Primal Carnage: Extinction is a multiplayer class based FPS/third-person action game in which a team of humans and a team of dinosaurs fight in one of four game modes. The game was first released on PC, and was recently released here, on the PS4. Was it worth it? Read on to find out:
(TL;DR at bottom of review)
The game is a mere $20, a decent price for a video game nowadays,Primal Carnage: Extinction is a multiplayer class based FPS/third-person action game in which a team of humans and a team of dinosaurs fight in one of four game modes. The game was first released on PC, and was recently released here, on the PS4. Was it worth it? Read on to find out:
(TL;DR at bottom of review)
The game is a mere $20, a decent price for a video game nowadays, especially now that games have had $80 base price tags lately, no DLC. Hence, twenty bucks for a game is indeed a welcome sight. However, with a budget price, you can probably guess as to what the game is probably like.
As previously stated, the game has 4 modes: Team Deathmatch, Get to the Chopper, Free Roam, and Survival. The former three game modes are team based: a team of humans versus a team of dinosaurs. Within these teams, there are multiple classes:
As a human, you can choose from these classes:
-Pathfinder
A native american man who wields a shotgun, a desert eagle, and one of two throwables: tomahawks or flares. Flares come in handy, as they can blind dinosaurs, helping you to escape. This class is my personal favorite.
-Commando
Your run-of-the-mill army dude. He carries an assault rifle, with a grenade launcher attachment. The grenade launcher is useful for taking large chunks out of a Tyrant class dino's health. It is also good for taking out groups of Novaraptors.
-Scientist
A sniper rifle-toting paleontologist chick. In addition, she also carries a tranquilizer gun, which slows dinosaurs by draining their stamina. It also disorients them.
-Pyro
Exactly what you think. Carries a flamethrower/chainsaw, as well as a flare gun. I think this class also carries a grenade, but that might just be the pc version.
-Trapper
Using his net gun, the Trapper can ensnare and immobilize smaller dinosaur classes, like novaraptors and pteranodons. The gun can also temporarily disable a Tyrant's bite attack. He wields two pistols as a secondary weapon.
In the PC version, all these classes carry melee weapons. In the PS4 version, this was omitted. Why? Beats the hell out of me (pun possibly intended).
As a dinosaur, the following classes are available to pick from:
-Predator
There are two species within the Predator class: the Novaraptor and the Oviraptor. These two species play exactly the same, the only difference between them being their special abilities: Novaraptors have a frenzy mode, which sacrifices agility for damage. As for Oviraptor, I have no idea what its ability is. When I use it, nothing seems to happen. Maybe it gives a buff to other dinosaurs?
-Spitter
The Dilophosaurus and Cryolophosaurus make up the spitter class. As you might have guessed, these dinos can spit at humans. Dilos spit blinding poison, while Cryos spit corrosive acid.
-Flyer
Pteranodon and Tupandactylus. A pteranodon can pick up humans and drop them, which can kill them if you can lift them high enough. Tupas cannot do this, however they deal more damage.
-Bruiser
The carnotaurus. A medium dinosaur that can ram humans and send them flying. Its special ability will cause it to restore health with every landed hit.
-Tyrant
Tyrants consist of the T. Rex, Spinosaurus, and Acrocanthosaurus. All three of these dinosaurs can bite (obviously), which kills in one hit. The T.Rex can whip its tail, the Spino can slash with its claws, and the Acro can stomp and send groups of humans flying.
With classes out of the way, it's time to explain game modes. Team Deathmatch is self explanatory; two teams fighting for most kills. Get to the Chopper involves the humans attempting to escape via helicopter by securing checkpoints, whilst dinosaurs try to stop them. Free Roam is fun for messing around and chilling as a dinosaur (or fighting for dear life as a human). Survival is the only mode which involves one small team of four humans against waves of AI controlled dinosaurs, similar to CoD's Nazi Zombies mode.
The graphics are quite good, especially for a budget game like this one. They could be better, especially on PS4, but for $20 they are quite decent.
While that's all well and good, there are more than a few problems with this game. It is riddled with bugs: sometimes I can't switch my weapon, and sometimes I can't reload. I have also had my crosshair disappear. There is also no team balancing, so you will more often than not have 2 or 3 less humans than dinosaurs. The problem with this is that playing a human is difficult and requires skill, while dinos are quite the contrary. Another issue is the stability of servers. I constantly get disconnected, usually halfway through a match. This never happens to me on the PC version.
TL;DR: All in all, this is an alright game for its price, but it feels like a very cheap and lazy port of the PC version. If you are a fan of dinosaurs like me, you will get some enjoyment out of it. However, if you are looking for a flawless multiplayer game, look elsewhere, or look into getting the PC ver… Expand
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