Turok Retrospective Part 4: Evolution
Having outlived its original N64 platform, the Turok series crossed over to the Xbox, GameCube, and Playstation 2 in 2002 for one final romp, Turok: Evolution . Its release marked the end of the Acclaim era and almost of Turok himself, with only a handful of other projects surfacing in the years since and none of them being as critically acclaimed or connected by lore. Evolution wasn't meant to be the end of this series, however, and a sequel titled Turok: Resurrection was pitched for a 2006 release, but never made it to development. So why, then, was it the end? Well... Evolution basically went through the same ill-fated arc that Shadow of Oblivion did, just worse. Acclaim needed a hit to keep the Turok train rolling but expectations had risen to a new high. They needed to please fans by topping Turok 3 and make something that would have enough mainstream appeal to be financially successful, but they were also coming in after the longest gap between games yet, and at a poi...