Turok is a game of many options, you can knife, snipe, tag, headshot, ventilate, penetrate and eviscerate foes on your way to victory, multiplayer is and always will be a very deciding factor in my opinion of a game. That all being said, the 5 games of Turok I have played have been incredibly fun. I played on two maps and with 2 game types, Free-for-all, and CTF (Team). I immensely enjoyed the sniping in this game, not because of the sniper rifle itself, but for the many options you have to defend your sniper perch. Whiskey soldiers got you down? Raptors getting too close for comfort, never fear, you can throw down a Mini-gun turret, lay exploding mines, shoot a flare away from your position, or use the remote-detonated bombs to add a little “flare” to the game. During my far to short bout of multiplayer gaming, I put to test a few rumours circulating around the forums.
1) Everyone just stands around and gets knife kills
FALSE: Only once did I see someone wait around a knife-kill-in-progress to mop up the survivor.
2) It takes a bazillion bullets to kill someone!
FALSE: There is no auto-aim in this game, for someone accustomed to Halo or Call of Duty, (as myself) it’s a rocky transition, you *can* kill someone with one or two headshots from an SMG, whether you actually pull it off is another matter.
3) The game is way too fast/slow
False/True, In my opinion the game is perfectly paced, it’s moderately fast, yet slow enough to yield some heart-pounding stealth experiences. Take my opinion with a grain of salt, not everyone likes games fast, or vice-a-versa. It’s kind of a mix between Halo, Call of Duty 4, and Splinter Cell. Figure that comes out to be a Haldutysplincell gameplay.
Overall here’s the score (out of 10)
Graphics: 8/10, multiplayer suffers a little, but the animations are fluid and life-like
Sound: 9/10 Excellent sound, really grate with a surround system, crank it up!
Gameplay: 8/10 Turok seems to stay with it’s roots, no real new innovations, still as fun as any shooter on the market. (Plus, common…. DINOSAURS!)
Overall: 8.5/10
It’s not the best game out there, but you get your money’s worth, if you’re a fan of dino-killing, back-stabbing, and meat-fountains, give Turok a try.
