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Turok (X360)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Shooter/First-Person Shooter

RELEASE DATE

05/FEB/08

ESRB RATING

MATURE, Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language

DEVELOPER

Propaganda Games

PUBLISHER

Touchstone

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

PlayStation 3, IBM PC Compatible

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

future outer space 39
future 10

PLAYING AS #USES

turok 41

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

Dinosaurs 40
Enemies 23

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

DESCRIPTION

Former publisher Acclaim's daring dinosaur-hunting series has been saved from the brink of extinction courtesy of Touchstone. Turok is a re-imagining of the franchise, a first-person shooter infused with aspects of stealth and survival horror, as players explore a planet rife with prehistoric creatures. Unlike the Native American protagonists found in the comic books and Acclaim video games, main character Joseph Turok is a futuristic Special Forces soldier on a mission to capture a war criminal named Roland Kane. After his spacecraft is shot down during its final approach, Turok realizes he no longer has the element of surprise. He must now rely on his extensive military expertise to defeat Kane's soldiers, genetically altered dinosaurs, and other creatures in the lush jungles of a hostile, unfamiliar world.

One of the game's distinguishing features, aside from the anachronistic theme, is the manner in which players can engage the enemy. Instead of blasting everything that stomps, slithers, or runs, players can lure dinosaurs to attack other creatures or soldiers by creating well-timed distractions. Stealth tactics involving bows and knives are possible, as is the more "direct" approach with such weapons as railguns, shotguns, and flamethrowers. Vehicles can also be used to help navigate the hazardous terrain, and members of Turok's elite squad will periodically assist players in coordinated attacks against groups of enemies. Up to 16 players can complete online in multiple game modes, including variants on deathmatch, capture-the-flag, and other team-oriented formats. Turok is Canadian developer Propaganda Games' first software release. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Turok (X360)

GENRE/STYLE:

Shooter/First-Person Shooter
RELEASE DATE:

05/FEB/08
TOP TRAITS:

turok, Dinosaurs, future outer space
DESCRIPTION:

Former publisher Acclaim's daring dinosaur-hunting series has been saved from the brink of extinction courtesy of Tou... more

players 417

followers 0

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POPULARITY: X360 PLATFORM

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Turok (X360) by: GamerGiirl

“Too short single-player, running around and shooting up dinos is really funny at one side, but the enemies and the linear levels on the other side lower this game down.”

created 10/OCT/2009

Turok (X360) by: leon17848

“Very nice”

created 23/SEP/2009

Jimothyjim's adventures in gaming 2 by: jimothyjim

“So, another roundup. Biggest news being my purchase and completion of shadow complex. That game world was surprisingly big and I enjoyed the whole exploration aspect a lot more than I thought it...”

created 30/AUG/2009

ChangeAgent was the last to comment - 2 months ago... show previous hide previous

“I too find myself playing XBLA games more lately... I think it is because it is so easy to just load it up on the box and play vs getting the disc... waiting for that to load (often installing an update), etc. I know it seems like a small thing to walk over to the draw... get out the disc and put it in... but these days it does seem like a barrier for me. :)”

Turok (X360) by: jimothyjim

“Nothing special, weapons are fairly fun but dinosaur killing wasn't so great.”

created 28/AUG/2009

Jimothyjim: Adventures in Gaming by: jimothyjim

“This is basically a random round up of my recent gaming and stuff for anyone who cares. Might do more like this, unsure yet. For various reasons I haven't really gamed a huge amount recently,...”

created 27/AUG/2009

jimothyjim earned achievements in Turok on 24/AUG/09

jimothyjim was the last to comment - 3 months ago...

“Kind of enjoyed it but I can't help being frustrated that most of the achievements are for multiplayer, which is basically dead. I like the weapons but, seems like a dated game to meeee.”

created 26/AUG/2009

Turok (X360) by: Rockanoid

“Bloody and exciting gameplay. The dinos in this game adds to the complexity and difficulty. Have those beast jumping you from behind adds a very unique aspect to multiplayer games too.”

created 21/AUG/2009

Turok (X360) by: wastelander75

“Not bad. not thrilling or GREAT, but I enjoyed taking down a few dinos while I visited. ”

created 04/AUG/2009

nemesis4lif3 played Turok on 10/JUN/09

“non stop dino killing fun woooooooooot ”

created 12/JUN/2009

Turok (X360) by: kutsuu

“You kill dinosaurs with a knife or your barehands at times. That is a badass way to spend 8 hrs killing dinosaurs with a knife”

created 27/MAY/2009

TouchedJungus played Turok on 07/APR/09

“Ok, I understand that not every game has great co-op, but this game has got to be the worst co-op I've ever seen. Limited respawn, horrible HUD.”

created 08/APR/2009

Turok (X360) by: WayneMSmith

“Well the story was okay. Pretty dry to be honest. The one major problem was how hard it was to play. There was no stickiness to the aimer making it ridiculous to hit targets at a distance. Also playing first person makes it hard to see all the dinos ”

created 12/MAR/2009