Carnivores

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Name: Carnivores Year: 1998 Publisher: WizardWorks Software Developer: Action Forms Ltd. Platform: PC Genre: Simulation Total rating: 77.1% - rated 69 times rate now: please log in to rate Submitter: Res Added: Feb 06 2005 Warez status: Abandonware

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Author: TheBream Date: Nov 14 2008 - 07:41 Score: 55 points

Carnivores is a first-person dinosaur hunting simulation. It is set on a newly discovered world that is found to be populated by prehistoric creatures.

Graphics
The graphics are pretty good for a game that is 10 years old. The dinosaurs all look good and easily recognizable for the most part. Although you get the odd mix up between a velociraptor and a non-trophy dinosaur. They also move like you’d expect them to. Stegosaurs are lumbering when fleeing and velociraptors move with deadly speed when charging. Environments are beautifully designed and varied from deserts, beaches, swamps, jungles and mountain ranges. The effects like mists while through a swamp make the game all the more realistic. There is a limit to how far you can see, roughly in the range of 60-70 meters. On your map this is indicated by the green circle. There is another flaw in the graphics engine. Sometimes the dinosaurs disappear behind the terrain, or appear in front when they’re supposed to be behind. Another instance is when a dinosaur has its back to you, there is a glitch which shows the inside of its jaw and this covers up any other detail of head.

Sound
The game lacks music, which is just as well as the ambient sounds do a great job of creating the atmosphere. Every environment is different; on a mountain range you will hear the wind while in the jungle you are surrounded by noise of insects. The weapons all sound real, whilst the sounds of each dinosaur seem well suited and believable.

Gameplay
The game works by a points system. You start off as a novice rank and gain points by taking down dinosaurs. As you reach a certain amount of points you move up in rank, which unlocks new maps, dinosaurs and weapons. The observation mode is available if you want to view the dinosaurs is their natural habitat without the threat of being eaten. There are only three weapons at your disposable and two are available at the beginning. A total of seven dinosaurs are available to hunt from a choice of six maps. Each map is unique and has its own feel and places to visit. You have the choice to use artifacts such as camouflage or radar which aids you in hunting but the drawback is that it deducts points from each dinosaur you shoot. Another option is the use of tranquilizers. It doesn’t kill your prey so you won’t be able to add them to your trophy room but it does offer more points. The dinosaurs fall into two distinct categories, herbivores and carnivores and the behaviour exhibited by the dinosaurs in each category is the same bar a few exceptions. Once in the hunting environment, you can use various tactics to get your prey, stalk them or lure them in with mating calls. Different dinosaurs will need different tactics to be able to hunt successfully, that is without being eaten by a predatory dinosaur. You can only kill a dinosaur by hitting its specific target point, although I managed to kill the stegosaur by shooting it in the back repeatedly. There is an issue with the clipping as the predatory dinosaurs have a habit of getting stuck on rocky outcrops, which leaves them as a sitting duck.

Overall, this game offers a unique and fun experience. The graphics and sound combine to create atmospheric hunting environments. There are little graphical glitches but it won’t hamper your experience. You’re also guaranteed some scary moments when you unexpectedly set upon by a charging carnivore. The ultimate downside to this game is the lack of content, as it will most likely leave you wanting more.

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By Phantoms_Crow - Oct 30 2008 - 06:07   Good game, no Cabellas, but it is still good. Had some problems with hunting some of the dinos, like how they would run away from me without seeing me, and that. Had the same problem with the Great Lake, fun like a arcade game.

By TheBream - Oct 11 2008 - 15:01 ok i found a way past that problem. go to the shortcut file and set the compatibilty mode to windows 95. hope this helps

By TheBream - Oct 11 2008 - 12:14 yeah i get the same problem. keeps crsahing when i try to load the last map. no clue how to fix it  i remember playing the demo of this game about 8 years ago. spent hundreds of hours on the demo literally.

By Indulged1 - Feb 14 2008 - 00:00 A lovely way to scare the cake out of your self when drunk!  , A truely strange game but intence and fun at times! it's one you must stick with to get the full experance!, Oh can anyone load the last map?, I can not and i am a so called expert hunter!, It just will not load, It crashes every time i try to play that map!!!, Any help?....

By Xifihas - Dec 08 2007 - 17:30 Screw deer hunting, I'm going dino hunting. My advice, always use the shotgun when hunting carnivores, The sniper rifle is useless when they attack you and the X bow is very hard to aim.

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