XBOX Turok: Evolution-my Halo killer!!....

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 2:14 am

Just picked this one up new at Game Crazy for $10, and man, what an AWESOME FPS!

Really, Halo bored the crap out of me, but this game is just flat out amazing! The enemies and scenery are a lot more creative, IMO, PLUS, you get Rogue Squadron-esque shooting stages! You also get more weapons, the control is excellent, and the graphics, while not at the level of Halo, are absolutely gorgeous, nontheless.

If you have an XBOX and you don't own this, GET IT!

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 2:20 am

I used to own this.

It's crap. I really can't be nice about it here. Games like this are why I'm glad Accliam is gone.

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 2:21 am

dave, you can tell Uncle Sage if you've been on the crack cocaine. It's cool, I'm hip! You can tell me, honest.

The n00b · Post by **The n00b** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 3:13 am

You are kidding right Dave? I understand not liking Halo, whatever floats your boat, but come on don't subject yourself to the putrid trash of a videogame known as Turok. BTW, you got ripped off. I've seen Turok go for 2 bucks or less.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 4:07 am

He's just being sarcastic, boys

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 4:12 am

I... can't tell anymore...

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 5:03 pm

sethsez wrote:I... can't tell anymore...

Oh for Pete's sake, I'm being serious! I love this game! We all have different tastes, no?

The n00b · Post by **The n00b** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 5:21 pm

dave4shmups wrote:
sethsez wrote:I... can't tell anymore...
Oh for Pete's sake, I'm being serious! I love this game! We all have different tastes, no?

This is true. Just the other day I watched a homeless guy dump ice all over the street and eat it off the ground. Now there's a man who knows something about food!

Great joke, Dave. My gf thought your humor was a little too penny arcade though but she still giggled.

Accutron · Post by **Accutron** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 5:54 pm

dave4shmups wrote:We all have different tastes, no?

Turok Evolution is shit upon shit upon shit. Even that ice-eating bum wouldn't touch TE.

theevilfunkster · Post by **theevilfunkster** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:14 pm

It is by far the worst fps on the Xbox. Not even anywhere near as good as the N64 versions. Just utter shit. Not even worth the £5 I payed for it, Thankfully Game understood and gave me my money back.

jp · Post by jp » Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:14 pm

Its all good dave, I liked Turok: Evolution as well. I wouldn't call it a Halo killer per se (as I enjoy Halo), but I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy the game when I got it.

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:25 pm

Dave seems to like the craptacular games. (sorry Dave, no offense) I kinda figured this out a long time ago...especially when he said he liked Sky Target (Sega Saturn)
Its kinda like those people who adopt dogs with only 3 legs, or cats without tails, a goldfish with an eye missing etc,etc.

The Turok game mentioned is ok, it does have some cool features, but the movement seemed kinda rough to me...I can't remember exactly, but there was something that turned me off about it. I'll try it again one day, to give it another chance.

I guess if you havent played very many FPS, then you might be able to appreciate this one, but there are much better games out there.

The n00b · Post by **The n00b** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:39 pm

Sorry Dave I shouldn't say this but my cousin has some Shaq-fu carts that he wants to unload. Are you interested?

I'm kidding, I'll stop

UnscathedFlyingObject · Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:53 pm

^
LAL! (Laughing Absurdly Loud!)

I've got a Spider: the Videogame I bought one day in respect of games that get no love, but I quickly realized it deserved a shot in the eye. I can send it out for free...

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:20 pm

theevilfunkster wrote:It is by far the worst fps on the Xbox. Not even anywhere near as good as the N64 versions. Just utter shit. Not even worth the £5 I payed for it, Thankfully Game understood and gave me my money back.

See, that's the thing; I HATED the N64 ones! I played one while I was living with friends after I graduated from college, and that stupid claw weapon that you start out with isn't anywhere near as good as the club/axe weapon that you get at the begining of Evolution, IMO.

I'm not saying Halo is total crap, but the enemies are laughable-that huge Chewy-clone has a ridiculous voice, as do those stupid little Ewok-like creatures. The game did have it's moments for me-the Scorpion tank is pretty badass, as are (can't remember the name) those flying vehicles you get to use.

But I just like the more traditional weaons (and the fact that you can take down an enemy with ANY weapon, and don't have to have some plasma gun-if you're determined enough) and the primitive environments better in Evolution.

At any rate, I do also love XBOX Serious Sam-now that has got to be the shmupper's FPS! You get a score, pick up extra armor and health along the way, and the sense of humor is fantastic! I can't wait for the next one this fall!

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:24 pm

TWITCHDOCTOR wrote:Dave seems to like the craptacular games. (sorry Dave, no offense) I kinda figured this out a long time ago...especially when he said he liked Sky Target (Sega Saturn)
Its kinda like those people who adopt dogs with only 3 legs, or cats without tails, a goldfish with an eye missing etc,etc.

The Turok game mentioned is ok, it does have some cool features, but the movement seemed kinda rough to me...I can't remember exactly, but there was something that turned me off about it. I'll try it again one day, to give it another chance.

I guess if you havent played very many FPS, then you might be able to appreciate this one, but there are much better games out there.

The movement seems fine to me, and keep in mind that I'm used to FPS's where you just use one analog stick; in Evolution you use both.

No offense taken Twitch, or anyone else. But I'm really not too keen on Sky Target anymore, and I did mention that my Saturn is collecting dust!

I'm not too keen on FPS's either, which is why I'll probably stick to Evolution and Serious Sam until Killing Day comes out-most impressive game from E3, IMO.

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:27 pm

dave4shmups wrote:the enemies are laughable [in Halo]

I just like the more traditional weaons [in Turok]

Play the game more. Though I think the level design sucks throughout, it appears you haven't gotten to the pure, concentrated stupid that makes up the heart of Turok: Evolution yet.

Serious Sam is great, though.

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:31 pm

To be fair, the concept of the Turok games is pretty sweet. Some sort of space age shamanist dinosaur hunter who communes with aliens? Sign me up.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:55 pm

sethsez wrote:
dave4shmups wrote:the enemies are laughable [in Halo]

I just like the more traditional weaons [in Turok]
Play the game more. Though I think the level design sucks throughout, it appears you haven't gotten to the pure, concentrated stupid that makes up the heart of Turok: Evolution yet.

Serious Sam is great, though.

I've gotten to the first flight combat stage, which, while it's no Ace Combat, is still pretty darn good-and something that you don't find in FPS's.

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 12:41 am

dave4shmups wrote:I've gotten to the first flight combat stage

Yep. Play more. By the time you get to the final boss you'll wonder why you ever made fun of the enemy design in Halo and called the weapons in Turok "traditional," believe me. You're still in relatively sane territory.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 12:44 am

My favorite FPS ever (my Halo Killer? Who knows, I've yet to play Halo!) is Insomniac's Disruptor. The only one to draw me to the very end!

FatCobra · Post by **FatCobra** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:34 pm

All of the Turok games except the first one were lame and I'm glad that they're extinct now.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 1:17 am

TWITCHDOCTOR wrote:Dave seems to like the craptacular games. (sorry Dave, no offense) I kinda figured this out a long time ago...especially when he said he liked Sky Target (Sega Saturn)
Its kinda like those people who adopt dogs with only 3 legs, or cats without tails, a goldfish with an eye missing etc,etc.

No kidding. Turok 4 over Halo? Um, NO. That's seriously like preferring the Beastmaster movies with Marc Singer to say, Braveheart or the LoTR trilogy.

To be fair though, I liked Turok 2 on N64, but Evolution had HORRIBLE graphics, extremely boring levels, terrible control and it was suppsed to be a next gen game!

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 3:47 am

sethsez wrote:
dave4shmups wrote:I've gotten to the first flight combat stage
Yep. Play more. By the time you get to the final boss you'll wonder why you ever made fun of the enemy design in Halo and called the weapons in Turok "traditional," believe me. You're still in relatively sane territory.

I'm sure you'll keep saying that the further I progress in the game, so this will be my last post in this thread.

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 4:22 am

No, really, the game is long and you're barely into it. The final boss is

SPOILER

a civil war general with a rocket launcher on the back of, if I remember correctly, a cyborg triceratops.

END SPOILER

The beginning is just lizardmen and some standard guns, outside of the arrows that make enemies vomit there's nothing really unusual. You haven't encountered the stealth missions, or the ridiculously overpowered guns, or this game's answer to the Cerebral Bore, or... well, anything that makes this game just as dumb as any other Turok.

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:45 am

UnscathedFlyingObject wrote:^
LAL! (Laughing Absurdly Loud!)

I've got a Spider: the Videogame I bought one day in respect of games that get no love, but I quickly realized it deserved a shot in the eye. I can send it out for free...

You bastard. The reason why Spider got overlooked it's because Crash Bandicoot set the bar higher. But Spider is a decent, first-gen PSX platformer game, and an example many other half-assed games can only hope to match. (Punky Skunk and Mr Bones, anyone?)

My brother has Turok evolution, and while it's not brilliant it's not that bad either. And I absolutely hate FPS. Yeah, it was made by Craptacular Acclaim Austin, and while they did deserve to die for subjecting us to Fantastic Four, Batman Forever, Maximum Carnage, and those awful Simpsons games (Hey Treasure, see a pattern here?), Turok Evolution was a nice effort into making an FPS. Besides, you just gotta love the poison arrows and see the enemies puke their guts to death.

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:40 am

Turrican wrote:My favorite FPS ever (my Halo Killer? Who knows, I've yet to play Halo!) is Insomniac's Disruptor. The only one to draw me to the very end!

I too am a fan of Disruptor. In fact, I may even argue that its the best FPS for the PS1. Alien Trilogy is a close second...

The n00b · Post by **The n00b** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 2:28 pm

sethsez wrote:No, really, the game is long and you're barely into it. The final boss is

SPOILER

a civil war general with a rocket launcher on the back of, if I remember correctly, a cyborg triceratops.

END SPOILER

.

That's really not the game's fault. The Turok videogames are based on a crazy idiotic low budget comic book of the same name. RIP Valient Comics, we hardly knew ye.

BTW Dave, the enemy design in the Halo series freakin rocks if you know what to look for. The enemy grunts are not supposed to be intimidating or hard to beat. They are slave labor made up of a sentient lesser race of the Halo galaxy. They don't want to fight you and if given the chance, they will run. Of course the spec ops grunts are freakin awesome.

Elites are cool and the Brutes are a great foil for them.

The beginning is just lizardmen and some standard guns, outside of the arrows that make enemies vomit there's nothing really unusual. You haven't encountered the stealth missions, or the ridiculously overpowered guns, or this game's answer to the Cerebral Bore, or... well, anything that makes this game just as dumb as any other Turok

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 12:46 am

The n00b wrote:That's really not the game's fault. The Turok videogames are based on a crazy idiotic low budget comic book of the same name. RIP Valient Comics, we hardly knew ye.

Yeah, I know, but the other games in the series managed to use some of the less dumb villains for bosses. This one... well.

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 8:07 am

One word Dave - Pariah.

Seriously, if you're after a FPS that isn't Halo, check this out. I picked it up cheap yesterday, gave it a few hours last night and I'm really impressed. The weapons (at least the three I got to use so far) feel really solid and meaty, visuals are nice (if a touch blurry), actions is pretty furious and there's some really cool destructable scenery. I hear it's pretty short though. Also it seems quite linear from what I've played, but it's more focused for it. Highly recommended. Anyone else any opinions on this?