As a throwback to the original Carnivores games, this does that series great justice in improving the graphics and overall game mechanics.

However, if you're going to compare this game to theHunter: Primal, which most people will do, then there are some things in this game done better and some things done worse. That will always be the case. This game plays MUCH easier than theHunter: Primal since you're not scavenging for weapons and ammo and not being eaten by an OP t.rex after 5 hours of playing. You can literally jump right in and start hunting - taking down dinosaurs with as little as a single hit. Arcade-like feel? The perks you can upgrade are much more limited than in Primal, but satisfyingly easy to get.

As far as graphics are concerned, this has a lot better shaders than I thought it would have had (from early screenshots and video), though the textures and models of dinosaurs and the terrain do need to be polished... a lot. Still not as bad as the stuff you see in a game like Beasts of Prey though. I also love the fact that you can visit different islands and areas to get different terrain, for example visiting a calm beach or a dense forest.

Overall, when it costs as little as it does compared to similar dinosaur hunting titles, you'll have fun with it.

A great remake to a classic game.

Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter Reborn, does most things right, and only a few wrong.

Pros:
Wide Variety of maps.
Easy to pick up.
Fun if you like dinosaurs.
Cons:
Wish there were more dinosaurs, there are a few, but there could be more...
Game gets a little tedious at times, but not too bad.

Overall:
A great remake of one of my favorite games. I'd even by DLC for more dinosaurs/maps/etc. (I rarely do this with most games)

I recommend this game completely.

The Good:
Easy hunting game play
A good assortment of weapons and unlocks
Nice diverse enviroments
EDIT: Rare Mutant Dinosaurs that add more challenge and incentive to keep hunting.


The meh:
Not enough dinosaur species (Raptors are weirdly absent)

The scary:
Still need to shoot T-Rex in the eye -.-

Overall the game is well worth its 15 dollar asking price.


EDIT: Comparing to Carnivores 2, not theHunter: Primal.

It may not have the character of the originals, but its still loads of fun if you loved them.

Pros:
- Nicely detailed environments
- Dinosaurs behave realistically
- Lots of upgrades and powerups to use/unlock
- Score/Trophy system rewards getting skilled kills via faster progression

Cons:
- Probably the most generic and ugly menus in any game ever made
- Only 4 guns
- Environments could use a tad more variation

PS. If its running like trash turn off Advanced Grass

First off...this review caters to only a specific and special crowd of people. The Sim Hunters. An Interesting and rare breed we are.

Having said that if you are looking for the next action packed, no holds barred, intense Oculus Rift driven FPS shooter of the year then move along because I can guarantee that you will not enjoy this game.

Who will enjoy this? The methodical, patience and slow sim hunting enthusiast. The hardcore Sim Hunter may not enjoy it as some will but I will touch on that.

This for all intensive purpose is a remake or reimagining of the wonderful and classic 1998 Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter. If you ever fell in love with the original or its many expansion packs then this gem may have a special place reserved in your heart. Well enough rambling, time to talk about the game.

What is it? Simply put it is a Dinosaur hunting game set in a distant future where you the hunter are scuttled about to numerous mysterious Islands of some unknown planet. There are a fair amount of set pieces to visit and each location is fairly large and varied with different themes and observable distances. Some may have heavy fog which can reduce and limit your viewable distance or some may be clear as day with a variety of Dinos to hunt down and add to your trophy room.

Before each outing you have the chance to modify and tailor your hunting gear a bit. In the beginning you are limited to a few locations, weapons, gear and Dinosaur types. As you confirm your kills and return back to "base" you earn two different types of in game currency, Gems and Score. Gems are rewarded for confirming a kill; these are the basic currency for upgrading your player, weapon and gear. Gems also unlock addition gear and weapons. Score is rewarded based on many factors. Kill distance, number of shots, size and tonnage of the Dino and Dino type as well. Score allows you to unlock the different map variants as you progress.

Once you suit up and pick a location a dropship plops you down on a fairly random section of the selected map. From here your senses are your only allies. Using a device called the M.I.S.T, this digital pda will allow you to observe a topographical map and can be upgraded to make your life a little easier. It also acts as a rangefinder and can be used to zoom in and scout around for nearby Dinos. Now it is up to you to locate, stalk and down your first Dino! Once you have confirmed your first kill (and maybe even added it to the trophy room if you purchased the corresponding hunting license) time to use the M.I.S.T to call for a pick up. This is the basics of the game.

So now that you have a very basic idea of how it works let’s talk about the good, the bad and the ugly.

GOOD
-Dinosaurs "act" like Dinosaurs. They themselves will seek out food and water, call out, sleep and move throughout the world as realistic as we could ever imagine.
-The hunting grounds look pretty solid and give a great sense of being on an alien world. Unknown planets lurk in the skyline, Volcanoes erupt, winds bellow and the world feels fairly alive.
-The weapons and gear feel great and offer players a small variety of options. Do I invest in more weapon power to down the T-rex or will I forgo damage for some scent masking options and maybe that camo vest?
-The thrill of the hunt! In later maps the hunter can easily become the hunted. Noise, wind direction and concealment all come into play.

BAD
-The current selection of 9 maps are but a few variations of each other. Some are midday, another may be the same map but at dusk with more Carnivores lurking about. The lack of day/night cycles and changing weather could have really changed the way the game was meant to be played.
-Small amount of gear and weapons. A larger variety would have been appreciated. Some of the gear can really take the challenge out of the game.
-Graphics: To me this is a none issue, I think the game looks great. However it is a bit bland in some spots. Once you see all of the Dinos and Island variations you pretty much have seen it all.
-The Dinosaur diversity is really low. Only 6 main Dinos to hunt and collect. The maps are littered with smaller stuff running around but they cannot be collected and do not act as a threat. A larger pool of huntable Dinos would have really benefited this game.
-Once you get a swing of things the game can become really easy unless you are constantly hunting the higher threat Carnivores while handicapping yourself on gear selection.
-The Sim aspect is not as hardcore as some Sim hunters would like. This game rides a fine line between casual and mid-sim range.

UGLY
-Chances of seeing a sequel are slim to none.
-Updates have stopped and the devs are in limbo or dissolved.
-Many users report crashes and graphical issues (I have not)
-Dinosaurs can be downright stupid sometimes, they will sometimes get caught on the terrain while trying to escape…totally killing the feeling of immersion.
-Mutant Dinosaurs: Apparently they are out there but I have yet to encounter one. Not sure what is so different about them.

All in all a very enjoyable shout out to the Classic Carnivores. While fun it is a bit flawed but defiantly worth picking up if any of this sounds cool, it just doesn’t have the depth of some of the more hardcore hunting games that will keep drawing you back in for hundreds if not thousands of hours. Pick it up if on sale for sure! Thanks for reading!

This is the return of Carnivores I always wanted to see. With great graphics, well done dinosaurs and a retooling of their credit/gadget system with new found upgrades. You're going to have an awesome time traversing their lush and expansive maps looking to fill your tags.

Having played Carnivores 1 and 2 religiously back in the day this game is childhood bliss. It doesn't have near as many huntable dinos as 2, so it's a lot closer to the first installment but a great return nonetheless.

My only gripes are a few bugs and some of the dinos don't sound as authentic as they once did, but what they've done right outshines those negatives for me.

What I'm seeing here is a solidly entertaining experience, a conceptual reboot of a classic franchise that works well enough despite it's obvious shortcomings. Yeah, general content variety is crap (the game offers different time of day variations of the same 3 levels as unlockables) and so is the AI sometimes, but the AI's occasional stroke can be easily forgiven as the creatures otherwise seem to have their own established lifecycles (looking for places to drink from, occasionally killing and eating each other, even sleeping!) that nicely adds up to the overall immersion of the game. So does the soundtrack which for some reason is actually quite catchy and perfectly encapsulates the premise of Carnivores imho. Gunplay is also good.
Basically everything presented here is okay at worst and surprisingly entertaining at it's best.
Lack of polish and post-launch support are the only things holding this game back, it's a damn fine foundation and I cannot for the life of me understand why the devs chose to abandon it like this.

DEVS! Read this for rawr's sake. It's never too late to fix such mistakes especially as it were YOU who took the extra effort to release a more polished version of the PS3 release on PC. Postal 2 got DLC 11 years after it's original release. Assumedly not only some sort of DLC was actually planned for this game originally, but to some extent you've also got at least a few of the original devs of the original games in your team afaik.
Everything is a given here, just do it! Gimme DLC for this thing!

With that said it's still well worth a purchase in my book if you're a Carnivores fan, I don't really consider myself as one, but I know I enjoyed the 9+ hours I've spent in this game so far and I've still got a few things left to unlock. After that I'll just go glitch huntin' I guess instead of harassing dem poor prehistoric creatures as I noticed that the player physics can really ♥♥♥♥ the bed if you press the right buttons at the right time. :D

I've bought just about every dinosaur game ever released, and none have ever quite acheived the holy grail of immersion splendour and terror that theJurrasic Park/ time travelling concept promises. However I've always retained a soft spot for the original Carnivores; prehistoric reptile-hunting pared down to the bare minimum, and without the tedious weight of plot, or survival aspects to get in the way. I was disappointed over the years to find that Carnivores would no longer run on newer versions of Windows, so when I saw this my heart leapt a beat. I have to say I'm just an hour or so in, but I'm liking it for all the same reasons as before.

The graphics have improved over the first outing (given its been nearly 15 years) but the feel is the same whacky future hunting scenario as before. As everyone else has commented it could defintely do with a few more species (hopefully some potential DLC?). The game size is tiny (less than a Gig) and I'd love to see this game format used in a big full budget environment like Cry engines latest 'Dino Island revisited' tech demo.

Conclusion-
Pleasingly pared down gameplay and solid immersion, the graphics are good but far from spectacular. Devs - More dinos and a hi-res texture map set please.

9/10 (1 point for nostalgia's sake!)

Quick a dirty breakdown:
Pros-
Followed suite with many of the characteristics of the original game. Very nostalgic.
Smooth gameplay, very little fps stutter.
Great gameplay mechanics as well as gunplay.
Very immerise and is more than capable of getting your adrenaline going.
Open world (while limited) leaves the player to make their own choices.

Cons-
Periodical crashes, could be simply on my end.
Rather unoptimized, can be difficult to run for lower end computers. Not many graphic options.
Rather few choices considering gunplay. You either roll with an OP snper rifle or enjoy challening yourself.

Conclusion:
I love this game. Absolutely reccomend to anybody who enjoyed previous installments in the series. I would love to see the addition of more dinosaurs (There's only 6 you can hunt in regards to a trophy. Kind of dissapoitning) and more weapons. Would absolutely spend more money to aquire that. It's sad that it was rather difficult to find a gem like this, as it deserves much more attention than it's given!

please add more dinosaur and weapon