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I must admit I came across the original Turok by chance picking it up cheaply secondhand. The previous owner raved about how good it was and he was right...what a great game!
So, I picked up Turok 2 about 3 days after it was released here in Australia.
The first pleasant surprise was the price of $80.00AUS. Now that is still a lot of money but when you compare it to the $99.00AUS I paid for Donkey Kong Country 2 on the Super Nintendo quite a few years ago, I think you can see the relative increase in value the N64 is offering its followers.
I played the game for about 3 weeks before the Expansion Pak was available. I picked that up for $40.00AUS as soon as it was released.
I have been playing it now for about 2 months and am totally engrossed in it. I played the original using a lot of the cheats available off the Net but have played Turok 2 and reached Level 5 without any cheats (so far.) It is a lot more rewarding to do it on your own.
Well, after I read a magazine review giving it the first 10 out of 10 I have ever seen, I had pretty high expectations. I am glad to report it really is a great game. Not only do you get the challenge of the main game to enjoy by yourself but there are 3 multiplayer modes to shoot whichever friends are willing to give it a try.
I used the controller as it was configured in the original Turok. It takes some getting used to but once mastered gives great control and accuracy.
The graphics are superb as are the sound effects and playability.
There is less platform-type jumping in this game than in the original. Still,
Turok 2 has a great balance of strategy, skills and outright blasting of a wide range of uglies
that keeps you wanting to play on.
Thankfully the weapons have changed
quite a bit with a couple of weapons having an advanced sniper capability which enables
you to see and shoot enemies before they can see you.
Another interesting weapon tracks
onto the heads of your opponents then homes in and explodes their brains all over the
place...gross but cool!
The game is huge and is more
sophisticated than the original with enemies having more varied behaviour. They also
react to weapons in various ways depending on the enemy and the weapons used. You
can shoot limbs off, blast holes right through them or watch them run around after you
have blown their heads off!
The graphics were a standout before the 4MB Ram Expansion Pak.
The Pak improves the detail quite markedly and is well worth the investment.
There have been many reports of overheating and game shutdown when using the Pak
however I have only had the game freeze on me once. This was when I paused the game
for over an hour. Now if I leave the game on when I'm not actually playing , I don't
pause it but I make sure I leave Turok in a safe place, i.e. where there are no
enemies in the area.
The only real criticism of the game are there being only two save points per level. I have lost many hours of sleep staying on into the night because to stop would mean having to start over again the next day.
I have just read that Turok 3 is underway (due for release Christmas 99) and can't wait. I give this game my highest recommendation. If you get into it...happy hunting...
MY OPINION "Quality...Quality...Quality! The
thinking man's bloodbath! Just about the most fun you can have in a darkened room by
yourself!"
Brian McCorry - "Juggernaut" (A
connoisseur of fine visual entertainment!)
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Turok 2 - Seeds of Evil
Visually, it's a
feast...in the actual game the flames look so real!
Sniper Scope
Zoom in for a one
shot kill!
Raptor
Very agile and hard
to kill but very amusing when their heads are blown off...they run around like the
proverbial chook!