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Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 13 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: Acclaim
Developer: Iguana Entertainment
Genre(s): First-Person Shooter, Action
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Release Date: February 1, 1997
Summary
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, a first-person shooter designed specifically for the Nintendo 64, is a thrill-packed dinosaur hunt that takes full advantage of the Nintendo 64's advanced graphic capabilities. The game is based on Acclaim Comics' Turok comic book series, relaunching in December 1996. To be Turok -- in the Saquin Nation language -- is to be a Son of Stone -- a protector of Earth. It is a mantle, passed down through the generations to the eldest born male of the Fireseed family. Throughout history, a Fireseed has served as Turok and fought against the threats to humanity from the residents of the LOST LAND. It is a place out of time, an interdimensional "sewer of the universe" where past, present and future collide, where alien races struggle for dominance alongside rampaging dinosaurs. A place which, throughout time, has been tamed by one man -- TUROK. Whether ripped from the plains of 1860's America or struggling through college on a baseball scholarship today, a Turok has always answered the call of battle. You are now Turok -- and your time has come... [Acclaim]
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What The Critics Said
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GamePro
Turok has more fire power more control over its environment, and more gruesome graphics than other corridor shooters. The rest are Doomed to failure.
Read Full Review >Game Revolution
This is easily the best first person shooter for any non-computer system to date, and it ranks up there with the best that a high-end PC can offer.
Read Full Review >Nintendojo
After the smoke clears, and the nuclear radiation fades, Turok: The Dinosaur Hunter is one of the finest games in video game history. It combines every element that makes a good game flawlessly.
Read Full Review >Electric Playground
Turok's flashy stuff notwithstanding, it is the game's incredibly rich and complex level construction and enemy AI that will keep your heart pounding and the sweat beading until the very end.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
I was continually surprised by Turok’s near-perfect mood-setting graphical quality -- the outstanding character animation and the cleverly assembled array of transparent weapon effects must be seen to be believed.
Read Full Review >IGN
Turok surprises, challenges and pleases, and is full of deep, long-lasting gameplay. A multiplayer mode would have greatly enhanced the game and sometimes extensive fogging can be annoying, but overall, a terrific first-person shooter.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
Turok is more than just another Doom clone. Turok delivers a complete package of great graphics, outstanding sound, and a fresh premise.
Read Full Review >TotalGames.net
The most important thing to realise with Turok is that it's very much a post-Doom, total 3D game. The gameplay balance has had to shift away from mass onslaughts to a slightly more thoughtful variation. For the most part it's an enthralling, if occasionally frustrating atmosphere piece.
Read Full Review >Nintendorks
This game has some serious replay. With all the hidden secrets and the pieces of the Chronoscepter (I hope I spelled that right) to find, you'll be playing this game for quite awhile.
Read Full Review >Games Domain
Even considering the flaws, this game is simply a must have for almost any N64 owner. It is polished to near perfection.
Read Full Review >Computer and Video Games
Describing the stages in Turok as mere 'levels' doesn't really do them justice - it took us almost two hours to find everything in the first one alone, and they get bigger!
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
Acclaim's solid first-person shooter is heavy on the fog. It is atmospheric, though. [Jan 2004, p.189]
All Game Guide
Turok has some good points (namely the graphics and weapons) and some bad points (confusing level design and overuse of fog), but the overall game is still fun to play.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.9 (out of 10) based on 11 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Jake S. gave it a10:
its the best game i ever played for the n64 i have been playing it fo years till this day finding out new secrets i went to ebay to by a system to save last week just for this game i never seen a game better then this
Starfire gave it a9:
Exploring the misty, dinosaur-infested worlds here was an eye-opening experience. It was an unusually mature N64 title, with sudden attacks and pounding, rhythmic music; the colours and the sense of moving through vast areas helped as well. It used the N64 in a unique way and showed what was possible when 3rd parties really used the machine well.
Benjamin B. gave it a5:
It's a stupid, linear 1st person shooter with a lack of enemy-intelligence.
Andrew gave it a9:
This is one of the stepping stones in FPS history. It opened the door for games like Serious Sam. Also it was one of the first uniquely mature games, exclusive to the N64. You wanted Turok, you had to go NIntendo.
Sam gave it a9:
Turok was for me a truely unique and awe-inspiring experience at the time. My Nintendo 64 days would not have been the same without the Turok series, and the first part (Dinosaur Hunter) still remains the be the best ever Turok, even after all this time.
Turok gave it a 9:
The Best dinosaur game ever. Too bad the series has fallen from grace. (Because of the horrible, wretched evolution)
Robert C. gave it an 8:
Probably the first first-person shooter I ever played...so I have to hold homage to it, plus the fact it's a great game.
