Its not really about dinosaurs
You, are Turok, an Indian sort of guy, and you go around looking for pieces of the chronoceptor (or something) before it gets into the wrong hands. So the story's not that deep, but hey, its only a shooter. The gameplay is actaully prtty good, there are plenty of levels to complete, each of them looking fairly different. There are even secret portals, that once completed, will reward you with a weapon or an upgrade of some kind. There is a fairly large amount of weapons, each getting ore and more far-fetched as you progress through the game.
The graphics are suprisingly good, the environments look really clean and well constructed, as do the enemies themselves. The guns look pretty cool, especially seeing as its firts person view. The enemies have quite a few different death animations, some funny, and some just downright gruesome. If you get them in the head, they wil usually drop to the ground, or slowly decend upon their knees as blood squirts all over the rock walls. The water looks really good too, and if you have a good computer, it is easy to navigate your way through some of the tight cave sysytems.
Sound is definately one of the best parts of this game. There is the constant jungle chatter going on in the background, and even a little roar is let of by some dinosaurs. The enemies will scream at you, and you will easly hear when they are coming because they walk like elephants. This is not nesesarily a bad thing, because it gives you a good idea for how many to expect.
One good feature about the game itself is you can customise the controls to suit you specifically. Even if your computer is a little slow with games like this, you can turn off some of the effects, like fog or fancy tree animations. Keeping the game simple like this will keep the framerate smoothe even when faced with more than three tough enemies.
When the supurb graphics, customisable controls and great sound are all combined, you get one sweet game. It all comes together in perfect harmony to make this really enjoyable and definately long lasting.