The Lost World: Jurassic Park (handheld game)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a video game based on the film of the same name, released on various handheld gaming platforms in the late 1990s. Several distinct versions of the game were developed and published for different handheld systems, including the Game Boy, Game Gear, and Tiger Electronics LCD games.

The Game Boy version is a side-scrolling action platformer. Players control various characters from the movie, each with unique abilities, navigating environments populated by dinosaurs and hostile humans. The objective is typically to survive and complete specific mission objectives.

The Game Gear version also features side-scrolling gameplay, but with different level designs and sometimes variations in playable characters and mechanics compared to the Game Boy release.

The Tiger Electronics LCD game is a more simplified version, typical of LCD handheld games of that era. Gameplay is typically limited to moving a character across a static background to avoid obstacles and defeat dinosaurs using pre-defined animations. The focus is on reaction time and achieving a high score.

Due to the technological limitations of the handheld platforms at the time, the games generally feature 2D graphics, simple sound effects, and gameplay mechanics. Each version offers a different experience, loosely based on the events and setting of The Lost World: Jurassic Park film. Critical reception varied, with some praising the adaptation of the film to the handheld format, while others criticized the repetitive gameplay and limited graphics.