Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey

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Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey
PAL region Xbox cover art
Developer(s)Vicious Cycle Software
Publisher(s)TDK Mediactive (North America)
Global Star Software (PAL)
Platform(s)GameCube, Xbox
Release
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey is a 2003 action-adventure video game released by Vicious Cycle Software for GameCube and Xbox. It is based on the Dinotopia book series.

Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey follows the story of Drake Gemini, his twin brother Jacob, and their father, who have been stranded on Dinotopia for 10 years. At the beginning of the game, Drake and Jacob's father is attacked and eaten by a rogue Tyrannosaurus while exploring the outer jungles of Dinotopia. After the killing, Drake and Jacob begin to go their separate ways, with Jacob joining a gang of dinosaur-hating humans called the Outsiders and Drake choosing to take on the role of a guardian of Dinotopia.

Reception[edit]

The game was met with mixed to negative reception, as GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 53% and 50 out of 100, respectively, for the GameCube version,[10][12] and 47.97% and 44 out of 100 for the Xbox version.[11][13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "What's New?". Eurogamer.net. April 16, 2004. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Xbox News - Dinotopia®: The Sunstone Odyssey ships for the Xbox and Nintendo GameCube". March 10, 2005. Archived from the original on March 10, 2005. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey". Game Informer. No. 127. November 2003. p. 170.
  4. ^ a b Navarro, Alex (August 11, 2003). "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 23, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  5. ^ Valentino, Nick (September 7, 2003). "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey – XB – Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  6. ^ "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey". Nintendo Power. Vol. 172. September 2003. p. 135.
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  8. ^ "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey". Official Xbox Magazine UK. June 2004.
  9. ^ Khalil, Jerry (October 14, 2003). "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey Review (Xbox)". TeamXbox. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey for GameCube". GameRankings. Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey for Xbox". GameRankings. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  12. ^ a b "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on February 17, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  13. ^ a b "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey Critic Reviews for Xbox". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
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