iPad Only App $6.99 Our Review By Jennifer Allen on November 22nd, 2011 Rating: :: LACKING The much anticipated Telltale Games adaptation of the classic dinosaur blockbuster. Developer: Price: $6.99 Version Reviewed: 1.0 Device Reviewed On: iPad 2 Graphics / Sound Rating: Game Controls Rating: Gameplay Rating: Replay Value Rating: Overall Rating: I was the perfect age for Jurassic Park when the movie first came out. Aged 9, I’d been a huge dinosaur fan for 3 years previously. The film captured my imagination in a way that very few films have managed since. Sure, the park was dangerous but I’d have willingly gone to visit it nonetheless. Jurassic Park: The Game 1 offers that chance to visit Isla Nublar although exploration is a little limited. Taking a different path to Telltale Games’ previous titles, Jurassic Park: The Game 1 is essentially an interactive movie. Following the story of the first Jurassic Read More

Jurassic Park (5.49 €; App Store-Link) läuft nur auf dem iPad 2 und erlaubte sich mit stotternden Ton- und Video-Sequenzen in seiner ersten Fassung einen klassischen Fehlstart. Die Ansammlung von QuickTime-Events war nicht unspielbar, aber auch nicht zu genießen. In der vergangenen Nacht tröpfelte das notwendige Update durch die App-Store-Leitung, das den Telltale-Titel eines Blickes würdig ‘patcht’. Vorausgesetzt, ihr habt euer iPad nicht auf deutsche Systemsprache eingestellt. In diesem Fall fehlen Menütexte und die englische Sprachausgabe. Mit der Beschreibung “Minor Bug Fixes” in den Release-Notizen tritt die mittlerweile etablierte Schmiede alter LucasArts-Haudegen daher gleich zweimal ins Fettnäpfchen. Fauxpas Nummer 3 wurde ebenfalls nicht ausgelassen: Am vergangenen Wochenende jubelten Telltale-Entwickler unter Pseudonym den Titel in ’5-Sterne-Höhen’ und ließen sich dabei erwischen. Sei’s drum. Diese erste Lizenz-Episode des Kinofilms von 1993 ist vorrangig ein interaktiver Film. Fingert ihr zur richtigen Zeit an die richtige Stelle vom iPad-Bildschirm, läuft der DinoPark-Streifen weiter. Die Stimmung Read More

On this week's TouchArcade Show, we spend a good chunk of the introductory phase of the show talking about the latest and hottest ... in console games. But immediately after my Skyrim outburst and our shared Modern Warfare 3 discussion, we DO dig into iOS. Jurassic Park: The Game leads the foray. Games like Minecraft: Pocket Edition and Space Tripper, as well as news stories including Apple's decision to pull Texas Hold'Em round out the rest of one of our rocking-est podcasts yet. If you'd like to give us a listen (and you should) hit one of the links below to stream or direct download. If you'd like to subscribe, definitely do so via iTunes or, hey, even Zune. Options, you have them! Show notes just below, and please, if you have the time, throw us a question! We're open to whatever. The e-mail is podcast@toucharcade.com GAMES JARED'S KITTY KORNER FRONT Read More

Jurassic Park: The Game 1 HD [$6.99] is a mixed bag. On one hand, it's a technically messy and poorly optimized iPad 2 exclusive. It stutters and drops frames so consistently that it becomes nearly impossible to enjoy, no less play. And even when you're willing to forgive this fairly fundamental flaw, the roller-coaster-y placement of its sluggish and mundane puzzles has a habit of obliterating the tension it succeeds in building. But on the other hand, this is a Telltale production. The characters, which are newcomers to the universe, are handled with care and written as if they were, actually, people; the story is laced with excitement and drama conveyed with a palpable reverence for the source material; and when the game is actually clicking, the tension and the pull of its beats are enormous. The story takes place in Jurassic Park sans electrical fences -- basically, right after Dr. Read More

By Jennifer Allen on November 16th, 2011 The ideal game for dinosaur fans, surely? Exciting times dinosaur fans! Jurassic Park has hit iPad 2s! Not literally obviously as no one would like a T-Rex to crush their beloved gadget. No, I’m talking about Jurassic Park: The Game, hotly anticipated since Telltale Games announced it earlier in the year. Maximizing the processing power of the iPad 2, Jurassic Park: The Game promises breath-taking cinematic scenes and some darn impressive graphics. Players will be taken back to Isla Nublar during the events of the first Jurassic Park film and be able to interact with the storyline in a brand new way. While many locations will be familiar to fans, there will also be plenty of new areas to explore as we discussed earlier this week. Jurassic Park: The Game also comes with AirPlay functionality so that players can see the action on their Read More

Telltales Games ya ha publicado la primera parte del juego de Jurassic Park, el cual da comienzo cuando en la película deja de funcionar la electricidad y se desactivan todas las jaulas. Como nos tienen acostumbrados con todos sus juegos, Jurassic Park será una aventura gráfica, pero con más acción que otras como Back to the Future, Sam & Max o Monkey Island. Durante el juego tendremos que explorar aprovechando la pantalla táctil, hablar con la gente, mediante un nuevo sistema de conversaciones y evitar ser deborados por los dinosaurios más peligrosos. Como punto negativo, hay que comentar que solo funciona en el iPad 2 debido a sus altas exigencias técnicas y como nos tienen acostumbrados, solo está disponible en inglés. Disponible: App Store Precio: 5,49€ Read More

As a huge Jurassic Park fan, I only need to hear about three notes of the theme song before I instinctively get… Well, probably more excited than a nearly-30-year-old should get over dinosaurs. We've heard more than a few rumblings of Telltale's plans to release the Jurassic Park-themed adventure game on the App Store, and it's finally here along with a brand new trailer that goes over all of its iPad 2 exclusiveness. Jurassic Park: The Game 1 HD [$6.99] (say that three times fast) is the first installment in the series, and takes place during the events of the second half of the first Jurassic Park movie. I've always thought the Jurassic Park universe was fantastic, and am beyond stoked that I'll be able to delve into a new adventure on my iPad 2. It's unfortunate that Telltale has dropped iPad support, but if you've played any of their recent Read More