At the time of its release, Turok 2 was, as hard as it may be for some who were there to believe now, pretty much THE most advanced FPS game to exist, on any platform. For its time, it pretty much had THE best graphics of any FPS (with the Expansion Pak), and it absolutely had the best/most advanced game physics and AI.
The enemies were actually SMART, especially on higher difficulties, and would both actively avoid/dodge you, or actively hunt you through levels. I remember being wowed back then, by the fact that with few exceptions, EVERY arrow you fire, can be retrieved. That was mind-blowing.
For an FPS game, Turok 2 also has a pretty solid science fiction story (more elaborate than the likes of, say, Doom, Quake, Unreal, etc), and a decent variety in stages. This is one of the very few FPS games I've ever personally bought, and also one of the very few I've ever bothered to actually beat (along with Doom 64).
The (for the time) "odd" controls (which were basically a precursor to future "dual stick" set-ups) take a bit of getting used to, once you DO have them down, the game controls very well. They even included an OK deathmatch mode (which they later fleshed out into an entire game, Rage Wars). I always thought it was funny they included a weapon that is a send-up to the killer Orbs from the Phantasm horror films (complete with drilling into your head).
I would highly recommend this to FPS fans who have never tried it. Turok 1 and 3 are OK, but I feel confident calling Turok 2 genuinely one of the best FPS games ever made, and it's certainly one of the best N64 games.
The enemies were actually SMART, especially on higher difficulties, and would both actively avoid/dodge you, or actively hunt you through levels. I remember being wowed back then, by the fact that with few exceptions, EVERY arrow you fire, can be retrieved. That was mind-blowing.
For an FPS game, Turok 2 also has a pretty solid science fiction story (more elaborate than the likes of, say, Doom, Quake, Unreal, etc), and a decent variety in stages. This is one of the very few FPS games I've ever personally bought, and also one of the very few I've ever bothered to actually beat (along with Doom 64).
The (for the time) "odd" controls (which were basically a precursor to future "dual stick" set-ups) take a bit of getting used to, once you DO have them down, the game controls very well. They even included an OK deathmatch mode (which they later fleshed out into an entire game, Rage Wars). I always thought it was funny they included a weapon that is a send-up to the killer Orbs from the Phantasm horror films (complete with drilling into your head).
I would highly recommend this to FPS fans who have never tried it. Turok 1 and 3 are OK, but I feel confident calling Turok 2 genuinely one of the best FPS games ever made, and it's certainly one of the best N64 games.