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Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion is a 2000 video game for the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color. It is the fourth entry in the Turok series and a sequel to Turok 2: Seeds of Evil. A remaster by Nightdive Studios for the Switch was announced in 2023.
Gameplay[]
Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion is a first-person shooter where the player controls the protagonist from a first-person perspective. The player can choose to play the game as either Danielle or Joseph, who both have unique abilities. For example, Danielle can jump higher and carry high-powered weapons, while Joseph can crawl into crevices and use the sniper rifle in conjunction with the night vision goggles. Each character has eight main weapons that may be upgraded in different ways for a total of 16 weapons per character, although some of them are shared. Players can save their progress at any time with the use of a Controller Pak.
In addition to the single-player campaign, Shadow of Oblivion features a multiplayer mode where various players can compete against each other in eight game types, including blood lust, capture the flag, last stand, and monkey tag. Multiplayer games can be played in 42 different maps and can also include bots.
Plot[]
When the Primagen's Lightship was destroyed at the end of Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, the chain reaction it triggered was so powerful that the universe as it existed was completely eradicated, pushing Oblivion, a monstrous cosmic entity that consumes bodies of the living and reigned before the birth of the universe, to the very brink of destruction. Though totally ravaged, Oblivion survived and now desperately seeks a means to punch through the Netherscape that separates the living world from the Lost Lands, a strange and primitive world where time has no meaning. The last shreds of the pure energy source that created the living world and nearly wiped out Oblivion are contained within the Light Burden, the bag that every member of the Turok lineage has carried. Deep within the Lost Lands, Oblivion's henchmen have a massive headquarters from where they assemble their armies and direct their operations.
The game begins with the current Turok, Joshua Fireseed, having dreams of a child that must be protected, as he is the last of the Fireseed lineage. During that night, Oblivion Spawns teleport into his home and try to kill Joshua in his sleep. Joshua catches them and fights, but is outnumbered. He then tells his sister Danielle and his brother Joseph to escape, while he stays behind with a bomb in his hand to blow the Spawns away, along with himself. While Danielle and Joseph drive away, they are attacked by a monster, but Adon, a female alien who helped Joshua in the previous game, saves and teleports them to a council meeting to deal with the situation of Oblivion. They decide that either Danielle or Joseph must become the next Turok, and the player must choose. The player will eventually have to infiltrate the enemies' headquarters to destroy the scourge of the universe.
Development[]
Reception[]
Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion received generally favorable reviews from critics. Mark Green of N64 Magazine described it as a "gigantic, gorgeous game that's packed with goodness and perfectly playable in every way", but noted that the game failed to topple Rare's Perfect Dark, an earlier first-person shooter that he felt the Turok 3 team was unlikely to better.
Gallery[]
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External links[]
- Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion (N64) at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion (GBC) at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion (N64) at GameFAQs
- Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion (GBC) at GameFAQs
| Turok series | |
|---|---|
| Main series | Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (GB) • 2: Seeds of Evil • Rage Wars • 3: Shadow of Oblivion • Turok: Evolution |
| Related | Acclaim • Iguana Entertainment • Nightdive Studios • South Park • Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M. |