Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (Game Boy Color)
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| Developer(s) | Bit Managers |
| Publisher(s) | Acclaim Entertainment |
| Composer(s) | Alberto Jose González |
| Series | Turok |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Color |
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| Genre(s) | Action, platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil is an action-platform video game developed by Bit Managers and published by Acclaim Entertainment. It was released for the Game Boy Color handheld game console in 1998 alongside its Nintendo 64 counterpart. The game is backward compatible with the original Game Boy in monochrome mode. Although the game is set in the same fictional universe as its counterpart, it features a different storyline.
Gameplay
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil is an action-platform video game that features eight side-scrolling levels and four boss encounters.[1] The player can use multiple weapons to defeat enemies, ranging from a pistol to a shotgun, a grenade launcher, and a bow and arrow.[2] In some levels, the player must ride a Pterodactyl or a canoe while avoiding opponents.[2] The game employs a password system to prevent the loss of progress.[3] Although the game is set in the same fictional universe as its Nintendo 64 counterpart, it features a different storyline. The story follows protagonist Joshua Fireseed and his attempts to stop the Amaranthine Accordance villains from bringing a massive Dinosoid army from the Lost World to Earth.[3]
Development
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil was developed by the Spanish video game company Bit Managers and published by Acclaim Entertainment.[4] The standard platform levels of the game were first created on graph paper and then replicated on a level editor, before becoming a playable level on the Game Boy hardware.[5] The music of the game was composed by Alberto Jose González, who also produced the music of the previous handheld Turok game, Turok: Battle of the Bionosaurs. The game is backward compatible with the original Game Boy in monochrome mode.[3]
Reception
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Turok 2: Seeds of Evil received generally mixed reviews from critics. IGN reviewer Peer Schneider described the game as "an E-rated cookie-cutter sidescroller with decent controls and unimpressive visuals",[3] while Total Game Boy criticized its level design and unrelated gameplay to the Nintendo 64 game.[7] Nintendo Power highlighted the player's wide range of moves and side-scrolling action, but also criticized the graphics for their limited color.[6] In a positive review, the Spanish official Nintendo magazine, Nintendo Acción, praised the game's length, animations, tight controls, and dynamic gameplay.[4]
References
- ↑ "Turok 2". Nintendo Power (117): 78–85. February 1999.
- 1 2 Bit Managers, ed. (1998). Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Instruction Booklet. Acclaim Entertainment.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Peer Schneider (1999-06-07). "Turok 2: Seeds of Evil". IGN. Archived from the original on 2007-03-18. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- 1 2 3 "Turok 2". Nintendo Acción (in Spanish) (73): 70–71. December 1998.
- ↑ "Turok 2: Seeds of Evil". Nintendo Magazine System (67): 13. August 1998.
- 1 2 "Turok 2". Nintendo Power (117): 121. February 1999.
- 1 2 "Turok 2". Total Game Boy (2): 10–11. 1999.
External links
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil at MobyGames