Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey

Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey
PAL region Xbox cover art
Developer(s)	Vicious Cycle Software
Publisher(s)	TDK Mediactive (North America) Global Star Software (PAL)
Platform(s)	GameCube, Xbox
Release	NA: July 31, 2003 [1] PAL: April 16, 2004 (Xbox) [2]
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

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

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

Reception

Reception

Aggregate scores

Aggregator	Score
	GC	Xbox
GameRankings	53% [3]	47.97% [4]
Metacritic	50/100 [5]	44/100 [6]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	GC	Xbox
Game Informer		3.25/10 [7]
GameSpot	4.7/10 [8]	4.7/10 [8]
GameZone		5/10 [9]
Nintendo Power	2.5/5 [10]
Nintendo World Report	5/10 [11]
Official Xbox Magazine (UK)		5.8/10 [12]
TeamXbox		5.6/10 [13]

The game was met with mixed to negative reception, as GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 53% and 50 out of 100, respectively, for the GameCube version, ^{[3] [5]} and 47.97% and 44 out of 100 for the Xbox version. ^{[4] [6]}

References

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2. "What's New?". Eurogamer.net. April 16, 2004. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
3. "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey for GameCube". GameRankings. Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
4. "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey for Xbox". GameRankings. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
5. "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on February 17, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
6. "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey Critic Reviews for Xbox". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
7. "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey". Game Informer . No. 127. November 2003. p. 170.
8. Navarro, Alex (August 11, 2003). "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 23, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
9. Valentino, Nick (September 7, 2003). "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey – XB – Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
10. "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey". Nintendo Power . Vol. 172. September 2003. p. 135.
11. Sklens, Mike (September 22, 2003). "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on July 23, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
12. "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey". Official Xbox Magazine UK. June 2004.
13. Khalil, Jerry (October 14, 2003). "Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey Review (Xbox)". TeamXbox. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2014.