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Dinotopia (video game)

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stated, "All told, this is only a slightly above-average adventure title. The story is nothing special, and the puzzles won't be a serious challenge to hard-core players. It would make a great light hearted adventure to play with kids." Dennis Michael of
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praised the game's high production values, noting its use of 3D graphics, motion video, and "lifelike" dinosaur puppets. It was also praised for having a "warm and inviting atmosphere" and "a storyline worth following". Steven Forbis, writing for
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and published by Turner Interactive. The game features cutscenes with live actors, as well as animatronic dinosaurs created by Andre Freitas and his special effects company, AFX Studios. Turner gave Freitas a small budget of $ 85,000.
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wrote "its apt combination of intellect and humanity makes the game a winner for new players looking for something to share with the family".
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features a young man, Nathan, searching for his sister Constance in a land inhabited by both humans and dinosaurs.
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Scorpia (September 1996). "Jurassic Lark: Scorpia Roams With The Dinosaurs in Dinotopia".
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found it too simplistic and wrote, "This isn't so much a game as a Dinotopia travelogue".
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praised the game in 2021, calling it "delightful and
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Index


Developer(s)
The Dreamers Guild
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)
MS-DOS
Genre(s)
Adventure
Single-player
adventure game
The Dreamers Guild
MS-DOS
Dinotopia
James Gurney

adding to it
The Dreamers Guild
Next Generation
Entertainment Weekly
Just Adventure
Scorpia
Computer Gaming World
Next Generation
CNN
Popular Science
Entertainment Weekly
Polygon


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