Super and
Mega Turrican. Sadly, though, that’s not what we have here. This is
Turrican Flashback, a cheaper, smaller digital compilation of just four titles from the series – making for a pretty major oversight.
See, with Turrican Flashback you’re getting the Amiga
Turrican and
Mega Turrican (which is, essentially, a port of the Amiga follow-up
Turrican 3: Payment Day) and, lastly, the SNES title
Super Turrican. Four very enjoyable and playable games, but where in the world is
Super Turrican 2? Well, it’s on the Anthology set, yes, but its absence from Turrican Flashback is keenly felt.
Super Turrican 2 is tremendous fun and its addition would make Turrican Flashback a much better prospect given that, essentially, the
Julian Eggebrecht on Factor 5 s return, and what the future holds for Turrican. Updated on 26 January 2021
Last year brought welcome news of a comeback of a beloved name in gaming, and in tandem with that news the revelation, to me at least, that another famous name in video games wasn t perhaps as dormant as I d thought. With the release of Turrican Flashback later this month - a collection of the much-loved run-and-gunner series highlights - we re not only seeing the return of the Turrican name, but also of developer Factor 5, the famed outfit behind the Rogue Squadron games and countless other fascinating projects that sadly shut down in the tumultuous wake of Lair s release.