Turok 2, Shadow Man Unexpectedly Added To NSO

Considering we just got Banjo-Tooie, we weren’t expecting another update to the N64 section of Nintendo Switch Online so fast. But mere days later, the company deposited two games in the Mature 17+ section out of nowhere: Turok 2 and Shadow Man.

Turok 2 is basically more of what you got from Turok 1, as you guide a Native American warrior through dangerous areas filled with prehistoric monsters. It was one of the first N64 releases to take advantage of the new Expansion Pak by offering a hi-res mode, but of course on NSO where everything is hi-res already that feature is useless.

When an evil being called Primagen awakens in the Lost Land, it falls to Joshua Fireseed, the new Turok, to defeat him. In this first-person shooter, protect the five Energy Totems sealing Primagen’s power and complete missions as you journey through each world under the wisdom of your guide, Adon.

As for Shadow Man, I have a friend who’s such a die-hard fan of this game he brings it up even when it’s NOT being re-released in some form. Mike LeRoi, professional assassin, has a relic implanted in his chest that turns him into the title character. This means he can drift between our world and the Deadside, a ghoulish dimension of horror, which he needs to do to prevent an apocalypse. I’ve been told this is one of the few N64 games that’s genuinely creepy. Both Shadow Man and its sequel were recently remastered and re-released for multiple platforms — this is the blurry-textured original.

There is a place beyond death, a place known as Deadside. Play Mike LeRoi, student of English literature turned hired assassin, able to cross into Deadside at will, where he becomes the SHADOW MAN. The story begins with a prophetic vision of a coming apocalypse, and only Mike has the power to stop the vision from becoming reality. The future of humanity is in your hands as you plunge into the beating heart of all that is evil.

You can find Turok 2 and Shadow Man on NSO starting today, if you’re old enough.