Dinosaurs: where imagination meets science
Given the enormous size and the varied and strange shapes of the dinosaurs that lived on our planet between two hundred and sixty-five million years ago. It’s no wonder these amazing creatures captivate kids and adults alike. Perhaps it is their alien appearance that holds so much power over our imaginations that we wonder what it would be like to witness these monsters prowling the grasslands and grasslands of ancient continents so long ago.
This fascination with everything related to dinosaurs has spread to popular culture. With movies and TV shows starring the huge beasts. Therefore, one would certainly hope that there will also be a fair amount of dinosaur games for those who just can’t get enough of these creatures.
In fact, there have been dozens of dinosaur games produced by the video game industry in recent decades. However, the most popular series of all time featuring these animals is the Dino Crisis franchise. Dino Crisis is a survival video game released in 1999 on the PlayStation 1 console. In the game, players play as members of a special forces unit dispatched to a military installation to investigate the emergence of carnivorous dinosaurs transported back to the modern era. through a time travel experiment gone wrong. The game was so popular that it was followed by two sequels.
The Turok first-person shooter franchise is also a popular dinosaur game series, beginning with the 1997 release on the N64 console. In the games, Turok is a Native American warrior who travels through time and is sent to an alternate universe where he must successfully fight dinosaurs, aliens, and other creatures to save humanity. The game was a critical and commercial success. There have been six other releases in the franchise, including the 2008 reboot for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles.
Of course, for gamers young and old alike, there is perhaps no more beloved dinosaur than Nintendo’s Yoshi, who has been a featured character in numerous video games over the years, including Yoshi’s Island and Yoshi’s Safari. He was first featured in 1990’s Super Mario World, which was released on the SNES, and quickly became one of Nintendo’s most popular characters.
Adult gamers who are true dinosaur enthusiasts often demand games that have a bit more action than the average Yoshi pitch. Fortunately, the industry is more than happy to offer such titles on a regular basis, including recent releases like Jurassic: The Hunted, Dino Strike, and Battle of Giants: Dinosaur Strike, all of which have been released on popular consoles like PlayStation. 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. There is no doubt that more dinosaur games will be released in the coming years. These monsters of history continue to fascinate us as scientists discover more about how they lived, thrived, and eventually died tens of millions of years ago.