Tork: Prehistoric Punk

Tork: Prehistoric Punk

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Developer(s) Tiwak SAS
Publisher(s) Ubisoft
Platform(s) Xbox
Release date(s)
  • NA January 12, 2005
Genre(s) Platform
Mode(s) Single-player


Tork: Prehistoric Punk is a platform video game released on January 12, 2005 for the Xbox video game console. It was developed by Tiwak SAS and published by Ubisoft Entertainment. The game was never released outside the United States.

In the game, players control the title character as he fights back against an evil sorcerer who is trying to destroy his world. He is a shapeshifter who travels through time to change history, transforming into three "spirit" animals along the way: a squirrel, a Yeti, and an armadillo. Various periods from the Stone Age to the fictitious "Age of Fantastical Machines" are represented.

The game is similar and resembles the THQ video game series, Tak and the Power of Juju.

Development

Developed by Tiwak SAS (a group founded by ex Rayman 2 developers), Tork was originally planned to be published under Microsoft Studios for release in 2004. However, following Ed Fries' departure from the company, Microsoft dropped publishing duties to the title (though, retaining the trademark to the Tork character).[1] On April 21, 2004 Ubisoft announced that it had acquired the publishing rights from Microsoft (in additional to purchasing developer Tiwak SAS) and would be releasing Tork: Prehistoric Punk in North America on January 2005, for the budgeted retail price of $19.99.[2]

Critical response

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings63.69%[3]
Metacritic62/100[4]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Electronic Gaming Monthly6.17/10[5]
Game Informer6/10[6]
GameSpot5.3/10[7]
GameSpy[8]
GameZone6.9/10[9]
IGN6.4/10[1]
Official Xbox Magazine7.6/10[10]
TeamXbox6.1/10[11]
X-Play[12]
Detroit Free Press[13]

The game was met with mixed reception upon release; GameRankings gave it a score of 63.69%,[3] while Metacritic gave it 62 out of 100.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Goldstein, Hilary (2005-01-13). "Tork: Prehistoric Punk". IGN. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  2. ↑ Berardini, César A. (2004-09-21). "Tork is Back!". TeamXbox. Archived from the original on 2011-01-13. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tork: Prehistoric Punk for Xbox". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Tork: Prehistoric Punk for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  5. ↑ EGM staff (March 2005). "Tork: Prehistoric Punk". Electronic Gaming Monthly (189): 128.
  6. ↑ Helgeson, Matt (March 2005). "Tork: Prehistoric Punk". Game Informer (143): 137. Archived from the original on 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  7. ↑ Gerstmann, Jeff (2005-01-14). "Tork: Prehistoric Punk Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  8. ↑ Turner, Benjamin (2005-01-09). "GameSpy: Tork: Prehistoric Punk". GameSpy. Archived from the original on 2005-12-18. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  9. ↑ David, Mike (2005-01-31). "Tork Prehistoric Punk - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  10. ↑ "Tork: Prehistoric Punk". Official Xbox Magazine: 79. March 2005.
  11. ↑ Ahearn, Nate (2005-01-21). "Tork: Prehistoric Punk Review (Xbox)". TeamXbox. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  12. ↑ Marriott, Scott Alan (2005-05-09). "Tork: Prehistoric Punk Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on 2006-01-05. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  13. ↑ Gardner, Omari; Toby, Al; Huschka, Ryan (2005-02-06). "RECENT RELEASES". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2014-12-07.

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