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What would happen if you crossed The Land Before Time with Rambo? Well, putting the moral implications to one side, it would be fair to say that you would end up with Turok 3 on the Game Boy Color, which plays like a 'no thrills' edition of the N64 version. Stripped of all the Doom-style mayhem that it was known for, Turok 3 limps onto the small screen with gameplay that makes Pokemon Stadium seem complicated. Compared to the recent Tomb Raider and Wacky Races conversions, there really seems to be no excuse for this kind of poorly conceived platform game.

Once again the human race is having a bit of a tiff with the dinosaurs and it's stopping everyone enjoying tea in the park. It's up to your two thumbs to bring an end to the war by shooting a big gun and running in one direction for a long period of time.

As far as the gameplay goes, that's pretty much your lot. In between the regular bouts of action, you do get to do a bit of driving (and shooting) in either a tank, a speed boat or a car, but these episodes merely serve as a bridge between levels.

Admittedly, there are enough levels to keep you going and plenty of weapons to choose from, but these small virtues are undermined by all that is bad about the game. Getting through the various stages is extremely irritating due to the constant onslaught of your opponent's legion of heavies. This is especially annoying when the task in the level is to completely destroy a certain number of specific objects and you lose track of what or where you are because you are constantly having to fend off the enemy. Buy this if you want, but consider yourself warned!

Graphics 40%
Nothing special.

Sound 60%
Ouch! My ears!

Playability 40%
We've played better!

Lastability 40%
Minutes, probably!

Overall 50%
Not a patch on the N64 game!