Turok (mobile)

Turok
Overview
Developer(s)	Propaganda Games
Publisher(s)	Living Mobile
Platform(s)	Mobile phone
Release date(s)	February 4, 2008 (United States)
Genre(s)	Side-scrolling shooter

Turok is a 2D side-scrolling shooter video game developed by Propaganda Games and published by Living Mobile, a subsidiary of Disney Interactive. It is a mobile port of 2008's Turok, and was released alongside its parent title on February 4, 2008.

Turok loosely follows the plot set out by its console relative, with simplified gameplay. It was accompanied by a tie-in website, although both this site and the game are defunct, and Turok can no longer be officially purchased.

Plot

Level 1

Level 1 opens with Corporal Joseph Turok awaking from cryosleep on a spaceship, picking up his armour, before being told to attend his commanding officers speech. You are told you need to apprehend Roland Kane. However, the ship is shot at, causing it to crash.

After a loading screen, you are amongst wreckage in a jungle. Moving forward, one soldier disappears into the trees to search for survivors while you continue along the main path. Turok is then faced with a lone raptor, which he hides from. Another survivor is brought down by a raptor, which then proceeds to run into the trees.

Turok then battles another dinosaur, using his gun and knife, before proceeding to Level 2.

Level 2

The second level opens with a marine telling Turok that the pile of dead soldiers were because of Kane's men - Turok tells him to bury the dead and he'll hunt down Kane's men.

Turok then sneaks up on the first of Kane's men, who he stealth kills. Proceeding, Turok faces two more of Kane's men. A new mechanic is then introduced (auto-fire) and Turok must defend against an onslaught of raptors from multiple angles.

This is the end of Level 2.

Gameplay

Turok, as a mobile title, had its gameplay simplified and truncated to fit the mobile platform. The game featured text-based dialogue, lacking any voice over. The game featured regenerating health and a simplified respawn mechanic, where the player simply restarted where they originally died. Stealth is relatively simple, having the player press a single key to blend into the backdrop, which enables them to evade detection by dinosaur and human alike.

Unlike the console and PC versions of Turok, the mobile game features a slightly more in-depth knife mechanic, where enemies can struggle against the player's attacks. Countering this involves rapidly pressing a certain button, akin to quick time events in the mainline versions of Turok.

An update had allowed players to go to a site to upload their high scores, participate in various competitions, and find out tips and tricks.

Achievements and Trophies

Icon	Title	Unlock
	Survivor	Finish the level without dying.
	Pacifist	Avoid at least half of your opponents.
	Primal Killer	Kill your opponents with bow and knife only.
	Pathfinder	Find all dog tags.
	Gunman	Kill your opponents with machinegun or shotgun only.
	Hero	Unlock all achievements.

List of appearances

By type

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Characters	Enemies	Bosses	Harmless wildlife	Weapons
Items	Locations	Organizations and groups	Vehicles	Miscellanea

Characters

Cole Joseph Turok Roland Kane

Enemies

Lurker Mini-Raptor Soldier Bug Tyrannosaurus rex Utahraptor

Weapons

ORO C9 Perforator Bow ORO Enforcer Shotgun ORO HOG 9mm Handgun ORO P23 Combat Knife ORO War Horse Chaingun

Locations

Terraformed planet

Organizations and groups

Kiowa Mendel-Gruman Corporation MG Soldier MG Grunt MG Heavy Weapons Unidentified armed forces Whiskey Company Wolf Pack

Vehicles

Mendel-Gruman Type 07 Starship Whiskey Company's ship

Reception

IGN's Gerge Roush gave it a 4.5 out of 10, calling it "a very average action platform game plagued by some problematic mechanics."

Image Gallery - Screenshots

The player fighting in a jungle setting.

An MG Base.

A screenshot of the final levels with dinosaurs.

Notes and references

List of Turok Games
Acclaim Entertainment
Iguana Entertainment / Acclaim Studios Austin		Turok: Dinosaur Hunter • Turok 2: Seeds of Evil • Turok: Rage Wars • Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion • Turok: Evolution
Bit Managers		Turok: Battle of the Bionosaurs • Turok 2: Seeds of Evil • Turok: Rage Wars • Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion
RFX Interactive		Turok: Evolution
Playmates Electronix		Turok (LCD handheld)
Cancelled Titles		Turok: Resurrection • Untitled Turok Game Boy Advance game • Untitled Turok Game.com game
Disney Interactive Studios / Touchstone Games
Propaganda Games		Turok
Living Mobile		Turok
Cancelled Titles		Turok 2
Universal Studios Interactive Entertainment
Pillow Pig Games		Turok: Escape from Lost Valley
Saber Interactive
Saber Interactive		Turok: Origins