Initial release date 14 September 2004 | ||
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Developers Natsume, Locomotive Games, Pacific Coast Power and Light Similar THQ games, Adventure games | ||
Power Rangers Dino Thunder is a 2004 action-adventure video game based on the television series of the same name. The game was developed by Pacific Coast Power & Light, and published by THQ for the Game Boy Advance, GameCube, and PlayStation 2.
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Game Boy Advance version
The Game Boy Advance version of Power Rangers Dino Thunder is a side-scrolling fighting game with puzzle-solving mini-missions. Six characters are featured in the game:
The player fights enemies as the three core rangers while meeting goals, such as finding and rescuing humans or defeating a number of monsters while the Black Ranger solves puzzles to free captured Zords. MegaZord battles also occur whenever an enemy enlarges to giant size. MegaZord levels allow the player to customize the ThunderSaurus MegaZord with auxiliary Zords obtained from the puzzle levels.
The game features 13 missions, played across 20 levels.
Console version
The rangers pilot their Zords in various missions to save the world from Zeltrax.
Players take control of one of three Zords, Red TyrannoZord, Blue TriceraZord, or Yellow PteraZord in order to free the captive DinoZords (Violet CephalaZord, Green ParasaurZord, and Cyan DimetroZord), escort the Black BrachioZord to various warp points, and destroy alien weapon facilities. Also by collecting morphers, eggs, and crystal icons, players can unlock the zords from Power Rangers Wild Force and Power Rangers Ninja Storm as playable characters.
Reception
On Metacritic, each version of Power Rangers Dino Thunder has a 49 percent score, indicating "Generally unfavorable reviews."
Juan Castro of IGN rated the PlayStation 2 version 4.5 out of 10.
