Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
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Turok 2: Seeds of Evil is a first-person shooter video game developed by Iguana Entertainment and published by Acclaim Entertainment. It was released for the Nintendo 64 console in 1998 and ported to Microsoft Windows computers in 1999. Seeds of Evil is the second game in the Turok video game series and a sequel to Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. The game follows the story of a Turok and his efforts to stop a powerful alien entity from escaping the confines of his Lightship. A different game set in the same fictional universe, also titled Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, was released for the Game Boy Color alongside the Nintendo 64 game.
Seeds of Evil features a single-player campaign consisting of six levels and a multiplayer mode where various players can compete against each other in several game types. It supports the Nintendo 64 Expansion Pak, which enables an optional high-resolution graphics mode. The game was developed over a period of 21 months and was originally intended to be released on a 12MB cartridge without a multiplayer component, but was ultimately released on a 32MB cartridge.
From Wikipedia's article Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Metascore 86 · 14 critics
Review scorecard
- Graphics 4.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 4.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 4.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 4.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: Metascore 86 · 14 critics. Overall source The same 86/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores.
What the reviews talk about
Key wordsdeepconfusingstunningvariedinnovativecomplex
What the critics said
Nintendo Power remarked that, in high-resolution mode, Seeds of Evil was "as stunning" as the most sophisticated computer games of the time, saying that "not even the crisp reality of GoldenEye 007 or the rich fantasy of Zelda looks this cool."
— Nintendo Power, 1998
Edge said that the game's artistic range is remarkable, especially for a Nintendo 64 game, and considered the flamethrower to have "easily the best graphic realisation of such equipment yet seen in a videogame".
— Edge, 1998
GameSpot said that the soundtrack is "well suited to the game and never intrusive", while Victor Lucas of The Electric Playground described it as "suspenseful, dynamic and always adrenaline charged".
— GameSpot, 1998
Similarly, Tim Weaver of N64 Magazine credited the music for being "dramatically scored, with strings, tom toms, bass lines and nerve-juddering screeches as enemies spring out at you from all angles".
— N64 Magazine, 1998 (Tim Weaver)
N64 Magazine gave high marks to the game's level design and explained that the addition of mission objectives "gives the game more focus and betters its predecessor's pretty limited and fairly simple key-collection."
— N64 Magazine, 1998
The game's large arsenal of weapons was also praised, with GameSpot remarking that the Cerebral Bore is "possibly the grossest weapon ever conceived".
— GameSpot, 1998
In a retrospective review, Martin Watts of Nintendo Life said that Seeds of Evil "is quite possibly the best third-party effort ever released for Nintendo 64".
— Nintendo Life, 2013 (Martin Watts)
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Turok 2: Seeds of Evil article.
Scores
- 100 Next Generation 5/5
- 95 N64 Magazine 95%
- 92 Nintendo Power1998 9.2/10
- 90 Edge 9/10
- 90 GameSpot1998 9/10 (N64) ; 6.7/10 (PC)
- 90 IGN1998 9/10 (N64) ; 7/10 (PC)
- 90 GamePro 4.5/5
- 90 GameRevolution1998 A−
- 85 EP Daily1998 8.5/10
- 84 Electronic Gaming Monthly1999 8.5/10, 8.5/10, 8.5/10, 8/10
- 80 Nintendo Life2013 8/10
- 75 Famitsu 30/40
From the review table in Wikipedia's Turok 2: Seeds of Evil article.
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