2008 · Arcade · First-person shooter

Primeval Hunt

Primeval Hunt is a shooting arcade game which is developed and published by Sega and runs on their Sega Lindbergh hardware. It comes in both standard and deluxe models, with the deluxe version featuring a 62" HD Screen. Released for arcades in early 2008, players in the game must hunt 10 species of dinosaur over 12 levels and 3 Bonus stages using light guns styled after pump action shotguns with speakers mounted for the first time in the 'butt' of each gun. The game also utilizes a unique touch screen interface to give a free-roaming element to the gameplay. It is similar to the Big Buck Hunter arcade games.

Released: 2008
Platforms: Arcade
Genres: Arcade First-person shooter Shooter
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: First person
Themes: Action Survival
Country: Japan

About

Primeval Hunt is a First-person shooter arcade game developed and published by Sega.

Keywords

rail shooter
dinosaurs
on-rails

Media

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Gameplay

Primeval Hunt features 12 levels set on an island filled with Aztec-like ruins, inhabited by several genus of dinosaur from various geological periods (so that dinosaurs that were not alive at the same time in reality interact, similar to Jurassic Park).

Though the game uses two light guns styled after pump-action shotguns, the player may choose from three weapons in-game: a Bow, Shotgun or Rifle (However, each player is also given a Rocket Launcher with one rocket in it for every level that is capable of killing any one Dinosaur with a single shot). Up to two people can play simultaneously with the points for shooting the Dinosaurs awarded to the player responsible for the fatal shot.