Turok

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  • Summary: Turok is an epic, story-driven FPS game set on a dark, mysterious planet in the near future. Players take on the role of Joseph Turok, a former Black Ops commando, now part of an elite Special Forces squad on a mission to take down a war criminal on a genetically-altered planet. After theTurok is an epic, story-driven FPS game set on a dark, mysterious planet in the near future. Players take on the role of Joseph Turok, a former Black Ops commando, now part of an elite Special Forces squad on a mission to take down a war criminal on a genetically-altered planet. After the ship is shot down while approaching the planet, Joseph Turok must use his instincts and elite military training to elude an army of well-trained soldiers, and the ravenous, unpredictable creatures that populate the dangerous environment. Joseph Turok’s mission? Survive at all costs. [Touchstone]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 38
  3. Negative: 2 out of 38
  1. Play Magazine
    90
    Even with a weak script, Turok's flexible play mechanics, strong level designs, and high production values make the story mode alone worth the price of admission. [Jan 2008, p.49]
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  2. PSX Extreme
    78
    The atmosphere pulls you into the experience thanks to fantastic dinosaurs and great sound, being given the choice between straight-up gunning and stealth is most appreciated (the bow rules!), and the efforts made for accurate momentum physics don't go unnoticed. All of this means the positives outweigh the negatives by a large amount.
  3. GameZone
    75
    While the game really doesn’t introduce anything we haven’t already seen in a shooter, the dinosaur-filled world and the intriguing story of revenge are enough to keep this game from being a bore.
  4. AceGamez
    70
    All the elements that make a decent console shooter are present in Turok: the sound, the gameplay, the weird and wonderful weaponry. They're all polished, but none of them are shining and the result is a shooter that should have been classic but is missing that vital spark that transforms a shooter from a bit of fun to a compelling and addictive experience.
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  5. GamingTrend
    67
    The thing that sucks is that you really don’t have much of an idea what is going with Turok or the enemy you are fighting against.
  6. GameDaily
    60
    The developers do a crappy job filling in the story's gaps, and much of the gameplay relies on trial and error, which leads to tons of unnecessary deaths.
  7. games(TM)
    40
    Clichéd, generic, bland, boring and infuriating. [Mar 2008, p.120]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 17
  3. Negative: 5 out of 17
  1. HenricW
    Feb 4, 2008
    10
    I love this game. The story is great and onliine is excellent as well. Yay Turok!
  2. DarthKaos
    Feb 11, 2008
    8
    Good sound, nice graphics, and the story is right on par with Rambo. There will be no acting awards given out but it gets the job done. Good sound, nice graphics, and the story is right on par with Rambo. There will be no acting awards given out but it gets the job done. Pacing of the game is what you make of it. It can be a fast and furious twitch game or a slower paced strategic kill game where you use stealth and dinosaurs.… Expand
  4. MichaelS.
    Apr 8, 2009
    8
    This game is my first Turok game, but overall it was awsome. The different guns, especially pinning guys down with the bow, or stabbing This game is my first Turok game, but overall it was awsome. The different guns, especially pinning guys down with the bow, or stabbing guys/Dinos with the knife. I hoped for splitscreen>I heard previous ones had it, but online is just as great. Although I'm pissed that 360 gets voice chat and PS3 doesn't. In conclusion: could've put more Dinos, there's only like 6-7 different types of dinos u see, and splitscreen (co-op/multiplayer) would've been nice.… Expand
  5. MaximeL.
    Mar 26, 2008
    7
    BETTER than the last Turok!!! Love to walk in the forest with my Rambo's Knife haha!!!
  6. Andy92
    May 22, 2011
    5
    I found the story satisfactory not perfect but standard however the multiplayer for the game was very horrible and unenjoyable. i recommendI found the story satisfactory not perfect but standard however the multiplayer for the game was very horrible and unenjoyable. i recommend this game for once through story however i dont suggest the game for long term its one of these games you can only play through once… Expand
  7. SubhasP
    Feb 10, 2008
    4
    Has a very old school feel to the game, the weapons are boring and the enemies are drab and can seemingly withstand 3 shots with a shotgun at Has a very old school feel to the game, the weapons are boring and the enemies are drab and can seemingly withstand 3 shots with a shotgun at close range. If this was a launch title for one of the new consoles I might have scored it higher, but after the recent crop of shooters (CoD4, Orange Box, Crysis) the bar has been raise well beyond the reach of this generally poor effort. Dated in both graphics and gameplay, I expected better.… Expand
  8. MikeW
    Jan 31, 2008
    2
    Bo-ring. THIS is the best idea you could come up with given such a great franchise? A bad rip-off of Aliens + Jurassic Park? Laa-aame.

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#91 Best PS3 Game of 2008
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#48 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2008
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#67 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2008