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Dino Island the Ride

The Land Civilization Forgot

The time is the not-too-distant future. The place is a formerly undiscovered, smoke-shrouded island, formed by an undersea volcano. The mission is to explore this mysterious Alpha Island, cooled just enough to make a survey possible.

Until now, it has been too hot to venture there, to decipher the strange signals emanating from it. None are more baffled by the mystery than the specialists of the Earth Science Team, who monitor environmental conditions worldwide. As members of this planetary “special forces” team, these scientists are entrusted with the task of uncovering the secrets of this new place. A helicopter airlifts the team and their All Terrain Environmental Science (ATES) vehicle to Alpha Island, but then they’re on their own.

What the scientists discover goes beyond their wildest expectations. Along with volcanic canyons and rivers of lava, the eerie molten landscape of Alpha Island is thriving with pre-historic plants. But the amazing sight of this primeval landscape is quickly eclipsed by a sight even more amazing ­ living, breathing dinosaurs.

You are part of a scientific team whose mission is to explore a newly formed island that has baffled environmentalists around the world. Upon arriving, you discover that the island is thriving with prehistoric plant life, dark caves, rivers of lava and dinosaurs! You will come eye to eye with T-Rex, Peteranodon, a herd of Apatosaurs and more!

 

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