I do honestly wonder why more developers aren't making more dinosaur based video games. Turok shows that the old lizards add a lot of substance to the shooter genre with it's (sometimes) amazing thrills. You play in the game as a Native American man named Turok, who is a new recruit with the space marines. You don't have long to argue with you're fellow marines before the ship you are riding through space in crash lands on a long lost planet. Or at least it used to be. The dinsoaurs inhabiting the planet are quite ferocious, and feel realistic to say the least. The detail that has been put into each one is quite impressive, especially the T-rex. Each dino provides it's own thrills throughout the game. Raptors leap out and pull your friends into tall shrubs, and a T-rex trying to eat while you hide in a tree are just a few of the great moments you will experience during the game. Now although the game has many great moments, there are a few problems you have to get by to truly get the good joys out of this game. The controls can feel a bit awkward at times. Aiming your weapon feels like it is going a bit too fast for my taste, and makes headshots a far more difficult task. The level design could also use some work. The game often makes you want to explore the beautiful world around you, but due to the linear type of levels, limits you. The voice acting cast actually manages to do a pretty great performance with the game. If the scripting were better written, the actors could have done the game a lot more justice. Turok is one of those games that could just nearly give a good emotional response, but just doesn't make it. The graphics will never fail to impress you though. The jungles and caves you traverse feel as realistic as ever, and make you watch your step at every turn in some levels. Turok is above average, and makes an honest effort to bring Turok to a blockbuster game status. At the rate it's going, it might just one day succeed.
By soundofspeet | Review Date: Feb 05, 2008 | X360
((EDITORIAL NOTE: I rated the game 7.5, but I went back and played more multiplayer, and I decided I STILL haven't given the game a fair shake, so I'm bumping the rating up to 8.5.)) Anyone who has seen me in the foru... Read Full Review
Remember Turok: Evolution? No you don't, because it was bad. How do you follow up a bad game? Do you make improvements on the formula? Of course not, you rip off other shooters. Okay, you remember how Turok 2 had gun... Read Full Review
