What ever happened to the Cerebral Bore?
Story:
The player takes the role of Joseph Turok. Previously, Turok was a member of the Wolfpack, a specialized military detachment whose members were trained in black ops by General Roland Kane. After a falling out with the group, Turok was reassigned back to the military and was eventually made the newest member of Whiskey Company-a team that has been assembled to apprehend his former mentor and return him to Earth. Formerly 'General' Kane, he had supposedly disappeared two years earlier only to have surfaced once again on a world under the jurisdiction of the Mendel-Gruman (M-G) Corporation.
At first, the crew shuns him thinking that he is an inexperienced fighter, untrustworthy, and a liability. One particular member, Slade, has a grudge against Turok because his brother was killed in the same battle from which Turok had reputedly fled from, earning him his dubious reputation. Unbeknown to the team, Roland Kane is in command of a secret paramilitary force working for Mendel-Gruman.
On approach to their target, the starship they are in is shot down from orbit and crash lands on the terraformed surface where Turok quickly learns that the dinosaurs inhabiting its jungles were created with accelerated evolution. Through several adventures, Turok and the surviving marines eventually discover that Kane has created a Soldier bug-based biotoxin with deadly and immediate effects that disperses harmlessly after use, making it an ideal first strike weapon. Whiskey Company comes up with a plan to stop Kane and escape the planet but in the ensuing battle, most of the crew are killed although the survivors manage to penetrate Kane's defenses and sabotage the base. Only Slade, Shepherd, and Turok manage to make it to the spaceship and make ready to leave, but Turok is left behind at his request to head back into the ruins and face Kane. After an ensuing battle, Kane is defeated by Turok in a knife duel.
Shortly after Kane's death, an attacking T-Rex charges into the scene which Turok is forced to fight with weapons scattered across the landing area where the battle had taken place. Defeating the T-Rex, Slade and Shepherd return to pick up Turok and leave the hostile world for Earth.
To be pretty honest the story within this game is pretty generic, not in a game sense but from a movie sense if you really think about it.
Gameplay:
The gameplay is similar to that of most first-person shooters, with a strong focus on survival in dangerous natural environments. The human enemies, under the leadership of Kane, is the main threat to the player, although dinosaurs may often be found wandering throughout the game. The dinosaurs act as a neutral force and, if the player chooses, can be used as a tool to attack enemy soldiers. This may be done by attracting roaming dinosaurs to a firefight (via: flares, gunshots, etc.) to aid the player and help dispatch the enemy, with possible other ways depending on the situation. The dinosaur A.I is not limited in attacking specific enemies, so other dinosaurs and all humans, including the player's allies and enemies, may be attacked.
The game does not utilize an aim-assist feature.
Because Turok takes place mostly in jungle environments with a focus on ambiance, the player may kill enemies with a bow or knife without being heard or use dinosaurs to attract the attention of other enemies and slip by unnoticed. A famed new feature into this game is the Silent Kill, which is done by drawing your knife, then attacking a human or unaware dino from behind. The kill can be utilized against dinosaurs and humans alike as a finishing blow, and can be executed from any side. The kills are incredibly gory, (such as attacking a raptor from a certain angle, then stabbing it in the head, rippimng the knife out, then kicking over the flailing beast.) The knife is also utilized as a self-defense weapon during phases known as "mauls", where the player is attacked by a dino or bug, and must hammer on the according buttons in order to counter-attack or fend off the attack.
Ok i had a HUGE problem with the fact that Turok didnt return with cerebral bore ( The greatest weapon ever ), and also, for the most part unless your the best at aiming this game can get extremly fustrating at times.
Multiplayer:
Online multiplayer support is also available. There is a (Team) Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Wargames, and Assault Capture the Flag. Multiplayer supports up to 16 people, and 4 players for three co-op missions. A feature in the multiplayer randomly spawning computer-controlled dinosaurs and insects that appear in various locations in levels adds a new factor to the gameplay, and has not appeared in first-person shooter games since Doom. While players must worry about the opposing enemies, they must now also worry about the hostile dinosaurs that will be attempting to kill them. There can be up to 4 A.I controlled dinosaurs or insects on any map at one time.
Atleast the multiplayer within this game is pretty good as it keeps you on your toes a heck of alot becuase not only are the enemy out to kill you, but so are randomly placed Dino's you will try to munch on who ever you see.
Just be warned people like to play with there knives in this field and it again, can be fustrating.
Conclusion:
Overall fans of the original Turok will be satisfied to an extent and for the most part so will newcomers to the series and the genre, However with not many people liking no aim assist what so ever and the lack of weapon viriaty, this Turok is passable but no way great like the original.
The Good:
Graphically pretty decent
Online adds viriaty
Voice acting
The Bad:
fustrating online ( Knive kills )
can be alittle hard at times
The Ugly:
only about 5 weapons in the game
unsatisfying ending for me