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bad dinosaur re-enactment

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: January 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This would be a good game if the dinosaurs acted, well, like dinosaurs. Instead the game is set up to make them act randomly and contrary to instinct. For example, using the dinosaur call to attract carnivorous dinosaurs often makes them run away in fear! But in the next game it draws a whole herd of them. Another example: when pursuing an aggressive, carnivorous dinosaur through the water, the creature will ignore the call and swim out of range, but then follow you back to shore when you give up the chase. Finally, the "vulnerable spots" on the dinosaurs do not always work. I have emptied a full clip from the 9mm into an allosaurus' head, which the game says is its weak spot, and it keeps coming. Other times, tho, a single shot from the same weapon into its back brings it down! I found the game frustrating and very boring.

NOT an improvement

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 18
Date: May 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I bought this because I heard it was MUCH better than the first version. BALONEY! Its the same old boring game. Pffffft! Forget it!

Carnivore Warrior

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the most fun game I have ever played on the computer. The graphics are awesome. I do not hunt in real life because I have no desire to kill or hurt God's creatures, but this game makes it fun to stalk and bag wild dinos. The sounds you here are sometimes very eerie and what you see makes you feel like you are really there. I can sometimes sit for hours and play and completely forget about the time. The game is kind of a good tension release.

A Big Blaaaaa

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: August 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

... the next day I got it from bookmens at[a price] played it for two minutes and got tired of it. A big waste of money.
Cons: Bad graphics,the dinos all look the same, and just boring.
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Could be much better

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've played this game for hours on end, and it is always a mixed bag. What is REALLY, REALLY annoying is how, when you're in a safe position on a hill or something, and you sound the dinosaur call, the critters all run away, no matter how aggressive you have them set to be. The graphics are primitive in a lot of ways too, like when you can see a dinosaur right through a rock, or one is swimming and it looks like it's in the clouds. It's a decent game, but could have been much better with a little more effort.

Could have been better.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: May 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I would give Carnivores 2 a slightly lower quality rating than the original Carnivores. I can see now why original Carnivores is a better seller than Carnivores 2. The main problem with Carnivores 2 is that the dinosaurs are either too sensitive or too aggressive, more so than in Carnivores 1. The result of this is that either they can climb up steep cliffs giving the player hardly any protection places or else they run away too quickly at the slightest sight of the player. Luckily there's an edit file for modifying sensitivity in running away which helps improvement of play, but it doesn't do any good in lessening aggressiveness. Another fluke is the sun would glare in the eyes making it hard to see; Carnivores 1 didn't have this feature. The positive side of Carnivores 2 is that the 3D graphics are just as good as the original, and some cool new dinosaurs added. If you want to play this game successfully then just hunt the herbivores.

Awsome

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If you like hunting games then this game is for you!Its not just a 1st person shooter where you kill dinos left and right, you have to do some work.The down sides of this game are you run super slow and the birds are so loud you cant hear yourself think.BUT,overall this is a very fun game that will make you want more!!!!!!!

Carnivores 2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Carnivores was great. The sense of adventure, tension and general fun made it possibly my favourite PC game. But Carnivores 2? I always hoped they'd make a sequel, but, even though looking back at it it is a very enjoyable experience, I can't help saying that it was missing something that the first game had.
Maybe it's the sense of fiction in the first game. Sometimes, a fictional, imaginary looking setting is quite bad for a shooter games, but in Carnivores 1, it really did work, with the sky blue lakes, massive ferns and vibrant ground. In Carnivores 2, the settings are more, well, boring- being four times as big as the locations in Carnivores, it's just a chore having to trudge all the way up the uninspired, unimaginative woodland for a potential kill- and yes, the areas are all pretty much woodland, except for the odd sand patch here and there. This is all made worse on my computer since the water goes all weird when I turn on run mode, and I can't find any patches to fix this problem. This is presumably since I have windows XP, and the game is intended for 95 or 98. Carnivores 1 works fine on it, though. Weird.
Er, anyway, enough of that whining, onto the main attraction of the game- the dinosaurs. If you want a short summary here it is-they're great. Best dinosaurs I've EVER seen on any game,and I'm not kidding there. They do get blocky when you go right up to them, but, let's face it, when it comes to the game you aren't gonna have time to look at them close up- they'll either run away if herbivorous, or mall you if carnivorous. And the AI is, er, okay, even though it is a bit on the simple side, but thinking about it real-life dinosaurs would be too dumb to think out any advanced stealth strategies anyway. They are all perfectly animated and coloured, and the audio for the dinosaurs- and infact the entire game- is just great. Each dinosaur has its own unique call, and, as the dino gets bigger, its call gets scarier. I just wanted to wimp out and hide behind a bush the first time I heard the ceratosaurus roar. The only problem with the dinosaurs in the game is that hunting them can get incredibly frustrating- you just want to kick something when a chasmosaurus is in your line of sight, you're just about to make the final shot, and... it catches wind of you and runs off. This goes for all the dinosaurs, including the carnivores (although they will of course charge if you get too close); infact, the only dino not liable to run off like a ninny when smelling you is the T-rex, the true hard man-er, dinosaur- of the game.
The weapons are average. I can't really saying anything more than that. They aren't bad, per se, but they aren't fabulous either. They are all of the shotgun, pistol, sniper rifle sort.
Right, so, what it all boils down to is: is this game worth getting if you've already got the original game. For me, all it's pros overrule the cons, so, yes, I do recommend it to anyone interested.

Fun, but a little bit difficult

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Carnivores 2 is fun,but I can never seem to be able hunt the dinosaurs without a cheat code on. They are constantly running away. The graphics of the game are okay. The sound is great. The dinosaurs make pretty creative noises when you make calls to them. The controls are excellent. And if you don't like the default controls, you can customize them so thay are easier to handle. So overall I give this game four stars.

An overlooked gem...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Carnivores 2 requires a little patience and appreciation for suspense, but it repays those qualities with solid gameplay and substantial replay value. Even after you've bagged every dinosaur in the game, you'll want to find bigger and better examples for your trophy room. A variety of weapons and terrains helps keep things fresh, and a serviceable game engine makes tromping through the past a pleasant experience. The graphics are decent, and the sounds are even better. Overall, playing Carnivores 2 is akin to watching a really enjoyable "B" monster movie. A few lingering bugs detract slightly from the experience, but they're rather minor. Highly recommended to dinosaur fans that don't object to the hunting/shooting aspect of the game and to hunting fans that don't mind becoming the hunted!

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