Turok's back...but he ain't his old self.
The single-player campaign has a great story, which is a first for the series. It is fun to play and gives many twists and turns that keeps you wanting to play more. The only thing that kills the campaign is that sometimes the checkpoints are too far apart and can make you disgusted with having to do a long portion over just to get to the part you were stuck on. However, it does a good job of balancing the combat against humans and dinosaurs and that keeps the old Turok spirit alive. The story however does not explain Mendel-Gruman (sp?) and how they fit in with Wolf Pack. But, the story overall is a great experience for any fps fans.
Multiplayer is fun, but not really fun. While it gives you real simple combat, it is also a return to the ways multiplayer used to be. Also, the addition of AI creatures to the maps can be a pain in the behind, or can give you an easy kill while your enemy fights one off. They change the game just by simple jumping on players and slowing them down. For example, in CTF I have seen flag carriers being pounced on by dinos, and then getting killed by a defender who happened to be following.
A downside to multiplayer is that it can take a while for matches to start, and sometimes they lag horribly. Also, it seems no on plays ranked matches at some points as it can take 10 minutes to find a ranked game. But, the best part of the multiplayer game (I think every one will agree) is getting a stealth kill. All in all, a great multiplayer experience.
Turok is a great game, although not the best. Hopefully the next Turok will return us to the gore and alien enemies that define Turok. But, we can all agree that is is about time that the dinosaur hunter came back to hunt again.