Remember Mr. DNA?
Back in Jurassic Park, there was that scene when Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler and Ian Malcolm are brought to the Welcome Center near the beginning of the film.
The first place John Hammond takes them after ascending that massive staircase is an orientation theater where an animated film plays, explaining how the park brought dinosaurs back to life.
And the southern drawl-tastic narrator of that little movie was a character named Mr. DNA.
In the upcoming video game LEGO Jurassic World, Mr. DNA is one of the more than 100 playable characters. This was revealed today at a presentation held at London Comic-Con, where a number of new things about the game were revealed.
CONFIRMED: Mr. DNA is a playable character in #LEGOJurassicGame
— LEGO Jurassic World (@LEGOJurassicUK) May 22, 2015
In addition to the 100 playable characters and 20 playable dinosaurs, TT Games also revealed that a special unlock in the game will give you the ability to play as dinosaur skeletons.
These are unlocked by collecting ten "bone boxes" hidden in each game level. Dino fans will be happy to learn that you can mix-and-match dinosaur body parts in the game too, to create your own hybrids.
Dinosaurs are customisable in #LEGOJurassjcWorld. You can make a Tricersaurus-Rex if you want to! — LEGO Jurassic World (@LEGOJurassicUK) May 22, 2015
Another major revelation: the game features racing, and a plenty of it. At least four different types of races were mentioned, including races using vehicles, land dinosaurs, flying dinos and swimming dinos. While the LEGO games are generally overall excellent, racing has never been one of its best aspects. Hopefully TT Games will nail it this time.
Both islands featured in the movies — Isla Nublar (Jurassic Park, Jurassic World) and Isla Sorna (The Lost World, Jurassic Park 3) — are the hub worlds in the game. They're both described as massive, detailed and freely roamable.
"The handiest dinosaurs to have are the raptors. They can even build with LEGO bricks." #LEGOJurassicGame pic.twitter.com/E0L6NijcxV — LEGO Jurassic World (@LEGOJurassicUK) May 22, 2015
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