Turok

"This game has way too many problems"

I was a big fan of Turok. When I heard that a new game was being made, I could hardly wait. A few months later, I finally got the game. I put it in my game console and started playing. This level is pretty easy, I thought. It took me awhile to realize what to do, but after awhile I got the hang of it. I made my way to the third level. This is when the problems come in.

Picture:

As soon as I started the third level, the first thing I thought was ''I can't see 10 feet in front of me.'' The picture quality here is just terrible. I couldn't see where I was even going. This made it very hard to see enemies so I died a lot. This added to the game's difficulty. It was so bad I wanted to return the game. You can't see the enemies at all, so you will have many attempts to even get past the third level.

Gameplay:

I found it very hard to aim a weapon. The controls are so jerky its hard to line up the aim for a weapon. Apparently you are supposed to use stealth in the game. This is also very hard because if you are crawling through tall grass, you can't see the enemy you are aiming at. So you have to ruin being stealthy by standing up to see your enemy through the tall grass, instead of staying low and quiet. There is no real way to dodge dinosaurs. If they run at you, jumping out of the way just makes them follow your movements. They then knock you to the ground. The character gets up slower than ever and by the time you get up, you are knocked back to the ground. Not to mention that every time you get hurt, the screen goes red and its hard to see anything. You have to find cover to regain health and the screen will return to normal. Its hard to find cover when the screen is solid red and enemies are attacking you from every direction.

Difficulty:

All of the above problems I mentioned have to do with the game's difficulty. Even on 'normal' mode I have yet to beat the game. When you are taking cover from enemy fire, the enemies just run right around your cover and shoot at you. So there is no real way to take cover. There is not much I can say here because its all mainly listed above. Also, your objectives aren't clear enough so its hard to know what to do.

The worst thing about this game, saving and loading. The game saves at checkpoints, not where your character is standing, don't you hate it when they do that? Also, the checkpoints are only good if you complete a level. If you save the game and later load it and expect to play from where you left off, you have to restart the level anyway.

Overall I greatly dislike this game. If you are considering buying this, don't do it because you will most likely regret it.

Reviewer's Score: 2/10, Originally Posted: 01/05/09

Game Release: Turok (US, 02/05/08)