Old-skool 2D shooters aren’t something we write about much; the PC wasn’t well-regarded as a platform for such things, and to be honest I don’t think we’d have a lot to say about most of them anyway. As for Turrican itself, I don’t think Turrican itself even got a PC release. Still, it is most definitely regarded as a classic of its genre, the name spoken in revered tones amongst those who were gaming on formats like the Commodore 64 and Amiga. Plus there was that awesome soundtrack.
I think it’s one of those “if you play any amiga oldie at all, try this one” titles, so both the original and this remake have to be worth a go. Even if you’re like me you’ll probably just die lots and marvel at how much more patient gamers must have been in 1990.
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I take it you’re dying quite a bit then, buddy? I had Turrican on the ST for a while but I think I only managed to get through a handful of levels.
Of the old-skool 16-bit shooters, The Chaos Engine is the one I most fondly remember, but even that is ROCK hard, especially later on.
Still, they’re both pretty easy compared with the previous generation of shooters. Anyone remember Exolon on the CPC, C64 and Spectrum? It was one of the best games of it’s type, but, again, absolutely rock solid. I don’t think I even completed it with the cheat on…
June 25, 2007 @ 9:48 pm