<s>
Turok	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Studios	O
Austin	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
console	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	O
of	O
Oblivion	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
main	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Turok	B-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Turok	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Seeds	I-Application
of	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
separate	O
game	O
,	O
also	O
titled	O
Turok	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
but	O
follows	O
a	O
different	O
storyline	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turok	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
protagonist	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
Shadow	O
of	O
Oblivion	O
features	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
where	O
various	O
players	O
can	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
eight	O
game	O
types	O
,	O
including	O
blood	O
lust	O
,	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
,	O
last	O
stand	O
,	O
and	O
monkey	O
tag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Primagen	O
's	O
Lightship	O
was	O
destroyed	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Turok	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Seeds	I-Application
of	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
the	O
chain	O
reaction	O
it	O
triggered	O
was	O
so	O
powerful	O
that	O
the	O
universe	O
as	O
it	O
existed	O
was	O
completely	O
eradicated	O
,	O
pushing	O
Oblivion	O
,	O
a	O
monstrous	O
cosmic	O
entity	O
that	O
consumes	O
bodies	O
of	O
the	O
living	O
and	O
reigned	O
before	O
the	O
birth	O
of	O
the	O
universe	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
very	O
brink	O
of	O
destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
shreds	O
of	O
the	O
pure	O
energy	O
source	O
that	O
created	O
the	O
living	O
world	O
and	O
nearly	O
wiped	O
out	O
Oblivion	O
are	O
contained	O
within	O
the	O
Light	O
Burden	O
,	O
the	O
bag	O
that	O
every	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Turok	B-Application
lineage	O
has	O
carried	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
current	O
Turok	B-Application
,	O
Joshua	O
Fireseed	O
,	O
having	O
dreams	O
of	O
a	O
child	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
protected	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
Fireseed	O
lineage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
decide	O
that	O
either	O
Danielle	O
or	O
Joseph	O
must	O
become	O
the	O
next	O
Turok	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
choose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turok	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Studios	O
Austin	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
Expansion	O
Paks	O
from	O
their	O
development	O
kits	O
to	O
guarantee	O
a	O
smooth	O
frame	O
rate	O
on	O
a	O
standard	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
rewrote	O
the	O
graphics	O
engine	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
having	O
a	O
30	O
degree	O
wider	O
field	O
of	O
view	O
and	O
two	O
to	O
four	O
times	O
the	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
that	O
Turok	B-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Turok	B-Application
games	O
,	O
where	O
artists	O
were	O
limited	O
to	O
pre-designed	O
levels	O
,	O
Shadow	O
of	O
Oblivion	O
features	O
maps	O
that	O
were	O
entirely	O
built	O
to	O
suit	O
the	O
designers	O
 '	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
separate	O
game	O
,	O
also	O
titled	O
Turok	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turok	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Green	O
of	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
gigantic	O
,	O
gorgeous	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
packed	O
with	O
goodness	O
and	O
perfectly	O
playable	O
in	O
every	O
way	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
failed	O
to	O
topple	O
Rare	O
's	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
an	O
earlier	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
that	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
Turok	B-Device
3	I-Device
team	O
was	O
unlikely	O
to	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
concentrates	O
upon	O
what	O
made	O
the	O
Turok	B-Application
franchise	O
a	O
best-seller	O
instead	O
of	O
attempting	O
to	O
one-up	O
the	O
competition	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
in	O
many	O
ways	O
the	O
best	O
Turok	B-Application
yet	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NextGen	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
despite	O
a	O
few	O
problems	O
,	O
Turok	B-Device
3	I-Device
is	O
a	O
satisfying	O
experience	O
that	O
closes	O
this	O
[	O
Nintendo	O
64 ]	O
series	O
in	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Enforcer	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
had	O
a	O
different	O
opinion	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
find	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
like	O
about	O
Turok	B-Device
3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
highlighted	O
the	O
realistic	O
character	O
models	O
and	O
the	O
cinematics	O
for	O
their	O
lip-synched	O
speech	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
is	O
uncommon	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
