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Super Turrican 2

Review

This run and gun shooter features advanced Mode 7 effects, Dolby Surround sound, and challenging, multi-directional combat.

Super Turrican 2 was developed by Factor 5 and published by Ocean Software for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in 1995. It is the original game and was not released on any other platform before the SNES version.


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About Super Turrican 2

Super Turrican 2 is a side-scrolling action game where the player controls a character from the USS Freedom Forces, tasked with stopping the Machine from attacking civilizations. The core gameplay involves navigating expansive levels, defeating numerous enemies by jumping and shooting.

While the series is known for large, explorable secret areas, this installment diverges by making nearly half of its levels strictly linear. The arsenal includes returning weapons like the Laser, Spread-shot, and an improved Rebound, alongside new additions such as a Flamethrower. A Rope tool allows for climbing and retrieving distant items.

Additional combat options include a temporary invincible wheel-mode for laying mines and firing rockets, as well as collectible homing missiles that function as secondary weapons. The game presents a challenging experience through these interconnected systems of movement and firepower.

Super Turrican 2 Screenshots

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The intro (as well as other cutscenes) looks pretty good and is even partially animated.
Title screen
First stage - driving a buggy
The first boss - here the new and improved Rebound comes in handy.
Climbing a wall while fighting off enemies
The second stage is a destroyed city - note how the Rebound bounces up the wall.
The ability to go into wheel-mode is often used in bossfights.
One of the linear levels - escape the poisoness gas!
There's an extra-live hidden behind the wing.
Jumping from giant sandworm to giant sandworm.
A cutscene
A bossfight