Let me start by saying I am not a fan of this game. You knew that already by looking at the rating, but I just want to get it out there so you're not expecting much of anything positive in here. This game is utter shit, and I aim to show you why.
Let us go over what this game promised, shall we? This game was
supposed to resurrect the dying Turok franchise and was supposed to
have revolutionary AI, lifelike graphics, innovative gameplay,
etc etc. I understand that's quite a bit to promise, so I'd excuse the game's failings if it delivered on just a couple of its promises. Alas, my hopeful optimism was misplaced.
As for the revolutionary AI, I guess it's revolutionary in that it is a step backwards in intelligence, which is a contrast to most new games,
which usually attempt to improve upon past achievements. It is not uncommon to find two guards next to each other who show literally no reaction to their partner's head being completely exploded by an arrow (don't ask me how that works). Come on generic guard number 452, I'm not asking for full squad-behavior or complex AI here, just an acknowledgment of the carnage I just wreaked on your partner.
Lifelike graphics? Well, to be honest, the environments aren't all that
bad. The foliage looks good, although many times it is too thick to see
through, so hiding in the foliage to stalk your prey (one of the cool
features the developers promised) is pretty much useless, unless your
goal is just to get killed by enemies you can't see. However, the
character models are not so great. Most look like they were recycled
from the N64 Turok games. The animation is equally as disappointing.
I suppose when they said innovative gameplay, they were referring to
the extremely irritating pteradactyl flying sequences peppered between the levels. Not only are the controls during these
sections a little subpar, but the levels are just plain hard. Far more
difficult than the rest of the game in fact, and this creates a really
uneven experience, as you will easily blow through most of the first
person sections and then you will find yourself wanting to break your
controller during the flying levels.
Add to this a boring soundtrack and an especially stupid story and you have one really truly awful game.
The one and only redeeming factor in this game is the multiplayer,
which has always been Turok's strong suit. But even this is a little
underwhelming. There is one gun which is essentially a homing
one-hit-kill gun that bore into your skull and kills you, so if anyone
gets ahold of that, it is just a competition of who can shoot first,
which honestly isn't that appealing.
Bottom line: The multiplayer is average at best, but it is still the
best part of this otherwise abysmal game. Your money is better spent on
just about anything else. Stay away.
