Name:	Turrican series (2 titles) Turrican Mega Turrican
Author/Vendor:	various
Released:	various
Type:	Shooter
Language:	English
Premise:	In the future, mankind will have to deal with many powerful alien species - not all of whom will choose to be friendly. That is the reason behind the Turrican suit - a one-man set of power armor that turns any Earth Force soldier into a nearly unstoppable killing machine. These games are either ported from or inspired by the original series of British arcade shooters that were such big hits on the almighty Commodore 64 and Amiga computers.
Impressions:	The difference between these two games is like night and day. The first is a great-looking but poor-playing port straight from the Amiga, which looses just about every nice feature (including the Chris Huelsbeck music) in the the process. The second, developed specifically for the G/MD platform, is one helluva shooter that can hold its own with the best of them. I agree with Eidolon when he says, "...play Mega Turrican, which is far better."
Variations:	Turrican (1991 by the Code Monkeys, marketed by Accolade and rereleased by Ballistix - fight your way through thirteen extremely difficult, action-packed stages with huge bosses) Mega Turrican (1995 by Factor 5, marketed by Data East - the change in software houses is telling - with its anime-style cinemas, impressive graphics and sound, and gameplay that subtly increases in difficulty instead of being hard all at once, this is without doubt one of the most enjoyable 16-bit shooters that I have ever had the pleasure of playing and possibly the best Turrican game for any platform)
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