Turok: Evolution (Game Boy Advance video game)

In 1886, Tobias Bruckner and his cavalry kill off much of the Saquin Indian nation. The sole survivor, a man named Tal'Set, confronts Bruckner as a door appears, transporting both to the Lost Lands. There, Tal'Set meets the River People and Djunn, the tribe's greatest warrior. The player then chooses who to play as: Tal'Set or Djunn. The player proceeds to rescue the Wise Father, leader of the River People, after he is kidnapped by Bruckner. The Wise Father says that Lord Tyrannus, an extraterrestrial being, has recruited Bruckner to help destroy the tribe with an army of experimental creatures. The player seeks out Lord Tyrannus, who flees onboard his spaceship. Following a battle, the player is given the choice of whether or not to kill Lord Tyrannus, with both endings congratulating the player on becoming a Turok fighter. If Lord Tyrannus is spared, then Bruckner becomes enraged at the player's mercy, before being killed in a grenade explosion. ==Gameplay==

Turok: Evolution is a side-scrolling shooter game played across various locations, such as jungles and a moving train. ==Development and release==

David Dienstbier, the creative head for the Turok games, said in 1999 that an installment for the then-upcoming Game Boy Advance (GBA) had been discussed several times. The handheld games in the series had previously been released for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. In 2000, Dienstbier said that in the event of any future Turok game being developed, the GBA would be a likely console to receive it. By early 2002, Acclaim Studios Austin was developing a home console installment known as Turok: Evolution. RFX Interactive was chosen to develop an eponymous GBA version, In the U.S., Turok: Evolution was published by Acclaim Entertainment on September 1, 2002, for home consoles and the GBA. ==Reception==

Turok: Evolution received mixed reviews according to Metacritic. ==Notes==