Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Night Dive Studios & Iguana Entertainment
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Attitude Era kids rejoice as an essential piece of the
Nintendo 64 library is now on Steam. Night Dive Studios has introduced Turok:
Dinosaur Hunter to the modern audience with slick visuals and a contemporary
update to the vintage control scheme. Some classic gameplay elements, like
limited continues, are kept unsullied for a difficult yet fair challenge. The
same heart-pounding tribal beats return to accompany this super speedy
first-person run 'n' gun platformer. Turok is still the ultimate action experience; the Predator of video games. Keep
an eye out for Seeds of Evil in 2016.
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D
Factor 5
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Another N64 classic pops up on Steam. One of the premier
dogfighters of all time, Rogue Squadron is still a smooth operator with plenty
of replayability, but all is not well in the galaxy far far away. First off, you'll
need a controller as the M/KB setup is awful. Also, there's only a few
resolution options available, so prepare to play in windowed mode. Menus are
unsightly, achievements are sorely missing, but the worst offender is the goofy
default camera option which is set to hang back while your ship flies off into
the distance. Star Wars Rogue Squadron 3D isn't a bad game by any means, but if
the stage is being set for the remainder of a remastered trilogy, let's hope
for better treatment.
