Turrican 3 Longplay (Amiga) [QHD]

Game Info --------------------------------------------------- Developer: Factor 5 Publisher: Softgold Year of Release: 1993 Game Review & Impressions --------------------------------------------------- The third and final entry in Turrican series on the Amiga is an interesting beast, not least because it's the final game Factor 5 ever created for the machine. The studio had shifted focus to producing games for the console market, with the Sega Genesis being the lead development platform this time around. I'd only intended to record the Amiga version of Turrican 3, but I decided to play through the Genesis version (Mega Turrican) shortly after, so that I might appreciate any similarities and differences. Right off the bat, Turrican 3 looks and feels like a console game. The levels are more structured, more polished, and it's more enjoyable experience. The previous Turrican games were iconic for their technical achievements, but the level designs and gameplay were idiosyncratic to that period of Amiga development, which aren't to everyone's taste. With Turrican 3, the general flow of the levels, overall quality of the artwork and presentation is to a higher standard -- if Factor 5 was looking to make Turrican appeal to a console-oriented market, I think they succeeded. So, how does the Amiga version stack up against the Sega Genesis? In terms of actual mechanics and content, things are mostly consistent between the two versions. One major difference here is stage 1-2 is part of the regular base game on the Amiga, but for reasons unknown is a secret stage on Genesis, and can only be accessed under very specific conditions. Stage 3-1 is also slightly different in that the ships and platforms are static on Amiga, possibly due to some kind of limitation, but other than that, I'd say they're comparable and play pretty much the same. What differences do exist are focus on presentation. The Amiga has the upper hand in the audio department, featuring another great soundt