Jurassic World Play

Dinosaur play with a Mattel connection

Jurassic World Play is an interactive dinosaur app from Mattel for children and Jurassic World fans who own compatible Mattel dinosaur toys. Scan the tracking code beneath a toy’s feet to unlock that dinosaur in the app, then explore its movements, roar, facts and related video clips. The app can also keep previously unlocked dinosaurs in the collection.

Games built around tracking and rescue

The app includes several dinosaur-themed activities rather than one single game. In Ride ’N Rampage: Colossal Chase, players use an off-road vehicle, attack boat or helicopter to pursue dinosaurs and collect DNA samples. Track ’N Catch Challenge adds tracking, rescue and badge collection, while Rescue ’N Release sends a dinosaur to a lab for care before returning it to a suitable habitat.

Watch, explore and use augmented reality

Jurassic World Play includes videos featuring dinosaur battles, music and recreated scenes. Its Dinosaur in Your World activity places a compatible Mattel dinosaur into the surrounding space through augmented reality. Players can resize and rotate the creature, trigger its roar and save a picture to the device. These features make the app more suitable for hands-on play than for passive viewing alone.

What to expect

• Developer: Mattel
• Category: Education
• Rating: 4.33 from 49,239 reviews
• Installs: 5,000,000+

It is a practical choice for families already buying Mattel Jurassic World dinosaurs, since toy scanning unlocks much of the collecting and augmented-reality experience. Without those toys, the included games, videos and activities still provide dinosaur-themed play, but the collection features are more limited.