Turok: "Battle of the Bionosaurs"
Game by Acclaim and Bit Managers
Reviewed by The Avaradancer
Size: 4 Megabits
Save: Password, Alphabetic, TEN charcaters.
Released: 1997
Works with: Any version of Gameboy.

Opening Snide Remarks: I M Turok! No! I R Turok! Oh, I S Turok! Ignore all
that. Turok is here in a sidescrolling game by Acclaim. Hmm. Whatever. The
Bionosaurs are fighting! Kill them Turok! Or something like that. Here's the
review. 

Gameplay: Think "Contra"; but not as mindless. Put together a little of "The
Prince of Persia" and spice up the batch with big bada** bosses. Now simmer
in some nice and big areas that span tons of space. Dash a few pattern based
bad guys with weapons and toss in Dinosaurs. Crank up the difficulty to a
nice healthy glow and BOOM! You have Turok. This game plays really well. The
weapons are nice. You can shoot in seven directions and the bosses is big.
Yup, this is an excellent side-scroller that stands out because of it's
vast level design and killer challenge level. It play a little like the old
game "Out of this World" or "Flasback". You have to do stuff in some of the
levels. :)

Graphics: Acclaim.... you know those guys who do animation for Bit Managers?
You are not paying them enough. This game has some SMOOTH animation! The
graphics are nicely done too. There's no Super Gameboy pallettes though. :(
The animation is buttery shooth. Very well done. The bosses are nice too.
Lots of dinosaurs for me to kill and the dinosaurs look cool. I wish each
weapon had a different type of firing sprite. Most all the guns shoot a ball.

Sound: Basic sounds, but they are appropriate to the on-screen action. Clear
and well done.

Music: Somewhat annoying, but appropriate to each level. Although the music
becomes tedious and bad. Eww.

Play Control: Great Animation sometimes equals bad control. That is NOT the
case here. GOOD control, you can control Turoks many moves. The only flaw
here is switching weapons requires you to hold SELECT and press left or
right. No big deal though.

Final Analysis: Thirsting for action and Side-scrolling adventure? A game
with big worlds, maze-like levels, great weapons, nasty enemies, and a sense
of intelligence is waiting for you in this Game Pak! Check it out. One of the
best side-scrollers I have played. Very well made. Nice job. My complaint?
The passwords are too long. It isn't fair to have to put in such long
passwords. Geez Louise!.

Score
Gameplay: *****
Graphics: *****
Sound: ***
Music: **
Play Control: *****
Total: 20 out of 25

Final Score: 80%


Currently Known Codes:
LEVEL PASSWORDS!

Easy Difficulty
Level 2 -- GRZNNPCRGS
Level 3 -- DVZNDPCTLL
Level 4 -- GWRNGVBTGB
Level 5 -- PCVYGRBTBG  
Level 6 -- RCVYGRSTBZ
Level 7 -- VSVYTRSQBS
Level 8 -- RSQYTRSQBN

Hard Difficulty
Level 2 -- GNZNNPCZGG
Level 3 -- DLZNDPCTLR
Level 4 -- GLZNDVBTLW
Level 5 -- PYVYGVBTBQ
Level 6 -- RYVYGRSTBC
Level 7 -- VKVYTRSQBK
Level 8 -- RKQYTRSQBV