This is a prettier HD version of the old-school Carnivores, with an emphasis on "old school." The game obviously looks and plays much better than the original, but in terms of its design I mean, it still feels like that 15-year-old PC game.
Still fun, but kind of outdated, too. Speaking of outdated, this game was actually released for iOS and Android back in 2010. So I guess it's, like double the old news, for some people. Nonetheless, on the console side there are definitely some advantages. Case in point Carnivores HD is kind of a beautiful game. And I certainly don't mean that in a technical sense. Like, rocks aren't supposed to float. So the game definitely could look better technically.
But artistically? It actually looks pretty good . Even better at times, and it totally conveys that feeling of this alien world that, for some strange reason, looks a lot like prehistoric Earth. And sadly, those strange reasons are never really explored. There's no story at all in Carnivores HD. I'm not saying I want cut scenes or anything, but a little text might've been nice.
Something that explains who you are or more importantly, where you are. And why you have a spaceship that can pick up dead dinosaurs. Anyway, if you've ever played the original Carnivores, a lot of this stuff might look familiar to you. The gameplay, the spaceship, the trophy room I mean, this is an old-school hunting game, through and through.
That means it takes a good bit of stealth. And a lot more patience. You're tracking footprints, sneaking through the grasses, attempting to stay downwind because, you know. It's important for a game about shooting dinosaurs in the face to be realistic. Fortunately, there are dinosaurs.
And lots of them. You always have primary targets, which are generally bigger dinosaurs, but the levels are also filled with dinosaurs you don't have to kill. That is, if you're a coward. You don't get anything for your dominance, though. You only get stuff for targeted species.
Money, trophy points and those unlock new content. But you know, that's another area where Carnivores HD feels very old-school. The content. I mean, there are nine levels but there are only three different locations. So you have those three levels, but then add a dusk and a fog version to each of them. That gives you nine levels which, obviously, isn't very much.
Then again, you only have three weapons, so maybe that's more than enough. For, like your own safety. Despite its shortcomings, I actually had some fun with this game. The gameplay is stealthy, the settings are occasionally pretty, it has an old-school simplicity but then again, it's also old-school in a negative way, too. There's just not much to this game. Obviously, Carnivores hasn't evolved much since 1998, but if you just want to slaughter some hapless sauropods Carnivores still has some bite.
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