Instead, key elements of the movie are integrated as mission goals in the game, striking a good balance between familiar plot lines and original solutions. The game mimics the storyline of the movie in many ways, but does not follow the movie ad nauseum.
If you've seen the movie, you know the story. Dinos on the LooseĬhaos Island gives the player control of a group of scientists who must defend an island and their research from evil hunters and dangerous dinosaurs. Instead of competing in the ultra-competitive market of 'adult' games, Dreamworks Interactive targeted this game squarely at the children's arena. Dreamworks, the Hollywood venture featuring Steven Spielberg, seeks to cash in on this phenomenon with a new title: Chaos Island: The Lost World. The success of Warcraft and Command & Conquer created a storm of successors and pretenders, all wanting to catch a share of the newly found popularity of real-time strategy games.
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