James Bond (character)

Royal Navy Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR, is a fictional character created by British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. He is the main protagonist of the James Bond series of novels, films, comics and video games. Sony VAIO PCG-3B1M Battery Fleming wrote twelve Bond novels and two short story collections before his death, although the last two books—The Man with the Golden Gun and Octopussy and The Living Daylights—were published posthumously. The Bond character is a Secret Service agent, code number 007, residing in London but active internationally. Sony VAIO PCG-3C1T Battery Bond was a composite character who was based on a number of commandos who Fleming knew during his service in the Naval Intelligence Division during World War II, to whom Fleming added his own style and a number of his own tastes; Bond's name was appropriated from American ornithologist James Bond. Sony VAIO PCG-3D1M Battery Bond has a number of character traits which run throughout the books, including an enjoyment of cars, a love of food and drink, and an average intake of sixty custom-made cigarettes a day. Since Fleming's death in 1964, there have been other authorised writers of Bond material, including John Gardner, Sony VAIO PCG-3G2M Battery who wrote fourteen novels and two novelizations and Raymond Benson, who wrote six novels, three novelizations and three short stories. There have also been three authors who wrote one book each, Kingsley Amis (writing as Robert Markham), Sebastian Faulks and Jeffrey Deaver. Sony VAIO PCG-5R1M Battery Additionally a series of novels based on Bond's youth—Young Bond—was written by Charlie Higson. As spin-offs from the literary works, there was a television adaptation of the first novel, Casino Royale, in which Bond was played as an American agent. Sony VAIO PCG-7141M Battery A comic strip series also ran in the Daily Express newspaper. There have also been twenty-four Bond films, with a twenty-fifth due for release on 26 October 2012; seven actors have played Bond in these films. The central figure in Ian Fleming's work was the fictional character of James Bond, an intelligence officer in the "Secret Service".Sony VAIO PCG-7143M Battery Bond was also known by his code number, 007, and was a Royal Naval Reserve Commander. During World War II, Ian Fleming had mentioned to friends that he wanted to write a spy novel.^[2] It was not until 1952, however, shortly before his wedding to his pregnant girlfriend, Ann Charteris, that Fleming began to write Casino Royale, Sony VAIO PCG-7151M Battery to distract himself from his forthcoming nuptials.^[3] Fleming started writing on his first book, Casino Royale, at hisGoldeneye estate in Jamaica on 17 February 1952, typing out 2,000 words in the morning, directly from his own experiences and imagination.^[4] He finished work on the script in just over a month,^[5] completing it on 18 March 1952.^[6] Sony VAIO PCG-7154M Battery Describing the work as his "dreadful oafish opus",^[7] Fleming showed it to an ex-girlfriend, Clare Blanchard, who advised him not to publish it at all, but that if he did so, it should be under another name.^[8] Fleming went on to write a total of twelve Bond novels and two short story collections; he died on the morning of 12 August 1964.^[9] Sony VAIO PCG-7162M Battery The last two books—The Man with the Golden Gun andOctopussy and The Living Daylights—were published posthumously.^[10] Inspiration for the character Fleming based his creation on a number of individuals he came across during his time in the Naval Intelligence Division during World War II, Sony VAIO PCG-7181M Battery admitting that Bond "was a compound of all the secret agents and commando types I met during the war".^[11] Amongst those types were his brother, Peter, who Fleming worshipped,^[11] and who had been involved in behind the lines operations in Norway and Greece during the war.^[12] Sony VAIO PCG-41112M Battery   Aside from Fleming's brother, a number of others also provided some aspects of Bond's make up, including Conrad O'Brien-ffrench, a skiing spy whom Fleming had met in Kitzbühel in the 1930s, Patrick Dalzel-Job, who served with distinction in 30 AU during the war, andBill "Biffy" Dunderdale, Sony VAIO PCG-7153M Battery station head of MI6 in Paris, who wore cufflinks and handmade suits and was chauffeured around Paris in aRolls-Royce.^[11][13] Sir Fitzroy MacLean was another figure mentioned as a possibility, based on his wartime work behind enemy lines in the Balkans, as was the MI6 double agent Dušan Popov.^[14] Sony VAIO PCG-71312M Battery Origins of the name Fleming took the name for his character from that of the American ornithologist James Bond, a Caribbeanbird expert and author of the definitive field guide Birds of the West Indies; Fleming, a keen birdwatcherhimself, Sony VAIO PCG-7144M Battery had a copy of Bond's guide and he later explained to the ornithologist’s wife that "It struck me that this brief, unromantic, Anglo-Saxon and yet very masculine name was just what I needed, and so a second James Bond was born". On another occasion Fleming said: "I wanted the simplest, dullest, plainest-sounding name I could find, Sony VAIO PCG-7191L Battery 'James Bond' was much better than something more interesting, like 'Peregrine Carruthers'. Exotic things would happen to and around him, but he would be a neutral figure—an anonymous, blunt instrument wielded by a government department."^[17] After Fleming met the ornithologist and his wife, he described them as "a charming couple who are amused by the whole joke".Sony VAIO PCG-3C1M Battery   Bond's number—007—comes from the English spy and polymath John Dee, who would sign his letters to Elizabeth I with 00 and an elongated 7, to signify they were for her eyes only.^[19][20] The number was also assigned by Fleming in reference to one of British naval intelligence's key achievements of World War I: the breaking of the German diplomatic code.^[20Sony VAIO PCG-3F1M Battery One of the German documents cracked and read by the British was the Zimmermann Telegram, which was coded 0075,^[21] and which was one of the factors that led the US entering the war. Looks Facially, Bond resembles the composer, singer and actor Hoagy Carmichael. In Casino Royale Vesper Lynd remarks, Sony VAIO PCG-3H1M Battery "Bond reminds me rather of Hoagy Carmichael, but there is something cold and ruthless." Likewise, in Moonraker, Special Branch Officer Gala Brand thinks that Bond is "certainly good-looking . . . Rather like Hoagy Carmichael in a way. That black hair falling down over the right eyebrow. Sony VAIO PCG-3J1M Battery Much the same bones. But there was something a bit cruel in the mouth, and the eyes were cold."^[22] Others, such as journalist Ben Macintyre, identify aspects of Fleming's own looks in his description of Bond.^[23] General references in the novels describe Bond as having "dark, rather cruel good looks".^[24] Sony VAIO PCG-8141M Battery   In the novels (notably From Russia, with Love), Bond's physical description has generally been consistent: slim build; a three-inch long, thin vertical scar on his right cheek; blue-grey eyes; a "cruel" mouth; short, black hair, a comma of which falls on his forehead. Sony VAIO PCG-8161M Battery Physically he is described as 183 centimetres (6 feet) in height and 76 kilograms (167 lb) in weight.^[24] After Casino Royale, Bond also had the faint scar of the Russian cyrillic letter "Ш" (SH) (for Shpion: "Spy") on the back of one of his hands, carved by a SMERSHagent.^[25] Sony VAIO PCG-3C2M Battery Background In Ian Fleming's stories, James Bond is in his mid-to-late thirties, but does not age.^[26] In Moonraker, he admits to being eight years shy of mandatory retirement age from the 00 section—forty-five—which would mean he was thirty-seven at the time.^[27] Sony VAIO PCG-5N2M Battery Fleming did not provide Bond's date of birth, but John Pearson's fictional biography of Bond, James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007, gives him a birth date of 11 November 1920,^[28] whilst a study by Bond scholar John Griswold puts the date at 11 November 1921.^[29] Sony VAIO PCG-5P1M Battery According to Griswold, the Fleming novels take place between around May 1951,^[30] to February 1964, by which time Bond was aged 42. It was not until the penultimate novel, You Only Live Twice, that Fleming gave Bond a sense of family background, using a fictional obituary, purportedly fromThe Times.^[33] Sony VAIO PCG-5S1M Battery The book was the first to be written after the release of Dr. No in cinemas and Sean Connery's depiction of Bond affected Fleming's interpretation of the character, to give Bond both a sense of humour and Scottish antecedents that were not present in the previous stories.^[34] The novel reveals Bond is the son of a Scottish father, Sony VAIO PCG-9Z1M Battery Andrew Bond, of Glencoe, and a Swiss mother, Monique Delacroix, of the Canton de Vaud.^[35] The young James Bond spends much of his early life abroad, becoming multilingual in German and French because of his father's work as a Vickers armaments company representative. Sony VAIO PCG-7171M Battery When his parents are killed in a mountain climbing accident in the Aiguilles Rouges near Chamonix, eleven-year-old James is orphaned. After the death of his parents, Bond goes to live with his aunt, Miss Charmian Bond, in the village of Pett Bottom, where he completes his early education. Sony VAIO PCG-7186M Battery Later, he briefly attends Eton College at "12 or thereabouts", but is removed after two halvesbecause of girl trouble with a maid.^[33] After being sent down from Eton, Bond was sent to Fettes College in Scotland, his father's school.^[35] On his first visit to Paris at the age of sixteen, Sony VAIO PCG-81112M Battery Bond lost his virginity, later reminiscing about the event in "From a View to a Kill".^[37] After leaving Fettes, Fleming used his own upbringing for his creation, with Bond alluding to briefly attending the University of Geneva,^[38] (as did Fleming) before being taught to ski in Kitzbühel (as was Fleming) by Hannes Oberhauser, who was later killed in "Octopussy".Sony VAIO PCG-31311M Battery   In 1941, Bond joined the Ministry of Defence and became a lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves, ending the war as a commander. Bond applied to M for a position within the "Secret Service", part of the Civil Service, and rose to the rank of principal officer.^[40] Sony VAIO PCG-8152M Battery   At the start of Fleming's first book, Casino Royale, Bond is already a 00 agent having been given the position after killing two enemy agents, a Japanese spy on the thirty-sixth floor of the RCA Building at Rockefeller Center in New York City and a Norwegian double agent who had betrayed two British agents; Sony VAIO PCG-31111M Battery it is suggested by Bond scholar John Griswold that these were part of Bond's wartime service with Special Operations Executive, a British World War II covert military organisation.^[41] In 1954, according to the Soviet file on him in From Russia, With Love, Bond is made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. Sony VAIO PCG-61111M Battery   Fleming biographer Andrew Lycett noted that, "within the first few pages [of Casino Royale] Ian had introduced most of Bond's idiosyncrasies and trademarks", which included his looks, his Bentley and his smoking and drinking habits.^[42] The full details of Bond's martini were kept until chapter seven of the book and Bond eventually named it "The Vesper",Sony VAIO PCG-51112M Battery  after Vesper Lynd. Bond's drinking habits run throughout the series of books. During the course of On Her Majesty's Secret Service alone Bond consumes forty-six drinks: Pouilly-Fuissé, Riquewihr and Marsala wines, most of a bottle of Algerian wine, some 1953 Château Mouton Rothschild claret, along with Taittinger and Krug champagnes and Babycham; Sony VAIO PCG-51211M Battery for whiskies he consumes three bourbon and waters, half a pint of I.W. Harper bourbon, Jack Daniel's whiskey, two double bourbons on the rocks, two whisky and sodas, two neat scotches and one glass of neat whisky; vodka consumption totalled four vodka and tonics and three double vodka martinis; Sony VAIO PCG-51212M Battery other sprits included two double brandies with ginger ale, a flask of Enzian Schnaps and a double gin: he also washed this down with four steins of German beer.^[44][45] For his non-alcoholic drinks Bond eschews tea, calling it "mud" and blaming it for the downfall of the British Empire. He instead prefers to drink coffee.^[46] Sony VAIO PCG-41111M Battery   Cuisine When in England and not on a mission, Bond dines as simply as Fleming did on dishes such as grilled sole, oeufs en cocotte and cold roast beef with potato salad.^[47] When on a mission, however, Bond eats more extravagantly.^[48] Sony VAIO PCG-41111V Battery This was partly because in 1953, when Casino Royale was published, many items of food were still rationed,^[1] and Bond was "the ideal antidote to Britain's postwar austerity, rationing and the looming premonition of lost power".^[49] This extravagance was more noteworthy with his contemporary readers for Bond eating exotic, Sony VAIO PCG-61412V Battery local foods when abroad,^[50] at a time when most of his readership did not travel abroad.^[51] On 1 April 1958 Fleming wrote to The Manchester Guardian in defence of his work, referring to that paper's review of Dr. No.^[17] Whilst referring to Bond's food and wine consumption as "gimmickery",Sony VAIO PCG-71112M Battery Fleming bemoaned that "it has become an unfortunate trade-mark. I myself abhor Wine-and-Foodmanship. My own favourite food is scrambled eggs."^[17] Fleming was so keen on scrambled eggs that he used his short story, "007 in New York" to provide his favourite recipe for the dish: in the story, Sony VAIO PCG-81111V Battery this came from the housekeeper of his friend Ivar Bryce, May, who gave her name to Bond's own housekeeper.^[52] Smoking Bond is a heavy smoker, at one point smoking 70 cigarettes a day.^[53] Bond has his cigarettes custom-made by Morland of Grosvenor Street, Sony VAIO PCG-81111V Battery mixing Balkan and Turkish tobacco and having a higher nicotine content than normal; the cigarettes have three gold bands on the filter.^[54] Bond carried his cigarettes in a widegunmetal cigarette case which carried fifty; he also used a black oxidised Ronson lighter.^[55] Sony VAIO PCG-81212M Battery The cigarettes were the same as Fleming's, who had been buying his at Morland since the 1930s; the three gold bands on the filter were added during the war to mirror his naval Commander's rank.^[54] On average, Bond smokes sixty cigarettes a day, although he cut back to around twenty five a day after his visit to a health farm in Thunderball: Sony VAIO PCG-81212V Battery ^] Fleming himself smoked up to 80 cigarettes a day.^[56] Drugs Bond occasionally supplements his alcohol consumption with the use of other drugs, for both functional and recreational reasons: Moonraker sees Bond consumes a quantity of the amphetamine benzedrine accompanied by champagne, Sony VAIO PCG-51111M Battery Sony VAIO VPCS13X9E/B battery before his bridge game with Sir Hugo Drax (also consuming a carafe of vintage Riga vodka and a vodka martini);^[57] he also uses the drug for stimulation on missions, such as swimming across Shark Bay in Live and Let Die,^[58] or remaining awake and alert when threatened in the Dreamy Pines Motor Court in The Spy Who Loved Me.^[59] Sony VAIO VPCS12V9E/B battery   Attitudes According to academic Jeremy Black, Bond is written as a complex character, even though he was also often the voice of Fleming's prejudices.^[60] The output of the prejudices, combined with the tales of Bond's actions, Sony VAIO VPCS12V9E/B battery led journalist Yuri Zhukov to write an article in 1965 for the Soviet daily newspaper Pravda, describing Bond's values: It was part of his profession to kill people. He had never liked doing it and when he had to kill he did it as well as he knew how and forgot about it. Sony VAIO VPCF13M8E/B battery As a secret agent who held the rare double-O prefix—the licence to kill in the Secret Service—it was his duty to be as cool about death as a surgeon. If it happened, it happened. Regret was unprofessional—worse, it was a death-watch beetle in the soul. Another general attitude and prejudice of Fleming's that Bond gives voice to includes his approach to homosexuality. Sony VAIO VPCF13Z0E/B battery Despite a number of gay friends, includingNoël Coward and his editor, William Plomer, Fleming said that his books were "written for warm-blooded heterosexuals".^[67] His attitude went further, with Bond opining that homosexuals were "a herd of unhappy sexual misfits – barren and full of frustrations, Sony VAIO VPCM13M1E/L battery the women wanting to dominate and the men to be nannied", adding that "he was sorry for them, but he had no time for them."^[68] Personal life Bond lives in a flat off the King's Road in Chelsea. His flat is looked after by an elderly Scottish housekeeper named May. Sony VAIO VPCM13M1E/W battery May's name was taken from May Maxwell, the housekeeper of Fleming's close friend, the American Ivar Bryce.^[52] In 1955 Bond earned around £2,000 a year net (£39,058 in 2012 pounds^[69]), although when on assignment he worked on an unlimited expense account.^[59] Sony VAIO VPCF22M1E battery Much of Fleming's own daily routine whilst working at The Sunday Times was woven into the Bond stories^[70] and he summarised it at the beginning of Moonraker: ...elastic office hours from around ten to six; lunch, generally in the canteen; evenings spent playing cards in the company of a few close friends, or at Crockford's; Sony VAIO VPCF11M1E/H battery or making love, with rather cold passion, to one of three similarly disposed married women; weekends playing golf for high stakes at one of the clubs near London. Only once in the series does Fleming install a partner for Bond in his flat, with the arrival of Tiffany Case, following Bond's mission to the US in Diamonds Are Forever. Sony VAIO VPCF13M0E/B battery By the start of the following book, From Russia, With Love, Case had left to marry an American.^[59] Bond was married only once, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, to Teresa "Tracy" di Vicenzo, but their marriage was short-lived as she was killed on their wedding day by Ernst Stavro Blofeld.^[72] Sony VAIO VPCYB2M1E battery   In the penultimate novel of the series, You Only Live Twice, Bond suffers from amnesia and has a relationship with an Ama diving girl, Kissy Suzuki. As a result of the relationship Kissy becomes pregnant, although she does not reveal this to Bond before he leaves the island.^[73] Sony VAIO VPCYB3V1E battery   Abilities From Casino Royale to From Russia, with Love Bond's preferred weapon is a .25 ACP Beretta automatic pistol carried in a light-weightchamois leather holster.^[74] However Fleming was contacted by a Bond enthusiast and gun expert, Geoffrey Boothroyd, Sony VAIO VPCY11M1E battery who criticised Fleming's choice of firearm for Bond^[75] and suggested a Walther PPK 7.65mm instead.^[76] Fleming used the suggestion in Dr. No, also taking advice that it should be used with the Berns-Martin triple draw shoulder holster.^[77] By way of thanks, the MI6 Armourer who gives Bond his gun was given the name Major Boothroyd, and is introduced by M as "the greatest small-arms expert in the world".Sony VAIO VPCS12L9E/B battery   Kingsley Amis, in The James Bond Dossier, noted that although Bond is a very good shot and the best in the Secret Service, he is still beaten by the instructor, something that added realism to Bond's character.^[79] Amis identified a number of skills where Bond is very good, but is still beatable by others. Sony VAIO VPCF11S1E/B battery These included skiing, hand-to-hand combat, underwater swimming and golf.^[80] Driving was also an ability Amis identified where Bond was good, but others were better;^[80] one of those who is a better driver than Bond is Sir Hugo Drax, who causes Bond to write off his battleship-grey Bentley 4½ Litre with an Amherst Villierssupercharger.^[81] Sony VAIO VPCYB3V1E/R Battery Bond subsequently drives a Mark II Continental Bentley, which he uses in the remaining books of the series,^[82] although he is issued an Aston Martin DB Mark III with a homing device during the course of Goldfinger. John Gardner In 1981 writer John Gardner was approached by the Fleming estate and asked to write a continuation novel for Bond.^[83] Sony VAIO VPCF23P1E Battery Although he initially almost turned the series down,^[84] Gardner subsequently wrote fourteen original novels and two novelizations of the films between Licence Renewed in 1981^[85] and COLD in 1996.^[86] With the influence of the American publishers, Putnam's, the Gardner novels showed an increase in the number of Americanisms used in the book, Sony VAIO VPCF23N1E Battery such as a waiter wearing "pants", rather than trousers, in The Man from Barbarossa.^[83] James Harker, writing in The Guardian, considered that the Gardner books were "dogged by silliness",^[83] giving examples of Scorpius, where much of the action is set in Chippenham, and Win, Lose or Die, Sony VAIO VPCY21S1E/L Battery where "Bond gets chummy with an unconvincing Maggie Thatcher".^[83] Ill health forced Gardner to retire from writing the Bond novels in 1996.^[87] Gardner stated that he wanted "to bring Mr Bond into the 1980s",^[88] although he retained the ages of the characters as they were when Fleming had left them.^[40] Sony VAIO VPCY21S1E/G battery Even though Gardner kept the ages the same, he made Bond grey at the temples as a nod to the passing of the years.^[89] Other 1980s effects also took place, with Bond smoking low-tar cigarettes^[90] and becoming increasingly health conscious.^[91] The return of Bond in 1981 saw media reports on the more politically correct Bond and his choice of car—a Saab 900 Turbo;^[87] Sony VAIO VPCF24M1E battery Gardner later put him in a Bentley Mulsanne Turbo.^[92] Gardner also updated Bond's firearm: under Gardner, Bond is initially issued with the Browning 9mm before changing to a Heckler & Koch VP70and then a Heckler & Koch P7.^[40] Bond is also revealed to have taken part in the 1982 Falklands War.Sony VAIO VPCS11X9E/B Battery Gardner updated Fleming's characters and used contemporary political leaders in his novels; he also used the high-tech apparatus of Q Branch from the films,^[94] although Jeremy Black observed that Bond is more reliant on technology than his own individual abilities.^[95] Gardner's series linked Bond to the Fleming novels rather than the film incarnations and referred to events covered in the Fleming stories.^[96] Sony VAIO VPCS123FGB Battery   Raymond Benson Following the retirement of John Gardner, Raymond Benson took over as Bond author in 1996; as the first American author of Bond it was a controversial choice.^[97] Benson had previously written the non-fiction The James Bond Bedside Companion, first published in 1984.^[98] Sony VAIO VPCS125EC Battery Benson's first work was a short story, "Blast From the Past", published in 1997.^[99] By the time he moved on to other projects in 2002, Benson had written six Bond novels, three novelizations and three short stories.^[100] His final Bond work was The Man with the Red Tattoo, published in 2002. Sony VAIO VPCS128EC Battery   Benson followed Gardner's pattern of setting Bond in the contemporary timeframe of the 1990s^[103] and, according to Jeremy Black, had more echoes of Fleming's style than John Gardner,^[104] he also changed Bond's gun back to the Walther PPK,^[99] put him behind the wheel of a Jaguar XK8^[92] and made him swear more.^[105] Sony VAIO VPCS129GC Battery James Harker noted that "whilst Fleming's Bond had been an Express reader; Benson's is positively red top. He's the first to have group sex...and the first to visit a prostitute",^[83] whilst Black notes an increased level of crudity lacking in either Fleming or Gardner. Sony VAIO VPCS12C7E/B Battery   Kingsley Amis In 1967, four years after Fleming's death, his literary executors, Glidrose Productions, approached Kingsley Amis and offered him £10,000 (£135,353 in 2012 pounds^[69]) to write the first continuation Bond novel.^[83] The result was Colonel Sun published in 1968 under the pen-name Robert Markham.^[106] Sony VAIO VPCS12L9E/B Battery Journalist James Harker noted that although the book was not literary, it was stylish.^[83] Raymond Benson noted that Bond's character and events from previous novels were all maintained in Colonel Sun,^[107] saying "he is the same darkly handsome man first introduced in Casino Royale.^[108] Sony VAIO VPCS12V9E/B Battery   Sebastian Faulks After Gardner and Benson had followed Amis, there was a gap of six years until Sebastian Faulks was commissioned by Ian Fleming Publications to write a new Bond novel, which was released on 28 May 2008, the one hundredth anniversary of Ian Fleming's birth.^[109] Sony VAIO VPCY115FGS Battery The book—entitled Devil May Care—was published in the UK by Penguin Books and by Doubleday in the US.^[110] Faulks ignored the timeframe established by Gardner and Benson and instead reverted to that used by Fleming and Amis, basing his novel in the 1960s;^[103] he also managed to use a number of the cultural touchstones of the sixties in the book.^[111] Sony VAIO VPCY115FX/BI Battery Faulks was true to Bond's original character and background too, and provided "a Flemingesque hero"^[103] who drove a battleship grey 1967 T-series Bentley.^[92] Jeffery Deaver On 26 May 2011, American writer Jeffery Deaver, commissioned by Ian Fleming Publications, released Carte Blanche.^[112] Sony VAIO VPCY115FXBI Battery Deaver restarted the chronology of Bond, separate from the timelines any of the previous authors, by stating he was born in 1980;^[113] the novel also saw Bond in a post-9/11 agency, independent of either MI5 or MI6. The films didn't influence me at all and nor did the continuation novels. Sony VAIO VPCY118EC Battery I wanted to get back to the original Bond who's dark and edgy, has quite a sense of irony and humour and is extremely patriotic and willing to sacrifice himself for Queen and country. He is extremely loyal but he has this dark pall over him because he's a hired killer - and he wrestles with that. I've always found him to be quite a representative of the modern era. Sony VAIO VPCY118GX/BI Battery   Whilst the chronology changed, Deaver included a number of elements from the Fleming novels, including Bond's tastes for food and wine, his gadgets and "the rather preposterous names of some of the female characters."^[113] William Boyd On 11 April 2012, the Fleming estate announced that William Boyd would write the next Bond novel, due for release in the autumn of 2013; the publishers will be Jonathan Cape. Sony VAIO VPCY119FJ/S Battery   In 2005 author and comedian Charlie Higson released SilverFin, the first of five novels and one short story in the life of a young James Bond;^[117] his final work was the short story "A Hard Man to Kill", released as part of the non-fiction work, Danger Society: The Young Bond Dossier, the companion book to the Young Bond series.^[118] Sony VAIO VPCY11AFJ Battery Young Bond is set in the 1930s, which would fit the chronology with that of Fleming. Higson stated that he was instructed by the Fleming estate to ignore all other interpretations of Bond, except the original Fleming version.^[121] As the background to Bond's childhood, Higson used Bond's obituary in You Only Live Twice as well as his own and Fleming's childhoods.^[122] Sony VAIO VPCY11AGJ Battery In forming the early Bond character, Higson created the origins of some of Bond's character traits, including his love of cars and fine wine. Adaptations of Bond started early in Fleming's writings, with CBS paying him $1,000^[123] ($8,654 in 2012 dollars^[124]) to adapt his first novel, Sony VAIO VPCY11AHJ Battery Casino Royale, into a one-hour television adventure;^[125] this was broadcast on 21 October 1954.^[126] The Bond character, played byBarry Nelson, was changed to "Card Sense" Jimmy Bond, an American agent working for "Combined Intelligence".^[127] In 1957 the Daily Express newspaper adapted Fleming's stories into comic strip format.^[128] Sony VAIO VPCY11AVJ Battery In order to help the artists, Fleming commissioned a sketch to show how he saw Bond; illustrator John McLusky considered Fleming's version too "outdated" and "pre-war" and changed Bond to give him a more masculine look.^[129] In 1962 Eon Productions, the company of Canadian Harry Saltzman and American Albert R. Sony VAIO VPCY11M1E/S Battery "Cubby" Broccoli released the first cinema adaptation of an Ian Fleming novel, Dr. No, featuring Sean Connery as 007.^[130] Connery was the first of seven actors to play Bond on the cinema screen, six of whom appeared in the Eon series of films. As well as looking different, each of the actors has interpreted the role of Bond in a different way. Sony VAIO VPCY11S1E Battery   007: Nightfire (also released as James Bond 007: Nightfire) is a first-person shooter video game featuring the character of the British secret agent James Bond and a sequel to Agent Under Fire, published by Electronic Arts in 2002. 007: NightFire was developed by Eurocom for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Sony VAIO VPCY11V9E/S Battery and Xbox video game consoles. Gearbox Software developed the game for Windows using a very heavily modified GoldSRC engine (derived from the Opposing Forcefork, also developed by Gearbox), which Aspyr later re-released for the Mac. The computer versions are substantially different from the console versions, featuring different missions and a modified story line. Sony VAIO VPCY218EC/BI Battery In 2003 Electronic Arts released NightFire for the Game Boy Advance, this time developed by JV Games. The game marked Pierce Brosnan's fourth appearance as James Bond before the release of his fourth and final Bond filmDie Another Day. His likeness was featured in the game, but not his voice, which was provided by Maxwell Caulfield. Sony VAIO VPCY218EC/G Battery   Overall there are many weapons that the player can carry including grenades of various sorts and other types of explosives. In addition, there are numerous amounts of mounted weapons found throughout the game. As with previous James Bond games, the weapons that appear are based on actual weapons, Sony VAIO VPCY218EC/L Battery but with the names changed. Some weapons appear in the console version but not the PC version, and vice-versa. Each version of the game differs significantly from the others. The PC version, for example, has fewer levels than the console versions and does not implement driving mode. Sony VAIO VPCY218EC/P Battery It begins the plot right at Drake's Austrian castle, skipping over the French mission. Also, in this version, Rook dies much earlier on, in the astronaut training facility that Bond infiltrates. The Game Boy Advance version resembles the PC NightFire more than the console versions. However, the very general overall storyline and characters remain the same in all versions. Sony VAIO VPCY21S1E/L Battery   Multiplayer In the multiplayer mode of Nightfire players can play in many different levels, including Fort Knox, from Goldfinger, Atlantis and the sub docking pen from The Spy Who Loved Me, and many Nightfire related levels, including Drake's castle, Drake's underwater base, and Drake's secret missile silo. Sony VAIO VPCY21S1E/P Battery Other levels include Skyrail and Ravine. The player may choose to play against AI bots with customizable reaction time, speed, and health. The amount of usable bots vary in the console version. In the Gamecube and Xbox version, up to six bots may be used. In the PlayStation 2 version, up to four bots may be used and up to four humans can play. Sony VAIO VPCY21S1E/SI Battery In the PC version, up to 12 bots may be used. The PC version also has an online multiplayer mode.Some medals obtained will unlock new characters. Notable characters included from previous James Bond films includeFrancisco Scaramanga and Nick Nack from The Man with the Golden Gun, Sony VAIO VPCF11S1E Battery May Day and Max Zorin from A View to a Kill, Jawsfrom The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker, Elektra King and Renard from The World Is Not Enough, Auric Goldfinger andOddjob from Goldfinger, and Baron Samedi from Live and Let Die. Players can customize multiplayer settings before playing. Sony VAIO VPCF11S1E/B Battery However, one disadvantage to this is that the game will not save the alterations players make to the multiplayer mode. The game's prologue mission starts in Paris, France, with James Bond (voiced by Maxwell Caulfield with the likeness of Pierce Brosnan) Sony VAIO VPCF11Z1E Battery helping French Intelligence operative Dominique Paradis evade a gang chase while chasing a truck with a stolen nuclear weapon, before continuing in his car. After stopping the truck from blowing up the Eiffel Tower, Dominique and James celebrate New Year's Eve. Sony VAIO VPCF11Z1E/BI Battery   The British Government sends Bond undercover to a party in industrialist Raphael Drake's Austrian castle. M (voiced by Samantha Eggar) believes that the party is a cover for the exchange of a missile guidance chip between Raphael Drake and Alexander Mayhew, who manages the Japanese branch of Drake's industry, Sony VAIO VPCF11ZHJ Battery Phoenix International, and had stolen the chip from the United States. Phoenix is believed to be a front for weapon smuggling. M gives Bond the instruction for 007 to rondevous with CIA agent Zoe Nightshade and Dominique, who is posing as Drake's mistress. While Zoe distracts the guards, Bond makes his way to the exchange and steals the chip. Sony VAIO VPCF127HGBI Battery Agents Nightshade and 007 make an try to make an escape on a cable car, when Drake's bodyguard, Rook, attacks the cable car with a rocket-launching helicopter. Bond shoots down the attacking helicopter using rockets found in the cable car. James and Zoe then escape Drake's forces in an armored snowmobile before continuing in James' car. Sony VAIO VPCF137HG/BI Battery They rendezvous with Q (voiced by Gregg Berger), who takes them out of Austria. After the breach, Drake threatens to kill Mayhew, should the operation fail. Mayhew contacts MI6, saying he will provide vital information if Bond comes to his rescue. At his Japanese estate, Mayhew is attacked by Drake's men, consisting of Japanese thugs. Sony VAIO VPCS111FM/S Battery Bond fights his way through the estate and manages to obtain a file from Mayhew's safe. As they are prepared to make an escape from the estate, Mayhew is killed by a ninja. The file leads Bond to Mayhew's office at the Phoenix Building in Tokyo. Bond is able to infiltrate the building while the guards are changing shifts and secures official NightFire documents. Sony VAIO VPCS115EC Battery He is then attacked by Drake's men before Dominique provides a distraction which allows Bond to escape via parachute off the roof of the building. The NightFire documents lead Bond to a nuclear power plant being decommissioned by Phoenix International. Bond retrieves evidence of Drake's activities and escapes. Sony VAIO VPCS115FG Battery However, he is then double crossed and captured by Kiko, Mayhew's former bodyguard, and turned over to Drake. On the top of the Phoenix building, Drake plans to kill Bond and Dominique, who has been discovered as a mole. Dominique is kicked off the rooftop and killed by Kiko. Sony VAIO VPCS117GG Battery Bond escapes to the ground level before being saved by Australian Intelligence agent Alura McCall. M sends Bond and Alura to Drake's private island, where Drake has set up a jamming signal. The pair infiltrate the island and eliminate Drake's defenses. Sony VAIO VPCS117GGB Battery M makes Bond aware of the UN, EU, and NATO forces arriving on the island to dismantle remaining enemy combatants. Bond makes his way to Drake's underground silo, fighting off Kiko before entering one of three space shuttles intending to capture the Space Defense Platform. Sony VAIO VPCS118EC Battery Kiko incinerates in the blast pit when Bond's space shuttle launches. Bond reaches the U.S. Space Defense Platform, where Drake is. He successfully sends all eight missiles off course, saving millions of lives, and causes Drake's laser weapon to malfunction, leading to a huge explosion. Finally, Bond kills Drake. Sony VAIO VPCS119FJ/B Battery As the station goes up in flames, Bond blasts from an escape pod and goes back down to Earth, where M informs him that astronomers from around the globe are reporting "unexpected meteor showers" (which is actually the debris of the now-destroyed Space Defense Platform). Sony VAIO VPCS119GC Battery   Characters Alexander Mayhew: The man in charge of the Phoenix International properties in Japan. When he betrays Drake, Bond tries to protect him from Drake's Yakuza thugs after failing to protect the stolen missile guidance module back in Austria Sony VAIO VPCS11AFJ Battery (the disappearance of this item was the reason for Drake falling out with Mayhew), but Mayhew dies when a ninja shows up and stabs him in the back with a samuri sword. Mayhew is voiced by Ian Abercrombie. Sony VAIO VPCS11AGJ Battery   Alura McCall: An Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) agent who comes to Bond's aid in Tokyo and goes with him to Drake's island. She provides critical aid to Bond when he has to stop the nukes from launching of the space defense platform. She is first seen when collecting Bond from the Phoenix International building in Tokyo, Sony VAIO VPCS11AHJ Battery giving him a lift from the building in her red sports car. Alura is voiced by Kimberly Davies. Armitage Rook: The head of security for Raphael Drake, and like many previous henchmen, he has the abnormal ability to survive the most dangerous scenarios. He has a big size of 6'6" (198 cm) and is massive built. Sony VAIO VPCS11AVJ Battery He is first seen at a party in the Austrian Alps hosted at Drake's castle. When 007 and CIA agent Zoe Nightshade witness a secret meeting, Rook pursues them in a Mil Mi-24 Hind helicopter which is subsequently shot down by Bond. Sony VAIO VPCS11J7E/B Battery Rook manages to survive and returns later at the nuclear power plant not far from Tokyo in the mission "Chain Reaction" and also at Drake's Phoenix Base, bearing a scarred left eye and armed with a state of the art Samurai laser gun. Despite this advantage, he is killed while engaged in an intense firefight with Bond. Sony VAIO VPCS11M1E/W Battery In the PC version of the game, he dies when he is killed by the lethal blades of a huge fan inside a wind tunnel-like astronaut training facility; in the console version, he is killed much later on in the plot by Bond while inside Drake's underground shuttle hangar. In both variations, he dies while fighting Bond. Rook is voiced by Richard Whiten. Sony VAIO VPCS11V9E Battery   Dominique Paradis: A French Intelligence agent met by James Bond whilst being saved in the mission "Paris Prelude". After she celebrates New Year with James, she then arrives the mission of the party to infiltrate Drake's Austrian Castle, in that she is trying to have a sort of relationship with Drake. Sony VAIO VPCS11V9E/B Battery Bond meets up with her later, in retrieving information on Drake, with a brief kiss interrupted by Zoe Nightshade. She then arrives later in the level "Nightshift", and after spotting and trying to assist Bond with infiltrating Drake's Phoenix Japan Headquarters. However, Drake later reveals that a hidden camera allowed to see this. Sony VAIO VPCCW2AHJ Battery Later, Kiko brings Bond to the top of the building, and Drake reveals that he knows of Dominique's true loyalties. Kiko takes her to the edge of the helipad to execute her, but Dominique knocks her gun away and engages her in a brief fist fight. Unfortunately, she loses the fight and is kicked off the building by Kiko, and falls to her death to the lobby floor. Sony VAIO VPCCW2S1E Battery It should be noted though, that her fight with Kiko created enough of a distraction to allow Bond to escape. Dominique is voiced by Lena Reno. Makiko Hayashi (or just "Kiko"): Alexander's personal female bodyguard, very skilled in martial arts. Sony VAIO VPCCW2S1E/B Battery She originally appears to be working with Bond and helps him to penetrate the Japanese branch of Phoenix International after Mayhew is murdered on Drake's orders. However, her true allegiance is revealed when she shoots Bond with a tranquiliser gun at the Tokyo nuclear plant; she then takes him to Drake. Sony VAIO VPCCW2S1E/L Battery While on the top of the Phoenix Building, Kiko and Dominique get into a fight after Bond attempts to escape. During the fight, Kiko kicks Dominique Paradis off of the Phoenix Building's heli-pad, sending her down to the lobby floor and killing her instantly. Sony VAIO VPCCW2S1E/P Battery Kiko continues to serve Drake from then on and attempts to kill Bond at Drake's island fortress by using a trap which drops the bridge leading to the shuttle, sending him in the shuttle launch chambers. However, Bond takes cover in the blast chambers and kills Kiko's men, forcing her to retreat. Sony VAIO VPCCW2S1E/R Battery Bond activates the same trap Kiko had used on him only minutes before, sending Kiko into the launch chamber; Bond activates the shuttle and boards it. Kiko is incinerated in the launch chamber when she is unable to reach a blast chamber before the door closes. Kiko is voiced by Tamlyn Tomita. Sony VAIO VPCCW2S1E/W Battery   Raphael Drake: The Brazilian-Russian dual heritage owner of Phoenix International Corporation, is the main villain in the game. He poses as a humanitarian and an avowed opponent of the use of nuclear weapons, but in reality he is hoarding dozens of nuclear weapons for his own future use. Sony VAIO VPCCW2S5C CN1 Battery He tries to take over world by hijacking space defense platform and launching its arsenal of nuclear weapons against major NATO bases in an attempt to wipe out global security. He is killed on the space station by Bond, who shoots him with a Phoenix Samurai laser gun before escaping the space station in a rocket, Sony VAIO VPCF112FX/B Battery with Drake's corpse left floating into space as the rocket launches and the station explodes. Drake is voiced by Michael Ensign. Zoe Nightshade: A CIA agent who helps Bond in Drake's castle. Zoe previously worked with Bond on his last mission (Agent Under Fire). Sony VAIO VPCF115FG/B Battery She is first seen in Nightfire when Bond sneaks into the library, where Bond also meets Dominique Paradis. After Paradis gives Bond the key to Drake's secret meeting, Zoe and Bond talk briefly about the mission, however Zoe appears to be jealous of Bond and Paradis's relationship. Sony VAIO VPCF116FGBI Battery Zoe leaves and attempts to create a distraction for Bond but is captured under Rook's suspicion, although this may have been the distraction she was planning, and taken to the cable car outside the castle for interrogation. She apparently frees herself, as she is later seen defending it from Drake's men. Bond later defeats Rook, who is in a helicopter, from the cable car. Sony VAIO VPCF117FJ/W Battery Bond and Zoe escape by sliding down the cable car line and together they find a garage with armored snowmobiles. Bond and Zoe wake up the next morning in a small MI6 safehouse. It appears that Zoe and Bond had sex the night before. After shaking off Drake's men, Zoe and Bond get into his Vanquish car and rush to rendezvous with Q. Sony VAIO VPCF117HG/BI Battery This is the last time Zoe is seen in the series, as Alura McCall is later assigned to help Bond in his mission. She is well aware of Bond's relationships with women, as seen by her teasing nature when she encounter Bond and Dominique in Drake's castle. Zoe is voiced by Jeanne Mori. Reviews of the game have been positive. Sony VAIO VPCF118FJ/W Battery Many critics mentioned, it had a well thought out and consistent plot. Some say it is the best 007 game since GoldenEye 007 and that it has similarities with Moonraker's story. Many reviewers praised the accurate James Bond model, as they said it is very realistic. It proved popular with customers and was re-released for the PlayStation 2 in December 2004 a Greatest Hits edition. Sony VAIO VPCF119FC Battery The game has sold over four million copies,surpassed only by Goldeneye and Agent Under Fire. Reviews toward the game have also pointed to the realistic animation of the James Bond character. In addition to this, graphically most users have also positively commented on the fact that James Bond and Pierce Brosnan look and move so much alike. Sony VAIO VPCF119FC/BI Battery However, while the reviews have been generally positive, some critics believe that the main negative aspect of the game is its relatively short length. Critics also noted that Nightfire does attempt to steer away from previous Bond games (notably GoldenEye) and add a more interesting story line. Sony VAIO VPCF119FJ/BI Battery Critics also derided the game's bots, as having difficulty navigating through the multiplayer maps; because of this, bots are not available in the map Ravine at all.^[3] In 2008, PC Games Hardware included Alura McCall, Makiko Hayashi, Dominique Paradis and Zoe Nightshade among the 112 most important female characters in games. Sony VAIO VPCF11AFJ Battery   GoldenEye 007 is a 2010 first-person shooter video game developed by Eurocom and published by Activision for the Wiivideo game console,^[1] with a handheld version for Nintendo DS developed by n-Space.^[6] It is a reimagining of the 1995James Bond film GoldenEye, and the 1997 Nintendo 64 video game GoldenEye 007. Sony VAIO VPCF11AGJ Battery The game was officially announced by Nintendo at their E3 2010 conference presentation.^[7] The game was released on November 2, 2010 in tandem with anotherBond game, Blood Stone. It took on the elements of a modern shooter while retaining a classic name. A remastering of the Wii game was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles in 2011, re-titled as GoldenEye 007: Reloaded. Sony VAIO VPCF11AHJ Battery   Although Pierce Brosnan starred as Bond in GoldenEye and was featured in the 1997 game, subsequent Bond actor Daniel Craig's likeness and voice are featured in the 2010 game and the plot has been modified to fit with the current style ofJames Bond films. Judi Dench, who has portrayed M since GoldenEye, Sony VAIO VPCF11JFX/B Battery reprises her role for the game, though in voice only. With the exception of M, all other main characters from the film have had their appearances altered, though they still retain their original names.^[1] Unlike the original video game and therefore movie, Sony VAIO VPCF11M1E Battery the whole story takes place after the Cold War due to the Soviet Union's replacement by the Russian Federation, so the story does not jump nine years ahead after the opening sequence. The story is set some time after the events of Quantum of Solace it begins as James Bond (007) and Alec Trevelyan (006) Sony VAIO VPCF11M1E/H Battery (Elliot Cowan) are on a mission infiltrating a chemical weapons facility in Arkhangelsk, Russia, which is believed to be the source of weapons used by a terrorist cell to target British embassies around the world. The mission goes awry when Trevelyan is caught and apparently shot by General Ourumov (Laurence Possa). Sony VAIO VPCF11MFX/B Battery Bond escapes by detonating explosives he had placed throughout the facility before stealing a motorcycle and chasing a plane over the edge of a cliff, fleeing Arkhangelsk. Later, a phone call intercepted from Ourumov connects him to Russian gangster Valentin Zukovsky (Alec Newman) as Ourumov attempts to acquire a helicopter that has been modified to survive an electromagnetic pulse. Sony VAIO VGN-SR93YS Battery Bond travels to Barcelona, and through a local agent placed inside Zukovsky's nightclub, Bond is able to make contact with the Russian and enquires about the helicopter. Zukovsky directs him to an arms fair in Dubai before being killed by Xenia Onatopp (Kate Magowan), disguised as a waitress in Zukovsky's club. Sony VAIO VGN-SR94FS Battery   Bond tracks Onatopp to the same arms fair Zukovsky mentioned, but is unable to stop Onatopp and Ourumov from stealing the EMP-resistant helicopter. He is, however, able to plant his smartphone on-board, and MI6 is able to track the helicopter to Severnaya, a remote base in Siberia which the Russians claim is being used to observe the effects of climate change. Sony VAIO VGN-SR94GS Battery In reality, it is a tracking system for "GoldenEye", a series of nuclear weapons in orbit designed to disable an enemy target with an electromagnetic pulse upon detonation. Bond is unable to stop the theft of the GoldenEye weapons satellite, with Ourumov detonating one of the satellites in orbit so as to cover up the theft. Sony VAIO VGN-SR94HS Battery Negotiating his way through the lower levels of the Severnaya facility, Bond rescues Natalya Simonova (Kirsty Mitchell) before being arrested by the Russian army. Believing Bond and Natalya to be responsible for the GoldenEye blast, Russian Defense Minister Dmitri Mishkin (Ed Stoppard) Sony VAIO VGN-SR94VS Battery interrogates the two in St. Petersburg, but is interrupted by Ourumov - now working for The Janus Group, a shadowy PMC, murders Mishkin and abducts Natalya. Bond pursues Ourumov through the Russian military archives, before hijacking a tank and chasing Ourumov. Ourumov leads Bond to a rail yard where he boards a train with Xenia. Sony VAIO VPC CW2MFX/PU Battery Bond derails their carriage by crashing into it with the tank, leading to a confrontation with Ourumov over his plan for the GoldenEye satellite. He attempts to pit Ourumov and Xenia against one another, but Xenia betrays Ourumov and kills him. Bond is able to help Natalya off the train before it explodes and Natalya admits she overheard Ourumov arranging a meeting with someone for that night. Sony VAIO VPC S11V9E/B Battery   Bond goes to the meeting in Ourumov's place and is shocked to learn that Trevelyan survived his execution at the hands of Ourumov and is now Janus, the head of the Janus crime syndicate and the mastermind behind the GoldenEye theft. Trevelyan expresses disdain for his previous life, claiming that where they once fought for Queen and country, Sony VAIO VPCB119GJ/B Battery their cause had become corrupted by bankers and financiers seeking to make billions of dollars in profit by manipulating the course of governments around the world. He then leaves with Natalya, who is instrumental to his plan now that Ourumov is dead. MI6 traces Trevelyan to a solar energy station in Nigeria. Sony VAIO VPCB11AGJ Battery Bond is able to infiltrate the facility, killing Xenia in the process. Trevelyan's plan is to steal billions of dollars from all the banks in London and everything the banks have touched (stock markets, financial records, etc.) before detonating the second GoldenEye satellite, erasing all evidence of the theft; Sony VAIO VPCB11AVJ Battery Bond, however, is able to trick him into destroying his own supercomputers before telling Natalya to deorbit the satellite. Trevelyan then makes his way to the top of the satellite array to defend the override module that will sabotage it; after fighting Trevelyan, Bond is able to overload the facility control room, causing the entire facility to collapse around them. Sony VAIO VPCB11V9E Battery Bond shoots Trevelyan, sending him to his death over the edge of the tower. Natalya and Bond escape the base by helicopter, with the couple kissing in the mission's aftermath. While GoldenEye 007 is a re-imagining of the film, the game does have noticeable differences. Levels have been altered to reflect the game's modified story. Sony VAIO VPCB11X9E Battery According to Craig Harris of IGN, "GoldenEye still retains the basics of GoldenEye's story, but retells it in a way that makes sense with Daniel Craig's interpretation of James Bond."^[7] Likewise, the game features modern game elements to coincide with other modern first person shooters, such as destructible environments and online multiplayer.^[8] Sony VAIO VPCCW18FJ/P Battery   Eurocom has also added a few updated features while retaining some features from the original game. Instead of a watch, players use a mobile phone to scan documents, take photos, and communicate with MI6. The original GoldenEye 007 featured a cheat menu which is available from the start in the re-make.^[9] Sony VAIO VPCCW18FJ/R Battery The game updates the AI-Bot system which is built upon Eurocom's previous game, Dead Space: Extraction. Each computer player possesses its own AI-bot system to make them dynamic and challenging. The game offers players several choices of controllers: Wii Remote with Nunchuk, Wii Zapper, Sony VAIO VPCCW18FJ/W Battery Classic Controller, Classic Controller Pro, or a Nintendo GameCube controller. GoldenEye 007 also provides players using the Remote with Nunchuk or Wii Zapper with the ability to peer around cover by tilting the Nunchuk. The game includes twenty-five weapons based upon counterparts from the Bond franchise. Sony VAIO VPCCW19FJ/W Battery Multiplayer GoldenEye 007 features both offline split screen for up to four local players and online play for up to eight players. There are 10 multiplayer maps. There are four different game modes for offline multiplayer and nine different game modes for online multiplayer. Sony VAIO VPCCW1AFJ Battery Online multiplayer is provided through the free Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, and though up to eight players can connect to a game remotely, only one local player is allowed at a time.^[1] Multiplayer includes characters from the single player campaign, such as James Bond and Alec Trevelyan, Sony VAIO VPCCW1AHJ Battery as well as classic Bond-series characters including Jaws, Oddjob, andJulius No. Additionally, online multiplayer offers XP progression, unlockables and multipliers.^[12] Split screen combat provides over a dozen modifiers, including Paintball Mode from the original game.^[13] Sony VAIO VPCCW1S1E Battery   During November 2006, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime announced that Nintendo was exploring the possibility of adding the Nintendo 64 classicGoldenEye 007 to the Virtual Console, despite a complicated situation in which the game's developer Rare is owned by Microsoft (producers of the rival Xbox 360console) Sony VAIO VPCCW1S1E/B Battery and the video game rights to the James Bond franchise are held by Activision. He stated, "We would love to see it [on the Virtual Console], so we're exploring all the rights issues. On January 7, 2008, Xbox Evolved reported that an updated version of GoldenEye 007 would be released on Xbox Live Arcade. Sony VAIO VPCCW1S1E/L Battery However on January 11, 2008, 1UP.com reported that a GoldenEye port (as opposed to a remake) had been in development at Rare for several months, but stated that the title would not be released on the Xbox Live Arcade since "Microsoft and Nintendo couldn't agree on the financial side of things". Sony VAIO VPCCW1S1E/P Battery Perfect Dark, a Nintendo 64 title which used the same engine as GoldenEye would later make it to Xbox Live Arcade, however. As of November 2011, Microsoft has made no comment on further effort to acquire the rights to the game and release GoldenEye 007 on XBLA.Sony VAIO VPCCW1S1E/R Battery It was revealed at E3 2010 that a new Goldeneye video game would be released for the Wii in November 2010. GoldenEye 007 is built on a modified version of the game engine from another Wii game by Eurocom, Dead Space: Extraction.^[16] Originally, Free Radical Design (now Crytek UK) were approached by Activision to develop the game because former Rare staff were working there, however the deal was never finalised.^[17] Sony VAIO VPCCW1S1E/W Battery   Bond film producer Michael G. Wilson spoke in June 2010 about Daniel Craig's participation in revisiting the story from the original film. "When we first pitched the game to him, he was really excited about it. He thought the original game was great. Daniel plays a lot of games and... gives us a lot of good criticism. Sony VAIO VPCCW21FX/B Battery We'll show him what the plan is and he'll suggest changes and get very hands-on." Wilson went on to say that Craig is aware of the original game's impact, but that his on-screen interpretation of James Bond also required changes to the tone of the story and an increased physical nature to the gameplay.^[18] Sony VAIO VPCCW21FX/L Battery   David Arnold, composer of every Bond film score since and including Tomorrow Never Dies, composed the game's score.^[19][2] Nicole Scherzinger performs the title song, a cover version of the film's theme which was originally performed by Tina Turner.^[2] The game's script is penned by Bruce Feirstein, the co-writer of theGoldenEye film,^[1] Sony VAIO VPCCW21FX/R Battery who has described several changes made to update the story in the fifteen years since its release; for example, Alec Trevelyan's motivations have changed, as the character's backstory involving a Lienz Cossack father would make Trevelyan seventy-one years old in 2010, while Valentin Zukovsky no longer has any connection to the KGB. Sony VAIO VPCCW21FX/W Battery Feirstein also cited a sequence of the game set at a Dubai arms fair.^[20] Rory Kinnear reprises his role from Quantum of Solace as Bill Tanner, M's Chief of Staff. Reception Reviews for GoldenEye 007 have been mostly positive. GameRankings's aggregated review score for the game is 83.77% as of May 4, 2011, based on 62 reviews, Sony VAIO VPCCW26EC Battery about 13% less than the original game.^[21] IGN awarded the game a 9.0 out of 10 and an Editor's Choice Award, praising its multiplayer component and its well-crafted story while criticizing the lack of voice chat.^[13] The reviewer, Craig Harris, concluded by acknowledging that the game—as of its release—is the Wii's best first person shooter.^[13] Sony VAIO VPCCW26FX/B Battery Gaming Nexus gave GoldenEye 007 an A–, stating, "instead of standing in the originalGoldenEye's shadow, Eurocom has created a brand new game that is just as compelling and addictive as the original."^[30]GameSpot reviewer Tom McShea also praised the game, awarding it an 8.5 out of 10.^[25] Joystiq scored the game 4 out of 5.^[31] Sony VAIO VPCCW28EC Battery Nintendo World Report awarded the game an 8.5/10, with the reviewer stating, "Frankly, I haven't seen a more impressive Wii shooter."^[28] The Official Nintendo Magazine gave GoldenEye 007 a score of 90%.^[29] GameTrailers scored the game at 8.6 of 10, indicating that while most aspects are well-done, Sony VAIO VPCCW28FJ/P Battery the game's performance suffers from inconsistent framerates, particularly during splitscreen play. They also derided the menus as "bland" and the "not very crisp" overall picture due to aliasing.^[27] Digital Trends' gave the game 8 of 10, complaining of the enemy AI's simplistic strategies and lack of adaptability. Sony VAIO VPCCW28FJ/R Battery While the multiplayer gameplay was highly praised by the reviewer, the lack of voice chat was seen as a significant omission.^[32] GamesRadar, although less positive, were still pleased with the result, awarding the game a 7 out of 10, stating that it was impossible for the game to live up to the original, Sony VAIO VPCCW28FJ/W Battery but that it was still "a damn fine, 'serious' shooter on the Wii, and that's saying something," adding that "even without the limited options for mature action for Wii owners,GoldenEye 007 is a solid game in its own right."^[26] In contrast, however, Game Informer was less impressed, giving the game a 6.5/10, Sony VAIO VPCCW29FJ/W Battery calling it "a lackluster game that fails to hit the same high notes of the original, or keep pace with modern shooters". At the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, Activision unveiled GoldenEye 007: Reloaded, a remastering of the Wii game for the Xbox 360and PlayStation 3 consoles. Sony VAIO VPCCW2AFJ Battery The game features high-definition graphics due to running on a new game engine, an achievement system, new "Mi6 Ops Missions", and PlayStation Move compatibility for the PS3 version.On Sept. 14, 2011, Activisionannounced plans to release an exclusive PlayStation 3 bundle called "007: Sony VAIO VGN-SR41M/P Battery GoldenEye Reloaded Double 'O' Edition" which will include access to the downloadable character Hugo Drax.^[35] The bundle will include a PlayStation Move motion controller, navigation controller, PlayStation Eye camera, and Sharp Shooter peripheral along with the game on Blu-ray Disc. Sony VAIO VGN-SR41M/S Battery The game was released on November 1, 2011 in North America and on November 4, 2011 in Europe. Multiplayer GoldenEye 007 features online play for up to 16 players. There are 14 multiplayer maps. There are nine different game modes for online multiplayer. Sony VAIO VGN-SR49VN/H Battery Online multiplayer can be used by Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, and though up to 16 players can connect to a game remotely, only one local player is allowed at a time. Multiplayer includes characters from the single player campaign, such as James Bond and Alec Trevelyan, Sony VAIO VGN-SR51B/P Battery as well as classic Bond-series characters including Jaws, Oddjob, and Julius No. Additionally, online multiplayer offers XP progression, unlockables and multipliers. Differences compared to GoldenEye 007 (2010) Reloaded has some changes to its Wii counterpart. There's new added gameplay, peripheral compatibility and improved graphics. Sony VAIO VGN-SR51B/S Battery   The game is developed with a new game engine featuring high-definition graphics, which wasn't possible on the Wii due to the console lacking HD support. Support for the Xbox 360 achievements system and PlayStation 3 trophy system New single player mode: Mi6 Ops New multiplayer mode: Escalation, Bomb DiffuseSony VAIO VGN-SR51MF Battery   New multiplayer characters: Max Zorin, Auric Goldfinger, Dr Kananga, Tee Hee, Hugo Drax (PS3 exclusive), Pussy Galore (as a downloadable character) andEmilio Largo (downloadable character) New multiplayer features: Online multiplayer support for up to 16 players, as well as additional maps and weaponsSony VAIO VGN-SR51MF/P Battery   PlayStation Move compatibility. However, unlike the Wii version, motion controls are not supported during split screen. Activision has also released an exclusive PlayStation 3 bundle called "GoldenEye 007: Reloaded - Double 'O' Edition;" the bundle features the game on Blu-ray Disc, Sony VAIO VGN-SR51MF/S Battery the PlayStation Move motion and navigation controllers, PlayStation Eye Camera, the Sharp Shooter peripheral, and access to the downloadable character Hugo Drax. The bundle was released along with the standalone game. Sony VAIO VGN-SR51MF/W Battery,Sony VAIO VGN-SR51MR Battery,Sony VAIO VGN-SR59VG Battery

Jurassic Park (film)

Jurassic Park is a 1993 American epic science fiction adventure thriller film^[2] directed by Steven Spielberg. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. It stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Ariana Richards, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero and Bob Peck. Sony VAIO PCG-3B1M Battery

The film centers on the fictional Isla Nublar near Costa Rica in the Central American Pacific Coast, where a billionaire philanthropist and a small team of genetic scientists have created an amusement park of cloned dinosaurs.

Before Crichton's book was even published, many studios had already begun bidding to acquire the picture rights. Sony VAIO PCG-3C1T Battery

Spielberg, with the backing of Universal Studios, acquired the rights before publication in 1990, and Crichton was hired for an additional $500,000 to adapt the novel for the screen. David Koepp wrote the final draft, which left out much of the novel's exposition and violence, and made numerous changes to the characters. Sony VAIO PCG-3D1M Battery

Filming locations were in both Hawaiiand California.

Jurassic Park is regarded as a landmark in the use of computer-generated imagery, and received positive reviews from most critics. During its release, the film grossed over $900 million worldwide, Sony VAIO PCG-3G2M Battery

becoming the highest grossing film released up to that time (surpassing E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and surpassed four years later by Titanic), and it is currently the21st-highest-grossing feature film (adjusted for inflation, it is the 20th-highest-grossing film in North America). Sony VAIO PCG-5R1M Battery

It is the highest grossing film produced by Universal and directed by Steven Spielberg. It won the Academy Award for Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing, and Best Visual Effects.

Because of the film's success, two sequels were made: The Lost World: Jurassic Park directed by Spielberg as well, Sony VAIO PCG-7141M Battery

which was released on May 23, 1997, and Jurassic Park III, directed by Joe Johnston, which was released on July 18, 2001.

Eccentric billionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), CEO of InGen, has recently created Jurassic Park: Sony VAIO PCG-7143M Battery

a theme park populated with dinosaurs cloned from the DNA extracted from insects preserved in prehistoric amber.

After a park worker is killed by a Velociraptor, Hammond's investors, represented by their lawyer Donald Gennaro (Martin Ferrero), Sony VAIO PCG-7151M Battery

demand that experts visit the park and verify that it is safe. Gennaro invites Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), a mathematician, while Hammond invites paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and paleobotanist Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern). They are joined on the island by Hammond's two grandchildren: Sony VAIO PCG-7154M Battery

Tim (Joseph Mazzello) and Lex Murphy (Ariana Richards). Hammond asks Malcolm, Grant, and Sattler what their thoughts are about having recreated dinosaur species. The three of them engage in an intense philosophical debate about the ethics of having cloned extinct dinosaurs with Gennaro being the only one to express optimism. Sony VAIO PCG-7162M Battery

The group sets off to explore the park while Hammond observes his guests along with Head Technician Ray Arnold (Samuel L. Jackson) and his game warden, Robert Muldoon (Bob Peck).

During the exploration, Grant spots a sick Triceratops and the group gets out to investigate. Sony VAIO PCG-7181M Battery

With a storm heading in, everyone heads for their vehicles except for Sattler, who stays with the park doctor to look after the animal. Meanwhile, Jurassic Park's head computer programmer, Dennis Nedry (Wayne Knight), is secretly in the employ of one of InGen's corporate rivals, and has been paid to steal dinosaur embryos. Sony VAIO PCG-41112M Battery

During his theft, Nedry hacks and deactivates the park's security system, allowing him access to the embryo storage. All electric fences around the park are powered off as a result, releasing a Tyrannosaurus. The T-Rex assaults the vehicle with the family inside. Gennaro, who fled the vehicle earlier, is eaten by the T-Rex. The family and Alan narrowly escape. Sony VAIO PCG-7153M Battery

Meanwhile, a fleeing Nedry crashes his Jeep. He decides to use the electric winch on the front of his Jeep to tie it to a tree that will bring him to the road to help him reach the dock. While Nedry is tying the winch around the tree, he encounters a Dilophosaurus, which he ignores due to its small size. Sony VAIO PCG-71312M Battery

As he is getting back in the Jeep, the creature screeches, unveils its frill, and spits venom at him, blinding him. Now blind, Nedry hits his head on the door, dropping the stolen dinosaur embryos. But when Nedry manages to get into the Jeep, the Dilophosaurus is inside and mauls and kills him. Sony VAIO PCG-7144M Battery

Sattler and Muldoon search for survivors of the Tyrannosaurus attack, but while they find Malcolm, Grant and the children are missing. As they try to look for the children deep inside the jungle, Malcolm realizes the Tyrannosaurus is near. He orders Sattler and Muldoon to flee, with the Tyrannosaurus chasing after them. Sony VAIO PCG-7191L Battery

The three of them are able to escape in their Jeep. Meanwhile, Grant and the children climb up a high tree to avoid the Tyrannosaurus, and in a distance from the tree, they can see a family of Brachiosaurus.

Still at the visitor's center and unable to decipher Nedry's code to reactivate the security fences, Sony VAIO PCG-3C1M Battery

Hammond, Arnold, Muldoon, Malcolm and Sattler decide to take the drastic measure of rebooting the entire park's computer and electrical network. Arnold refuses at first, worried that the park's network might not come back on at all, but Hammond tells him that people are dying. Sony VAIO PCG-3F1M Battery

The five shut down the park's grid and retreat to the emergency bunker, from where Arnold heads to the maintenance bunker to reboot the system. When he does not return, Sattler and Muldoon decide to head for the bunker. At the same time, Grant and the children discover a nest full of hatched eggs, indicating the dinosaurs are breeding on their own. Sony VAIO PCG-3H1M Battery

While walking, they run from a herd of Gallimimus and hide behind a collapsed tree trunk. While looking at the herd of the Gallimimus, the T-Rex appears eats one in pursuit which scares Lex but fascinates Tim.

As Muldoon and Sattler proceed to the maintenance bunker, Muldoon notices that they are being hunted by Velociraptors. Sony VAIO PCG-3J1M Battery

When Muldoon is about to shoot a raptor, another raptor appears and mauls him to death., while Sattler makes it to the bunker and restarts the park's systems. After Sattler turns the park's systems back on, she is attacked by a raptor hidden within some cables; she then discovers Arnold's severed arm and narrowly escapes the raptor. Sony VAIO PCG-8141M Battery

At the same time, Tim, Lex and Grant climb an electrified fence out of the park's animal zone and Tim is nearly killed upon the reactivation of the electricity.

Grant and the children head for the visitor's center; he leaves them alone in the kitchen while he reunites with Sattler and the others. Sony VAIO PCG-8161M Battery

However, the kids escape two stalking raptors before reuniting with Grant and Sattler. Lex is able to assist with getting the park's security systems working from the control room. Grant contacts Hammond and tells him to call the mainland for rescue, but the two raptors find the group and attack. Sony VAIO PCG-3C2M Battery

The group flees through a series of air ducts, only to be cornered in the entrance hall by the raptors, who prepare to strike. However, the Tyrannosaurus breaks into the main hall and attacks and kills the raptors, allowing the four to flee outside where they are rescued by Malcolm and Hammond. Sony VAIO PCG-5N2M Battery

Grant and Hammond agree not to endorse the park. As the survivors load into the helicopter, Hammond takes one last look at Jurassic Park before boarding the helicopter himself. Grant and Sattler happily watch outside the window as pelicans fly over the sea. Sony VAIO PCG-5P1M Battery

Michael Crichton originally conceived a screenplay about a graduate student who recreates a dinosaur; he continued to wrestle with his fascination with dinosaurs and cloning until he began writing the novel Jurassic Park.^[3] Sony VAIO PCG-5S1M Battery

Even before publication, Spielberg learned of the novel in October 1989 while he and Crichton were discussing a screenplay that would become the television series ER.^[4] Before the book was published, Crichton demanded a non-negotiable fee of $1.5 million as well as a substantial percentage of the gross. Sony VAIO PCG-9Z1M Battery

Warner Bros. and Tim Burton, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Richard Donner, and 20th Century Foxand Joe Dante bid for the rights,^[4] but Universal eventually acquired them in May 1990 for Spielberg.^[5] Universal paid Crichton a further $500,000 to adapt his own novel,^[6] which he had finished by the time Spielberg was filming Hook. Sony VAIO PCG-7171M Battery

Crichton noted that because the book was "fairly long" his script only had about 10 to 20 percent of the novel's content; scenes were dropped for budgetary and practical reasons.^[7] After completing Hook, Spielberg wanted to film Schindler's List. Sony VAIO PCG-7186M Battery

Music Corporation of America (then the parent company of Universal Pictures) president Sid Sheinberg gave a green light to the film on one condition: that Spielberg make Jurassic Park first. Spielberg later said, "He knew that once I had directed Schindler I wouldn't be able to do Jurassic Park."^[4] Sony VAIO PCG-81112M Battery

Spielberg hired Stan Winston to create the animatronic dinosaurs, Phil Tippett to create go motion dinosaurs for long shots, Michael Lantieri to supervise theon-set effects, and Dennis Muren to do the digital compositing. Paleontologist Jack Horner supervised the designs, to help fulfill Spielberg's desire to portray the dinosaurs as animals rather than monsters. Sony VAIO PCG-31311M Battery

Horner dismissed the raptors' flicking tongues in Tippett's early animatics,^[8] complaining, "[The dinosaurs] have no way of doing that!" Taking Horner's advice, Spielberg insisted that Tippett take the tongues out.^[9] Winston's department created fully detailed models of the dinosaurs before molding latex skins, which were fitted over complex robotics. Sony VAIO PCG-8152M Battery

Tippett created stop-motion animatics of major scenes, but, despite go motion's attempts at motion blurs, Spielberg still found the end results unsatisfactory in terms of working in a live-action feature film.^[8] Sony VAIO VPCS13X9E/B battery

 Animators Mark Dippe andSteve Williams went ahead in creating a computer-generated walk cycle for the T. rex skeleton and were approved to do more.^[10] When Spielberg and Tippett saw an animatic of the T. rex chasing a herd of Gallimimus, Spielberg said, "You're out of a job," to which Tippett replied, "Don't you mean extinct?"^[8] Sony VAIO VPCS12V9E/B battery

Spielberg later wrote both the animatic and his dialogue between him and Tippett into the script, as a conversation between Malcolm and Grant.^[11] As George Lucas watched the demonstration alongside of them, his eyes began to tear up. "It was like one of those moments in history, Sony VAIO VPCS12V9E/B battery

like the invention of the light bulb or the first telephone call," he said. "A major gap had been crossed, and things were never going to be the same."^[12] Although no go motion was used, Tippett and his animators were still used by the production for knowing how the dinosaurs should move correctly. Sony VAIO VPCF13M8E/B battery

Tippett acted as a consultant regarding dinosaur anatomy, and his stop motion animators were re-trained as computer animators.^[8]

Malia Scotch Marmo began a script rewrite in October 1991 over a five-month period, merging Ian Malcolm with Alan Grant.^[13] Sony VAIO VPCF13Z0E/B battery

Screenwriter David Koepp came on board afterward, starting afresh from Marmo's draft, and used Spielberg's idea of a cartoon shown to the visitors to remove much of the exposition that fills Crichton's novel.^[14] Spielberg also excised a sub-plot of Procompsognathus escaping to the mainland and attacking young children, as he found it too horrific.^[15] Sony VAIO VPCM13M1E/L battery

This sub-plot would eventually be used as a prologue in the Spielberg-directed sequel, The Lost World. Hammond was changed from a ruthless businessman to a kindly old man, because Spielberg identified with Hammond's obsession with showmanship.^[16] He also switched the characters of Tim and Lex; Sony VAIO VPCM13M1E/W battery

in the book, Tim is aged 11 and into computers, and Lex is only seven or eight and into sports. Spielberg did this because he wanted to work with the younger Joseph Mazzello, and it also allowed him to introduce the sub-plot of Lex's adolescent crush on Grant.^[17] Koepp changed Grant's relationship with the children, Sony VAIO VPCF22M1E battery

making him hostile to them initially to allow for more character development.^[4] Koepp also took the opportunity to cut out a major sequence from the book, for budgetary reasons, where the T. rex chases Grant and the children down a river before being tranquilized by Muldoon. Sony VAIO VPCF11M1E/H battery

This scene was revived in part in Jurassic Park III with the Spinosaurus replacing the T. rex.^[14]

After 25 months of pre-production, filming began on August 24, 1992, on the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi.^[18] Sony VAIO VPCF13M0E/B battery

The three-week shoot involved various daytime exteriors.^[5] On September 11, Hurricane Iniki passed directly over Kauaʻi, which caused the crew to lose a day of shooting.^[19] Several of the storm scenes from the movie are actual footage shot during the hurricane. Sony VAIO VPCYB2M1E battery

The scheduled shoot of the Gallimimus chase was moved to Kualoa Ranch on the island of Oahu and one of the beginning scenes had to be created by digitally animating a still shot of scenery.^[11] Additional scenes were filmed on the "forbidden island" of Niihau.^[20] Sony VAIO VPCYB3V1E battery

The crew moved back to mainland USA to shoot at Universal Studios's Stage 24 for scenes involving the raptors in the kitchen.^[5] The crew also shot on Stage 23 for the scenes involving the power supply, before going on location to Red Rock Canyon for the Montana dig scenes.^[21] Sony VAIO VPCY11M1E battery

 The crew returned to Universal to shoot Grant's rescue of Tim, using a fifty-foot prop with hydraulic wheels for the car fall, and the Brachiosaurus encounter. The crew filmed scenes for the Park's labs and control room, which used animations for the computers lent from Silicon Graphics and Apple.^[22] Sony VAIO VPCS12L9E/B battery

The crew moved to Warner Bros. Studios' Stage 16 to shoot the T. rex attack on the SUVs.^[22] Shooting proved frustrating due to water soaking the foam rubber skin of the animatronic dinosaur.^[23] The ripples in the glass of water caused by the T. rex's footsteps was inspired by Spielberg listening to Earth, Sony VAIO VPCF11S1E/B battery

Wind and Fire in his car, and the vibrations the bass rhythm caused. Lantieri was unsure of how to create the shot until the night before filming, when he put a glass of water on a guitar he was playing, which achieved the concentric circles in the water Spielberg wanted. The next morning, guitar strings were put inside the car and a man on the ground plucked the strings to achieve the effect.^[24] Sony VAIO VPCYB3V1E/R Battery

 Back at Universal, the crew filmed scenes with the Dilophosaurus on Stage 27. Finally, the shoot finished on Stage 12, with the climactic chases with the raptors in the Park's computer rooms and Visitor's Center.^[25] Spielberg brought back the T. rexfor the climax, abandoning his original ending in which Sony VAIO VPCF23P1E Battery

Grant uses a platform machine to maneuver a raptor into a fossil tyrannosaur's jaws.^[26] The film wrapped twelve days ahead of schedule on November 30,^[5][27][28] and within days editor Michael Kahn had a rough cut ready, allowing Spielberg to go ahead with filmingSchindler's List.^[29] Sony VAIO VPCF23N1E Battery

Special effects work continued on the film, with Tippett's unit adjusting to new technology with Dinosaur Input Devices:^[30] models which fed information into the computers to allow themselves to animate the characters traditionally. In addition, they acted out scenes with the raptors and Gallimimus. Sony VAIO VPCY21S1E/L Battery

As well as the computer-generated dinosaurs, ILM also created elements such as water splashing and digital face replacement for Ariana Richards' stunt double.^[8] Compositing the dinosaurs onto the live action scenes took around an hour. Rendering the dinosaurs often took two to four hours per frame, Sony VAIO VPCY21S1E/G battery

and rendering the T. rex in the rain even took six hours per frame.^[31] Spielberg monitored their progress from Poland during the filming of Schindler's List.^[32] Composer John Williams began work on the score at the end of February, and it was conducted a month later by John Neufeld and Alexander Courage.^[33] Sony VAIO VPCF24M1E battery

The sound effects crew, supervised byGeorge Lucas,^[34] were finished by the end of April. Jurassic Park was finally completed on May 28, 1993.

Despite the title of the film referencing the Jurassic period, most of the dinosaurs featured did not exist until the Cretaceous period, HP 448007-001 battery

with the exception ofBrachiosaurus and Dilophosaurus, both of which lived in the Jurassic period.^[35] The screenplay acknowledges this when Dr. Grant describes the ferocity of theVelociraptor to a young boy, saying "Try to imagine yourself in the Cretaceous period..." HP Pavilion DV7 battery

Tyrannosaurus is the anti-hero and, according to Spielberg, the reason he rewrote the ending for fear of disappointing the audience.^[8] Before, a much less surprising ending was written in the script, where one of the raptors was shot dead and the other killed by a falling fossil. HP DV6-1120SA battery

Winston's animatronic T. rexstood 20 feet (6.1 m), weighed 13,000 pounds (5,900 kg),^[22] and was 40 feet (12 m) long.^[36] Jack Horner called it "the closest I've ever been to a live dinosaur".^[36] The dinosaur is depicted with a vision system based on movement. HP DV6-1210SA battery

• Its roar is a baby elephant mixed with a tiger and an alligator, and its breath is a whale's blow.^[33] A dog attacking a rope toy was used for the sounds of it tearing a Gallimimus apart.^[8]

Velociraptor also has a major role. One Raptor named "Big One" is portrayed as the primary antagonist. Compaq CQ50 battery

The animal's depiction was not based on the actual dinosaur genus in question (which itself was significantly smaller), rather the related (and larger) genus Deinonychus, which had been synonymised withVelociraptor by Gregory S. Paul in 1988.^[37] HP Pavilion DV8 battery

Crichton's writing followed this, but by the time production of the film took place, the idea had been dropped by the scientific community. Coincidentally, before Jurassic Park's theatre release, the similar Utahraptor was discovered, though was proved bigger in appearance than the film's raptors; Sony VGP-BPS13 battery

this prompted Stan Winston to joke, "We made it, then they discovered it."^[36] For the attack on character Robert Muldoon, the raptors were played by men in suits.^[25] Dolphin screams, walruses bellowing, geese hissing, an African crane's mating call, HP DV9700 battery

and human rasps were mixed to formulate various raptor sounds.^[8][33] Following discoveries made after the film's release, most paleontologists theorized that dromaeosaurs likeVelociraptor and Deinonychus had feathers. This feature is only included in Jurassic Park III.^[38] Compaq CQ35-100 battery

Dilophosaurus was also very different from its real-life counterpart, made significantly smaller to make sure audiences did not confuse it with the raptors.^[39] However, this was combated by Nedry, when he referred to the Dilophosaur as being a 'little one'. Sony VGP-BPS11 battery

• Its neck frill and its ability to spit venom are fictitious. Its vocal sounds were made by combining a swan, a hawk, a howler monkey, and a rattlesnake.^[8]

Brachiosaurus is the first dinosaur seen by the park's visitors. It is inaccurately depicted as chewing its food as well as standing up on its hind legs to browse among the high tree branches. HP Pavilion DV6 Battery

Despite scientific evidence of their having limited vocal capabilities, sound designer Gary Rydstrom decided to represent them with whale songs and donkey calls to give them a melodic sense of wonder. Penguins were also recorded to be used in the noises of the dinosaurs.^[33] HP Pavilion DV6-1000ET Battery

Triceratops has an extended cameo, being sick with an unverified disease. Its appearance was a particular logistical nightmare for Stan Winston when Spielberg asked to shoot the animatronic of the sick creature earlier than expected.^[40] Winston also created a baby Triceratops for Ariana Richards to ride, HP Pavilion DV6-1001TX Battery

• which was cut from the film for pacing reasons.^[41] The redundant Triceratops model was later used in Spielberg's 1997 sequel.

Gallimimus are featured in a stampede scene where one of them is devoured by the Tyrannosaurus. HP Pavilion DV6-1001XX Battery

• Parasaurolophus appear in the background during the first encounter with the Brachiosaurus.

Distribution

Universal spent $65 million on the marketing campaign for Jurassic Park, making deals with 100 companies to market 1,000 products.^[42] HP Pavilion DV6-1002TX Battery

These included threeJurassic Park video games by Sega and Ocean Software,^[43] a toy line by Kenner that was distributed by Hasbro,^[44] and a novelization aimed at young children.^[45]The released soundtrack included unused material.^[46] Trailers for the film only gave fleeting glimpses of the dinosaurs,^[47] HP Pavilion DV6-1003TX Battery

a tactic journalist Josh Horowitz described as "that old Spielberg axiom of never revealing too much" when Spielberg and director Michael Bay did the same for their production of Transformers in 2007.^[48] The film was marketed with the tagline "An Adventure 65 Million Years In The Making." HP Pavilion DV6-1004TX Battery

This was a joke Spielberg made on set about the genuine, thousands of years old mosquito in amber used for Hammond's walking stick.^[49]

The film premiered at the National Building Museum on June 9, 1993, in Washington, D.C.,^[50] in support of two children's charities.^[51] HP Pavilion DV6-1005EA Battery

The film made its VHSand LaserDisc debut on October 4, 1994,^[52] and was first released on DVD on October 10, 2000.^[53] The film was also released in a package with The Lost World: Jurassic Park.^[54] The DVD was re-released with both sequels on December 11, 2001,^[55] as the Jurassic Park Trilogy, HP Pavilion DV6-1005EZ Battery

and as the Jurassic Park Adventure Pack on November 29, 2005.^[56] The film was re-released in UK cinemas on September 23, 2011.^[57] A Blu-ray release of the trilogy was released on October 25, 2011.^[58] A 3-D version of the film is due to be released on July 19, 2013.^[59]

Following the film's release, a traveling exhibition began.^[60] HP Pavilion DV6-1005TX Battery

Steve Englehart wrote a series of comic books published by Topps Comics. They acted as a continuation of the film, consisting of the two-issue Raptor, the four-issue Raptors Attack and Raptors Hijack, and Return to Jurassic Park, which lasted nine issues. HP Pavilion DV6-1006TX Battery

All published issues were republished under the single title Jurassic Park Adventures in the United States and as Jurassic Park in the United Kingdom.^[61] Ocean Software released a game sequel entitled Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues in 1994 on Super NES and Game Boy.^[43] HP Pavilion DV6-1007TX Battery

Jurassic Park was broadcast on television for the first time on May 7, 1995, following the April 26 airing of The Making of Jurassic Park.^[62] Some 68.12 million people tuned in to watch, garnering NBC a 36 percent share of all available viewers that night. HP Pavilion DV6-1008TX Battery

Jurassic Park was the highest-rated theatrical film broadcast on television by any network since the April 1987 airing of Trading Places.^[63] In June–July 1995 the film was aired a number of times on the TNT network.^[63]

"The Jurassic Park Ride" went into development in November 1990^[64] HP Pavilion DV6-1009EL Battery

 and premiered at Universal Studios Hollywood on June 15, 1996,^[65] at a cost of $110 million.^[64] Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida, has an entire section of the park dedicated to Jurassic Park that includes the main ride, christened "Jurassic Park River Adventure", and many smaller rides and attractions based on the series. HP Pavilion DV6-1009TX Battery

The Universal Studios theme park rides have been designed to support the film's plot, with Hammond supposedly having been contacted to rebuild the Park at the theme park location.

Commercial

Jurassic Park was the highest grossing film released worldwide up to that time, HP Pavilion DV6-1010EA Battery

beating Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial which previously held the title (though it did not top E.T. in North America).^[67] The film opened with $47 million in its first weekend^[1] and had grossed $81.7 million by its first week.^[68]The film stayed at number one for three weeks and eventually grossed $357 million in the U.S. and Canada.^[69] HP Pavilion DV6-1010ED Battery

The film also did very well in international markets, breaking opening records in the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, and Taiwan,^[70] ultimately earning $914 million worldwide,^[1] with Spielberg reportedly making over $250 million from the film.^[71] Jurassic Park's worldwide gross was topped five years later by James Cameron's Titanic.^[72] HP Pavilion DV6-1010ET Battery

Critical

The film was widely acclaimed. High praise was heaped on the visual effects, although there was some criticism leveled at departures from the book. Janet Maslinof The New York Times called it "a true movie milestone, HP Pavilion DV6-1010TX Battery

presenting awe- and fear-inspiring sights never before seen on the screen… On paper, this story is tailor-made for Mr. Spielberg's talents…[but] [i]t becomes less crisp on screen than it was on the page, with much of the enjoyable jargon either mumbled confusingly or otherwise thrown away."^[73] HP Pavilion DV6-1011TX Battery

In Rolling Stone, Peter Travers described the film as "colossal entertainment—the eye-popping, mind-bending, kick-out-the-jams thrill ride of summer and probably the year [...] Compared with the dinos, the characters are dry bones, indeed. Crichton and co-screenwriter David Koepp have flattened them into nonentities on the trip from page to screen."^[74] HP Pavilion DV6-1012TX Battery

Roger Ebert noted, "The movie delivers all too well on its promise to show us dinosaurs. We see them early and often, and they are indeed a triumph of special effects artistry, but the movie is lacking other qualities that it needs even more, such as a sense of awe and wonderment, and strong human story values."^[75] HP Pavilion DV6-1013EA Battery

Henry Sheehan argued, "The complaints over Jurassic Park's lack of story and character sound a little off the point," pointing out the story arc of Grant learning to protect Hammond's grandchildren despite his initial dislike of them.^[16]Empire magazine gave the film five stars, hailing it as "...quite simply one of the greatest blockbusters of all time."^[76] HP Pavilion DV6-1013TX Battery

 Rotten Tomatoes rated the film a "Certified Fresh" of 90%, with an average score of 7.6 out of 10, mostly from critics giving Jurassic Park a positive write-up with 90% of top critics being positive, and the site's consensus states "Jurassic Park is a spectacle of special effects and life-like animatronics, HP Pavilion DV6-1016EZ Battery

with some of Spielberg's best sequences of sustained awe and sheer terror since Jaws."^[77]

In 1994, the film won all three Academy Awards it was nominated for: Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Sound Editing (at the same ceremony,Steven Spielberg, Michael Kahn, and John Williams took home Academy Awards for Schindler's List). HP Pavilion DV6-1018EL Battery

The film won honors outside of the U.S. including the 1994BAFTA for Best Special Effects, as well as the Award for the Public's Favorite Film.^[78] It won the 1994 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation,^[79] and the 1993 Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film, Best Direction, Best Writing for Crichton and Koepp and Best Special Effects.^[80] HP Pavilion DV6-1020EC Battery

The film won the 1993People's Choice Awards for Favorite All-Around Motion Picture.^[81] Young Artist Awards were given to Ariana Richards and Joseph Mazzello, with the film winning an Outstanding Action/Adventure Family Motion Picture award.^[82] The Chicago Film Critics Association rank Jurassic Park as the 55th scariest movie of all time. HP Pavilion DV6-1020ED Battery

Legacy

The American Film Institute named Jurassic Park the 35th most thrilling film of all time on June 13, 2001,^[83] and Bravo chose the scene in which Lex and Tim are stalked by two Raptors in the kitchen as the 95th scariest of all time in 2005.^[84] HP Pavilion DV6-1020EI Battery

On Empire magazine's fifteenth anniversary in 2004, it judged Jurassic Parkthe sixth most influential film of the magazine's lifetime.^[85] Empire called the first encounter with a Brachiosaurus the 28th most magical moment in cinema.^[86] In 2008, an Empire poll of readers, HP Pavilion DV6-1020EJ Battery

filmmakers, and critics also rated it one of the 500 greatest films of all time.^[87] On Film Review's fifty-fifth anniversary in 2005, it declared the film to be one of the five most important in the magazine's lifetime.^[88] In 2006, IGN ranked Jurassic Park as the 19th greatest film franchise of all time.^[89] HP Pavilion DV6-1020EK Battery

In a 2010 poll, the readers of Entertainment Weekly rated it the greatest summer movie of the previous 20 years.^[90]

Most significantly, when many filmmakers saw Jurassic Park's use of computer-generated imagery, HP Pavilion DV6-1020EL Battery

they realized that many of their visions, previously thought unfeasible or too expensive, were now possible. Stanley Kubrick, the director of 2001: A Space Odyssey, contacted Spielberg to direct A.I. Artificial Intelligence.^[85] Filmmaker Werner Herzog was similarly impressed, HP Pavilion DV6-1020EQ Battery

citing the movie as an example of Spielberg being a "great storyteller" and that he knows how to weave special effects into coherent stories.^[91] George Lucas started to make the Star Wars prequels,^[92] and Peter Jackson began to re-explore his childhood love of fantasy films, a path that led him to The Lord of the Rings and King Kong.^[93] HP Pavilion DV6-1020ET Battery

Jurassic Park has also inspired films and documentaries such as the American adaptation of Godzilla, Carnosaur, and Walking with Dinosaurs.^[85] Stan Winston, enthusiastic about the new technology pioneered by the film, joined with IBM and director James Cameron to form a new special effects company, Digital Domain.^[94] HP Pavilion DV6-1022EL Battery

Film historian Tom Shone commented on the film's innovation and influence, saying that "In its way, Jurassic Park heralded a revolution in movies as profound as the coming of sound in 1927."

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (also known as Jurassic Park II: HP Pavilion DV6-1023EF Battery

The Lost World or just Jurassic Park II) is a 1997 science fiction adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film was produced by Bonnie Curtis, Kathleen Kennedy, Gerald R. Molen and Colin Wilson. The screenplay was penned by David Koepp, loosely based on the 1995 novel The Lost World by Michael Crichton. HP Pavilion DV6-1023EM Battery

The film stars Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Vince Vaughn, Pete Postlethwaite, Richard Schiff, Arliss Howard, Thomas F. Duffy, Vanessa Lee Chester, and Richard Attenborough.

The film picks up four years after the events of Jurassic Park. On a deserted island, dinosaurs have secretly survived and been allowed to roam free. HP Pavilion DV6-1025EF Battery

In the time between the two events, John Hammond loses control of his company, InGen, to his nephew Peter Ludlow. Ludlow assembles a team to bring the animals back to the mainland to bring in revenue and restore the company. Hammond sees a chance to redeem himself for his past mistakes and sends an expedition led by HP Pavilion DV6-1025EI Battery

Dr. Ian Malcolm to reach the island before InGen's team can get there. The two groups confront each other in the face of extreme danger and must team up for their own survival.

After the release of the original book and the success of the first film, Crichton was pressured not only by fans, but Spielberg himself, for a sequel novel. HP Pavilion DV6-1025EZ Battery

After the book was published in 1995, production began on a film sequel. The Lost World's' plot and imagery were made darker than that of the first in order to please fans. During its theatrical run, it grossed $618 million worldwide.

Four years after the incident at Jurassic Park, a wealthy couple and their daughter hold a picnic on Isla Sorna. HP Pavilion DV6-1027EF Battery

The girl wanders off and is attacked by a pack of Compsognathus before being rescued by her father and his servants.

Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) publicized the incident at Jurassic Park, but disbelief has destroyed his academic reputation, and legal action has prevented him getting any evidence. HP Pavilion DV6-1030CA Battery

John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), having lost control of InGen to his unscrupulous nephew, Peter Ludlow (Arliss Howard), as a result of the family's accident, summons Malcolm to his home and tells him about Isla Sorna, known as "Site B", where the dinosaurs were engineered and nurtured for a few months, HP Pavilion DV6-1030EC Battery

before being moved to Isla Nublar, the location of the park. He explains that after Jurassic Park was shut down, a hurricane destroyed the containment facilities on Isla Sorna, and the dinosaurs have been living free in the wild ever since. Hammond asks Malcolm to join a team that will travel to Site B to HP Pavilion DV6-1030ED Battery

document the dinosaurs in their natural habitat to rally public support and prevent Ludlow from exploiting the site for InGen and leave it as a nature preserve. Malcolm initially refuses, but agrees after learning that his girlfriend, paleontologist Sarah Harding (Julianne Moore), is part of the team and is already there, while the others will meet her after three days. HP Pavilion DV6-1030EF Battery

Malcolm meets the team of people he will join with: vehicle engineer Eddie Carr (Richard Schiff), and documentary producer Nick Van Owen (Vince Vaughn). Shortly after arriving on the island, they find Sarah and discover that Malcolm's adopted daughter, Kelly (Vanessa Lee Chester), has stowed away on the trailer. HP Pavilion DV6-1030EM Battery

Malcolm tries to get Kelly home, but they are interrupted by the arrival of an InGen team led by Ludlow, which they spot chasing and capturing several dinosaur species such as Parasaurolophus, Pachycephalosaurus, Gallimimus and Mamenchisaurus, for another park in San Diego. HP Pavilion DV6-1030EO Battery

Tracker Roland Tembo (Pete Postlethwaite) wishes to hunt and kill an adult male Tyrannosaurus Rex by luring it to the cries of its injured offspring. That night, Nick and Sarah sneak into the InGen camp to free the dinosaurs, which cause a huge commotion as a Triceratops destroys the camp and the dinosaurs escape. HP Pavilion DV6-1030EQ Battery

During the commotion caused by the fleeing dinosaurs, Nick frees the baby Tyrannosaurus and takes it to the trailer so Sarah can set its broken leg. Malcolm takes Kelly to the high hide, a lift Eddie built to keep them safe above the trees. Malcolm, after trying and failing to contact the trailer via phone, returns on foot. HP Pavilion DV6-1030US Battery

Shortly after arriving, two adult Tyrannosaurs find the trailer and their baby. The team gives the infant back, but the two adults begin pushing the trailer over the cliff with the team inside. Eddie leaves Kelly in the "high hide" and returns to the trailer in one of the SUVs. HP Pavilion DV6-1038CA Battery

With the adults temporarily gone, Eddie is able to tie a rope to a tree trunk and send it down to Malcolm, Sarah, and Nick to grab onto. Eddie then ties a cable to the trailer to pull it back over the edge. He partially succeeds, but is attacked and eaten when the Tyrannosaurs return. HP Pavilion DV6-1040EB Battery

The trailer and the SUV fall off the cliff, but Malcolm, Sarah, and Nick are rescued by the InGen team. With both groups' communications equipment destroyed in the attacks, they team up to reach the old InGen compound's radio station.

At night, the Tyrannosaurs come across the group's camp. HP Pavilion DV6-1040ED Battery

As everyone flees from the female, Roland stays behind and manages to tranquilize the male rex twice. Many of the fleeing team, including Roland's hunting partner, Ajay Sidhu (Harvey Jason), pass through a field of tall grass near the compound, but are all killed by Velociraptors. HP Pavilion DV6-1040EI Battery

Shortly after, Nick, having found Ajay's bag with the coordinates, splits off from the group to reach the compound and radio for help. Sarah, Malcolm, and Kelly run for the compound, with three raptors in pursuit. After escaping from the three raptors, they reunite with Nick and fly away in a rescue helicopter. HP Pavilion DV6-1040EJ Battery

While flying away, they spot the caged Tyrannosaurus and Ludlow preparing to ship it and its baby back to the mainland.

A cargo ship carries the adult Tyrannosaurus back to the mainland, but crashes into the dock when it reaches San Diego. HP Pavilion DV6-1040EK Battery

Ludlow and several guards investigate the boat and find the entire crew dead. A guard opens the cargo hold, thinking there might be some crew members below, inadvertently releasing theTyrannosaurus, which escapes into the city. Realizing that the creature will likely come for its infant, Malcolm and Sarah learn from Ludlow that the infant is already at the park. HP Pavilion DV6-1040EL Battery

They rush to the park to get the baby and use it to lure the adult back to the boat. Ludlow tries to intervene, but is trapped in the cargo hold and devoured by the infant Tyrannosaurus. Malcolm and Sarah manage to tranquilize the adult before it can escape again and seal it in the hold. HP Pavilion DV6-1040EV Battery

The next day, Malcolm, Sarah and Kelly watch television reports of the cargo ship on its way back to Isla Sorna, surrounded by a convoy of naval vessels. During the program, they see an interview with Hammond, who explains that the American and Costa Rican governments HP Pavilion DV6-1040EZ Battery

have agreed to declare the island a nature preserveso the dinosaurs can live free of human interference, and adds "Life will find a way," paraphrasing something Malcolm told him on Isla Nublar four years earlier.

After the release of the novel Jurassic Park, HP Pavilion DV6-1042EL Battery

Michael Crichton was pressured by fans for a sequel novel. Having never written a sequel, he initially refused, until the success of the first film prompted Steven Spielberg himself to request one.^[1] After the book was published in 1995, production on the sequel film began in September 1996. HP Pavilion DV6-1044EL Battery

he Lost World was filmed in Eureka, San Diego, Burbank, and Kauai. Although the ending takes place in San Diego, only one sequence is actually shot there, where the InGen helicopter flies over the wharf and banks towards the city. The other sequences were all shot in Burbank.^[3] HP Pavilion DV6-1045EE Battery

Spielberg suggested the Tyrannosaurus rex attack through San Diego be added to the film story, inspired by a similar attack scene of a Brontosaurus in London in the 1925 film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World.^[4] HP Pavilion DV6-1045EI Battery

Many elements from the original Jurassic Park novel that were not in the first film were used for The Lost World.^[5] The opening sequence of a vacationing family's young daughter being attacked in Costa Rica by a group of Compsognathus was similar to the opening scene in the original novel, HP Pavilion DV6-1045EO Battery

and Dieter Stark's death is analogous to John Hammond's compy-related death in the novel. Also, Nick, Sarah, Kelly, and Burke being trapped behind a waterfall by one of the T. Rexes is taken from the first novel, where Tim and Lex are trapped behind a man-made waterfall with the T. rex attempting to eat them, HP Pavilion DV6-1045EZ Battery

and Roland Tembo shoots the T. rex with tranquilizer in the same way that Robert Muldoon did in the first book.

According to Jack Horner, part of the waterfall scene was written in as a favor for him by Spielberg. Burke greatly resembles Horner's rival Robert Bakker. HP Pavilion DV6-1046EL Battery

In real life Bakker argues for a predatory Tyrannosaurus while Horner views it as primarily a scavenger. So Spielberg wrote Burke into this part to have him killed by the Tyrannosaurus rex as a favor for Horner. After the film came out, Bakker, who recognized himself in Burke and loved it, actually sent Horner a message saying "See, I told you T. rex was a hunter!".^[6] HP Pavilion DV6-1050EF Battery

Distribution

The Lost World: Jurassic Park was released on May 23, 1997. The film made its VHS and LaserDisc debut on November 4, 1997.^[7] The DVD, first released on October 10, 2000, HP Pavilion DV6-1050EI Battery

includes deleted scenes involving Hammond's ouster from InGen that were incorporated into the Fox broadcast television premiere of the film. However, the deleted scenes are included separate of the actual movie, and are of lesser quality than the corresponding scenes from the broadcast version, despite being released some time after the broadcast. HP Pavilion DV6-1050EN Battery

The Blu-Ray version of the film released in 2011 also includes the deleted scenes, but they are now of even lesser quality than the DVD version. Universal Home Video, Amblin Entertainment and director Steven Spielberg have all declined comment on the matter. HP Pavilion DV6-1050EO Battery

The film was also released in a package with Jurassic Park.^[8] The DVD has also been re-released with both sequels on December 11, 2001 as the Jurassic Park Trilogy^[9] and as the Jurassic Park Adventure Pack on November 29, 2005.^[10] The soundtrack was released on May 20, 1997. HP Pavilion DV6-1050EP Battery

On the same day it was first released to DVD, a deluxe limited edition box set was released that included Jurassic Park and The Lost World: Jurassic Park, soundtracks for both films with packaging made exclusively for the set, two lenticulars, eight 8x10 stills (4 from each film), HP Pavilion DV6-1050ET Battery

and a certificate of authenticity signed by all three producers of the set, all inside a collector case.

Box office

Following four years of growing anticipation and hype, The Lost World: Jurassic Park broke many box office records upon its release. HP Pavilion DV6-1050US Battery

It took in $72,132,785 on its opening weekend ($92.6 million for the four-day Memorial Day holiday) in the U.S.,^[12]which was the biggest opening weekend at the time,^[13] surpassing the previous record-holder Batman Forever at $52.8 million. It held onto this record for four and a half years, until the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in November 2001. HP Pavilion DV6-1053CL Battery

The Lost World took the record for highest single-day box office take of $26,083,950 on May 25,^[14] a record held until the release of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. It also became the fastest film to pass the $100 million mark, achieving the feat in just six days.^[15] HP Pavilion DV6-1055EE Battery

However, its total box office gross fell below the total of the original film.^[16] With grossing $229,086,679 domestically and $389,552,320 internationally, the film ended up grossing $618,638,999 worldwide,^[17] becoming the second highest grossing film of 1997 behind Titanic. HP Pavilion DV6-1056EL Battery

Critical

The Lost World: Jurassic Park has a 52% "rotten" score with 33 out of 63 reviewers giving it a positive review.^[18] It also has a 59/100 on Metacritic.^[19] Roger Ebert, who gave the first film three stars, gave the film only two, writing that "It can be said that the creatures in this film transcend any visible signs of special effects and seem to walk the earth, HP Pavilion DV6-1058EL Battery

but the same realism isn't brought to the human characters, who are bound by plot conventions and action formulas." Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times saw improved character development over the original, saying, "It seemed such a mistake in Jurassic Park to sideline early on its most interesting character, HP Pavilion DV6-1060EL Battery

the brilliant, free-thinking and outspoken theorist Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) with a broken leg, but in its most inspired stroke, The Lost World brings back Malcolm and places him front and center," calling it "a pleasure to watch such wily pros as Goldblum and Attenborough spar with each other with wit and assurance."^[20] HP Pavilion DV6-1060EO Battery

The dinosaurs were even more developed as characters, with Stephen Holden of the New York Times saying, "The Lost World, unlike Jurassic Park, humanizes its monsters in a way that E.T. would understand."^[21] Entertainment Weekly remarked in 2008, "Mr. T-Rex was cool in the first Spielberg flick, HP Pavilion DV6-1060ES Battery

sure, but it wasn't until [it was in] San Diego that things got crazy-cool. It's the old 'tree falling in the woods' conundrum: Unless your giant monster is causing massive property damage, can you really call it a giant monster?"^[22] HP Pavilion DV6-1060EV Battery

Spielberg has confessed that during production he became increasingly disenchanted with the film, admitting, "I beat myself up... growing more and more impatient with myself... It made me wistful about doing a talking picture, because sometimes I got the feeling I was just making this big silent-roar movie... HP Pavilion DV6-1062EL Battery

I found myself saying, 'Is that all there is? It's not enough for me.'"^[23]

The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Visual Effects^[24] and for "Best Action Sequence" in the MTV Movie Awards 1998 for the T. rex rampage throughSan Diego.^[25] It was also nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film, HP Pavilion DV6-1066EL Battery

Best Director, Best Young Actress for Vanessa Lee Chester, Best Special Effects, and Best Supporting Actor for Pete Postlethwaite.^[26] However, it was also nominated for three Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Screenplay, Worst Remake or Sequel and Worst Reckless Disregard for Human Life and Public Property, but failed to win any of those prizes. HP Pavilion DV6-1068EL Battery

Jurassic Park III is a 2001 American science fiction adventure film and the third of the Jurassic Park franchise. It is the only film in the series that is neither directed by Steven Spielberg (though produced by his production company,Amblin Entertainment) nor based on a book by Michael Crichton, HP Pavilion DV6-1070EO Battery

though numerous scenes in the movie were taken from Crichton's two books, Jurassic Park and The Lost World. The film takes place on Isla Sorna in the Central AmericanPacific coast, the island from the second film, after a divorced couple tricks Dr. Alan Grant into helping them find their son. HP Pavilion DV6-1080EL Battery

After the success of Jurassic Park, Joe Johnston asked Steven Spielberg if he could direct the film adaptation of The Lost World, the sequel to Jurassic Park. While Spielberg wanted to do the project, he promised to give the helm of the next sequel to Johnston, if there was to be one. HP Pavilion DV6-1080EQ Battery

Spielberg stayed involved with the film by becoming the executive producer. Three years after the release of The Lost World, production of the third film began in August 2000.

Eric Kirby (Trevor Morgan) and Ben Hildebrand (Mark Harelik), go parasailing off the restricted coast of Isla Sorna. HP Pavilion DV6-1080ES Battery

The men piloting their boat go missing, causing their boat to crash and them to glide towards the island.

Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) remained close since their incident at Isla Nublar but never married, with Sattler having married a lawyer named Mark Degler. HP Pavilion DV6-1090EO Battery

After dinner, Grant tells Sattler that recent research indicates that Velociraptors were far more intelligent than previously perceived. At Grant's excavation site at Fort Peck Lake, Grant's graduate school assistant Billy Brennan reveals a replica of a Velociraptor's larynx created from scanning a raptor skull. HP Pavilion DV6-1090ES Battery

Grant is approached by Paul (William H. Macy) and Amanda Kirby (Téa Leoni), owners of a corporation called Kirby Enterprises. They inform Grant that they wish to hire him to give them an aerial tour of Isla Sorna. He initially refuses, but is persuaded by their offer to fund his excavation. HP Pavilion DV6-1099EF Battery

The plane carrying Grant, Billy, the Kirbys, and three mercenaries arrives at Isla Sorna. Grant objects when he learns the team intends to land on the island, but is knocked unconscious by the mercenary Cooper (John Diehl). HP Pavilion DV6-1100EO Battery

Grant regains consciousness when he hears Amanda use a megaphone to call out to somebody in the jungle, which draws the attention of aSpinosaurus. The mercenaries usher the group onto the plane. The plane starts down the runway, but Cooper appears, drawing the Spinosaurus into the plane's path, and causing a crash. HP Pavilion DV6-1100ES Battery

The Spinosaurus attacks the plane, killing another mercenary, Nash. The survivors flee. They encounter a Tyrannosaurus, which chases them back to the Spinosaurus and the two dinosaurs fight and the Spinosaurus snaps the Tyrannosaurus's neck killing it, the survivors then flee. HP Pavilion DV6-1100SO Battery

Grant learns that the Kirbys are actually a divorced couple and owners of a small business. They are in search of their son Eric, who was stranded on the island along with Amanda's friend Ben Hildebrand eight weeks prior. The group heads towards the coast, in hopes of being rescued. HP Pavilion DV6-1100SS Battery

They discover a parasail with Ben's corpse and a video camera containing footage from their crash.

The group comes across a derelict InGen laboratory. After exploring the compound, they are attacked by a Velociraptor, which "calls" for assistance. HP Pavilion DV6-1100SV Battery

Outside, they are pursued by a Velociraptor pack, which kills Udesky. Grant is separated, but is rescued by Eric. The group reunites after Eric hears the ringtone of his father's satellite phone, which is emanating from within the Spinosaurus that had attacked them at the runway. HP Pavilion DV6-1101AU Battery

Grant discovers that Billy stole two eggs from a raptor nest, in hopes of using them to fund their excavation. Grant berates Billy as being no better than InGen. Grant decides to store the eggs in his bag instead, reasoning that they could bargain with the raptors for the eggs, in exchange for their lives. HP Pavilion DV6-1101AX Battery

The group sets out for a boat docked at a nearby river. They pass through a Pteranodon's cage. Billy rescues Eric from the pterasaurs, but is viciously attacked and presumed dead. The group escapes onto a boat and while navigating down the river, the phone is heard from within Spinosaurus excrement and is recovered. HP Pavilion DV6-1101SO Battery

While Grant is calling Ellie for assistance, the Spinosaurus attacks them again. As the boat is capsizing, Grant is only able to get out the words, "Site B! The river!" Paul and Grant manage to drive away the Spinosaurus, but are unsure if Ellie will be able to send help.

The group is close to shore, when they are confronted by Velociraptors. HP Pavilion DV6-1101TU Battery

Grant delivers the eggs and uses Billy's raptor resonating chamber to communicate. On the beach, Marine helicopters and infantry arrive. The party boards the helicopter where they are reunited with Billy, who is still alive but seriously injured. As they depart, three Pteranodons fly off into the distance. HP Pavilion DV6-1101TX Battery

Joe Johnston had been interested in directing the sequel to Jurassic Park and approached friend Steven Spielberg about the project. While Spielberg wanted to direct the first sequel, he agreed that if there was ever a third film, Johnston could direct.^[3] HP Pavilion DV6-1102AU Battery

The third film was greenlit in August 1999 and was based on a story by Steven Spielberg, featuring Alan Grant after having lived in a tree on one of the islands and studied the dinosaur population. Johnston never had any concrete concept for the third installment, other than stating the film would be "more stand-alone" and feature a lot of flying reptiles.^[4] HP Pavilion DV6-1102AX Battery

 Before that, Craig Rosenberg wrote a script involving teenagers who get marooned on Isla Sorna.^[5]

New writers were brought in to scribe a story involving Pteranodons escaping from Site B and causing a rash of mysterious killings on the mainland, HP Pavilion DV6-1102TU Battery

which was to be investigated by Alan Grant and a number of other characters including Billy Brennan, a naturalist named Simone, a tough military attaché, and wealthy Paul Roby, his teenage son Miles, and love interest. Grant's group was to track the Pterosaurs back to Site B and crash on the island, while a parallel investigation was carried out on the mainland. HP Pavilion DV6-1102TX Battery

Supposedly, the aviary sequence and laboratory set piece were much longer and more complex, including raptors stealthily entering the hatchery while the team spent the night. Sets, costumes, and props were built for this version, before Johnston threw out the completed script five weeks before filming in order to pursue the "rescue mission" plot, HP Pavilion DV6-1103AU Battery

which was suggested by David Koepp.^[3] Johnston said that the script was never finished during production - "We shot pages that eventually went into the final script but we didn't have a document".^[5] Also during the pre-production phase, concept artists created advertising for the film using a number of working titles including HP Pavilion DV6-1103AX Battery

Jurassic Park: Extinction and Jurassic Park: Breakout.^[6]

Production began on August 30, 2000^[7] without a finished script, with filming in California, Oahu, and Molokai.^[8] Although it is an original story, not based on a Michael Crichton novel, HP Pavilion DV6-1103EE Battery

it does contain minor scenes from Crichton's Jurassic Park and The Lost World novels that were not featured in the film versions, such as the Pteranodon aviary and the use of the boat. In a change from the first two films, Spinosaurus is considered the primary antagonist^[9] As to whySpinosaurus was chosen for such a role, Johnston stated, HP Pavilion DV6-1103EI Battery

"A lot of dinosaurs have a very similar silhouette to the T-Rex... and we wanted the audience to instantly recognize this as something else."^[10] The silhouette of "Spinosaurus" is also on the poster behind the "Pteranodon", taking the place of the "T. Rex" that was used in previous installment's posters. HP Pavilion DV6-1103EO Battery

Baryonyx was originally considered to be the "big bad" before Spinosaurus was chosen. Within film dialog, Billy interprets the animal encountered as a Baryonyx or Suchomimus, but Dr. Grant corrects his analysis based on its sail.^[3] The origin of the Spinosaurus is also a mystery as Ingen did not clone the Spinosaurus. HP Pavilion DV6-1103TU Battery

The Spinosaurus in the film however is slightly inaccurate, particularly in the structure of its head and dentition, which more closely match that of Suchomimus than Spinosaurus. Additionally, the film perpetuates the error of its two predecessors with regards to the size of its Velociraptors; HP Pavilion DV6-1103TX Battery

they are roughly two to three times their actual size and much closer to the Deinonychus.

The special effects used for the dinosaurs are a mixture of animatronics and CGI. Due to new discoveries and theories in the field of paleontology, the portrayal of several dinosaurs differs from that of the previous two films. HP Pavilion DV6-1104AU Battery

Discoveries that suggest that Velociraptors were feathered prompted the addition of quill-like structures on the head and neck of male Velociraptors in the film. "We've found evidence that Velociraptors had feathers, or feather-like structures, and we've incorporated that into the new look of the raptor", said paleontologist Jack Horner, technical adviser on the film.^[10]HP Pavilion DV6-1104AX Battery

The score, Don Davis, was recommended by the composer for the first two movies John Williams.^[11] Williams' original themes were integrated into the score as well as several new ones written by Davis. A song by Randy Newman, "Big Hat, No Cattle", is also featured, appearing in the restaurant scene between Grant and the Kirby's. HP Pavilion DV6-1104TU Battery

The film earned $181,171,875 in the United States and $368,780,809 worldwide, was the eighth highest grossing film of the year worldwide,^[2] but still earned less than either of its predecessors. As with the other films in the franchise, there was a large marketing push, including seven video games^[13] and anovelization aimed at young children.^[ HP Pavilion DV6-1104TX Battery

The film made its VHS and DVD debut on December 11, 2001.^[15] The DVD has also been re-released with both sequels on December 11, 2001^[16] as the Jurassic Park Trilogy, and as the Jurassic Park Adventure Pack on November 29, 2005.^[17] The film has also been released alongsideHulk.^[18] HP Pavilion DV6-1105AU Battery

The soundtrack was released on July 10, 2001.^[19] A Blu-ray release of the film is only available via the Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy (Blu-ray and DVD) which was released on October 25, 2011 by Universal Studios in North America.

Scott Ciencin wrote three children's books to tie-in with the film; HP Pavilion DV6-1105AX Battery

the first detailed the eight weeks Eric spent alone on Isla Sorna;^[20] the second had Eric and Alan returning to Isla Sorna to rescue a group of teenage filmmakers;^[21] and the last involved Eric and Alan leading the Pteranodons home after they nest in a Universal theme park. HP Pavilion DV6-1105EE Battery

Jurassic Park III holds a 50% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 157 reviews counted. The general consensus states that "The dinos are as cool as ever, but there's too much of a 'been there, done that' feel."^[23] Worse yet it has a 29% rating among their Top Critics.^[24] It also has a 42% on Metacritic.^[25] HP Pavilion DV6-1105EI Battery

On both sites, it is the lowest rated film out of the Jurassic Park trilogy.

Empire magazine gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, commenting that it was "Short, scrappy and intermittently scary, this sequel skews young. It lacks the scale, the chills and the wonder of the original, but is more fun as a thrill ride than its sequel predecessor..."^[26] HP Pavilion DV6-1105EO Battery

Some critics were also split over whether it was better or worse than the second film, but most reviews thought it was worse. Jeffrey Westhoff of the Northwest Herald felt so, remarking that "Johnston inherits the series one film too late."^[27] Derek Elley of Variety Reviews felt likewise, HP Pavilion DV6-1105ES Battery

commenting that the third film was "an all-action, helter-skelter, don't-forget-to-buy-the-computer-game ride that makes the two previous installments look like models of classic filmmaking"^[28] However, Ben Varkontine called it "not as good a ride as the first", but "better than the second."^[29] HP Pavilion DV6-1105SL Battery

 Much of the criticism was leveled at the plot as simply a chase movie with no character development, with some going so far as to say it was "almost the same as the first movie" with "no need for new ideas or even a script".^[30] There were also complaints about its short length and small cast. On Ebert and Roeper, HP Pavilion DV6-1105TU Battery

Richard Roeper gave it Thumbs Down while Roger Ebert awarded a Thumbs Up.^[31] In a subsequent review, Ebert called it "the best blockbuster of the Summer".^[32]

The movie was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film and Best Special Effects.^[33] HP Pavilion DV6-1105TX Battery

For its shortcomings, it was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for "Worst Remake or Sequel".^[34] Although it was nominated for fewer Razzies than the previous film, it also became the first and only film in the series not to receive any Academy Award nominations. HP Pavilion DV6-1106AU Battery

In June 2002 director Steven Spielberg told Starlog magazine that he planned to produce Jurassic Park IV and that director Joe Johnston, who helmed Jurassic Park III, would direct. In November 2002 screenwriter William Monahan was hired to write,^[19] with the film's release slated for summer 2005.^[20] HP Pavilion DV6-1106AX Battery

 In July 2003, Monahan completed the first draft, with the story no longer set in the jungle.^[21] Actor Sam Neill said he was returning as Dr. Alan Grant, with filming expected to begin in 2004 in California and Hawaii.^[22] In September 2004 screenwriter John Sayles was re-writing the script, with the film re-slated for a winter 2005 release.^[23] HP Pavilion DV6-1106TX Battery

In October 2004 paleontologist Jack Horner said he would return as technical adviser for the fourth film as he had done for previous Jurassic Park films.^[24] By April 2005 special effects artist Stan Winston explained that the delay in production was due to repeated revisions of the film's script, none of which satisfied Spielberg. HP Pavilion DV6-1107AU Battery

According to Winston, "He felt neither of [the drafts] balanced the science and adventure elements effectively. It's a tough compromise to reach, as too much science will make the movie too talky, but too much adventure will make it seem hollow."In March 2007 Laura Dern was asked to return for the new film, HP Pavilion DV6-1107AX Battery

which Universal still wanted to release by 2008.^[27] Director Joe Johnston was also reported not to be directing the film.^[28] Richard Attenborough has been contacted about reprising the role of John Hammond.^[29] Jeff Goldblum has expressed some interest in reprising his role, of Ian Malcolm, for the fourth film.^[30] HP Pavilion DV6-1107EL Battery

In December 2008 Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy were asked if there was any development on the sequel. Kennedy responded, "No... I don't know. You know, when Michael Crichton passed away, I sorta felt maybe that's it. Maybe that's a sign that we don't mess with it."^[31] HP Pavilion DV6-1107TX Battery

 While Marshall and Kennedy were no longer signed with Universal Pictures in a production capacity, the two will remain involved with the studio and its plans for Jurassic Park IV.^[32] In November 2009Joe Johnston discussed the possibility of Jurassic Park IV, HP Pavilion DV6-1108AU Battery

stating that the story for the film is completely different from that of its predecessors and would take the franchise into a whole other trilogy.

Jurassic Park III director Joe Johnston revealed in an interview in January 2010 that Jurassic Park IV was set to be the beginning of a second Jurassic Parktrilogy.HP Pavilion DV6-1108AX Battery

 He also added, “Jurassic Park IV is going to be unlike anything you’ve seen.”^[36] Johnston says once he finishes Captain America, he hopefully will develop Jurassic Park IV with Steven Spielberg. Joe Johnston enthusiastically has confirmed the likelihood of the film's production more than once. HP Pavilion DV6-1108CA Battery

On June 15, 2011 it was reported that Steven Spielberg has been brainstorming with writer Mark Protosevich on a film that happens to be the fourth film in the franchise. It is unclear whether it is a reboot or the fourth installment of the original series. HP Pavilion DV6-1108TX Battery

During a new interview with Joe Johnston in July 2011, he stated that Jurassic Park IV was being discussed and would be a spin-off of the history of the first trilogy.^[39]

At the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, Spielberg confirmed in front of at least 6,000 spectators that preparations for Jurassic Park IV were in progress, HP Pavilion DV6-1109AU Battery

with a story ready and a script being written. Spielberg said that it would be possibly released "within the next two or three years",^[40][41] with a representative from Universal saying 2013 would be the preferred deadline for completion.^[42]

In late October 2011 Jack Horner stated, "that a script has been written and is waiting to be transformed into a film".HP Pavilion DV6-1109AX Battery

He also said, "They've already brought dinosaurs back... so how could they make the dinosaurs scarier?", stating that it will be about genetic tampering.^[43]

On October 26, 2011 Spielberg confirmed that the script was being written by Mark Protosevich, HP Pavilion DV6-1109TX Battery

that he hoped for it to be released "in the next couple of years" and that he felt the story they were working on was stronger than that of Jurassic Park III.^[44]

In January 2012, Spielberg confirmed that he would not be directing the film, opting instead to be a producer.^[45] HP Pavilion DV6-1110EC Battery

On June 21st 2012, it was confirmed that Rise of the Planet of the Apes writers Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver would be scripting Jurassic Park IV.^[46] Whether they will be continuing Mark Protosevich's script or creating a completely new script is unknown.

On July 2nd 2012, Frank Marshall responded to a question on Twitter which further confirmed that he will be producing Jurassic Park IV. HP Pavilion DV6-1110EG Battery

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis (known colloquially as JP:OG or JPOG) is a construction and management simulationvideo game for the PC, Xbox, and PlayStation 2 based on the novel and film series Jurassic Park. The main point of the game is to recreate Jurassic Park - building a 5 star theme park with dinosaurs, HP Pavilion DV6-1110EH Battery

and turning John Hammond's dream into reality. In the park, the player builds paths, amenities for visitors such as, food and restrooms, as well as enclosures and attractions. One must also keep the park safe and secure. The park can be populated with up to sixty dinosaurs, with twenty-five different species available. HP Pavilion DV6-1110EJ Battery

The player can also add attractions similar to those seen in the film, such as the safari seen in the Jurassic Park film, and additional attractions like a balloon tour and several varieties of viewing platform.

You work for InGen.The player's main objective is simple: HP Pavilion DV6-1110EL Battery

create a theme park/zoo featuring dinosaurs, make it popular, and make it safe. The gameplay functions are very similar to the SimCity and Tycoon game models. It is necessary to build feeding stations where herbivores can get bales of plant feed, while carnivores are fed live cows or goats. HP Pavilion DV6-1110EO Battery

However, herbivores become unhappy if they don't have enough trees around them or enough nearby dinosaur friends to socialize with. Likewise, carnivores have an innate desire to hunt other dinosaurs, so even a constant stream of livestock will not keep them happy.^[2] HP Pavilion DV6-1110EQ Battery

Players may also create dinosaurs; in order to create a dinosaur, a significant percentage of the particular dinosaur's DNA is needed. Fifty percent (50%) is needed in order to create a dinosaur; the higher the percentage of DNA, the longer that dinosaur will live unless it dies by means other than natural causes (which, in the game, is old age). HP Pavilion DV6-1110ES Battery

To gain a dinosaur's DNA, the player must extract it through fossils or amber, higher quality specimens mean that more DNA is extracted.

The player may also dig for fossils using a fossil hunting team to dig in one of the nine dig sites positioned around the world to obtain DNA. HP Pavilion DV6-1110ET Battery

There are various dig sites in wich the player may search for fossils and each dig site contains fossils from three certain dinosaurs and some of the dinosaurs, like Brachiosaurus, are available in more than one dig site. The chance of finding fossils in the site depends on the quality of the site. HP Pavilion DV6-1110EZ Battery

There are 6 classifications on the quality of a dig site. These classifications are excellent, good, average, mediocre, poor, and exhausted (exhausted sites are not truly empty, as it is still possible to find fossils, amber and gems there, but findings happen rarely and the fossils and amber are often low quality). HP Pavilion DV6-1110SS Battery

More dig teams can be purchased at increasing amounts of money. When a player's dig teams are excavating a site, they occasionally will come across various precious metals and stones which can be sold when collected and can help raise park funds. HP Pavilion DV6-1110TX Battery

Dinosaurs

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis features twenty-five species of dinosaurs, including thirteen that appeared in at least one of the Jurassic Park films. Most of the dinosaurs, however, are based on their look and appearance in The Lost World: HP Pavilion DV6-1111TX Battery

Jurassic Park, and Jurassic Park III, even if they were in the 1st film. Each species has its own behavior. Each species is ranked using a star rating (1-5) based on their popularity with the virtual visitors, as well as grouped into one of four major categories based on size and diet: (N/A means it wasn't in any of the movies) HP Pavilion DV6-1112TX Battery

The least popular dinosaurs, ranging from 1-3 stars. They are common prey for predators (especially Dryosaurus, Gallimimus, and Homalocephale, which are defenseless), but Pachycephalosaurus, Styracosaurus, and Kentrosaurus will attack small carnivores with the exception of Albertosaurus, HP Pavilion DV6-1113TX Battery

whilst Kentrosaurus can also harm large carnivores by swinging its spiked tail, but at the same time attempts to flee. They like to live in large herds guarded by larger herbivores, but Kentrosaurus is shy and wary of very large herbivores such as the sauropods and especially hadrosaurs in the game, HP Pavilion DV6-1114TX Battery

but they like to socialize with Stegosaurus, since both dinosaurs are related. Pachycephalosaurus will compete with its own kind for dominance.

Medium-popular dinosaurs, ranging from 2-5 stars. They are challenging for small and large carnivores to take down. HP Pavilion DV6-1115EE Battery

Parasaurolophus, Corythosaurus, Edmontosaurus, Ouranosaurus, and Camarasaurus are defenseless, mostly relying on great numbers within their herds and speed. Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Ankylosaurus, and Torosaurus are able to defend themselves by using their tails or horns. HP Pavilion DV6-1115EI Battery

Brachiosaurus is the only herbivore that no carnivore can take down due to its large size. Triceratops is unusual because it will rampage when stressed, like the carnivores in the game. All large herbivores can live together peacefully, though Torosaurus will compete with its own kind for dominance. HP Pavilion DV6-1115ES Battery

Small carnivorous dinosaurs that ranges from 2-5 stars. These type of carnivores will attack all kinds of herbivores with the exception of Brachiosaurus, and some of the smaller carnivores will not attack Ankylosaurus. However, the Dilophosaurus (the weakest of the small carnivores) will only attack and kill small herbivores such as Dryosaurus, HP Pavilion DV6-1115ET Battery

Homalocephale, and Gallimimus and is unable to take down large or armored small herbivores. The other three carnivores will attack herbivores small and large. The Dilophosaurus can also stay near a Velociraptor pack to scavenge kills, as both species can tolerate each other. HP Pavilion DV6-1115EZ Battery

Velociraptor cannot attack Ankylosaurus, and both Dilophosaurus and Velociraptor will run away from Brachiosaurus. Ceratosaurus will become cannibalistic if there is no other food available, and Albertosaurus will take down its own kind if one of them is diseased or sick. HP Pavilion DV6-1115TX Battery

The downside of this dinosaur type is that they become easily stressed, an easy choice of prey for large carnivores, and can be killed by aggressive herbivores with just one attack, except for Albertosaurus and Ceratosaurus. Ceratosaurus is the only small carnivore that does not fear Allosaurus. HP Pavilion DV6-1116EL Battery

Unlike the other small carnivores, Velociraptor will rampage when stressed, like the large carnivores do. When rampaging, they will kill other Velociraptors, as well as Ceratosaurus and Dilophosaurus.

Large carnivorous dinosaurs are the most popular dinosaurs that ranges from 4-5 stars. HP Pavilion DV6-1116TX Battery

These carnivores, like their smaller relatives, will attack most kinds of herbivore, except Brachiosaurus. Usually they will attack their favored prey, if it is available. Large carnivores fight for territory when they meet, and when stressed, tend to rampage. When Spinosaurus challenge other carnivores for territory, HP Pavilion DV6-1117EL Battery

they will not run away if they lose, which is why groups of Spinosaurus will tolerate each other. Surprisingly, Carcharodontosaurus, Allosaurus, and Acrocanthosaurus will not fight members of their species unless they're stressed, meaning they can live in groups, although Acrocanthosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus will hunt Allosaurus as food. HP Pavilion DV6-1117ES Battery

Also, if a Carcharodontosaurs and Acrocanthosaurus are together, they treat each other with respect and will even share the same kill. Since Spinosaurus and Tyrannosaurus are the most dangerous and territorial of all the carnivorous dinosaurs, they can only be kept alone, and will kill or fight any other dinosaurs that they see, including their own kind. HP Pavilion DV6-1117TX Battery

Spinosaurus and Tyrannosaurus are also able to do a "Death Duel" against each other, with one of them being killed by the other in the end of the duel.

Scrapped dinosaurs

Compsognathus, a major feature in the franchise is sadly absent presumably due to its very small size which would have created tremendous gameplay problems. HP Pavilion DV6-1118EL Battery

Other species missing include two that were shown as embryo species in cold storage in the first film; Metriacanthosaurus and Proceratosaurus, and two others from the Jurassic Park films; Mamenchisaurus and Pteranodon were absent, the latter alongside any flying reptiles and aviaries. HP Pavilion DV6-1118TX Battery

Plans for marine reptiles also never made it to fruition. Three dinosaurs seen on the park map in the film, Baryonyx, Herrerasaurus, and Segisaurus are also missing, although the first was originally to appear in the game.

After all the missions are completed, HP Pavilion DV6-1119EL Battery

a Site B option unlocks on the title page which allows the player to build an island without any fences or buildings for people, and no visitors are allowed (meaning no security buildings or ranger stations). Site B was designed to be more like Isla Sorna in The Lost World: Jurassic Park. HP Pavilion DV6-1119TX Battery

In it, the player gets to place eight hatcheries and up to sixty dinosaurs (same as the park setting unless modded). The dinosaurs will be created and live out their lives on your island without diseases or the possibility of becoming stressed. Weather is not a factor because you don't really need to protect or nurture the dinosaurs during a heatwave or a tornado; HP Pavilion DV6-1120EC Battery

as long as they have food, water and living space, the player can sit back and watch.

Attractions

Attractions help make the park popular, and increase its rating power and income when correctly configured. Attractions must be researched before they can be constructed, HP Pavilion DV6-1120EF Battery

and include the Balloon Tour, Safari Adventure and Viewing Dome (The Viewing Vents and Viewing Platforms do not need to be researched.) The Safari Tour and Balloon Tour attractions also allow for the player to "take over" the ride for the purpose of park exploration and photography. HP Pavilion DV6-1120EG Battery

The player may also observe the dinosaurs from the Viewing Dome, Viewing Vent, and Viewing Platform by selecting the "View" option after clicking on the building.

Fan Modification

Thanks to the PC version's modular file structure, the game is very easy to modify with nothing more than a regular text editor. HP Pavilion DV6-1120EH Battery

It is possible to create almost completely new missions, exercises, dinosaurs, and play options. They can also edit the TML and DDS file to make a different "skin" of the Dinosaurs and Visitors. Most skins are done on Dinosaurs. Most packs and projects include skins. HP Pavilion DV6-1120EI Battery

A popular modification is a Tyrannosaurus skin edit, used to create a so-called super T-Rex known as Crusher.

Thanks to this open ended design, a small community of fans have come together to work to improve realism, unlock unreleased features, and design new things to be included. HP Pavilion DV6-1120EJ Battery

A group of people have formed the Community Expansion Project and the Genesis Expansion Project, which takes previous modifications, and designs new ones for release in a patch for the overall community. HP Pavilion DV6-1120EK Battery

The team's main aim is to recreate the dinosaurs to be as realistic as possible, mainly expanding and creating new behavior.^[3] Two other modification sets are Jurassic Park Legacy's the Film-Canon Mod and Novel-Canon Mod. HP Pavilion DV6-1120EL Battery

The "NCM" includes novel-based dinosaur skins and islands. The "FCM" includes film-based dinosaur skins, music, sounds, and islands. HP Pavilion DV6-1120EO Battery,HP Pavilion DV6-1120EQ Battery,HP Pavilion DV6-1120ER Battery