Turok 2 - Seeds of Evil (N64)

11 years after it was first released I decided to hunt down and purchase back my old copy of this classic N64 game as it was one of my favourite fps for the N64, with only Goldeneye and Perfect Dark surpassing it in my eyes. It is the sequel to the successful Turok: Dinosaur Hunter; almost everything in game has been vastly improved on from that original title, from new weapons to improved graphics. The story is that you have been called upon to thwart a demon-like alien from breaking free of it's prison and taking over the known world. You go through the game fighting against dinosaur armies sent to help him out of his prison, and how well you do ...  Read the complete review

Introduction: One of the most commercially successful games to be released on the N64, Turok 2 has gained a relatively high profile in the videogaming world. It was, I recall, one of the most anticipated releases of the year (the year being 1998 I think) along with The Ocarina of Time and F-Zero X. The original game, titled Turok: Dinosaur Hunter had hit a nerve with fans of the first person shooter, as it exhibited raptors, stegosauruses (I have no idea what the plural for stegosaurus is so I am guessing) and a tyrannosaurus rex, along with many other adversaries. The game gave the player one of the most impressive arsenals to grace the console world. It ...  Read the complete review

This is one of N64's best games because of the major addicitve quality. The atmosphere and environment of this game, along with the great sounds and graphics, really capture the players. There are lots of big dinosaurs, as well as abilities to select some cool weapons. Just exploring around this fantasy world is motivation enouugh to keep on going. Beware of the clock. Before you know it, it is 2 am and you need to go to work the next day, and you find yourself saying "One more level, then I will save it." Yeah....right.... ...  Read the complete review

This game is undoubtedly one of the worst games that I have ever played. Considering Goldeneye had been released well over 1 year beforehand, you would think that they would try to include some redeeming features so that it could at least be compared to the magic of bond. Absolutely everything about this game reeks of skank. The graphics, although good are often blurred and foggy, and the default control setup is ridiculously difficult to control. And who exactly thought of fighting aliens all the way through? It just isn't as much fun as pumping lead into another human. The deathmatch was dreadful with chronic slowdown in places. And the weapons. Well, they ...  Read the complete review

It can't be denied, Turok 2 is a good looking game, especially when you've added a memory expansion to your N64. It's also got pretty good sound for an N64, but unfortunately that's about all the positive features. Gameplay is the standard first person shooter affair. There's nothing really special here, it does have a lot of different weapons, but you won't get to use them all at first. Its main problem is level design. Levels are vast, and though divided by jump points it's easy to miss out on something and have to work your way back. I found to get through the whole of the first level I had to repeatedly replay sections in order to ...  Read the complete review