Carnivores 2
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Brand: AtariFormat: CD-ROM
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me
Model: 04-18816
Publisher: Atari
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Customer Review: Carnivores 2
Summary: 4 Stars
Carnivores was great. The sense of adventure, tension and general fun made it possibly my favourite PC game. But Carnivores 2? I always hoped they'd make a sequel, but, even though looking back at it it is a very enjoyable experience, I can't help saying that it was missing something that the first game had.
Maybe it's the sense of fiction in the first game. Sometimes, a fictional, imaginary looking setting is quite bad for a shooter games, but in Carnivores 1, it really did work, with the sky blue lakes, massive ferns and vibrant ground. In Carnivores 2, the settings are more, well, boring- being four times as big as the locations in Carnivores, it's just a chore having to trudge all the way up the uninspired, unimaginative woodland for a potential kill- and yes, the areas are all pretty much woodland, except for the odd sand patch here and there. This is all made worse on my computer since the water goes all weird when I turn on run mode, and I can't find any patches to fix this problem. This is presumably since I have windows XP, and the game is intended for 95 or 98. Carnivores 1 works fine on it, though. Weird.
Er, anyway, enough of that whining, onto the main attraction of the game- the dinosaurs. If you want a short summary here it is-they're great. Best dinosaurs I've EVER seen on any game,and I'm not kidding there. They do get blocky when you go right up to them, but, let's face it, when it comes to the game you aren't gonna have time to look at them close up- they'll either run away if herbivorous, or mall you if carnivorous. And the AI is, er, okay, even though it is a bit on the simple side, but thinking about it real-life dinosaurs would be too dumb to think out any advanced stealth strategies anyway. They are all perfectly animated and coloured, and the audio for the dinosaurs- and infact the entire game- is just great. Each dinosaur has its own unique call, and, as the dino gets bigger, its call gets scarier. I just wanted to wimp out and hide behind a bush the first time I heard the ceratosaurus roar. The only problem with the dinosaurs in the game is that hunting them can get incredibly frustrating- you just want to kick something when a chasmosaurus is in your line of sight, you're just about to make the final shot, and... it catches wind of you and runs off. This goes for all the dinosaurs, including the carnivores (although they will of course charge if you get too close); infact, the only dino not liable to run off like a ninny when smelling you is the T-rex, the true hard man-er, dinosaur- of the game.
The weapons are average. I can't really saying anything more than that. They aren't bad, per se, but they aren't fabulous either. They are all of the shotgun, pistol, sniper rifle sort.
Right, so, what it all boils down to is: is this game worth getting if you've already got the original game. For me, all it's pros overrule the cons, so, yes, I do recommend it to anyone interested.
Description of Carnivores 2
You traverse the vast new world filled with prehistoric creatures from a time long past. With enough weaponry to flatten a mountain range, you begin your search. You feel a surge of dominance over your potential next kill, but then come to an abrupt and haunting realization. You are outnumbered, outsmarted and the object of a deadly prehistoric creature's hunt.Hunting games for the PC have let us stalk wild turkeys, shoot at countless deer, and even bag a few bears. Carnivores 2 takes things up a notch by letting players go on a dinosaur safari. That premise sounded terrible until we started playing the game, and we were immediately sucked in by Carnivore 2's atmosphere and play mechanics.
You start out with the ability to buy a few items, like a simple pistol and perhaps some camouflage. The dinosaurs you choose to hunt vary in their ability to detect you. Some can smell you coming but have a hard time seeing you, while others can't smell anything but have hearing acute enough to detect a leaf hitting the ground 100 yards away. You must adapt your hunting methods and equipment to counter the abilities of your quarry or you won't see a dinosaur, let alone get to shoot at one.
After bagging a few herbivores that have less biting power than Bambi, you work your way up the food chain to bigger, smarter, and much more dangerous game that look at you as prey instead of the other way around. In fact, the sound of a pistol is like a dinner bell to the Tyrannosaurus rex, who knows the only creature capable of causing that noise makes for a tasty snack. The fact that we had to consider ourselves both the hunter and the hunted added a tension to the game that other hunting simulations completely lack.
Graphics are good, and the artists obviously paid special attention to the movement of the creatures that inhabit the various islands you'll visit. The sounds were also done well, and many times we found ourselves tracking prey using our ears instead of our eyes. The only things they left out are the smells, and for that we are grateful. We were surprised at how much fun we had with Carnivores 2, which is a unique take on hunting simulations, one that nearly anyone should enjoy. --T. Byrl Baker
Pros:
- Dinosaurs move smoothly
- You occasionally feel like that doomed hunter guy in Jurassic Park
- Nice ambient sound effects
- Can get a bit repetitive once you perfect your hunting skills
Carnivores 2 by Wizard Works invites you to "enter the realm of prehistoric reality and take on the quest for survival." Prepare, in other words, to meet the velociraptor.
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