Turok is back bigger and (mostly) better than ever. Nightdive’s remaster is stellar as always, giving Turok 2’s uneven but admirable design a nice facelift.
I grew up playing Turok 1 on the N64 and Evolution on the Xbox (and a bit of the reboot for the 360), but haven’t ever really tried the other games. I’m pleased to report that Turok 2 is a refinement of the previous game, with a bonkers arsenal of weapons and tad more gameplay variety.
But this is still one of those games where you get lost and spend half the time backtracking. I’m usually down for a bit of a maze-like key hunt, but a few of these maps are some of the most labyrinthian messes I’ve ever played, with too few landmarks or distinctive sub-areas.
This was a problem in the first game as well, but with all its refinements I’d still give the edge to the sequel.
I grew up playing Turok 1 on the N64 and Evolution on the Xbox (and a bit of the reboot for the 360), but haven’t ever really tried the other games. I’m pleased to report that Turok 2 is a refinement of the previous game, with a bonkers arsenal of weapons and tad more gameplay variety.
But this is still one of those games where you get lost and spend half the time backtracking. I’m usually down for a bit of a maze-like key hunt, but a few of these maps are some of the most labyrinthian messes I’ve ever played, with too few landmarks or distinctive sub-areas.
This was a problem in the first game as well, but with all its refinements I’d still give the edge to the sequel.