O
cinematic	O
shots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
access	O
to	O
pre-production	O
materials	O
from	O
the	O
film	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
models	O
and	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jurassic	I-Application
Park	I-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
separately	O
on	O
CD	O
by	O
Sonic	O
Images	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jurassic	I-Application
Park	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
get	O
past	O
your	O
initial	O
frustration	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
you	O
're	O
rewarded	O
with	O
fun	O
,	O
realistic	O
,	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
gameplay	O
that	O
will	O
keep	O
you	O
at	O
your	O
PlayStation	B-Device
for	O
hours.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
different	O
critic	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
for	O
GamePro	O
,	O
and	O
concurred	O
with	O
the	O
majority	O
:	O
"	O
As	O
you	O
spend	O
most	O
of	O
your	O
time	O
falling	O
off	O
ledges	O
and	O
dying	O
(	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
)	O
,	O
miscalculating	O
jumps	O
,	O
and	O
inadvertently	O
putting	O
yourself	O
directly	O
in	O
the	O
path	O
of	O
an	O
oncoming	O
dino	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
realize	O
why	O
games	O
like	O
this	O
became	O
extinct	O
long	O
ago.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
cutting	O
edge	O
graphics	O
and	O
smooth	O
,	O
lifelike	O
dinosaur	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
many	O
problems	O
,	O
every	O
PlayStation	B-Device
owner	O
should	O
rent	O
the	O
game	O
just	O
to	O
experience	O
its	O
graphics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
lacks	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
impressive	O
translucency	O
effects	O
and	O
background	O
rendering	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
choppier	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
which	O
"	O
would	O
n't	O
look	O
out	O
of	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
16-bit	B-Application
machine	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
under	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
banner	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jurassic	I-Application
Park	I-Application
-	O
Special	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
releases	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
straight	O
repackaging	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
