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Joystiq hands-on: Turok
Dinosaurs, as you may have heard, play an important role in Turok. They are big, scary, and seem awfully fond of the taste of human flesh. Lucky for Joseph Turok (worst. last name. evar.), he just happens to be a badass killing machine (probably as a result of the endless childhood teasing about his stupid name). We had a chance to take Turok's brand of dinosaur destruction for a spin at E3, and we jumped at opportunity like a dilophosaur on Newman.
Turok coming February 5th, revitalizes franchise
During Disney Interactive's Press Conference this afternoon General Manager of Propaganda Games, Josh Holmes cames on stage to show off Turok's facelift and how Propaganda has plans to reinvent the series. The video they showed included stealth kills by stabbing someone in the face, and using the bow and arrows. It's rather unfortunate the main character got eaten by a T-rex. They also anneaournced that Turok will be released on February 5th, 2008. Let us know if this this game coming in Q1 2008 piques your interest, you must.
New-gen Turok releases Feb 5, 2008
Propaganda Games has announced that Turok will debut on February 5, 2008. The announcement was made during Disney Interactive's press conference by Josh Holmes of Propaganda Games. Turok is Propaganda's attempt to reinvigorate the ailing franchise. The game aims to do this by providing players with a variety of gameplay choices and some particularly nasty enemies. Given the absolute glut of first person shooters (and AAA titles in general) being released this holiday season, the decision to release the game in 2008 is probably a wise one.
IGN hands-on with new Turok
Over ten years after the Nintendo 64 debut of Turok, Propaganda Games is getting ready to roll out a PS3 and Xbox 360 update to the dinosaur-hunting FPS. Set on a mysterious planet in the future, Turok and a squad of elite soldiers are tasked with apprehending his former mentor, Roland Kane. Unfortunately things don't go quite as planned and Turok and crew find themselves stuck in the middle of a dense dinosaur-filled jungle.IGN's recent hands-on with the Xbox 360 version of Turok shows that some of the technology and options in the game are "beyond sweet". For example, Turok really lets you get the gore on with creative ways of disposing of dinosaur foes. Sticky grenades on a raptor's back sounds pretty sweet to us. Combine that with an intelligent, living environment, and teammates that do more than serve as ammunition shields and "beyond sweet" sounds like a fitting phrase. Turok will be ready to storm out the gate in Q1 2008.
New Turok shots have more bite than Barq's
Xboxyde recently got their hands on some new Turok screenshots, and it appears the game is coming along nicely. In the five new images, we get a glimpse at a few of the reptilian beasts that will be roaming around the arena. Lighting and character models are looking good, but that's to be expected with the proper implementation of the Unreal 3 Engine. The foliage still needs a little work, but they have plenty of time to polish the game up before it's expected fall release. If you want to have a look at the rest of the screens, hit the "Read" link. Is Turok on your radar?
Turok screenshots give new hope for the series
Ever since the original Turok on the fantastic, amazingly successful, completely not abandoned N64 that definitely did not indirectly spur on the creation of the PlayStation, the games have sucked. Not going to lie. Anyway, the new screenshots getting regurgitated from the dinosaur's stomach, as it were, over at Propaganda Games, are actually quite promising.Five, count 'em, five screenshots have made their way onto the IGN screenshot section and we're going to chat about them. There are dinosaurs, people in funky outfits, blood, and pretty environments. Oh, scorpions too. We're not sure if these are in-game or pre-rendered or cinematic shots, but no matter what, if the end result looks anything like this, we'll be able to think that rabid dinosaurs are scary again. Leave us your thoughts!
Turok Multiplayer Details
New information on the Turok multiplayer has been released, and it definitely is worth sinking your teeth into. Multiplayer over Xbox Live will support 16 players, with a twist. Not only do you have to be on the lookout for your fellow human adversaries shooting you betwixt the ears, but dinosaurs will be out on the prowl for some bipedal meals as well. The game will feature the Unreal 3 Engine as well, so the environments and your enemies, reptilian or otherwise will look very pretty. It wasn't clear if the dinos would be human or AI controlled, but it still makes for a unique experience. With an expected release in the fall, and a demo hitting Marketplace beforehand, are you interested in going on a jurassic hunt?
New Turok 'propaganda'
Acclaim and the Turok franchise were once riding the wave. Heck, Gamespot called Turok 2 "a landmark shooter and a must-buy," rating the sequel a 9.0. Alas, both the company and the dino-hunter series fell on hard times. In fact, Acclaim, as we knew it, was dead, and Turok eventually became the property of Buena Vista Games, which decided to scrap the whole 'Western Indian Guardians of the Lost Land' mythology for a badass, albeit clichéd, former Black Ops commando who carries the 'Turok' name, if not the heritage. Propaganda Games, charged with developing the series' reincarnation, has prepared a fresh batch of images, which appear to look more like digitized concept art than actual screenshots. But if the final product shows that the studio has revived the Turok franchise with Unreal dinosaur hunting, we'll stop trippin' over today's propaganda.
