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The team at Flashbang Studios seem to have a fascination with times long past. First there was Off-Road Velociraptor Safari, which is an action-puzzler with jeeps, a large spiked ball, and plenty of awesome cartoony violence visited upon feathery raptors. Now there's Jetpack Brontosaurus, or, as Flashbang puts it, "splendid jetpack dreams of a the apatosaurus named 'Brontosaurus'." There is no better description of the game than that. Thankfully, the game goes beyond the simplicity of its description in providing an incredibly fun browser experience utilizing physics gameplay and the Unity platform to their fullest potential.

The web platform that Jetpack Bronto is hosted on is Flashbang's new Blurst platform. Unlike Flashbang's personal site, Blurst is designed to showcase their own games such as Jetpack Bronto, Raptor Safari, or Splume. It's a good platform, supporting user registrations, achievements, and leaderboards. It is currently in soft launch mode, meaning some of the features (such as leaderboards) are not fully implemented. However, as this is the main place that their games will be posted, it is bound to be a great site as the content is fleshed out.

No doubt the cousin of Professor Science, the Jetpack Brontosaurus has been eagerly awaiting to explore the stars with his trusty thruster. The much anticipated browser game of his adventures has finally entered alpha, allowing anyone to step into his over-sized dinosaur boots. Featuring a few missions, there's not much to it at the moment, but it is an alpha. Check it out at the official Flashbang Studios site. You'll need the Unity Player installed on your browser to play, and remember to fill out the feedback form!

[Via IndieGames]