Turok Brings Dinosaurs Back from Extinction
Touchstone’s Epic, Re-Imagined Sci-Fi
First Person Shooter Now Available for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3
BURBANK, Calif. (Business Wire EON) February 4, 2008 --
Dinosaurs walked the earth millions of years ago but humankind wasn’t
in existence to experience these creatures in their splendor …
or their terror.
Turok, the epic, sci-fi first
person shooter, provides an opportunity to interact with dinosaurs like
never before. Turok is now available in North America for the Xbox
360® video game and entertainment system
from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3
computer entertainment system. Published by Touchstone and developed by Propaganda
Games, Turok is a unique and gritty first person shooter that
immerses players into a world of dinosaurs.
Almost three years in development, Turok transports players to a
dark, mysterious planet in the future. Players take on the role of
Joseph Turok, a former black ops commando, now part of an elite special
forces squad, known as Whiskey Company, which is on a mission to
confront a war criminal – Turok’s
former mentor, Roland Kane. When their ship is shot down on the planet
inhabited by Kane and his Mendel-Gruman Corporation soldiers, Turok must
use his elite military training to elude Kane’s
well-trained army and the ravenous, unpredictable dinosaurs, huge
insects and other massive creatures that populate the planet.
“Turok provides a pulse-pounding
experience similar to a blockbuster action film while immersing players
in a hostile world filled with visceral dinosaurs,”
said Craig Relyea, senior vice president of global marketing,
Touchstone. “There is a strong legacy behind
this franchise, but this is whole new Turok that will appeal to
an even wider audience.”
The Turok property, which is owned by Classic Media and has a legendary
history among the game’s target audience, is
being brought back by Touchstone after a lengthy hiatus.
“Turok was a huge initial project for
a veteran group of game developers from diverse backgrounds, which
included expertise from some of the industry’s
landmark games,” said Josh Holmes, vice
president and general manager, Propaganda Games. “We’re
eager to witness the excitement of video game players as the game is
distributed worldwide.”
Turok has a robust online multiplayer feature with a variety of
modes and maps for up to 16 players. Turok includes 10
multiplayer maps in total, including seven competitive maps and three
cooperative-specific missions. Competitive multiplayer modes include
Capture the Flag, Assault-style Capture the Flag, Deathmatch, Team
Deathmatch and War Games, a special objective-based game mode. Turok’s
co-op feature allows up to four players to team up online in maps
inspired by the single-player story but designed specifically for the
co-op mode. Unique to Turok, and like the game’s
single-player campaign, the multiplayer modes include dinosaurs and
large insects, which may attack any player and can be lured to attack
opponents.
The story of Turok is conveyed through top Hollywood voice
talent, including Timothy
Olyphant, Powers Boothe,
Ron Perlman, William
Fichtner, Donnie
Wahlberg and Gregory
Norman Cruz as Joseph Turok.
Developed by Propaganda Games, Touchstone’s
development studio in Vancouver, British Columbia, Turok is rated
M for Mature by the Entertainment
Software Rating Board (ESRB) and is available in stores now for
$59.99. A version of Turok for Windows-based PCs is scheduled for
release this spring.
For more information about Turok, log on to www.turok.com.
TUROK TM & © Classic Media, Inc., an
Entertainment Rights group company.
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