Retro Arena: Jurassic Park Super NES vs. Sega Genesis · 10:56pm Jun 28th, 2018
A new edition of Retro Arena is up and since it's still Jurassic World month I have two new contenders. The Jurassic Park game we went over did receive other versions as mentioned in the review. In one corner we have the Ocean Studios Super NES title and in the other Sega's Genesis version. Back then not every license game played the same across several consoles. When you bought a license game whether this was on Super NES or Genesis, gamers would get a different experience. It wasn't like this all the time but in most cases this never was the same game. Today, you won't find most licenses different between any of them from the PS4 to the XBone to even the Switch and PC. These companies would rather push a cheap product then produce quality games from these top brands.
Just as I stated, both license games were vastly different with the Super NES version combining two genres of adventure and FPS. While the Genesis version was a straight up 2D action platformer akin to Prince of Persia. The gameplay not only wasn't the same but even the graphics went another route. On Super NES, the graphics used an overhead view with a lighter use of colors to create lush environments. When in the building sections, it switches to gritty 3D graphics emulating that of Doom. Sega decided to develop and simulate realistic detail by using a gritty art style. The Genesis version doesn't use digitizes software as it's still rendered in 2D. Honestly, this is how game companies need to do it and that's by giving freedom to these studios. That is why most license titles just sucks nowadays and if it isn't Batman or Injustice then the game will not be good.
