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"Carnivores: Cityscape," Hunt or be Hunted

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 17 / 18
Date: July 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Imagine yourself all alone in the sewers or on the subway. You are surrounded by darkness and eerie sounds echo about you. You look behind only to find yourself staring into the eyes of an eight-ton predator.

"Carnivores: Cityscape" combines the classic one person shooter game with the excitement of hunting lethal dinosaurs through futuristic environments. Dino Corp, the famous company who has raked in millions from rich connosiuers, has decided to try a new buisness tactic. After some unfortunate accidents on their revoulutionary dinosaur hunting planet, they have decided to take the show on the road. Dino Corp has filled a ship with dinosaurs and plans to take it around the earth colonies as a traveling roadshow.

The game starts with a bang as the spaceship, Dino VII, crash-lands on the outskirts of Crater City, a remote earth colony. The angry dinosaurs, now free from the ship, run amok. You are a special military agent hired by Dino Corp to destroy the dinosaurs. Or if angry dinosaurs are your thing, play as a dinosaur and bite and claw your way to victory.

As an agent, your missions will consist of rescuing people and killing dinosaurs. To accomplish this task, you will be given an arsenal of weaponry ranging from machine guns to laser rifles.

As a dinosaur you must basically destroy the planet, beginning as the small but agressive Coelophysis, and ending as the 46-foot long Giganatosaurus. When your health gets low, finding medical kits isn't the answer. To regain health, you must eat your kills.

"Carnivores: Cityscape" is not only a fun and addictive game, but it is somewhat educational. The game uses unusual dinosaur species. Instead of the standard T-Rex and Velociraptor, players will play as the mighty Suchomimus or the bird-like Oviraptor. These rare creatures will help people learn more about dinosaurs and their ancestors.

"Cityscape" supports multiplayer so players can connect over the internet, or one of many other connections, and play with or against each other. Players can play as cooperative agents, cooperative dinosaurs, deathmatch games, or every man for himself.

I have very few criticisms of this game. After hours of searching, I still haven't figured out how to start a multiplayer game. Don't try consulting the instruction book either. Also, after you have won the game a few times, it gets old, but if you give it some time, it will regain its appeal. I won the game as both human and dinosaur within three days of when I bought it. The game could be improved by making "Carnivores: Cityscape" harder.

Overall, "Carnivores: Cityscape" is a great game. It has great graphics including, water ripples, great landscapes, and realistic dinosaurs. Certain graphics my be distorted if you get too close to something. It also has great audio, including ripples, gunshots and bone-chilling roars.

"Carnivores" is the ultimate dinosuar game. You can save or destroy the world. Choose your path wisely.

Hmmm....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: August 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is fairly interesting, but is a bit short for me. I found playing as a dino pretty silly. Running over dudes in metal suits got kind of old.

Dino hunting is fun, except for the small dinos who run too fast to get a good shot at. I often let a few chase me, jump up on something, then kill the pesky things with a good blast of my x rifle. Also, some of the people I tried to rescue were annoyingly stupid, getting in my way. Loading times were a bit long also, but the graphics were nice (apparently the Serious Sam engine).

A cautious recommendation. Worth it if you find it cheap. For fun combat, try No One Lives Forever. Not a hunting game, but a shooter that is ten times the fun for about the same price.

Carnivores Cityscape

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: May 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is an incredible game, perhaps the best game I've ever played. This is as good as it gets, especially for a budget priced game. The premisis is that in the future, a space shuttle returning from a distant world that is younger then Earth and thus the inhabitents look alot like our own prehistoric animals crashes outside of Crater City, a remote colony of Earth. It soon becomes evident that dinosaurs have taken over the ship, and are rapidly escaping and invading the city. You can play as eiether a Millitary Offier, battling dinosaurs, rescuing civilians and restoring order or as one of the dinosaurs, killing humans, nesting and taking over the colony. The dinosaurs look spectacular, as they were desinged by paleo-artist Todd Marshall. The only flaw in the game is long loading times for the levels, even on fast machines. Some levels, like the Jungle Valley and the Downtown area, are large and complex and visually stunning, making them worth the wait but others like the subway station are rather plain and should not take as long as they do to load. Overall, a spectacular game, and a must have!

I can't Believe They actually Let you Be a Dinosaur!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: June 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the Best Games in the WORLD Besides Deer Hunter 4! it's Like sooooooo Cool! I Beat almost all the Levels & I'm Right on 19. I found This Game when I was Looking for This other Game & I don't Really know the Name But I know what the Cover Looks Like...

Carnivores Cityscape- is it really worth it?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The first three games in the carnivores series were based on good old-fashioned hunting- with a difference. The general idea was that years into the future, a human starship discovered a planet teeming with prehistoric reptiles. The pretty much identical first two games entailed a first-person shooter hunter who had been dropped randomly onto an island to get out there and shoot dinosaurs(this ended in death once too often.) The third game, carnivores ice age, is slightly different since wizardworks came up with the rushed idea that the humans discovered(convenient) prehistoric animals of furry proportions near the polar caps of the planet. Though different terrains and new creatures were involved, the first three carnivores game were essentially the same. Strangely, as a whole, i enjoyed all three highly similar games.
Now, the fourth game, carnivores cityscape, changes a little too much. The AI goes from okay in the first games to just plain bad (the dinosaurs only seem to have three functions- charging, eating, and dying) and the weapons go from the shotgun, pistol spectrum to futuristic plasma cannons and grenade launchers. The storyline itself is quite poor- a starship carrying hoardes of carnivorous dinosaurs crash-lands near some city and the dinos(has anyone wondered how they actually survived the crash?) escape and start eating everyone. However, the game's use of good animation, audio and tension just about save it for me.
True, some levels are literally standing in one place blowing the brains out of passing dinosaurs, but, since not TOO much gore and blood is used, even these moments are enjoyable. And some moments are just classic- during a line of thoroughly enjoyable levels in which you must go into the aqueducts and rid it of dinosaurs, it really raises your heartbeat at the sound of thudding footsteps and angry roars- and you don't even know where it's coming from. Next thing you know a twelve foot tall suchomimus is behind you, biting you to death. The inclusion of being able to play as a dinosaur, though not as rewarding as playing as a human, also adds to the experience.
Despite all these good points, though, there are some not-so-good bits, 'mafraid. For example, on the final level of the first set ('The Truck'), once killing a small army of small coelophysus, you must pass under a very, very high bridge, ontop of which is the truck itself. As you get closer, coelophysus who have somehow found their way ontop of the bridge (?) jump all the way down without even breaking a claw. Er, HELLO?! And, as you get ever closer to the truck, the whole bridge collapses and it falls off. That scene was very badly done, and, even though most of the small dinosaurs were clearly crushed by the truck and rubble, they somehow get out again and attack you as though nothing happened! And, as I said, the enemy AI is very bad. If playing as human, the dinosaurs will charge directly at you once you come within a certain range, and won't falter even if being pelted with rifle bullets or treading on a grenade. And if playing as dinosaur, the humans really won't do anything except jog around a bit and shoot blindly in all directions.
So, the bottom line is, is carnivores cityscape worth it? If you enjoy first person shooter games and are mad about dinosaurs, like me, I'd give it a try. However, if neither of those things apply to you, I wouldn't waste your money.

This is the king of Bargain shooters......

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: September 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Like many gamers I get my paycheck and head to the stores in search of games, Carnivores: CityScape was not the game I was planning on buying but after I installed it the game impressed me right from the get go....I'm a long time fan of the AVP (Aliens Versus Predator) series and this game game was along the same lines. The graphix are about the best iv'e seen from a budget shooter and overall it's just a blast to play...especially as the Agent who has a few nifty vision modes and some descent weapontry....the only thing i found lacking in this game was the lack of video sequences but over all it's still one hell of a game.

Great, But...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: July 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Many fans of the Carnivores series become very hostile when you mention the fourth addition to their beloved hunting simulation series. Indeed, the only connection Cityscape has with its 'older siblings' is the word Carnivores - no longer is it a hunting sim, but rather a fairly interesting first-person shooter/mauler. The story is simple, just enough to give you a reason and a backstory to why you're either creeping around the narrow hallways of a crashed starship with a grenade launcher gripped protectively to your chest or stalking humans stealthy through a complex system of water ducts. I won't go over the plot; that's something you can read about in the other reviews.

The first thing I'd like to cover is the graphics. They're rather good for a computer game released in early 2002. The dinosaurs are bright and colorful and detailed, just the way they should be, with every species adorning either feathers, hair-like tuffs, or small spines, or occasionally a mix of the three. The level of detail is quite high in some places, such as on the entrance way to the City Hall, the textures of the walls in the Financial District area, and the floors in the Subway area. In the game you start out in the forest, and that's the worst-looking area in terms of lack of smooth edges, low level of detail when compared to the other places you can go, and overall stiffness - there's not a lot moving, aside from you.

For sort of a sub-category of graphics, the animations - mainly those for the dinosaurs - are very well-executed. As the Oviraptor runs towards you, it's easy to pick out its tail bobbing, how its arms move with each fleet-footed step taken. When the Coelophysis dips its head to feast on the carcass of an agent (or yours, which you can view for a few moments in a disturbing scenario where the camera pulls back and lets you watch your death), while occasionally the animation doesn't line up quite right with where the body is, apparently anatomy and physics were paid attention to in this aspect, as it's easily believable when the Coelophysis jerks its head, neck, and body back to tear out flesh. As for the animations for the humans...well, they're pretty good on their own, it's just the AI that makes them occasionally get stuck in corners or run into a wall. Another thing to address is the reflections - they're fantastic. The City Hall's floor is incredibly reflective, and that's just about the only time reflections appear (I'm sad about that), but in my opinion it's very realistic and adds a lot to the game's...somewhat lacking realism, this being a science fiction game.

Next, the sounds. Brilliant, absolutely brilliant job by the Sound and Music Designer, Gary Phillips. Everything is wonderful, from the dinosaur roars and bellows (which are positively alien) to the noise of human footsteps on concrete to the ambient things such as twigs snapping or the echo of water slowly dripping down the sewer system wall. The music is fantastically composed as well, giving the atmosphere even more tension.

Now the AI, a.k.a. Artificial Intelligence. I'll be blunt here; I'm disappointed. I'm aware of the fact that this isn't meant to be a life simulation, but I think the dinosaurs could have done more then walk around and attack agents - they don't even stop to feast on the carcass of another dinosaur, they just go straight for you. The humans can do three things: run, attack, and die, with middle of those only being accomplished by the agents. But hey, it's not all bad. At least the agents can gang up on you if you're a dinosaur - that shows some degree of complexity.

As for the game play itself...there's a huge tension factor involved. You won't believe how scary it is to be walking down empty city streets, it being almost completely silent, and suddenly you hear the cry of a Coelophysis and quickly approaching footsteps. You startle and panic, turn around and around trying to locate the sounds, fumble with your weapon, search frantically for your attacker...only to find that it's already gouging out your knees. Even though it's just a game, that kind of situation and sudden, unexpected events are the things nightmares are made of - and the game designers were very, very good at that. But it gets old after a while - the set-in-stone missions don't give you much replay value and it seems restricting and very limited. Carnivores: Cityscape is the kind of game you play in sudden bursts, complete, then put it back on the shelf for a couple months until you regain interest again. Granted, you feel a lot less defenseless as a dinosaur, as the tension is downplayed. You know you have teeth and claws, you know you can defend yourself, but the humans gang up, work together...it'll be tough, but hey, if you get wounded in a successful brawl, no worry. Eat them.

Now for the random stuff. I'd like to congratulate the work team for deciding not to choose the classic every-day saurians. You won't find a dromaeosaur ("raptor") anywhere - the dinosaurs you can play as are Coelophysis, Oviraptor, Nanotyrannus, Giganotosaurus, and Suchomimus. As for the 'eat them' thing, that right there is one of my favorite parts of the game - if you're a dinosaur, and you kill someone, you get the opportunity to consume them. That's how you regain health. As for the multiplayer option...it doesn't work. Another great, great disappointment. I waited for two hours and no one came online - apparently this game isn't all that popular. To wrap it up, I'd like to end it with this: download the demo. If you like it, buy it. You may be disappointed in some aspects, but I guarantee you won't be in all - this game should get more respect, and I for one am looking forward to playing it numerous times in the years to come.

The amazing product description

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

An enormous starship crashes, releasing hoards of furious Jurassic beasts into the parks, sewers and steets. Eradicate the escaped carnivores or play as the dinosaur and stomp, claw and bite your way to freedom in this 4th edition to the Carnivores series. It's futuristic mayhem of pehistoric proportions.

Ames

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 14
Date: March 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

it came befor it was spos to come it great

This game is the best

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: March 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

this game is the best you have 20 levels to play as the hunter (agent) or the dinosaur. In each level you have a task but in all the levels you have to kill!!

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