Super Turrican (1993 video game)

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Super Turrican
Super Turrican (USA).png
North American cover art
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
ReleaseSuper NES
  • EU: 1993
  • NA: May 1993
  • JP: September 3, 1993
Director's Cut
  • WW: 2022
Wii (Virtual Console)
  • EU: February 29, 2008
  • NA: March 3, 2008
Genre(s) Run and gun
Mode(s) Single-player

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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Gameplay

Super 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

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

A 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.

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