Turrican is a side-scrolling shooter game, developed by German developers for computers such as the Amiga, and was quite popular among European computer players back in the 90s. Mega Turrican is the Genesis exclusive that eventually became Turrican 3 on Amiga, The player must defeat an evil known as The Machine, an AI gone rogue, playing as Bren McGuire, equipped with an exoskeleton power armor. This time, the Turrican assault suit is equipped with a morph ball, an upgradeable machine gun, and a grappling hook. Developers did a mind-blowing job at using the Yamaha YM2612 to create a soundtrack that really gets your blood pumping. The game's European heritage is immediately palpable with its maze-like level design, gem bonuses, score system - if not for the awful faux-anime opening sequence.

Reviewed on Jan 29, 2022


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