Carnivores (series)

Carnivores is a series of hunting simulation video games featuring prehistoric species ranging from dinosaurs to extinct megafauna. The first three games – Carnivores (1998), Carnivores 2 (1999), and Carnivores: Ice Age (2001) – were developed for the PC by Action Forms and published by WizardWorks. The fourth game, Carnivores: Cityscape, was developed by Sunstorm Interactive and released by Infogrames in 2002.

Carnivores
Genre(s)	Sports, first-person shooter
Developer(s)	Action Forms Sunstorm Interactive Tatem Games Beatshapers Vogster Entertainment Digital Dreams Entertainment
Publisher(s)	WizardWorks Infogrames Tatem Games Beatshapers Vogster Entertainment
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows iOS PlayStation Portable PlayStation 3 Android
First release	Carnivores November 30, 1998
Latest release	Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter Reborn May 27, 2015

Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter, the fifth installment, was released for iOS, Android, and PlayStation Portable (PSP) in 2010. Beatshapers developed the PS3 and PSP version, and Tatem Games developed the other versions. Carnivores: Ice Age was ported to iOS and Android in 2011. September 2013 marked the release of Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter HD for the PlayStation 3. Two years later, Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter Reborn was released for the PC.

Games

Title	Details
Carnivores Original release date(s):[1] NA: November 30, 1998	Release years by system: November 30, 1998—Windows[1]
	Notes: Developed by Action Forms and published by WizardWorks[1] It was created using the AtmosFear game engine[2] It received a score of 64 percent from review aggregator website GameRankings[3]
Carnivores 2 Original release date(s):[4][5] NA: October 31, 1999	Release years by system: October 31, 1999—Windows[4][5]
	Notes: Developed by Action Forms and published by WizardWorks[4] It received a score of 66.5 percent from GameRankings[6]
Carnivores: Ice Age Original release date(s):[7] NA: January 15, 2001	Release years by system: January 15, 2001—Windows[7] February 8, 2011—iOS[8] December 13, 2012—Android
	Notes: Developed by Action Forms and published by WizardWorks Review aggregator website Metacritic gave the original game a score of 54 out of 100,[7] and gave the iOS version a score of 75[8]
Carnivores: Cityscape Original release date(s):[9] NA: March 27, 2002	Release years by system: March 27, 2002—Windows[10]
	Notes: Developed by Sunstorm Interactive[11] and published by Infogrames[10] It was created using the Serious Engine[11] It received a score of 56 from Metacritic[12]
Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter Original release date(s): NA: June 12, 2010	Release years by system: June 12, 2010—iOS[13] August 2010–PlayStation 3 (PS3) and PlayStation Portable (PSP) June 2012–Android[14][15]
	Notes: Developed by Tatem Games (iOS and Android) and Beatshapers (PS3 and PSP) The game is an updated port of the original Carnivores (1998)[2] The iOS version received a score of 79 from Metacritic[16]
Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter HD Original release date(s): NA: September 10, 2013	Release years by system: September 10, 2013 – PlayStation 3
	Notes: Developed by Vogster Entertainment A sequel in the series, as well as a modern remake of the original Carnivores, with all new graphics The game received a score of 50 from Metacritic[17]
Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter Reborn Original release date(s): NA: May 27, 2015	Release years by system: May 27, 2015 – Windows[18]
	Notes: Developed by Digital Dreams Entertainment[18] Sequel to Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter (2010)[18]

See also

• Deer Hunter, another hunting series published by WizardWorks
• Chasm: The Rift, Action Forms' original first person shooter game.

References

1. "Carnivores". GameSpot. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
2. Olowoyeye, Folahan (2010-06-26). "Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter for iPhone". Macworld. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
3. "Carnivores". GameRankings. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
4. Kasavin, Greg (1999-11-12). "Carnivores 2 review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2003-06-26.
5. Fudge, James (1999-10-22). "Carnivores 2 ships". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on 2003-07-09. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
6. "Carnivores 2". GameRankings. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
7. "Carnivores: Ice Age". Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
8. "Carnivores: Ice Age Pro". Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
9. "Carnivores: Cityscape overview". AllGame. Archived from the original on 2014-11-18. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
10. Bryson, Shane. "Carnivores: Cityscape". The Electric Playground. Archived from the original on 2005-04-30. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
11. Callaham, John (2002-03-11). "Carnivores: Cityscape Interview". HomeLAN. Archived from the original on 2002-03-17.
12. "Carnivores: Cityscape". Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
13. "Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter (IOS)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
14. "Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter Now on Android: iOS Version Turns Two Years, Android Version Launched". Marketwired. June 13, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
15. Diener, Matthew (June 19, 2012). "Android gets a Jurassic shooter with the release of Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
16. "Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter (IOS)". Metacritic. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
17. "Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter HD". Metacritic. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
18. O'Connor, Alice (2015-05-28). "Roar! Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter Reborn Stomps Out". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2018-06-28.

External links

• Carnivores series at MobyGames