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Much Better Than The Original...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 47 / 48
Date: November 16, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I know, I know...how can I give a hunting game 5 stars? Usually I wouldn't...I've never liked hunting games. But if you have to choose only one, choose this one. Carnivores 2 is far superior to any other hunting game out there, and is much better than the original. Let's face it...no deer or duck is ever going to charge you and eat you for dinner like the raptor does. It's fun hunting and being the hunted...the AI is actually very repectable. So what's better about part 2? First of all, there is support for EAX and A3D,as well as Direct 3D and 3DFX Glide. It makes all the difference! Secondly, you have more choices in terms of weapons...now there is a handgun, double-barrel shotgun, and the others from the original. The new hunting environments are excellent, and are littered with random dinosaurs going about there business. I'm a fan of games like Half-Life, so a hunting sim would never appeal to me. But Carnivores 2 is worth the hard drive space...and let's face it...the price is right!

Spot. Aim. Fire. Pray.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 19
Date: February 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

That's right pray if you will survive a hunt in this game. I have purchased several hunting games but i soon became board with stalking creatures that i knew i would eventually hunt down and kill. or throw the box across the room because i couldn't find it again. But this game has an edge. You never know if ur being stalked though the dense mist or if the creature your following dosent spring out from the next tree and end your days as a hunter. There is no hunting game in the world that could compare to the wonderfull environments, chilling sounds, and dino grahpics. Like I said before this game is scary. I have found myself many times stalking a stegasourus or something only to be jumped by a raptor. sometimes i get a shot of but its over. im dino lunch. But nothing to me is more scary then looking at a dino in my sights and then from behind be here slow but ever lounding thunps that shake the ground. You can guess what happens next. Also the game allows you some type of career where you earn points. In the first game u just unlocked weapons and maps. In this one they are all open but require to manage you points wisely for each hunt.NOTE POINTS DO NOT GET USED UP ONLY DISTRIBUTED IN EACH HUNT TO AREAS U WANT THEY COME BACK AT THE END. Again the environments are great! Look out for giant walls, radar stations, abondend villages, stonehenge, and o yeah the jaws of a T-Rex! Enjoy

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!

A real hunting challenge

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 15
Date: June 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I bought Carnivores and followed it up by buying Carnivores 2, and am waiting for Carnivores 3. What makes this hunting sim better than most is that unlike other hunting sims, in this one you're not gauranteed coming out alive. You have to be attentive. Play the wind the wrong way and your the hunted. Become careless on your approach, and the carnivore is on you before you can get of a shot. Walk in the woods without being alert, you're lunch. Challenge yourself in this game and you can feel the tension. It is easy to become bored if you're impatient. As a hunter I know full well that game just doesn't appear in front of you ready to be shot. You have to hunt. My average game can take fifteen minutes to one hour, depending on what I want to do. Play the game as it should be played by going for the biggest trophy herbivores or hunting the carnivores, and you'll enjoy the game alot more.

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

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

your game is awsome I love the transparent water effects

Tight

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Great graphics, Great realistic dinosaurs, Great Weapons, Great price, Nuf said.

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!

This Game Kicks

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game ... Its got really good graphics I encourage you to buy it. Im dead serious!!! Don't get second thoughts about this game. GET IT!!! A S A P!!! ~*~I gots to go~*`

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.

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