Turok Headed to Switch This Month - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 05 March 2019 / 2,692 Views
Publisher and developer Nightdive Studios is bringing Turok to the Nintendo Switch on March 18 for $19.99.
Here is an overview of the game:
Turok is back and no dinosaur is safe! When it was first released in 1997, Turok introduced gamers to a world teeming with cunning enemies, traps, puzzles and deadly weapons all within a vast 3D environment ready to explore. Now the classic game has been restored and enhanced with a new visual engine and exciting new features to sink your teeth into!
The Lost Land...
A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict. An evil overlord known as 'The Campaigner' seeks to shred the fabric of time and rule the universe using an ancient artifact known as 'The Chronoscepter'. The Chronoscepter was shattered thousands of years ago in an effort to keep it from falling into evil hands. The Campaigner has constructed a massive focusing array which he plans to use to magnify and pervert the power of the Chronoscepter in order to shatter the barriers between the ages and rule the universe. Turok has vowed to find the eight pieces of the Chronoscepter spread throughout the Lost Land and put an end to The Campaigner's evil plot...
Key Features:
- Completely 3-D Virtual World
- Run, jump, climb in any direction in a fully 3D world, with the ability to independently look and aim your weapons up, down, or sideways.
- Intelligent Enemies Programmed for Ferocity
- Variable aggression profiles make each enemy behave uniquely.
- 14 Monstrous High-tech Weapons
- From the Grenade Launcher, Plasma Pulse Rifle and Alien Weapon, to the Quad Rocket Launcher and, the mother of all guns, the Atomic Fusion Cannon!
- Advanced Interactive Backgrounds with Particle Technology
- Cobwebs sway. Bubbles form rings on the water's surface. Bullets ricochet. Trees explode into flames and crash to the ground. Waterfalls boil with foam.
- Bionically Engineered Dinosaurs
- Razor-toothed Raptors. Artillery-packing Triceratops. Alien Infantry and a Laser-Guided T-Rex. Following your every move with head-tracking technology.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Never got to play it back in the day, hopefully I get around to it this time. Are they upgrading the graphics at all or is this just a port?
They are updated to a point it will play in 1080p i think. Not so much modern lighting etc applied to it.
Good enough for me, I suppose. Better than nothing, but I guess I didn't really expect a full remaster. Just glad I'll maybe get to play it this time.
Headline needs to be fixed, its releasing this month not next month.
Original was great. Learning curve was hard with the way the N64 controls were setup.
Dual sticks will make it all that much more fun.
I too can't wait. Hopefully a physical version comes out.
I am Turok!
I don't want to shoot dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are cool.
What if the dinosaurs decide to be mean to you and your friends though? That's not cool.
To be fair it is a good game.
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