Turok Review
If you remember jurassic park when it came out and how you got that frightening feeling when the Trex finally made its big screen appearance then turok will leave you with the same feeling. Turok is based on a new story brought to the saga and they do it decently.
Graphics 5/5
If your into the next gen graphics and have been waiting to see how dinosaurs could look in a next gen environment then turok leaves you speechless. The dinos and enemies look very detailed with very little stretching ever happening. The worst stretching we saw was on the big trexs in the game (ooh, maybe I shouldn’t have said that) but overall the Dino’s look great as to the enemies you face throughout the game. There are many different types of dinos in the game, some classic ones like the trex all the way to some new creatures that act like a cat and a dino put togther. Each dino has its own weakness which you will have to learn and deal with through different missions.
Along side the great looking dinos is the environments you will play in. You will play through rain forests and mech buildings throughout the game and there is even a lava level which looks similar to the last level in halo 3. However turok is a great looking game and does a few things really well including rain. Till turok I have not seen any next gen games look so goo in the rain dept. It usually just looked choppy and sort of childish but turok really makes you believe is real rain!
Sound 3/5
Like the graphics in this game the sound is equally as good, the cut scenes to help with the storyline sound great as well. The weapons fire sounds are pretty realistic and the dino sounds are excellent to boot!
Gameplay 4/5
One thing turok brings to the table in full stride is plain good old fashion run and gun fun! Turok takes us back to how fps games used to be before all the gadgets and gizmos like james bond has came to be. You just pick up a gun, and run in blasting away. This makes for some intense battle and you really feel as if you were in the heat of things yourself.
Another great addition that makes this game a must have is the use of the knife turok has on his person at all times. You can sneak up on any enemy or run straight for a dino, just before you hit the person or dino you can hit your knife button and you will perform an awesome finishing move to take them out silently. I have taken out nearly most of the dinos in the game this way as its easier then waiting for them to hold still.
However one thing I will complain about is the shotgun in the game, In my opinion the shot gun should take out most of the dinos with one shot but it in-fact takes about 5 or more shots to take them out. I can understand the machine gun doing this but the shot gun symbolizes POWER and should act as such. I found the pulse rifle to be the best weapon to use throughout most of the game as it has fire-able grenades that simply destroy enemies if you throw 3 or more into any area. They go flying and you can also zoom in pretty far with the pulse rifle and pick off enemies from a far.
Story 2/5
The storyline in turok is a tad weak but by the end of the game things turn around and you appreciate killing off the man that once betrayed you like no other. I wont give away to much here as the story is really the WORST part of the game anyhow. However I must say that the last battle in the game with a person is with this arched rival and you take him out if you have reasonably quick reflexes.
MP 3/5
The multiplayer in turok is another great feature, although frustrating at times because of the lower quality it brings vs the single player mode its still fun to run and gun. However if you have ever played COD4 mp you wont even touch this part of turok.
Total Score 3/5
April 09 2008 03:06 pm | Game Reviews