A Raptor who wears a monocle and safari hat, who drives a Jeep with the intention of vehicular manslaughtering his fellow Raptors. You also use a chain with a spiked ball on the end of it to catch the dead raptors (or catching and killing them with one fell swoop) in order to drag them to an "exporter" that magically transports the dead dinosaur carcases to places unknown.
You are constrained by a five minute timer, you must accrue as many points as possible to reach new high scores, or use the time to complete achievements.
Developed by FlashBang studios, this game is absolutey free. However, you must download and install a web browser extension in order to play. It features leaderboards and Xbox Live style achievements to track your, well, achievements.
I asked the studio if they were planning on releasing a standalone download for those of us with spotty wireless internet connections, to which I got this reply:
Quote
Hey,
We are thinking of a standalone at some point—we have one already, internally, but it’s more of a question of tactics. The web version gives us a lot of flexibility with updates and things…
Thanks for the kind words. It’s great to see so much positive feedback!
Best Regards,
Matthew Wegner
Founder and CEO, Flashbang Studios
209 E Baseline Rd Suite #201, Tempe, AZ 85283
www.flashbangstudios.com
www.fun-motion.com
www.raptorsafari.com
Shortly after receiving this e-mail I noticed that they had already responded to this question with an update on their main page, and thus concluded that I was, in fact, a douchebag.
So what are you waiting for?
Watch the trailer! (http://www.fun-motion.com/news/raptor-safari-trailer/)
PLAY THE GAME! (http://www.raptorsafari.com)
As a follow up (it is theorized), FlashBang is working on "Jetpack Brontosaurus". The best piece of concept artwork ever can be viewed at http://jetpackbrontosaurus.com (http://jetpackbrontosaurus.com).
EDIT: Just to get this out of the way:
"Not as good as T-Rex flying an F-14 LOLZ!" (http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Mav23/tyrannosaurus_in_f-14s.jpg)
Title: Re: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari (Game Of The Forever)
Post by: Kairon on February 16, 2008, 01:31:59 AM
This game is ripe for a Wii port.
Title: Re: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari (Game Of The Forever)
Post by: Maverick on February 16, 2008, 01:32:41 AM
This game is ripe for reality. Also an Xbox Live release would be excellent.
(Damn, Kairon, you're fast.)
Title: Re: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari (Game Of The Forever)
Post by: Svevan on February 16, 2008, 07:36:17 AM
Best game ever made. Haven't played it yet though.
Title: Re: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari (Game Of The Forever)
Post by: Kairon on February 16, 2008, 11:17:03 AM
Best game ever made. Haven't played it yet though.
LOL.
Title: Re: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari (Game Of The Forever)
Post by: KDR_11k on February 16, 2008, 12:01:53 PM
I think the raptor should have oversized sunglasses and a cigarette with one of those extension thingies.
Better make sure to wear golf shoes.
Title: Re: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari (Game Of The Forever)
Post by: Maverick on February 16, 2008, 09:15:35 PM
Personally I'm holding out for "Commandosaurus Rex" to experience chain-smoking dinosaurs.
EDIT: Just got my first 1,000,000+ score! W00T!
Title: Re: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari (Game Of The Forever)
Post by: Spak-Spang on February 18, 2008, 07:57:11 AM
WiiWare, WiiWare, Please, Please...we need this for WiiWare.
Title: Re: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari (Game Of The Forever)
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on February 18, 2008, 09:03:01 AM
I just got (read: blew away) the Long Bomb achievement, and then I found out they don't track that stat long term! :( This may sound weird, but this is the first game I've played with "achievements," and I can see the appeal. I've got all but seven at the moment.
Title: Re: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari (Game Of The Forever)
Post by: Maverick on February 19, 2008, 10:06:26 AM
Yeah, it really adds a lot of replayability and goals to the game. Since it's only 5 minutes long, you pretty much have to dedicate each play session to one achievement (although you may be able to pull off a few at a time in some instances). It also makes it more than "gotta beat my high score".
Title: Re: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari (Game Of The Forever)
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on January 26, 2009, 03:06:43 PM
I just got an email announcing a sequel to Raptor Safari on the iPhone. It's called Raptor Copter, and it's generally the same idea as the original except for the part where you're in a helicopter now. They're also working to port the original to the iPhone. I still play this game occasionally (still can't get a 10 second two-wheel), and I thought I might not be the only one here who does. Sadly, I don't have an iPhone, but hopefully they'll see the dollar signs and port it to WiiWare, too.
Title: Re: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari (Game Of The Forever)
Post by: Halbred on January 26, 2009, 07:23:58 PM
This is the part where I weep. I weep tears of sorrow.
I guess it's a positive thing that they put feathers on the raptor. Even those terrible Discovery Channel dinosaur documentaries hasn't caught up that yet.
Title: Re: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari (Game Of The Forever)
Post by: NWR_Lindy on January 26, 2009, 09:57:49 PM
RPTRCOPTER
Title: Re: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari (Game Of The Forever)
Post by: Maverick on January 27, 2009, 05:33:17 AM
Wow, I posted this? I mean, it's halfway informative and almost well thought out and not just a mindless one-liner or deranged personal life story... and it's about a video game?!
What have I become?
Anyways I got that e-mail too PartyBear. Unfortunately I am not snazzy enough to own an iPhone. I need to play Jetpack Brontosaurus. I had the concept art as my wallpaper for like, half a year and when it actually came out I forgot it existed. Anyone checked it out?
EDIT: And what the **** happened to my Tyrannosaurs In F-14s picture?
EDIT 2: All better. :)
Title: Re: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari (Game Of The Forever)
Post by: Kairon on January 27, 2009, 05:43:19 AM
Tyrannosaurs in F-14s makes me smile. Always.
Title: Re: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari (Game Of The Forever)
Post by: Maverick on January 27, 2009, 05:45:07 AM
I was wondering why you've been so chipper the past year or so.
Title: Re: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari (Game Of The Forever)
Post by: Spak-Spang on January 27, 2009, 01:20:21 PM
Again I say:
WiiWare, WiiWare...please make it Wii Ware.
Title: Re: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari (Game Of The Forever)
Post by: Maverick on January 27, 2009, 05:22:47 PM
I'm surprised there's still been no word on an Xbox Live release. Unless I've missed something.
Title: Re: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari (Game Of The Forever)
Post by: Stratos on February 10, 2009, 09:48:35 PM
I forgot all about this game. I saw a video, bookmarked the site for later...and forgot. Thank you for reminding me to play this game. ;D
