Amazon.co.uk Review
Sure to satisfy the curiosity of any would-be fossil hunter,
3D Dinosaur Hunter is excellent for learning, exploring and walking with those fascinating creatures of history. Using a dinosaur museum as a metaphor, the explorer (you!) works through the fascinating process of digging up a fossilised skeleton, preparing the bones for transport, learning about the species and uncovering how the creature died. But this museum goes far deeper than that--there are 50 different species to learn about, each with their own story and habits.
The second of the set's two CD-ROMs includes six dinosaur habitats built in a 3-D environment. Controlling the mouse moves you through the environment like a ghost, watching the dinosaurs in a given habitat as they move about. Everything here is both well rendered and animated, and while this part is fun, it's almost too good--it will leave you hungry for more when you reach a wall (i.e. the limit of the environment). An especially nice touch: embedded throughout the program are video clips of scientists at work, actually uncovering and preparing dinosaur bones in the desert. It's a terrific glimpse into the process, a look at all the hard work that comes long before the final stage of exhibition in a museum.
Designed only for Windows, 3D Dinosaur Hunter takes full advantage of any contemporary computer with a decent monitor, video card and good speakers (especially if you have a three-piece speaker set that includes a subwoofer). The soundtrack is filled with ambient noise and at times we could not only hear the prehistoric noises, but feel the tremors of approaching carnivores. --Mike Caputo
Manufacturer's Description
Dinosaurs are perennial favourites of children everywhere, and this CD-ROM provides everything they ever wanted to know about these awesome creatures. As they explore the atmospheric corridors of this prehistoric museum, they can investigate huge 3-D models, watch fascinating animation, answer quiz questions and use a huge array of interactive consoles. They can even search for buried bones and bring dinosaurs back to life in the dinosaur excavation pit. Plus the
Dino Online Web site gives users up-to-date dinosaur news and even more information.