Dino Island

by Strategy First

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006LISO
• Item Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 17, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,258 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Unleash your imagination in the dino-creation lab, combining breeds and traits to fashion your own unique species. Design and construct a crowd-pleasing theme park around your new creations and open your doors to the world!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jurassic parks meets Sim city - nice touch., July 13, 2003

By 

Michael J Woznicki "Michael J Woznicki" (Holland, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dino Island (CD-ROM)

Dino Island is a fairly decent sim type game. You are in charge of creation, feeding, raising and placing them on farms. Although you have the ability create a custom dinosaur, I didn't find this an easy task.

The installation was straight forward and no complications occurred, although I recommend restarting after install to make sure the game runs the first time. The game ran on 98, 2000 and XP without any problems, I did have to update to DirectX 9 for Windows ME.

Also during installation I had to disable my virus scanner to complete the install. Graphics are very good and the play is good and you set the pace and build up your theme parks, etc.

Overall this game is rated E for everyone and judging from the content this seems appropriate. I think that once the younger kids master the creation they are going to want more, which leads to Dino Island II.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Create your own dinosaur theme park... in 3D, September 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Dino Island (CD-ROM)

In Dino Island you can create your own dinosaur theme park. The idea is to create enclosures of dinosaurs on an island of your choice, to attract guests to your park.
The really fun part is the fact that you can make your own species of dinosaurs in the lab. You can cross breed existing dinosaurs or just zap them with rays. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to cross a T-rex with a Stegosaurus - well you can find out!
Also, just like in any theme park game there are rides, shops and attractions to pull in the crowds.
The graphics of Dino Island are excellent. The game is totally 3D and lets you rotate 360 degrees around your park to see it from all angles. The zoom is also very powerful.
As well as freeform games, there's also a handfull of challenges to complete.
If you like management games such as Zoo Tycoon you should definitely buy this!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars so fun I couldn`t stop playing, March 2, 2007

A Kid's Review

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Dino Island (CD-ROM)

this game is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo fun that i want to stay on it sooooo long! it dosent have that good of graphics though.but it has funny things in it like when the dinosaurs fart.i like that you can make shows.the best part is mutaning the dinosaurs.this is the best game ever.i hope that others get a chance to play dino island.