Acclaim finally unveiled the latest entry in the Turok series, Turok Evolution, today at its Austin studio. While every game in the Turok series has traditionally been a Nintendo-exclusive franchise, this latest entry will be released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Nintendo's GameCube in September. The early build of the game demoed was up and running on an Xbox at the press event. Aiming to please old fans of the series and bring new ones up to speed on the game's history, Turok Evolution tells the story of the original Turok, Tal'Set, one of the last survivors of the Saquin Indian tribe. The game's story opens in 1886. Captain Tobias Bruckner is attacking the last few Saquin as they race through Texas and on to Mexico. With their chief, Grey Bear, killed, the remaining Saquin make one final stand. During the fight, a wounded Tal'Set and Bruckner fall into a cavern. When a rift in the Lost Lands opens, Tal'Set is pulled into it. Emerging in the Lost Lands, Tal'Set is found near death by the natives of the River Village, who take him in and nurse him back to health. As he spends time with them, Tal'Set discovers that the River Village natives live in hiding from the Lost Land's greatest threat, the evil Lord Tyrannus and his reptilian hordes. Dedicated to "purifying" the land, Tyrannus and his armies raze anything they come across. Tal'Set is eventually drawn into the ongoing war raging across the Lost Land. As he becomes more involved in the conflict, Tal'Set recognizes Tobias Bruckner, a member of Tyrannus' army. Motivated by the desire for revenge, Tal'Set heads out to take on Tyrannus and his armies, not realizing that the journey will teach him his true destiny and place in the Lost Lands.
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