Turok: Dinosaur Hunter

I played this game back in the day on my mate's N64. I loved the atmosphere and the graphics were ahead of just about anything at the time.

I played and completed the remastered version on the PC. This version plays superbly on Windows 10, with enhanced graphics including lighting and water effects. Unfortunately it still suffers from the fog and poor draw distance.

The characters and set pieces all hold up really well. The levels are a bit samey, but the jungles, aztec-style ruins and space levels were incredibly original at the time and are still appealing today. I think the game designers were influenced by Tomb Raider. Turok features incredibly difficult and tedious platforming which would give Lara Croft a run for her money. On each level you need to collect a series of keys, if you miss a key you need to go back and these are hidden in places that aren't obvious. Enemies also warp in seemingly random intervals. In other words: the game is more difficult than it needs to be.

Music is tribal style. It's incredibly well-composed, but forgettable. The underwater music is my favourite.

Back in the day this was a must play game. Now Turok is worth playing for the amazing arsenal of weapons, enemies and atmosphere which are unique. Gameplay wise collecting keys and jumping 10 platforms to get to the area is not fun. There's around 8+ hours of playtime to complete the game. I would say play the sequel instead and skip this.

Turok is one of my favourite games on the N64, it has shooting, gore and object finding. The weapons are normal and sci-fi looking and the enemies are a mix of people and dinosaurs. The graphics may seem cheap compared to the modern games but I still enjoy playing it. One problem is that the keys to enter the next level can be hard to find and annoying at parts but besides that Turok: Dinosuar Hunter is a good game to play.

I also recommend the sequels to this game, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion, Turok: Rage Wars, Turok: Evolution.

Check this game out at the local video game shop, you can get it at a bargain than it's original price that I heard was £70.

I deducted a point from the overall score due to the annoying technical limitations that were carried over from the Nintendo 64 to the PC. For instance, save points were few and far between, which gets frustrating in more difficult levels. Consolitis aside, however, Turok proves to be a very entertaining shooter for "dinosaur hunters" and first-person shooter fans alike.

The first thing you'll notice when you start playing Turok is the amazingly realistic movement. When you walk, you'll see your first-person view bob in ways that make you feel nauseous for the first few minutes of gameplay, but you'll get used to it pretty quickly. When you swim underwater, you truly feel like you're swimming, thanks to realistic swimming movement (unlike in Duke Nukem 3D and Quake, where you felt like you were "walking" underwater) and a tinted blue screen when you're underwater. The superb graphics further add to the immersion. The gameworld is filled with outstanding detail, and never-before-seen special effects like fog make you feel like you're really in a living, breathing dinosaur world. The sound is also excellent, with footstep sounds, water splashing, birds chirping in the background, and stuff like that.

There's an excellent variety of enemies, from human mercenaries to nasty bugs to evil aliens and, of course, dinosaurs. The variety of weapons is just as awesome (I counted 13 weapons in total -- probably more weapons than in any other first-person shooter at the time), with all of the standard-issue weapons (knife, pistol, shotgun, assault rifle, grenade and rocket launchers, plasma gun) as well as totally awesome new ones (explosive crossbow, explosive shotgun, nuclear warheads), and a few other ones I couldn't remember. Coupled with over-the-top, realistic violence and gore, you simply can't go wrong shooting up all the enemies in this game. When you shoot an enemy, blood splatters all over the place (though it unfortunately disappears after a few seconds). The death animations also vary depending on where you shoot them (as opposed to previous 3D shooters that only had one death animation). Neck shots will cause blood to spurt from their neck while they slowly die, leg shots will cause enemies to writhe on the ground in pain, etc. While I think that Acclaim could've done a better job porting the game from the Nintendo 64 to the PC (see above), Turok is a very entertaining shooter that's well worth playing, especially for those who enjoy killing dinosaurs.

This game has to be one of the greatest video games ever made and will NEVER die out! The Game and levels are exciting and the graphics are perfect. What is there to complain about? I Recommend this game to ANY game player.

"Turok" competed in the same league as the almighty "Mario 64", "Starfox 64". It could be considered as one of the most entertaining, filled with violence and spectacular weapons, games ever made.

The game play is just amazing and makes you feel you're into a new dimension with dinosaurs.

I mean, the game's premise is just amazing if you're a dinosaur fan boy. Now, if you mix your interest in dinosaurs and video games, you just get the best possible experience.

This is a classic Nintendo game and should be considered among the best of it's kind.

Join Turok in a world of flesh eating dinosaurs, futuristic weapons, gore, violence, and a powerful atmosphere.