Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey

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  • Summary: A lawless band, known as the Outsiders, has threatened Dinotopia. They have invaded the towns, enraged the carnosaurs, and revived the mechanical strutters, and they have even taken your family hostage. Now it's your job to defend Dinotopia against dangerous foes. You'll travel through 24A lawless band, known as the Outsiders, has threatened Dinotopia. They have invaded the towns, enraged the carnosaurs, and revived the mechanical strutters, and they have even taken your family hostage. Now it's your job to defend Dinotopia against dangerous foes. You'll travel through 24 challenging levels on foot, in the air, and in vehicles. Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey takes you on an adventure that blends hand-to-hand fighting, puzzle-solving, and exploration on a mysterious island.… Expand
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  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. Nintendojo
    59
    The combat in this title is extremely weak and features little to no depth other than smack-smack-smack-bang.
  2. NintendoWorldReport
    50
    Thankfully, most levels shouldn’t take more than thirty minutes to complete. Regardless, it’s still incredibly inconvenient and stupid to not let the player save whenever necessary.
  3. Nintendo Power
    50
    It suffers from lackluster visuals, sluggish controls and an overabundance of fetch quests. [Sept 2003, p.135]
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  4. GameSpot
    47
    Tries very hard to capture the atmosphere and style of the Dinotopia books, but for the most part, it just isn't a lot of fun to play.

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  1. bulger_paul
    Jul 12, 2018
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    I remember grabbing this out of a bargain bin for six bucks when I was nine years old. In those days, I got money mowing the lawn once a week,I remember grabbing this out of a bargain bin for six bucks when I was nine years old. In those days, I got money mowing the lawn once a week, and my parents would pay me three dollars for it. In other words, two weeks worth of my life were spent working up to this game. I was too young to know any better, and I hadn't played very many video games in that short span of my life, yet. I was ripped off.… Expand