Super Turrican (1993 video game)
1993 video game
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Super Turrican is a 1993 run and gun video game released by Factor 5 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The European version was published by Hudson Soft, the North American version was published by Seika Corporation, and the Japanese version was published by Tonkin House. It is the fifth game in the Turrican series.
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- NA: Seika Corp.
- EU: Hudson Soft
- JP: Tonkin House
- WW: Factor 5
| Super Turrican | |
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North American cover art | |
| Developer | Factor 5 |
| Publishers |
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| Producer | Julian Eggebrecht |
| Designers | Julian Eggebrecht, Holger Schmidt, Frank Matzke |
| Artists | Frank Matzke, Ramiro Vaca, Andreas Escher |
| Composer | Chris Huelsbeck |
| Series | Turrican |
| Platform | Super NES |
| Release | Super NES Director's Cut
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| Genre | Run and gun |
| Mode | Single-player |
Gameplay
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.
Development
Release
Super Turrican was released on the Virtual Console in Europe and Australia on February 29, 2008, and in North America on March 3, 2008.
A previously unreleased uncut version of the game, Super Turrican: Director's Cut, was included with the Analogue Super Nt console.[1] 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.[2] The Director's Cut was released as an aftermarket cartridge for the original SNES console in 2022, also including the original game.
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 76.70%[3] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Computer and Video Games | 83/100[4] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 8/10[5] |
| Famitsu | 6/10, 6/10 6/10, 6/10[6] |
| Game Informer | 8/10[7] |
| GameFan | 85%, 92%, 93%, 80%[8] |
| GamesMaster | 90%[9] |
| Nintendo Power | 3.425/5[10] |
| Official Nintendo Magazine | 83/100[11] |
| Super Play | 80%[12] |
| Total! | (UK) 75%[13] (DE) 2+[14] |
| VideoGames & Computer Entertainment | 8/10[15] |
| Dengeki Super Famicom | 7/10, 6/10, 5/10, 7/10[16] |
| Electronic Games | 88%[17] |
| SNES Force | 83/100[18] |
| Super Action | 88%[19] |
| Super Control | 85%[20] |
| The Super Famicom | 52/100[21] |
| Super Gamer | 89%[22] |
| Super Pro | 89/100[23] |
Super Turrican received generally favorable reception, holding a rating of 76.70% based on five reviews according to review aggregator website GameRankings.[3][24][25]
