Not a very solid installment in the Turok franchise, and another upset.
Turok for X360 and PS3 has failed to deliver on two of the three fronts previously mentioned. Yes, there are dinosaurs. There are a lot of dinosaurs, and killing them with a knife is pretty cool. However, the weaponry in this Turok game is a major upset. The days of the chronoscepter and the cerebral bore were the days of Turok I enjoyed the most. I always got a kick out of weapons like the shredder and the razor wind, and of course all the other overpowered weapons that made you an unstoppable force. The weaponry in the latest Turok is an upset because the weapons are so cliché of the modern shooter and very unspectacular in comparison to the weapons in Seeds of Evil or Shadow of Oblivion. SMG, Shotgun, Pistol, Plasma Rifle, RPG, Sniper Rifle; All these weapons are in the previous Turok games but they are usually able to be upgraded and made even more powerful and unique, but not so in the new game. The only real weapon that is signature to Turok was the bow, and they didn't even deliver what I wanted out of it in the new game; I want a game with tek arrows like the arrows from Turok 2, when they made that distinct sound right before they exploded with that blue color (yes I wanted the blue arrows!). Turok should have kept those same color arrows (yes, I realize Evolution didn't have them either) and implemented the poison arrows from Evolution. Then, and only then, can a game be worthy of carrying the Turok name.
Lastly, I'm going to talk about the story. In EVERY single Turok game, you were a member of the Fireseed family. You were always Tal'Set, Joshua, Joseph or Danielle Fireseed. "Turok" was the name given to the warrior from that family who was chosen to protect the Lost Land. You protected the lost land from the Campaigner, the Primagen or Oblivion in the previous games. There is a lot of room for branching story lines in this universe and could have easily picked up from the end of Turok 3 with the scene AFTER the credits that was left as a cliffhanger (go watch it if you don't remember!!). It seems that all the Fireseed family members dropped off the face of the earth (including Adon) for the new game. Reinventing the story line and turning you into a "space marine" wasn't too smart of a move. This story also gets less and less involving as the game goes on. The only thing this game has in common with the originals is the Turok name and the fact that you're a Native American. Other than that, the story sucks.
As far as game play is concerned, NOT being able to run kind of sucks when you're being chased by dinosaurs. Also, the whole getting knocked off your feet thing and then changing direction REALLY disorients you and kills you in intense battle scenes. Aiming is a little hard in this game since there isn't a lock function where you can circle your enemy like in Halo. Also, the only weapons that are realistic are the knife and bow because no human can really survive the way you get hit with those in the game (although the dinosaur kills are questionable). I don't like using half a clip on a human enemy with a plasma rifle before he finally dies. Lastly and perhaps the most frustrating part of the game are the jumps in difficulty. The game goes from brainlessly easy blast-your-way-through parts to parts that you play through about ten times before you beat get to a rare checkpoint. The replay aspect of this game makes you want to throw your controller out the window.
In summary, I'd say if your a hardcore Turok fan like myself (as if you couldn't tell) then this game is worth a try, but you might as well set the bar low for it. If your a hardcore shooter fan, you won't be happy with this one. If you like to shoot dinosaurs, than this is the game for you.