Warpath: Jurassic Park

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Warpath: Jurassic Park is a video game released on the PlayStation console in 1999. It is a spin-off of the movies Jurassic Park and The Lost World: Jurassic Park, in turn adapted from bestselling novels by Michael Crichton. It was developed by DreamWorks Interactive and also worked along with Black Ops Entertainment.

Warpath is a fighting game similar to Tekken; the player can choose a dinosaur to fight with against other dinosaurs. Each dinosaur has its own array of fighting techniques and style. Various arenas based on scenes from the movies are shown in the game, such as the T.rex enclosure from Jurassic Park and the S.S. Venture deck from The Lost World. Some arenas feature destructible objects such as boxes, which will hurt the dinosaurs when they break them. Optionally, various edible creatures (goats, dogs, humans and Compsognathus) will scurry across the arena, partially replenishing lost health when eaten or killed by one of the fighters (feature from Primal Rage).

[edit] List of dinosaurs featured

Tyrannosaurus Rex named T-Rex
Carcharodontosaurus named Carcharo (first character to be unlocked)
Giganotosaurus named Giga
Cryolophosaurus named Cryo (fifth character to be unlocked)
Stygimoloch named Stygi
Triceratops named Trike (fourth character to be unlocked)
Acrocanthosaurus named Acro
Ankylosaurus named Anky
Megaraptor named Raptor
Pachycephalosaurus named Pachy (second character to be unlocked)
Styracosaurus named Styrac
Albertosaurus named Alberto (last character to be unlocked)
Spinosaurus named Spino (third character to be unlocked)
Suchomimus named Sucho
Compsognathus (not playable- edible creature)
Stegosaurus (not playable- seen in menu background)

[edit] Game modes

The game featuers a variety of modes similar to other fighting games like Tekken.

The main mode is arcade, in this mode the player must face each dinosaur in the game through 9 fights. This mode has a time limit and round limit, though can be changed with the options. The arcade mode can also be used to unlock new playable dinosaurs until there are no more to unlock.

Versus mode has the player going up against a second player. The players can choose the dinosaur and the arena. If the second player chooses the same dinosaur the skin changes to an alternative.

Practice mode allows the player to try out moves and train against any dinosaur. The player can change the stance of the oppoment to jumping, crouched or on ground. The oppoment can also attack, but the player cannot die as it is just a simulation.

Museum allows the player to browse through the dinosaurs and read or hear information on each one. The player can view the dinosaur's family, time of existence, and do other things like change its skin or hear pronouciation.