Before you read further i suggest
you read the part one first: here
Because i won't repeat the
(possibly) essential gameplay hint in this part. Otherwise, you will be kind of
clueless about the gameplay's detail.
Without further ado, here's the
continuity of Dr. Grant's adventure in The Lost World: Jurassic Park...
First thing that Dr. Grant do in
Isla Sorna site 2 is: grabs missiles and fires one of them to big stone that
hide an 1up behind it. Quite high-octane starter, right?! Isla sorna site 2
stage's start in this center island and the mission's entrances are in
separated island. So i found a boat to take me to one of them. The first
mission that i pick is...
Nest Hunt
Well. Killing dinosaurs is revolting enough for archeologist (but
reasonable for self-defense), moreover destroying the harmless dinosaur's egg
nest. Maybe raptors here are more brainy than other raptors thus very dangerous
for ecosystem. You know what smarter-than-the-other raptors can do? Soon, they
will participate in human's fighting tournament like Riptor (from Killer
Instinct) or Alex (from Tekken 2). Most likely they will win and quite-shortly
after that they bound to conquer the whole world. That's no good for humanity,
right? So before that happen, i have to make this particular raptors go
extinct.
Here's the example of their
intelligence, they can create electro-field fences and their generator. Also
install them to hinder anyone that will destroy their nest (e.g: Dr.Grant/me). No
way that the hunters did this. Because what's the benefit of doing that for
them? Anyway the generator here powers fence in the bottom here also blocks a
path there. Grenade is small-explosive
type weapon that can make generator lightly damaged and that's enough to
deactivate the fence but can't make it vanish (read: destroyed completely). So
how to clear this passage? You have to use the large-explosive type weapon like
missile to make the generator heavily damaged and then blow the rest of it with
grenade. It's consuming the rare weapons but it's worthy for pick-ups and 1
nest behind it. I promise...
...but you have to pass this
minefield before you can reach the fortunes. Here's another example of these
raptor's (deadly) intelligence. They can set minefield here! But you can pass
them safely by walk very carefully or clear the mines with grenades.
But this raptor here just get himself killed by trying to pass
this electro-field that his kin have installed. I didn't have to waste any ammo
to kill him. All i do is: lure him here and let his hunger
eating-instinct betrays himself to his demise. He must be the one that has
defected DNA of his smart kin.
Apparently, i found a juvenile T-rex in this cave that probably
come here to play. He/she really shredded my armor big time before i make
him/her knocked out cold. Actually besides raptors and this T-rex, this cave is
filled by dillophosaurs. The more you know.
Here i found the not-so-perfect
plan from our devious friends. They installed this electro-field but can't
cover enough this wide passage maybe due to deficit resources. So there's small
gap in the right side that fit enough for me to pass. One of them said
"Don't worry! We can close the gap with this large crate that i found
here" and all of them agreed with him/her. That will be flawless idea. But
they don't count abundant explosive-weapons that i have right now. Heh!
This cave introduces you with
this new type electro-field. It passes its electric stream for a while and then
goes idle. So you have to walk through it in when it's idle. Simple!
In case you're easily-get-jumped
person. I warn you that there will be bats (in cave stage) or birds (in outdoor
stage) occasionally fly like in this screenshoot. They may lead your instinct
to make you shoot wildly for nothing.
This is very late warning. I know. I'm sorry.
Then i found a car. Driving a car
in a cave that is filled with dinosaurs. What a time to be alive!
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Some raptors try to protect their
nest by making wildfire. But i have this ultimately-versatile gas grenades.
Lots of them. Nice try there, my carnivorous-reptilian adversaries! Hahaha!
Land mines, wildfires,
electro-field fences, a giant wooden box, and now naval mines! But fortunately,
this ship can easily shoot it. They are genuine try-hards, don't you think?! By
the way, you can aim your car's or boat's turret while standing still by
holding B button and press directional button that you desire. Another late
tips. So sorry. After i destroy all 10 egg nest. My next mission is...
Defend Transport
I hope you're not allergic or
really hating escort missions in any game. Because this mission is one of them.
To be precise, the difficult ones. Also it's in auto-scrolling screen. Here you
have to defend this truck from hunters on foot, hunter in the bunker, and
hunter behind sandbags. Lots of them! The hunters on foot are equipped with
taser, dartgun, or mines. Sometimes, the laying mine ones kills himself by his
own mine. That's quite funny moment in this hard time. Occasionally you have to
clear its way from exploding barrels, large stone also some dilophosaurs. Actually,
the large stone can be served as a pause for the truck so you can catch a
breath. Tips for this mission: always ready with either grenade or missile.
Some sugar in this bitter moment
is the appearance of fuels. They can replenish the truck's health. Sometime one
of them lays in the middle of the road. But on this case in bottom side, so i
have to push it to feed the Goddamn transport. Actually, the fuels serve as
health replenishment for car in any stage. But you have already figured that
out by yourself, right?!
It's quite common that
anyone/anything that need to be escorted by player, tend to be either reckless retard
or big idiot. And this truck's driver is no exception. He/she drives the truck
straight into minefield. For God's sake, make it turns or at least hit the freaking
break! Instead of making me clear the minefield for you and your truck. You're
goddamn welcome!
Trike Rescue
This mission isn't more fun than
the previous ones. At the beginning, i have to run through these poisonous
plants. That's right! No car this time. Unless i miss it. The safest course is
in southern part, where you can run through minimum poisonous plants, and there
is a big medkit in southern safe area. But i still wearing armor, therefore
it's mundane.
Finally, i found the car. I will
appreciate it most if only it's in starter area so my armor isn't dreadfully damaged by those goddamn plants! Thank you so freaking much, game! -_- #
Here's the main thing: I have to
make trike (triceratop's nickname in this game) fall asleep (using any
non-lethal weapon)...
...and then protect him/her from
any hungry troodons that immediately respawn for certain period (indicated by
watch icon in center-bottom of screenshoot). They won't drop JP when you subdue
them. So you can use any weapon (except taser because it sucks in this
condition) to deal with them. But you have to mind about the sleeping beast's
health because your misfire can damage him/her beside troodon's gnaw. The
gas grenades are your best friend here. Even more than ever. You don't have
to aim precisely at the triceratops that swiftly charge at you If you use gas
grenades for him/her. Just need well timing execution and dodging. Moreover,
you can subdue multiple troodons with the same weapon. But remember that
they're quite rare. In my case, i quite often use the gas grenades because i
have lots of them (from Mr Hammond's support supply and some can be found here)
and i have to do this twice. So, that should be enough.
After the period is over. The
troodons just go away from screen. And that's one down , one more to go. I
don't understand what kind of rescue is this. I make the rescue's object
asleep, then protect him/her for some duration, and that's it. No confinement
or other further security measure toward him/her. But it seems still within
'rescue' context. I hope Lorenzo (from Dinosaurs
for Hiretm) kind of accepts this rescue method. I really
hope so.
T-Rex Escape
Here's the
non-top-down-shooter-genre mission for Isla Sorna site 2. Dr Grant
(in)voluntarily take the extendable seat (which quite tie-in with the movie.
GJ, Appaloosa!). While Ian Malcolm behind the steering wheel, that is much-much
safer from T-Rex's wrath than Dr. Grant's position. Further proof that Ian Malcolm
is a total jerk. So the mission is simple: take down the T-Rex. But the
procedure is complex.
The controls are: Left or right
directional button to move the seat, A button to make jeep rams T-rex's from
leftside, B button to shoot, and C button to make the jeep jumps along with the
seat.
Here's the procedure:
1) You have to shoot at T-Rex's head
until he/she is dizzy. The dizziness bar is located precisely at his/her health
bar. Everytime you successfully shoot his/her noggin, the bar fill a bit and
when it's full. He/she will become dizzy. But the bar will deplete if his/her
head isn't shot for moment. Also his/her head become invincible when he/she
attack. Best i can describe his/her attack: Jaw smash or chin slam.
2) When the T-Rex got the headache,
you can ram him/her into the electric fences on right side. Thus depleting
his/her health bar for some amount. If you ram him/her while he/she isn't dizzy
yet, Dr Grant will be eaten immediately. Resulting in instant-kill/immediate mission
failure.
3) Repeat the procedure until
his/her health bar is blank.
So the key to stun this giant
bipedal reptile is: shoot his/her head consecutively, giving him/her no or very
little breaktime. So you have to kind of predict his/her head's position after
he/she scream in pain everytime his/her head get shot. Also this T-Rex's
attacks have certain pattern. You can jump to avoid some of it.
Here's the example of the
successful attempt to push the T-Rex's neck into electric fence. How come the
prehistoric carnivore lizard that has weight more than 3 adult elephants can be
pushed over by jeep that much-much lighter that he/she? Maybe his/her tiny
brain really can't handle the gigantic pain that everytime he/she got a
headache. No offense, Archie (from Dinosaurs
for Hiretm)! Please!
In Isla Sorna Site 3, i found
guided missiles. They like missiles but you know homing to target and such. I
use one of them to destroy the generator behind the electro field barrier to
shut it down. Yes. Somehow the missile can safely pass through the continous
stream of electricity instead of exploding. Weird.
Cave Maze
In the beginning section of Isla
Sorna 3 (in previous screeshoot), there's no other mission's entrance except
for this mission. So the game kind of forcing you to take Cave Maze mission
before the other. But i can't complain much about it. Because this mission is
very simple: find the exit of this cave. But elementary-schooler-me give up
here because he can't find the generator that powers certain electro barrier.
It's cave maze, afterall. So my child-age-memory can't help me here and beyond
this point. But i'm not faltered.
The difference of this cave than
other cave so far is: the hunter's presence. As you can see i instinctively
kill a hunter with dart gun which the opposite of my morality that want them
die by hot leads or explosion. That's because i always ready the dart gun to
subdue dinos. This kind of not okay to me.
In case you think that in this
game the hunters and dinos are on truce to kill Dr. Grant, Malcolm or his Co.
This screenshoot proves the otherwise. Yes. This game has fighting between
enemies. As much as i like to subdue the raptor and kill the hunter. But i have
to stand behind this rock to capture this moment safely. Of course, i do this
for you, reader.
Another natural hazard in this
cave is the hot floor like in this screenshoot. At first it looks like other
brown floor but when is stepped, it will reveals a bit magma and damages you.
Maybe the hot floor's sign is white smoke/steam like in my rightside.
Finally, here's the exit. What an
ugly-looking exit.
T-Rex Chase
Good news: i'm in the car at the
beginning of this mission. Bad news: i must escape from this angry T-rex
through barricades and minefields! The T-Rex from 'T-Rex escape' mission must
be this one's spouse. No wonder he/she chases me like crazy. This chasing T-Rex
is invincible. So don't bother to shoot him/her. Just focus on your driving! Also
your car's wellness.
Camp Sabotage
You should know by now about my
hatred toward the hunters. So this mission delights me very much. By the way,
they have installed laser security alarm here to ensure their camp's safety.
But not for long time, sonofbeets.
Actually, the main objective is to destroy satellite
communication/satcoms (there's total: 4). But it goes without saying that i
will definitely destroy their tents too. They're will be tent-less for sure.
MUHAHAHA!
So i found this tent and the throw a grenade at it...
...and then BOOM! It's destroyed.
That's for sure. But look at the fireplace! It's lit now. I try to extinguish
it with any arsenal but fail. So anyone who is about to camp somewhere but
forgot to carry a lighter or matches to make campfire. Try using a grenade
instead! If you happen to have it that is. By the way, those jeeps are just
decoration hunter's property so fell free to devastate them.
Oh. Hi, bunker bastard!
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River Raft
It's non-top-shooter-game time! Here we can see Dr Grant
controlling the raft, while Ian Malcolm hold a gun that looks like child's toy.
The one you can find in nearby Department Store and most children will beg
their parent to buy it as soon as they see it. The task is very simple: shoot
or avoid anyone that attacking the sun-glasses guy until they reach their
destination. It's not gonna be topside of a waterfall, guys. The controls are:
left/right direction button to steer the raft, B button to shoot the novelty
gun or you can hold it instead of press it to shoot it rapidly and to lock your
position for better aim, and C button to make the raft jumps. One of the
attacker is this slightly adorable Dimorphodon on the left side. Sad thing is
you have to make the flying dinosaur fall into this ruthless stream thus
further in to his/her demise.
Then group of piranha join the fray. They can't be stopped by
shooting at them. You had one job, Malcolm. Use genuine assault rifle instead
of that kiddy gun! Also take of your sunglasses! It's common knowledge that
flying dinosaurs and piranhas become aggressive toward the one who looks like
Albert Whesker or a Terminator that's sent from the bleak future and also to those
around him.
See! Even a rock hates you, Malcolm. Just put the goddamn glasses,
will ya!
Now Dracula sends his minion to kill us (luckily no medusa heads).
You really doomed us all!!
*Speechless* I hope you're really proud of yourself and that
stupid glasses, Malcolm. I thinks this dinosaurs is mosasaur
Well, that's it for my playthrough that i show you, reader. (Hold
your tear, please!)
Actually, i have finished this game several years ago, once. If i
remember correctly there will be 2 more stages. So this playthrough's progress:
66%.
I certainly fancy this game. The top-down-shooter missions are not
relatively boring. They are fun and very well-designed, even. Aside of The Defend Transport mission that gives
elementary-schooler me a light trauma. While the non-top-down-shooter ones are
fine albeit some of them most likely give you hard time. So i really recommend
this 'The Lost World' game. It's kind of obsocured game because it's release in
late Genesis/Snes era. So peoples tend to only know the PS1/PSX version of 'The
Lost World' game. If you decide to play this game...
...you
can continue from after that Raft Action by using this password. Saving you
from one of the pernicious escort mission in gaming history. Let's hope that i
will never be in situation where i walk
beside a slow-moving truck. Otherwise i start to kill anyone or destroy
anything that "surround" the truck and then i end up in jail.
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