Disney's Dinosaur

by McFarlane Toys

Product Features

• playstation console,,original,,,

Product Details

• ASIN: B00004SV85
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4.8 x 0.2 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,620 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Dinosaur typifies why most serious gamers stay away from movie-to-video-game properties. More often than not, they don't play well or look anything like the films they are meant to re-create. While there are exceptions, Dinosaur is the rule.

As you have probably guessed from the Disney logo on the front of the packaging, Dinosaur is an action-adventure that is based on the Disney animated feature film of the same name. The plot and dialogue of Dinosaur is irritating, but not as much as the awkward control and the substandard graphics. The game puts you in control of three characters: Aladar, a large iguanodon who relies on his swift charge and tail slap; Zini, a lemur who can jump and run very fast; and Flia, a pteranodon who can fly and glide through levels and is also the master of a swoop attack. All of the prehistoric beasts' skills are designed to complement each other. As you make your way through the game, you must use their skills in tandem to traverse the game's various stages. The PlayStation controller's shoulder buttons allow you to switch between characters.

Sandbox Studios, the game-design firm that developed Dinosaur for Disney Interactive, has not done this license justice. The environments are large, but extremely bland and unattractive, further evidence of the game's poor graphics and overall rushed feel. --Todd Mowatt

Pros:

• May be attractive for younger, less-experienced gamers

Cons:

• Outdated graphics
• Dull gameplay

Product Description

Dinosaur typifies why most serious gamers stay away from movie-to-video-game properties. More often than not, they don't play well or look anything like the films they are meant to re-create. While there are exceptions, Dinosaur is the rule.

As you have probably guessed from the Disney logo on the front of the packaging, Dinosaur is an action-adventure that is based on the Disney animated feature film of the same name. The plot and dialogue of Dinosaur is irritating, but not as much as the awkward control and the substandard graphics. The game puts you in control of three characters: Aladar, a large iguanodon who relies on his swift charge and tail slap; Zini, a lemur who can jump and run very fast; and Flia, a pteranodon who can fly and glide through levels and is also the master of a swoop attack. All of the prehistoric beasts' skills are designed to complement each other. As you make your way through the game, you must use their skills in tandem to traverse the game's various stages. The PlayStation controller's shoulder buttons allow you to switch between characters.

Sandbox Studios, the game-design firm that developed Dinosaur for Disney Interactive, has not done this license justice. The environments are large, but extremely bland and unattractive, further evidence of the game's poor graphics and overall rushed feel. --Todd Mowatt

Pros:

• May be attractive for younger, less-experienced gamers

Cons:

• Outdated graphics
• Dull gameplay

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Bother with this one, December 20, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Disney's Dinosaur (Video Game)

I agree. I would definetly rate this 0 stars if it existed. Disney should be so ashamed of this one. Terrible graphics and sound. I lost interest in the first 20 minutes. It's very boring (zzzzzz). No adult or kid would want to play this. In the very first level, you can't even move anywhere! You can't stay one character for long. If you pick Aladar, he can't reach high above the trees, if you pick Zini, he can't defeat the big meat- eating dinos, and if you pick some weird taradactlyle that wasn't even in the movie, she can't fly to the ground! The movie was great, the game get's zip. I'm glad I rented it from Blockbuster before I bought it. Don't waste your money on this.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Its a fun game for the kids, January 30, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Disney's Dinosaur (Video Game)

If you like the movie you will like the game to. The characters from the movie are in the game Zini and Aladar, and the there one more character, Flia and lots of enemies. There are 11 stages to pass, good luck.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great game, great movie, July 25, 2004

A Kid's Review

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Disney's Dinosaur (Video Game)

When I first got this game, I really liked it. I LOVE dinosaurs, but there was only one thing I didn't like in this game: no Bruton! He is my favorite dinosaur! Don't ask me why. My favorite level in this game was level 7; Finding Neera. I don't know why, it's probably because t's nighttime (don't worry, you can still see the numerous raptors, about 3 or 4 Albertosaurus and the Spinosaurus that's attacking Neera). My least favorites are level 5 and 6, The Lake and Baby Sitting. If you're a little stupid (like I was) you'd be stumped on level 9 Unwelcome Guest. Here's how you do it: have at least 3 lightning energy (which helps your charachter do a special attack), go to one of the loose ceilings

(make sure the Carnotaurus follows) and do Aladar's thunder stomp. the ceiling will fall down on the Carnotaur's head. You have to do that on all 3 loose ceilings until the Carnotaurus is buried under rocks. Anyway, I'd recomend this to a dino lover.