The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Game Gear)

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The Lost World: Jurassic Park
System(s): Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega of America
Developer: Aspect
Licensor: Universal City Studios, Amblin Entertainment, MCA/Universal Merchandising
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code US 1997-08-26 $34.9534.95 2574

The Lost World: Jurassic Park for the Sega Game Gear is a video game adaption of the movie The Lost World: Jurassic Park. It is considered to be one of the rarest Game Gear titles in existence. It was the last officially licensed Game Gear title to be released in any region with the exception of Super Battletank (which saw a long-delayed release by Majesco Sales in 2001). Similarly, the Sega Mega Drive Lost World was one of the last Mega Drive games to be released officially.

Story

The game follows the premise of the film but does not follow its plot or involve its characters. Six years after the events of the original Jurassic Park on Isla Nublar, the secret "Site B" on the neighboring Isla Sorna is discovered. Dinosaurs freely roam the island. Several organizations have sent hunting expeditions to capture the dinosaurs and sell them. The player is sent to investigate the state of the island and prevent the hunters from succeeding.

Gameplay

Map screen

The game is an action platformer. The player character is moved around with and and jumps with . He enters doorways and activates panels (which act as switches) with . He can crouch with . He can climb up and down vines with and .

He is equipped with a rifle that shoots tranquilizer darts with . The rifle defeats smaller dinosaurs but only stuns larger dinosaurs temporarily. Bosses are not stunned but require multiple hits to defeat. The player character can fire the weapon at an upward diagonal angle in the direction he is facing with +. He can fire his rifle from a crouching position or in midair while jumping.

The character's health is indicated by the color of his vest. He starts each stage with a green vest, which has five hit points. A blue vest has four, red has three, yellow has two, and white has one. Each time the player character is hit by an enemy or an environmental hazard, he loses a hit point and the color of his vest changes. If he takes damage with a white vest, he dies and the game ends. The player has unlimited continues, however, and can choose to continue the game from the current stage. There are item pick-ups that restore health.

A few stages diverge from this playstyle and have different controls.

Items

	Red Vest
	Gives the player a red vest, equivalent to three hit points. Has no effect if the player already has a better vest.
	Green Vest
	Gives the player a green vest, equivalent to five hit points (or full health).

Stages

The first three stages can be played in any order. The player can move the vehicle on the map screen to select any of the three. After these stages, the remaining stages are played in order.

	Brachiosaurus Area
	The boss fight is against a Carnotaurus.
	Mamenchisaurus Area
	The boss fight is against a Mamenchisaurus.
	Baryonyx Area
	The boss fight is against a Pachycephalosaurus.
	Triceratops Area
	This stage is a chase sequence. The player character is being pursued by a Triceratops. is used to slide under a Stegosaurus when near one.
	Velociraptor Area
	This stage is played as a Compsognathus (the manual erroneously states that it is played as a Velociraptor). The compy can move and jump similar to the human player character, but instead of firing a rifle, it performs a pounce attack with . The compy can stick to walls and other vertical surfaces if the player holds or in midair and can climb them with and . The compy only has one hit point and dies if it takes any damage. The boss fight is against a Dilophosaurus.
	Site B Area
	The boss fight is against a Tyrannosaurus.
	Tyrannosaurus Area
	This stage is a chase sequence with the player driving a vehicle and running from a Tyrannosaurus in pursuit. and move the car. The car can sustain two hits from the dinosaur before the game ends. Signs warn of upcoming turns or rock and water hazards that slow or slip the car.

Production credits

• Producer: Steve Hutchins
• Producer: Makoto Oshitani
• Director: Katsuhiro Hasegawa
• Programmer: Tatsuo Matsuda, Yoshiaki Makishima
• Planner: Hiroki Mori
• Designer: Hirobumi Kanoh, Kanji Sasaki, Hitomi Hattori
• Sound Composer: Koujiro Mikusa
• Special Thanks: Kazuyuki Oikawa
• Assoc. Producer: Mike Jablonn
• Lead Tester: Karen Brown
• Assistant Lead: Todd Slepian, Matt Underwood
• Testers: Aaron Hommes, Paulita Villatuya, Tony Lynch, Marcus Montgomery, Tim Spengler
• Product Manager: Kristin McCloskey
• Special Thanks: Shuji Utsumi, Steve Booth - MCA, Geraldine, Janine, Bot, Ryoichi Hasegawa

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In-game credits

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• Producer: Steve Hutchins
• Associate Producer: Michael S. Jablonn
• Product Manager: Kristin McCloskey
• Lead Tester: Karen Brown
• Assistant Lead Testers: Matt Underwood and Todd Slepian
• Testers: Aaron Hommes, Tony Lynch, Marcus Montgomery, Tim Spengler and Paulita Villatuya
• Special Thanks to: Shuji Utsumi, Bernie Stolar, Geraldine Dessimoz, Eileen Sacman, and the Seedy Crew
• Manual: Richard Walker

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US manual

Magazine articles

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The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Game Gear)

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Technical information

ROM dump status

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