Taking a look at 30 years worth of Jurassic Park Games
Those who know me know that there are two movies I consider to be my all time favourites, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Jurassic Park. I still have vivid memories of seeing Jurassic Park when it debuted in my local cinema and those have stuck with me for 30 years.
While the first is the older of the two, the second has gone beyond just one movie and a few animated shorts with its direct sequels, then the second trilogy and of course loads of games. Jurassic Park is a big deal, not only are there multiple lands in various Universal Studios theme parks around the world, there are also animated shows and we can’t forget the countless toy lines over the years.
As Jurassic Park is now 30 years old, at least the movie as it released around the world in June 1993, I thought it would be fun to take a look at the games that have released, to either coincide with each movie, or just celebrate the series. Just a note, activity games, where it was mostly about colouring in or Facebook titles, slot machine games and others like those, are not going to be included in this list.
The list is broken up into series, with each movie being the pillar that the games are connected by. So let us kick things off and say “Welcome to Jurassic Park”
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
Year: 1993 | Platforms: NES, GameBoy
Jurassic Park
Year: 1993 | Platforms: SNES
Jurassic Park
Year: 1993 | Platforms: Mega Drive
Jurassic Park
Year: 1993 | Platforms: Game Gear, Master System
Jurassic Park
Year: 1994 | Platforms: Sega CD
Jurassic Park
Year: 1993 | Platforms: DOS, Amiga
Jurassic Park
Year: 1994 | Platforms: Arcade
Jurassic Park: The Game
Year: 2011 | Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, OS X, iOS
While the below games are connected to the first Jurassic Park movie, they are either sequels that expand on random elements or reworked titles with new assets.
Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues
Year: 1994 | Platforms: SNES
Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition
Year: 1994 | Platforms: Mega Drive
Jurassic Park Interactive
Year: 1994 | Platforms: 3DO
Jurassic Park: The Ride Adventure Online
Year: 1996 | Platforms: PC
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Year: 1996 | Platforms: PlayStation, Sega Saturn
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Year: 1997 | Platforms: Mega Drive
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Year: 1997 | Platforms: GameBoy, Game Gear
Chaos Island: The Lost World
Year: 1997 | Platforms: PC
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Year: 1997 | Platforms: Arcade
Trespasser
Year: 1998 | Platforms: PC
Warpath: Jurassic Park
Year: 1999 | Platforms: PlayStation
Jurassic Park III
Jurassic Park III: Dino Defender
Year: 2001 | Platforms: PC
Jurassic Park III: Danger Zone!
Year: 2001 | Platforms: PC
Jurassic Park III
Year: 2002 | Platforms: Arcade
Jurassic Park III: The DNA Factor
Year: 2001 | Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Jurassic Park III: Park Builder
Year: 2001 | Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Scan Command: Jurassic Park
Year: 2001 | Platforms: PC
The game was re-released a year later as Jurassic Park: Dinosaur Battles, which removed the scanning aspect and just let you fight
Jurassic Park III: Island Attack
Year: 2002 | Platforms: Game Boy Advance
The following games cover all three movies.
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis
Year: 2003 | Platforms: PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Jurassic Park Institute Tour: Dinosaur Rescue
Year: 2003 | Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Jurassic Park Builder
Year: 2012 | Platforms: PC, iOS, Android
Jurassic Park Arcade
Year: 2015 | Platforms: Arcade
Lego Jurassic World
Year: 2015 | Platforms: Android, iOS, Nintendo 3DS, OS X, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Jurassic World
Jurassic World Alive
Year: 2018 | Platforms: Android, iOS
Jurassic World Evolution
Year: 2018 | Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition
Year: 2020 | Platforms: Switch
These games are set within the timeframe of the World series, just not tied to any specific film.
Jurassic World Aftermath
Year: 2020 | Platforms: Oculus Quest 2, Nintendo Switch (2022), PlayStation VR2 (2023)
Jurassic World Evolution 2
Year: 2021 | Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Jurassic Park Series
While technically connected, the below titles are actually just parts of a larger games, that just offer up a little Jurassic flavour.
Universal STudios Theme Park Adventure
Year: 2001 | Platforms: GameCube
Lego Dimensions
Year: 2015 | Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Universal Movie Tycoon
Year: 2012 | Platform: iOS
So there we go, 30 years of Jurassic Park videogames. Some of them are still around and titles like Jurassic World Evolution 2 are worth playing if you can. There is a collection on the way, details for it are expected soon, but the series has inspired many titles.
Have you put time into any of the games on this list? Or is there a game that we missed, that should have been included. Well let us know in the comments.
