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Owners of the Nintendo 64 have been eagerly-awaiting the arrival of Turok 2: Seeds Of Evil, but Game Boy owners need not feel left out. Acclaim has also developed an original Turok 2 game which will make use of the Game Boy Color's features, as well as being playable on a traditional Game Boy.

The plot of the game places Turok (aka Joshua Fireseed) against the Amaranthine Accordance, a sinister group who want to return the dinosaurs as masters of the Earth (which means that humanity needs to be wiped out first). Turok has to thwart the Amaranthine Accordance's plans by defeating the Dinosoid hordes that have already been dispatched to Earth. His first mission is to find the Light Burden which acts as a door to the Lost Land. Once in the realm of dinosaurs, Turok must defeat four Bionosaurs (mutated dinosaurs) which have been constructed by the Amaranthine Accordance before he can bring peace to Earth.

Turok begins each game with 100 points of energy, which decrease every time an enemy touches him. So it goes without saying that Turok will need to make use of the various types of weaponry that have been strewn throughout the Lost Land. Some of the weapons at your disposal include: a knife; bow and arrow; minigun; fusion gun; particle accelerator; and grenade launcher.

Each level of Turok 2 is made up of sub-levels, which are connected by doors and teleports, and some of these need to be activated by switches to allow further progress. As well as weaponry, Turok can also pick up ammo, life-point energy and armour.

Interestingly enough, Acclaim has decided to begin the game with Turok out of his element: i.e. not in the Lost Land. The first level takes place in a modern-day city street, with Turok surrounded by disguised Dinosoids (they look like humans until they attack), and he is unable to access his traditional weapons. Turok can revert to his true form once the Light Burden has been located, and then it's all-out Dinosoid slaughter!

Turok 2 comes into its own from level two, as Turok can ride a Raptor and fight the first Bionosaur, a giant Triceratops. Other things to look forward to include a canoe ride through dangerous currents, a dinosaur cemetery, a hazard-laden swamp, and a terrifying race with a giant worm. Strange stuff, indeed.