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Sharky Extreme : November 21, 2008





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Hammond succeeded in recreating several species of dinosaurs, both carnivorous and herbivore, and proceeded in opening an amusement park where his accomplishments could be proudly displayed to the public. Located on a jungle island off the coast of Costa Rica, Hammond aptly named the amusement park Jurassic Park. Visitors were given the chance to observe dinosaurs, from the gentle Stegosaurus to the vicious Velociraptor and the original king of the jungle, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, in their original habitat. However, before the park ever opened to the public, a series of accidents and malfunctions led to the release of all the dinosaurs. Subsequently, most of the Jurassic Park staff became lunch. InGen was forced to file for Chapter 11 and shut down the park in order to avoid a public relations nightmare. The island was never set foot upon by a human again.

Eight years later Hammond decides that he has realized the error of his ways. With Jurassic Park, he had attempted to control the dinosaurs, not observe them. Riding on this newfound will, Hammond assembles a group of elite hunters, trackers and biologists with the intention of capturing a specimen in order to start the project anew. Their destination was Site B. Unbeknownst to many InGen employees, Site B was a second island where the original research, development, fertilization, birth and observation of the dinosaurs were conducted. Site B was a true natural habitat. There were no electrical fences, no security systems, no cages… none of the safeguards that were so predominant in Jurassic Park were to be found here. The sheer number of dinosaurs and the spectrum of species on Site B eclipsed anything that was attempted on Jurassic Park. Needless to say, all these factors made Site B a very inhospitable environment for humans, and needless to say, Hammond's elite group failed.

Trespasser is the PC sequel to these series of events, and places the player in the shoes of Anne, a rambunctious twenty-something year old party goer, whose voice is eloquently supplied by Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting, Grosse Pointe Blank). On a whim, Anne decides to fly out to Costa Rica to enjoy some sun, sand and surf when her chartered flight crash-lands into the waters of the Pacific. Anne, the sole survivor, comes to on the beach of a tropical island: deadly Site B.

The object of Trespasser is simple enough: get off the island. Unfortunately for you and Anne, the only mode of transportation that can do so is scattered about the ocean floor. Fair enough, plan B is to somehow communicate your whereabouts to the outside world. A phone or a 2-way radio will fit the bill just nicely. You'll quickly come to the realization, however, that the infrastructure of the island has long been dead. Moss covers stone buildings, wooden houses show significant signs of rot and off road vehicles lie broken alongside dirt roads, cast aside as if they were toys. Even a scarred hull of a cargo ship and the burnt fuselage of a downed helicopter all serve to remind you exactly how dire your situation is. Nothing around the periphery of the island works. Logic tells you that InGen headquarters might still house some functional communications equipment, and it does. Reaching the center of the island is now your primary objective, and while the lush vegetation might make for a scenic hike, forget not that this is Site B, and much more than InGen HQ await you inside the island.

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