Becoming one of the most popular games for the console on release, Turok won praise for its graphics and evolution of the genre. Bugs delayed the game's release from September 1996 to January 1997.Ĭritical reception of Turok was highly positive. Iguana pushed the Nintendo 64's graphics capabilities to its limits, and were forced to compress or cut elements to fit the game on its 8 megabyte cartridge. Suffering from cash flow problems and falling sales, Acclaim came to rely on Turok as its best hope for a financial turnaround. The player controls Turok, a Native American warrior, who must stop the evil Campaigner from conquering the universe with an ancient and powerful weapon.Īs Acclaim's first title for the Nintendo 64, Turok was part of a strategy to develop games internally and license merchandise Acclaim acquired the rights to Turok when it purchased Valiant Comics in 1994, renaming it Acclaim Comics. Turok is an adaptation of the Valiant Comics comic book series of the same name. It was released in 1997 in North America and Europe. Turok: Dinosaur Hunter is a first-person shooter video game developed by Iguana Entertainment and published by Acclaim for the Nintendo 64 console and Microsoft Windows.
