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Dino Island
Released On: Aug 24, 2002
42
6.6
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
42
14% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
29% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
57% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
42
14% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
29% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
57% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Kids will definitely enjoy building their own park and creating their own mutated dinosaurs down to the last detail and Dino Island allows them to do it all.
Has the potential to be a truly unique sim, but it's got the blocky aesthetics of an edutainment title, yet is too complex for junior to play on his own. [Sept 2002, p.85]
Graphical scalability and an intuitive interface are heavily outweighed by poor graphics and sound, uninspired gameplay, and a lack of scientific information about the dinosaurs you are exploiting.
The only thing this game has going for it is the novelty of creating your own hybrids of dinosaurs.
Really, I’ve reviewed some bad games in my time, but Dino Island is the first that was completely and seemingly intentionally bad.
Although there are some enjoyable aspects here, there are too many disappointments weighing down the whole endeavour.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 User Ratings
6.6
62% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
8% Mixed
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31% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 User Ratings
6.6
62% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
8% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
31% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
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Summary This is one theme park that will never be extinct, letting you mix and match a kind-hearted stegosaurus with a terrifying T-Rex, give him horns and some teeth, and create a custom-made Dino Island resident. But be careful! One or two dinosaurs and a couple of rides don't necessarily mean colossal success. You have to manage the entire pa...
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Aug 24, 2002
Developer:
- Monte Cristo
Publisher: Strategy First
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