Turok: Dinosaur Hunter

Discuss Review + Want + Have Contribute

Description

The Earth is separated by an invisible barrier from the Lost Land, a realm in which time has no meaning, and which is inhabited by ferocious dinosaurs and aliens. For many generations, the mantle of Turok has been bestowed upon those who saw the protection of the barrier as their sacred duty. But an evil lord named Campaigner is seeking for an artifact that is capable of destroying the barrier, striving to dominate the entire universe. This artifact, known as the Chronoscepter, was broken into pieces which were then hidden away. Tal'Set, a Native American and the last Turok, must find the scattered pieces of the Chronoscepter, and stop the Campaigner from obtaining them.

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter is a first-person shooter with platforming and light puzzle-solving elements. Much of the game is set in outdoor environments, and requires the player to explore them by finding various paths, jumping, swimming, and climbing. The game's most notable enemies are dinosaurs of various sizes, though the levels also include human and demonic enemies, as well as wildlife. The player gradually gains access to thirteen weapons (plus the Chronoscepter, assembling which is the game's main objective); these include a knife, a bow, as well as high-tech firearms such as a rocket launcher and an atomic fusion cannon.

Screenshots

Promo Images

Trailer

Alternate Titles

• "時空戦士テュロック" -- Japanese spelling
• "恐龙猎人" -- Simplified Chinese spelling
• "Turok: Łowca Dinozaurów" -- Polish title
• "Turok: Cazador de Dinosaurios" -- Spanish title
• "Tokisora Senshi Turok" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Dinosaurs
• Inspiration: Comics
• Protagonist: Native American
• Turok licensees

User Reviews

No first-person shooters featured dinosaurs ... until now	Nintendo 64	Katakis | カタキス (41284)
Turok is full of silly spectacles	Nintendo 64	Kaddy B. (796)
A console fps that rocks?? Yep. And it's made by Acclaim too!!	Windows	Zovni (10638)
At least a few hours of fun	Windows	Jackson Schwipp (20)
A Basic N64 Action Game	Nintendo 64	Matt Neuteboom (989)
This game is a lot of fun!	Nintendo 64	Ben Fahy (94)
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter is just plain fun!	Nintendo 64	Ian Dawson (10)

Critic Reviews

GamePro (US)	Nintendo 64	Apr, 1997	5 out of 5	100
Officiel Nintendo Magazine	Nintendo 64	Oct, 1997	95 out of 100	95
Mega Fun	Nintendo 64	Feb, 1997	92 out of 100	92
Video Games	Nintendo 64	Feb, 1997	90 out of 100	90
Gamezilla	Nintendo 64	1997	89 out of 100	89
GameSpot	Nintendo 64	Mar 04, 1997	8.1 out of 10	81
CD-Action	Windows	Jan, 1998	8 out of 10	80
Retrogaming History	Nintendo 64	Apr 17, 2010	7 out of 10	70
GameSpot	Windows	Dec 23, 1997	7 out of 10	70
Gamesmania.de	Windows	1997	65 out of 100	65

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Neat!	3	GAMEBOY COLOR! (2002) Sep 05, 2010

Trivia

Port of the award winning N64 title, which was the first 1st person shooter on the now famous console.

Iguana, who were owned by Acclaim at the time, developed the original Turok. A year or so later, Acclaim merged Iguana and Probe, one of the other developers owned by Acclaim, into one single developers house, Acclaim Inc.

Related Web Sites

• Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (official website)
• Official Acclaim web site (The makers of Turok - Dinosaur Hunter, and many more.)
• Wikipedia: Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (Information about Turok: Dinosaur Hunter at Wikipedia)