Jurassic World Alive is now available as a free-to-download game for iOS and Android, offering an experience just like Pokémon GO but with dinosaurs.
Developer Ludia kept its promise of a spring release for Jurassic World Alive after pre-registration started in March. The app goes live just before the release of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the latest movie in the franchise that stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Blue the Velociraptor.
'Jurassic World Alive' Is 'Pokémon GO' With Dinosaurs
Describing Jurassic World Alive as Pokémon GO but with dinosaurs may be too simplistic, but it does provide interested gamers a good idea of what to expect from the augmented reality mobile game.
Now available for iOS and Android, Jurassic World Alive will see players become members of the Dinosaur Protection Group, with the mission of saving the dinosaurs from their second extinction.
Players will be walking around in the real world with a virtual drone that collects DNA from augmented reality dinosaurs by shooting them with tranquilizer darts. Players will then be able to combine the collected DNA to create hybrid dinosaurs, which may be used to battle other players. There will also be Supply Drops on the in-game map to provide rewards such currency and battery life for the drone.
Does all of that sound familiar? Jurassic World Alive is Pokémon GO with dinosaurs indeed.
Jurassic World Alive, also like Pokémon GO, is free-to-play, but it offers various microtransactions that may cost up to $99.99 per item.
The Hype For 'Jurassic World Alive,' Or Lack Of It
The Pokémon GO launch in 2016 was all the rage, with the mobile game dominating the industry. Jurassic World Alive is Pokémon GO with dinosaurs, but it will launch without the same excitement.
The reason behind this may be the fact that Pokémon fans are simply more passionate than dinosaur lovers, but it could also be because augmented reality mobile games are no longer new. Jurassic World Alive does a good impression of porting the basic Pokémon GO experience into another series, but that may no longer be enough to attract massive amounts of attention.
Pokémon GO, meanwhile, is taking the next step with its upcoming collaboration with Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! for the Nintendo Switch. The games, which will send players back to the Kanto region, drew inspiration from Pokémon GO and will even be able to connect the mobile game in various ways.
