Super Turrican is a run and gun video game and the fifth game in the Turrican series. It was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993.[1] Super Turrican was released on the Virtual Console in Europe and Australia on February 29, 2008, and in North America on March 3, 2008.
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| Developer(s) | Factor 5 |
| Publisher(s) | Seika Corp. Hudson Soft Tonkin House Factor 5 |
| Producer(s) | Julian Eggebrecht |
| Designer(s) | Julian Eggebrecht, Holger Schmidt, Frank Matzke |
| Artist(s) | Frank Matzke, Ramiro Vaca, Andreas Escher |
| Composer(s) | Chris Huelsbeck |
| Series | Turrican |
| Platform(s) | Super NES |
| Release | Super NES Director's Cut
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| Genre(s) | Run and gun |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
editSuper Turrican was developed by Factor 5 and published by Seika. It plays similarly to Mega Turrican (also developed by Factor 5) and shares a similar visual style. The game has a different set of levels, however, and features a freeze beam in place of the original lightning whip. The game only features 4 worlds and ends with the H. R. Giger-inspired alien boss, despite a representation of 'The Machine', similar to that featured in Mega Turrican, appearing in the prologue.
Reception
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| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 76.70%[2] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 32/40[3] |
| Eurogamer | 7/10[4] |
| GameFan | 360/400[5] |
| IGN | 8.5/10[6] |
| Jeuxvideo.com | 15/20[7] |
| Mega Fun | 88/100[8] |
| Nintendo Life |   [9] |
| Nintendo Power | 13.7/20[10] |
| Official Nintendo Magazine | 83/100[11] |
| Player One | 75%[12] |
| Video Games (DE) | 76%[13] |
| VideoGames & Computer Entertainment | 8/10[14] |
| SNES Force | 83/100[15] |
| Super Gamer | 89%[16] |
Super Gamer gave the SNES version an overall review score of 89% summarizing: "You’ve got masses of firepower, but while enemies are numerous, there aren’t as many mega-monsters as there could be."[16]
Legacy
editA previously unreleased uncut version of the game, Super Turrican: Director's Cut, was included with the Analogue Super Nt console.[17] Previously, this uncut version was considered for release on the Wii's Virtual Console, but was rejected by Nintendo due to not being previously released on consoles.[18] The Director's Cut was released as an aftermarket cartridge for the original SNES console in 2022, also including the original game.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Super Turrican". 8 January 2010.
- ^ "Super Turrican SNES Review Score". Archived from the original on 2019-05-29.
- ^ "Super Turrican". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 6, no. 4. April 1993. p. 28. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ Whitehead, Dan (April 3, 2008). "Virtual Console Roundup • Page 2". Eurogamer. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ Skid; Sgt. Gamer; Slick, Tom; The Enquirer (May 1993). "The Viewpoint". GameFan. Vol. 1, no. 6. pp. 19–21. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ Thomas, Lucas M. (March 18, 2008). "Super Turrican Review". IGN. Archived from the original on May 29, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ Bergeret, Alix (October 18, 2013). "Test de Super Turrican sur Super Nintendo". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ Philipp; Stefan; Martin (August 1993). "Super Turrican". Mega Fun (in German). pp. 40–42. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ McFarren, Damien (February 29, 2008). "Super Turrican Review (SNES)". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on May 29, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ "Now Playing". Nintendo Power. Vol. 50. July 1993. pp. 102–107. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ Tim; Paul (August 1993). "Super Turrican". Nintendo Magazine System. No. 11. pp. 90–93.
- ^ Chris. "Super Turrican". Player One (in French). No. 26. p. 127. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ "Super Turrican". Video Games (in German). September 1993. p. 81. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ Meston, Zach (June 1993). "Super Turrican". VideoGames & Computer Entertainment. No. 53. p. 40. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ Simon; Will (January 1994). "Super Turrican". SNES Force. No. 8. pp. 62–64. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ a b "Super Turrican Review". Super Gamer (2). United Kingdom: Paragon Publishing: 123. May 1994. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ^ "Unreleased Super NES game to come packed with every Analogue Super Nt". 23 October 2017.
- ^ "The Definitive Version Of Super Turrican Was Denied A Virtual Console Release Back In 2008". Nintendo Life. 25 July 2016.
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