Product Description

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter's legacy on the Nintendo 64 is undeniable. While the pressures of being both a commercial and (more often than not) a critical success would have tempted series of lesser quality to churn out mediocre sequels, Acclaim has not allowed this to happen. Now with the second "official" sequel (not counting Rage Wars) wreaking havoc in Nintendo land, it's time to see if the legacy is fulfilled.

Visually, this is by far the best in the series. While the graphics on the N64 can only go so far, they're best utilized in the amazing cutscenes displayed throughout. Plus, the action is accompanied by an amazing soundtrack, which greatly enhances the game's atmosphere.

The weapons are basically the same as those in previous Turok games, so things may seem familiar. There are new weapons, but most of them are just upgrades of the current ones you have. The only time that weapon selection will be important is during boss battles, where the rocket launcher packs a bigger punch.

Not only can you save your game anywhere, but you can also continue from many checkpoints throughout the level. As you progress, you will pass checkpoints where the game pauses, and the title of the area appears on the screen. This feature is great, because when you suffer that oh-so-sudden death, you only have to go back as far as the last checkpoint instead of your last (and possibly distant) save.

With the single-player mode thrown back in for the third Turok adventure, the multiplayer mode in Turok 3 doesn't seem to flow as well as it did in Rage Wars. This might be excusable, but with Rare showing how fun a single/multiplayer title can be, not once but twice (GoldenEye, Perfect Dark), it's a bit disappointing. Still, Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion is a great first-person shooter for Nintendo's aging machine that doesn't embarrass the series. --Todd Mowatt

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10029 in Video Games
• ESRB Rating: Mature
• Platform: Nintendo 64

Amazon.com Review
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter's legacy on the Nintendo 64 is undeniable. While the pressures of being both a commercial and (more often than not) a critical success would have tempted series of lesser quality to churn out mediocre sequels, Acclaim has not allowed this to happen. Now with the second "official" sequel (not counting Rage Wars) wreaking havoc in Nintendo land, it's time to see if the legacy is fulfilled.

Visually, this is by far the best in the series. While the graphics on the N64 can only go so far, they're best utilized in the amazing cutscenes displayed throughout. Plus, the action is accompanied by an amazing soundtrack, which greatly enhances the game's atmosphere.

The weapons are basically the same as those in previous Turok games, so things may seem familiar. There are new weapons, but most of them are just upgrades of the current ones you have. The only time that weapon selection will be important is during boss battles, where the rocket launcher packs a bigger punch.

Not only can you save your game anywhere, but you can also continue from many checkpoints throughout the level. As you progress, you will pass checkpoints where the game pauses, and the title of the area appears on the screen. This feature is great, because when you suffer that oh-so-sudden death, you only have to go back as far as the last checkpoint instead of your last (and possibly distant) save.

With the single-player mode thrown back in for the third Turok adventure, the multiplayer mode in Turok 3 doesn't seem to flow as well as it did in Rage Wars. This might be excusable, but with Rare showing how fun a single/multiplayer title can be, not once but twice (GoldenEye, Perfect Dark), it's a bit disappointing. Still, Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion is a great first-person shooter for Nintendo's aging machine that doesn't embarrass the series. --Todd Mowatt

Pros:

• Many gameplay options
• Gorgeous graphics and great sound effects
• Realistic character and environment physics

• Game engine slows down in graphic-heavy sections
• Enemy AI isn't as good as in the first game of the series

Customer Reviews

A solid final N64 entry
Turok 3 was the last of the series to be released on N64, and arrived as the system was fading out. It wasn't ground-breaking like the original, and didn't have the massive hype backing it like Seeds of Evil. However, it was still a good shooter that did justice to one of the N64's exclusive franchises.

I'm not sure how the story got to this point, but there's no dinosaurs now, and the series has traded tropical jungles for the urban jungle. Level design is solid with good, artistic detail. Enemies are also very distinctive with slick animations. Lots of ambient music and speech during the cutscenes, though I was a bit disappointed with the gun noises, which sound a little soft.

One thing thats definitely different in terms of gameplay is the numerous checkpoints now, which break up massive levels into nice, digestable chunks. Perfect for someone who wants to play for a bit but doesn't have a 3-hour chunk of time to drop in one sitting. The levels are more linear, but it feels like you're actually making progress. Framerate dips every so often, but is much better than Seeds of Evil. And there's a fairly decent multiplayer mode in the package to play with.

The gameplay isn't as deep as something like GoldenEye, but it's not the mindless frag-fest of Quake either. If you're still looking for some N64 shooters to play with, Turok 3 is worth checking out.

Turok 3
I purchased Turok 3 in hopes of being equally stunned by the graphics that I saw in Turok 2. I'm sorry to say I was let down-big time. Turok 3 does not even come close to the fantastic graphics that you seen in #2. It seems slower and has jerky movements. I would encourage people not to purchase it. The creators or turok 3 should be ashamed of the quality of this game.

Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion.......
Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion is the last game in the series on the N64. While the series takes on a more Urban futuristic feel this time around, with not one but two players to choose from, it's a great game to finish out the Turok legacy with. In this game, Oblivion has bridged the Lost World and ours intending to eliminate the Turok lifeline and dominate the universe. And with Oblivion's presence known, city leaders have cordoned off streets and blanketed the region with martial law. It's up to you as Danielle or Joseph(Turok 2 Joshua Fireseed's Siblings) to stop Oblivion. New additions to the game are a save anywhere feature, 40 new enemies that span over 5 worlds, and 40-plus multiplayer maps. Not only that but, visually, this is the best-looking game in the series. Take a look at the cutscenes and see how characters show emotion throughout the game(which was highly unheard of at the time,at least to this extent).

During the days of the N64, Iguana was a force to be reckoned with on the N64. Consistently putting out worthy games in any N64 owners collection. It's an awesome game and one I highly recommend to all. In fact, I recommend them all. Turok was the absolute best on the N64.