Turok

This was the last video game about good old comic book Indian hunter Turok, later a dinosaur hunter, here presented in distant future. Many people were pretty upset by this "video game adaption" of main character. But I found it good, I liked it a lot. The last Turok video games were not bad, but I just couldn't find them playable, I read a few comic books, I liked it. But this game is good. This Turok is called Joseph Turok. "Turok" is actually a title, a heritage that is bestowed upon a next Indian hunter. Joseph is a former black ops marine, later a member of "Wolf Pack" leaded by Kane, an evil military leader and Turok's mentor. Turok joined marines in mission to find Kane on terraformed planet full of dinosaurs. So they kept that tradition of Turok who hunts dinosaurs and other mutated creatures. Well, in previous adaptions he fought not only dinosaurs, but also other hunters and mutated monsters that carries a gun. Sweet! Overall, the game has good graphics, good story, good action, characters are good, the best thing is voice actors, a bunch of well-known dudes here (Powers Boothe, Ron Perlman, Timothy Olyphant, William Fichtner, etc), hunting dinosaurs with a knife and bow and arrow is kickass! The only thing that is pretty upsetting, is that Turok is not that agile, he is pretty slow, and you need to get use to his movements and actions... and sometimes, enemy is extremely aggressive and you get stuck in the jam of combat. But, you can try it out, really not bad. Enjoy it.

This may have been a run of the mill first person shooter that didn't offer anything new or innovative, but it was still an enjoyable game.

This version of Turok has been reconstructed in a darker and more realistic sci-fi setting with no supernatural elements, so it feels different and more mundane than previous titles. In the future, Native American Joseph Turok is a space marine recently transferred to Whiskey company, which is on route to a strange, terraformed planet to kill war criminal Roland Kane, who is also Turok's mentor. On route, Whiskey companies ship is shot down and crash lands on the planet, discovering that it is inhabited by genetically engineered dinosaurs. Now, Turok and his comrades must fight to escape the planet and take down Kane once and for all.

The game successfully emulates some of Halo's features, such as limiting Turok's armament to only four weapons, with two slots permanently taken up by your knife and bow. Speaking of which, the weapons are more conventional, consisting of handguns, SMGs, shotguns, rocket launchers, and others. Turok also has unlimited health, so long as you give him time to recover from damage. And you had the option of using stealth and surprise to kill your enemies rather than simply blasting your way through the game.

The gameplay was solid and action packed, with challenging enemies to kill, and 11 extensive levels that were fun to explore. But there were some pretty annoying features, like button mashing at certain parts and Turok isn't very quick on his feet, so dodging attacks and maneuvering around can be hard.

Half the time, you'll battle vicious dinosaurs and other prehistoric monsters, like Utahaptors, Dilophosaurus, Giant Scorpions, and Lurkers. The other half, you'll fight Kane's troops. And every so often, you'll encounter a huge T-Rex named Mama Scarface. You can't have a Turok game otherwise.

The graphics were the best part. The levels were wonderfully designed and fully detailed, from beautifully lush jungles, rocky valleys, high-tech military bases, and others. The enemy and character models looked great too. The sounds were impressive, with intense weapon sounds, intimidating dinosaur noises, and crisp ambient sounds that help bring the setting to life. There was a remarkable voice cast too, involving the talents of Ron Perlman, Donnie Wahlberg, William Fichtner, and Timothy Oliphant.

While I enjoyed this game and consider it a step-up from "Evolution", it still paled in comparison to the more supernatural themed games on the N64.

Turok is a name that should be known to most FPS-fans who played it on PC or on the N64 (or both). And despite that this game is mostly different then the others, your trusty knife and bow make a nice return. Using your knife this time is both awesome and a bit awkward because it kills dinosaurs and people in one well placed strike. That way it can sometimes feel a bit like cheating, but its still definitely my favorite weapon and every knife-sequence is very satisfying.

The game makes use of the Unreal 3 engine and does that quite good. The environment looks very detailed, although the game does avoid being too FarCry-ish and the game is mostly straight-forward. Apart from a few stealthy parts that you can do, most action in this game is Rambo-style. That means guns blazing (with 2 guns at once if its possible), and if you run out of bullets, you can still rely on your deadly knife or bow. And piercing a enemy against the wall with a arrow just never gets old.

The story isn't that solid, but the action this game has to offer compensates that. The AI of the enemy's in this game can vary. Sometimes people will spot you from great distance, while other times they seem to run around aimlessly. But the game does make the enemy challenging in numbers. The ability to lure dinosaurs to people is a nice find, and adds a little more depth to the gameplay even though other then that its a straight-forward shooting-game.

If you are a shooter-fan then you will probably enjoy this as much as I did. I think this game is a nice return and I hope the developers will make a sequel.