Turok Origins

Alright, let's talk about the goodies you'll be finding all over the place in Turok Origins. These items are super important for keeping you alive and kicking, so knowing what they do is half the battle. Think of this as your quick rundown of everything you'll be grabbing.

• Ammo Boxes, Quivers, or Cells — These are pretty straightforward: they refill the ammo for whatever weapon you're currently using. Grab 'em whenever you see 'em to make sure you don't run dry at a bad moment.
• Armor — When you pick up Armor, it replaces your regular energy meter with an 'Armor number'. This armor takes a beating before it breaks, leaving you with your normal energy. It's a lifesaver when you just need to push through a tough spot.
• Backpack — This is a game-changer! Grabbing a Backpack lets you carry twice the amount of ammo for all your weapons. More ammo means more dakka, so always snag one if you see it.
• Keys — You'll find these on little altars. Keys are crucial for unlocking certain levels, kind of like in Mario 64. But here's the kicker: you need *every single Key* in the game to actually beat it. So, don't miss any!
• Spirit Token — These rare tokens pop up if you manage to defeat an enemy using only your Knife or regular Arrows from your Bow. They look like little gold skull tokens and add 5 points to your maximum energy. A nice little bonus for skillful play!
• Spiritual Invincibility — Pop one of these, and you're basically a god for a short time. You become invincible, super fast, and everything else slows to a crawl, even bullets. The screen gets a bit trippy, but you're unstoppable.
• Silver Energy — This only adds a small 2 points to your energy, which might not sound like much. But, it's enough to push your energy meter over 100 if you're close. Every bit counts!
• Blue Energy — This one gives you a solid 25 points of energy. It's kind of the middle-ground energy pickup, a reliable way to top yourself up.
• Orange Energy — This fills your energy right up to 100. However, if you're already at 100 or above, it won't do anything. Simple and effective for getting back to full.
• Yellow Energy — Whoa, this one is huge! It adds a massive 100 points to your energy, easily pushing your meter way past 100. Definitely grab this when you see it.
• Yellow Life Force — Picking this up adds 1 point to your Life Force Meter. Once this meter hits 100, you earn an extra life!
• Purple Life Force — This adds 10 points to your Life Force Meter, making it a much faster way to earn those precious extra lives.
• Warp Portal — These look like little green squares on the ground. Step into one, and it'll warp you to the next connected Warp Portal. Handy for getting around quickly.
• Chronoscepter Piece — There are eight of these hidden throughout the game, one in each level. They can be tricky to find, but if you collect all eight, you'll get to wield the incredibly powerful Chronoscepter for a bit at the end.
• Save Point — Approach one of these, and you'll get the option to save your game. Just remember, you'll need a Controller Pak for this, as Turok requires it for saving.
• Check Point — These are similar to Save Points, but with a catch: if you turn off your game, you won't be able to restart from here. It's more of a mid-level marker than a true save.

Quick Tip: Remember that all the Energy pickups look like '+' signs and come in different colors, which is how you'll tell them apart. Keep an eye out for them!

Weapons:

• Knife

  Description: A basic melee weapon with a handle, steel blade, and sharp edge.

  Opinion: Weak but useful for collecting Spirit Tokens against lesser enemies.

• Bow and Arrow

  Description: A standard bow and arrow; the steel for the arrows is found only in the Lost Land.

  Opinion: Sucks, but can be used for sniping distant enemies when Tek Arrows are unavailable.

• Pistol

  Description: An average, ordinary pistol with no special features.

  Opinion: Weak but fires quickly. Effective against weak and moderate enemies early on, but not recommended for late-game use.

• Tek Arrows

  Description: Arrows with tips packed with highly combustible materials.

  Opinion: Awesome weapon with plentiful ammo. Its blue explosions are effective, but the reload is slow, requiring players to back off.

• Assault Rifle

  Description: A large rifle with a longer-than-average barrel.

  Opinion: A durable, balanced weapon that is neither overly powerful nor extremely fast.

• Plasma Rifle

  Description: A gray rifle that fires using plasma cells.

  Opinion: Moderately strong with abundant ammo, good for tough enemies.

• Alien Weapon

  Description: Resembles the gun from the movie Eraser, but less powerful.

  Opinion: Shots are not very damaging, but the resulting explosion is significant. Requires 5 plasma cells per shot.

• Shotgun

  Description: An old-school, single-barreled shotgun.

  Opinion: Best used when you have time or are facing enemies that can be defeated in one hit, like Poachers.

• Automatic Shotgun

  Description: An automatic version of a shotgun.

  Opinion: A powerful weapon with a large blast radius and a firing rate of two to three shots per second.

• Explosive Shotgun Shells

  Description: Red shotgun shells that explode on impact.

  Opinion: Highly effective with a huge hit radius, suitable for difficult enemies or when engaging in a killing spree.

• Machine Gun

  Description: A standard machine gun.

  Opinion: Similar in power to a Pistol but five times faster, making it a formidable weapon. Ammo is scarce and hidden, and novices may quickly deplete their ammunition.

• Grenade Launcher

  Description: Fires grenades that explode upon hitting the ground.

  Opinion: Effective for clearing multiple enemies quickly but can be difficult for inexperienced players. Recommended to test before critical situations.

• Fusion Cannon

  Description: A hand cannon powered by a large red ruby. Limited to under 20 shots in the entire game, each causing an H-bomb-like explosion.

  Opinion: Best used against powerful enemies like T-Rexes or as a last resort against the Campaigner when other ammo is depleted.

• Shockwave Weapon

  Description: A large weapon powered by a crystal, similar to the Fusion Cannon.

  Opinion: Should be fully charged for maximum effect, creating a large shockwave explosion. Consumes plasma cells rapidly, so use only in emergencies.

• Quad Rocket Launcher

  Description: A four-nozzled rocket launcher.

  Opinion: Reloads faster than expected and is very powerful, especially when rockets directly hit an enemy. Less effective against small or moving targets.

• Chronoscepter

  Description: A long, enormous, and very powerful weapon made of an unknown material.

  Opinion: Obtained just before facing the Campaigner if all seven other pieces are found. It is highly effective against him.

Poacher

Description: A guy covered in animal skins.

Weapons: Normally knives. Also uses grenades and automatic weapons.

Strategy: Just use a blast or two from the Pistol to take care of these guys. They're like Goombas from Mario.

Normal FootSoldier

Description: A guy in a full army suit (camo, boots, etc.).

Weapons: Knives, Pistols, and Shotguns.

Strategy: They don't move much, they just FIRE! Strafe, and pump them full of whatever you've got.

Campaigner's FootSoldiers

Description: A scary guy wearing more body armor than he probably should be.

Weapons: Plasma Rifle which strangely shoots red.

Strategy: Pull out a powerful weapon and find some cover (press the cover button to crouch behind walls or objects) (a place to hide). When the time is right, lean out, unleash a few blasts, and get back behind your hiding spot. Repeat if necessary.

Ancient Warriors

Description: Tribesmen painted like skeletons. They're pretty scary looking.

Weapons: Either a club or a dart gun.

Strategy: Now would be a good time to employ a large radius weapon. If not, just pick off the ones with dart guns and feed the club guys long distance attacks.

Raptor

Description: A dinosaur, about human size. Very aggressive.

Weapons: Its teeth, and scythe-like toe claws.

Strategy: Like real Raptors, these babies hunt in packs. Pick them off from afar with Tek Arrows, or just a good gun.

Bionically Enhanced Raptor

Description: A gray Raptor whose skeleton is reinforced with steel. Has a Hand Cannon fused to its arm.

Weapons: Hand Cannon.

Strategy: AVOID AT ALL COSTS! Or whip out the Tek Arrows, Super Shotgun, and any other good, strong weapon you're full of ammo.

Beetle

Description: A larger than normal beetle. It is purple.

Weapons: Its mouth.

Strategy: Look at him, and stab him with the Knife. Using a gun will take longer and waste ammo.

Dragonfly

Description: A bright green Dragonfly that is larger than I ever wanna meet.

Weapons: Mouth (and boy can it hurt you).

Strategy: Just flail wildly with the knife whenever one is on you. You could always run though, they won't give chase... too much.

Dimetrodon

Description: Resembles Triceratops but has a sail-type thingie on their backs.

Weapons: Its mouth.

Strategy: If you can't avoid it, pull out your Machine Gun and bust a cap in this guy's ass!

Bionically Enhanced Dimetrodon

Description: Like a normal Dimetrodon, but with two machine guns mounted on its shoulders!!

Weapons: Double Machine Guns and its razor-sharp teeth.

Strategy: Either A) Run like hell, or B) Strafe and use explosion weapons.

Triceratops Carrying FootSoldier

Description: A big, large, angry Triceratops carrying a heavily armed FootSoldier.

Weapons: Rocket Launcher, Horns, and the Machine Gun.

Strategy: Obviously, standing still is a no-no against a charging enemy. If you're stuck fighting this in a pack of enemies, get it to fire its Rocket Launcher. You're not in a pack of enemies anymore :) Just strafe around this beast and shoot, avoiding that machine gun.

Warrior Priest

Description: A guy with spikes sticking out of his head. He also carries a rather large, spiky mace.

Weapons: Fire, Water, and other types of spells which he throws at you.

Strategy: Find cover to avoid the spells, get a good weapon on, then rush him and take him out right after he fires a spell.

Cyborg

Description: A human-like robot that is very strong. They also have bright glowing eyes.

Weapons: Some sort of nightstick, and their bodies.

Strategy: While they rush you, take them out with a few shots from your current gun. I suggest using the Plasma Rifle on these guys.

Cyborg Master

Description: Looks like a normal cyborg who just had a rather large meal. Also, he has red eyes.

Weapons: Plasma Rifle on steroids.

Strategy: You'll want to avoid that Plasma Rifle as best you can. Always use your own Plasma Rifle, since that's the ammo they drop.

Killer Flower

Description: A flower that eats you.

Weapons: Imagine what you think a Killer Flower would use as its defense.

Strategy: Picking them off from afar is GREAT. Of course, since you don't always have that option, get trigger happy with the Machine Gun or just feed him a Grenade.

Mutant Crab

Description: A gigantic crab with big pinchers.

Weapons: Its pinchers!

Strategy: If you've got a powerful gun with sufficient ammo, blast away at this guy. Of course, since you probably don't, just use Tek Arrows on this guy, because odds are you won't be running out of THOSE any time soon.