You can manually tweak these controls if you want them to be like the original console games, but I ended up vastly preferring these new control layouts, and they helped to give these games extra comfort. For example, while the two Amiga games used keyboard controls with lots of functions mapped to certain buttons, said functions are comfortably mapped to the face and shoulder buttons, such as the beam, mines, and wave attacks, alongside the traditional jump and shoot.Įven Mega and Super get in on this new control scheme, with Mega mapping other features like the wheel and grapple moves to the shoulder buttons, and Super not using the traditional SNES layout, but rather changing it in favor of a more comfortable one fitting of the back triggers, mapping the beam and wheel attacks to the shoulder buttons. (or whichever button you choose: you can even unmap it if you want) But besides the usual emulation stuff, you have an interesting control scheme that helps make these games feel more apt for modern controllers, with their extra buttons. You have your standard save state feature, with multiple slots to save and load up at will, and a handy rewind feature, usable with the L button. So what does Turrican Flashback have to offer as bonuses for the four games on offer here? Well, not too terribly much, but a good amount that add some benefits to these retro titles. You all know the usual norm with our compilation reviews: I break down the compilation bonuses and features in general, before going over each of the individual games. It’s pretty basic and doesn’t offer much besides customization of the screen and borders, meaning there’s no sort of museum of concept art or anything extra besides the games themselves. You even have the option to change the color palette to completely unorthodox options, such as BW, and messing around with the screen to find a display of your choice. When it comes to the compilation itself, there is a cool CRT mode here, with customizable effects for your liking. This is definitely a franchise known for its music for a good reason, and the remix that plays on the game selection menu is equally as great. Mega Turrican is easily one of the best western-made OSTs on the whole Genesis system, and Super, while just being a weaker sounding version of Mega’s OST, is still rather decent, even if it’s the weakest OST of the four included. Yet, the biggest highlight of the entire package comes from the godly OSTs, which have no right to be as good as they are: the two Amiga games in particular have outstanding music, with the intro theme to II being a new huge favorite of mine. The games themselves still look very sharp and well detailed, with impressive colors and even some clever scaling in points. Turrican Flashback is a retro compilation of four 16-bit Turrican games from across the ages: the first two on Amiga, and Mega and Super on those respective platforms. This is, in essence, also a sneak peak at the upcoming Turrican Anthology voluemes, planned for PS4/Switch via Strictly Limited, as those include extra versions and other games not included here. In this compilation of four entries in the legendary Turrican series, you take control of the Turrican Warrior on his journey to defeat the evil machines seeking world domination! The stories are all fairly basic across the four games, though Turrican II is noteworthy for having a very, very long and detailed intro cutscene for the time. Thanks to ININ Games for the review code Title: Turrican Flashback
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