Jurassic Park: DNA Factor

Written By Jason Stolfer

According to sources, an INGEN Corporate airplane, carrying precious cargo of DNA capsules, crashed in a high wind storm somewhere deep inside the jungles of Isla Sorna. A few days later, a search party discovered bits of the wreckage. They later discovered that the DNA capsules had been scattered throughout the island. This island is Ingen's primary area for engaging in extraordinary experiments with prehistoric predators. Two people, Mark Hanson and Lori Torres, were called upon to retrieve the lost DNA. The mission is to scour the jungles, trails, and experimental areas of Isla Sorna to collect the DNA particles and DNA capsules.

 What makes these missions dangerous is that you must avoid or "incapacitate" roaming dinosaurs. After collecting enough DNA, you will return to the DNA Lab where you will combine the entire DNA you collected to create a new species. Failure to correctly complete the DNA strand will result in mission failed and you will have to start that particular mission over again.
The control setup is fairly easy. When hunting for the DNA, move the character by pressing the control pad in that particular direction. The A button will maker your character jump or drop off of a ladder. The B button will be your action button. This will activate the currently equipped item or weapon and can also be used in conjunction with the A button for a jump kick. The R button will pick up items, or make Mark or Lori crouch down and perform a slide/roll while running in conjunction with the control pad.
When completing the DNA puzzle: the control pad moves the injector left or right, L and R buttons move the DNA capsules left and right, A button shoots the DNA particles, and B performs a quick DNA strand rotation.

Graphically Jurassic Park III: The DNA Factor is top notch for the Gameboy Advance. It definite shows off the power of this handheld. The lighting looks good as well as the prerendered backgrounds. The music effects and sound effects put the player in a Jurassic Park mood.  At first I thought Jurassic Park III: The DNA Factor was a less than average game. Now after a few hours of actually playing it, it's rather enjoyable. I like the fact that you can just pick up and play. The DNA puzzle is probably the most challenging part of the game. If you don't get that DNA capsule back together, you will have to start that particular mission over again. I thought the ability to create a new dinosaur species when completing the DNA capsule was pretty cool. The one major drawback that I found was that some of the dinosaurs on certain boards are virtually impossible to see, especially if you are using a Gameboy light of some kind. DNA Factor is definitely not for everyone. It is safe to say that this is solid game for the kids, but then again I am enjoying it as well.

Publisher   Konami   Developer   Konami   Platform   Gameboy   One Player   Adventure

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