During my years of gaming I have played two of the Turok games. This one and the first one. This one was the easier of the two and I was able to figure out where to go and what to do as the game was a bit less free roaming than the first game. However, I give them the same score as that one was something different when it came out and this one being so much later on the newest consoles should of blown that one out of the water which it does not. Also, while it is not as difficult as the first game, it still has a difficult portion of the game in the flying stages which is what finally made me give up playing this game along with the fact I was not exactly enjoying the first person levels all that much to endure trying to fly on a Pterodactyl's back. This is a prequel to the first game, because for some reason prequels became all the rage so instead of furthering a plot we regress. Thanks George Lucas! The game play is about the same as it was before during the regular stages where you are not forced to fly and crash repeatedly. You run around killing dinosaurs and facing other obstacles. I believe you also have to rescue some people here and that is a nice change of pace. So while it is not a grand adventure it is easier to navigate as you do not have to know to go underwater and find an opening into a cave to find a piece of something you need. Still, considering it was on a next generation platform it should of been better, much better than what we got. It had not evolved at all!
5 Reviews
Really not as bad as they say it is!
Flash_001018 February 2008
Warning: Spoilers
I don't know why everybody judges this game as the worst in the Turok series. I mean, sure, some of levels are a little pointless, and there is no real story that is told in the beginning, it starts off with a cutscene of Tal' Set entering a jungle (yes, I know, great beginning). The real story, however, is at the beginning of the game booklet in the game case. but if you purchased the game disc only, from some place like eBay, you will have a hard time trying to figure the plot of the game. The game booklet says this, ''There have been many generations of special warriors chosen to carry the mystic mantle of Turok, and their stories are told wherever grateful people gather to honor their heros. This adventure, Turok: Evolution, concerns one of the greatest of them all, Tal' Set, leader of the Sadquin nation. About to enter battle against Captain Bruckner, a brutal butcher and vengeful veteran of many Indian campaigns, Tal Set is ready to confront his most hated of enemies, when both are mysteriously plucked out of their world and into the simmering swirl of vicious plans that await in an ancient place... There are sinister stirrings in the Lost Land, disturbing rumbles of a coming reign of unquenchable fury. It falls to Tal' Set to explore a wide range of terrain, and triumph in each; to battle in the air, in steaming jungles and beneath the rippling water. If he is wise and swift and cunning, if he is courageous and agile and bold, he may yet emerge victorious and show all who follow the meaning of the name... Turok.'' This is a really great game, I highly recommend it. I like the way blood spurts out of an enemy's arm when you shoot them there.
10/10!
10/10!
A nearly perfect video game, best FPS out there so far
johnnycage1018 July 2004
I have this game for the PS2, and have played it for the Gamecube. For starters, one shouldn't believe the claptrap that one version is better than another. That just isn't true - the GC graphics are EXACTLY the same as the PS2 one. Between gorgeous outdoor graphics of plants, wildlife and full interaction with them, cool enemies, and the BEST guns you've ever seen in a FPS, this is a title to not miss for any FPS fan. So definitely get it. Unlike most FPS, there are no maze-like structures, which is a good thing, and most levels can be understood with enough patience. For the odd level that you can't make your way out of, I'm sure there are some walkthroughs online that will be glad to help:) Not to say that it's perfect - the dead monsters disappear after a few seconds, unlike PS1's Quake 2, and there aren't as many dinosaurs to kill as there should be. Plus, 27 out of 30 levels are beautifully designed, with backgrounds and environments that will blow one's eyes away, but 3 of them (the sewers and inside the juggernaut) are annoying. But overall, it's 9.5 out of 10. Just too bad this game wasn't successful enough to warrant a sequel. But that just means it's cheaper now to be bought.
So what are you waiting for?
So what are you waiting for?
4.5 Stars out of 5 Stars
ajneeago969 August 2021
One of my early childhood games I became obsessed with. I remember sometime in 4th grade I befriended someone just because we both played and loved this game. This was before I could just hop on the internet to look anything up, so he was the only one I was able to get cheat codes from, some in particular I was fond of was infinite ammo, weapon unlocks, and one where they made everyone's head big. Cheats aside, I don't really remember much of a story with this game except your some kind of warrior, but my child-like brain did not care at all. The blood and gore in this really interested me seeing this in a video game; a crazy experience for me at this point in my life. Before this, the most violent game I played was a game called I Ninja (which is only green blood and rated T for teen so you be the judge on how "violent" that game actually was). All of the brutal, gruesome killing in this was amazing in my eyes, and maybe sometimes alarming in how much I enjoyed it, but I think most young boys get a kick out of their first violent video game. This one definitely filled a void in my life, for sure. Flying the pterodactyl was probably my least favorite part of the game, but I still enjoyed it, as it didn't seem to take up much of the game. Anything to do with the dinosaurs were probably my favorite aspect also, mostly because I loved dinosaurs ( I think that's the main reason my mom bought me this game) especially the T-rex's. The humanoid people were fun to kill too, especially with this side attachment on the rocket launcher which made their arms, legs, and eventually their head to explode in bloody gore. Yeah, I was just a sick little kid apparently, but I still will proclaim how great of a game this was/is. I'll probably eventually come back to this game for a retrospective opinion in the near future.
Okay, what is this about?
fuzileer18 September 2006
after 3 great N64 Turok games, the developers decided to take on the PS2. Most failures of games are down to the developers thinking that they can improve/change an already great game, (take for example Medal of Honor: European A-bloody-ssault.)
The intro for the game is dull, and you are left to play the game and wonder why the hell you are actually in this random human-dinosaur world. Well, if you can call them humans, especially when they have no mouth.
Also, at the start of the intro, you are introduced to a cow-boy who, whilst you are trying to make your way through these dinosaur world without being eaten, has suddenly amassed a huge dino-human army in a matter of seconds. So, to put it simply, the whole point of the game is to kill this cow-boy. But you don't know why you have to, as the dialogue is SO unclear and muffled.
Weapons. You start off with an axe, which looks more like a conch shell stuck on a broomstick. When you sweep it, it makes it an unrealistic sound (example; A huge SWOOOOOSHHHHHHHHH sound.) The bow and arrow are mildly entertaining, specially the arrow which blows up the enemy. Then, you get the pistol. (Or a chunky-remote control wrapped round with duck-tape), which fires pitifull shots. The other weapons are un-unforgettable.
Graphics. The developers really did push the PS2 to its limits. Ever so much so, that the N64 looked like garbage infested garbage. Please note my sense of sarcasm.
When those little compsognathus dinosaurs (munch-kin t-rex's) bite, the inside of the mouth is a bright-florescent red colour that makes you wince. When you manage to decapitate a dino-human, blood spurts out of the joint, mildly entertaining, but after a while gets dull.
Gameplay. What game-play?
Map layout. Okay, one mission you have to go undercover into a dino-compound, with this blasted dinosaur-speaker yelling out muffled orders which just gets on your nerves.
Difficulty. Easy mode? More like extreme, after waisting 10 hours of my life sitting in front of the TV, playing Turok, I accomplished failing the first level numerous amounts of time and smashing the disk into tiny fragments.
Conclusion. I then threw the disk into my fire-place. Even the bin didn't deserve to consume it. I had to clean my play-station after playing it, as it was scarred with the horrors of the disgusting game. The only good thing about playing it was being able to understand what makes a bad game. Turok is a disgusting game that doesn't deserve to be put onto the sad disk it is engraved on.
Have a nice Turok-free day.
The intro for the game is dull, and you are left to play the game and wonder why the hell you are actually in this random human-dinosaur world. Well, if you can call them humans, especially when they have no mouth.
Also, at the start of the intro, you are introduced to a cow-boy who, whilst you are trying to make your way through these dinosaur world without being eaten, has suddenly amassed a huge dino-human army in a matter of seconds. So, to put it simply, the whole point of the game is to kill this cow-boy. But you don't know why you have to, as the dialogue is SO unclear and muffled.
Weapons. You start off with an axe, which looks more like a conch shell stuck on a broomstick. When you sweep it, it makes it an unrealistic sound (example; A huge SWOOOOOSHHHHHHHHH sound.) The bow and arrow are mildly entertaining, specially the arrow which blows up the enemy. Then, you get the pistol. (Or a chunky-remote control wrapped round with duck-tape), which fires pitifull shots. The other weapons are un-unforgettable.
Graphics. The developers really did push the PS2 to its limits. Ever so much so, that the N64 looked like garbage infested garbage. Please note my sense of sarcasm.
When those little compsognathus dinosaurs (munch-kin t-rex's) bite, the inside of the mouth is a bright-florescent red colour that makes you wince. When you manage to decapitate a dino-human, blood spurts out of the joint, mildly entertaining, but after a while gets dull.
Gameplay. What game-play?
Map layout. Okay, one mission you have to go undercover into a dino-compound, with this blasted dinosaur-speaker yelling out muffled orders which just gets on your nerves.
Difficulty. Easy mode? More like extreme, after waisting 10 hours of my life sitting in front of the TV, playing Turok, I accomplished failing the first level numerous amounts of time and smashing the disk into tiny fragments.
Conclusion. I then threw the disk into my fire-place. Even the bin didn't deserve to consume it. I had to clean my play-station after playing it, as it was scarred with the horrors of the disgusting game. The only good thing about playing it was being able to understand what makes a bad game. Turok is a disgusting game that doesn't deserve to be put onto the sad disk it is engraved on.
Have a nice Turok-free day.
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