The Director's Cut of Mega Turrican, slightly reworked. Still excellent, the pick for completionist Factor 5 fans.
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Category
Action1 player7+
Description
Bren McGuire battles enemy armies in this definitive 2022 Director's Cut of Mega Turrican for Mega Drive. Published by Factor 5/Strictly Limited, released in Europe in March 2022. Enriched version of Mega Turrican with additional content and bonus levels.
Mega Turrican - Director's Cut review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾1,1 MB📅31/03/2022
Published by Watermelon Games
Mega Turrican - Director's Cut (Mega Drive) price, value & rarity
Mega Turrican Director's Cut USA/EU is the extended Factor 5 version distributed later via Strictly Limited Games as a modern cartridge edition.
Is Mega Turrican - Director's Cut still worth playing in 2026?
An action platformer by Factor 5, Mega Turrican offers an ambitious run and gun with a varied weapon system and a grappling hook enabling spectacular aerial movements. The marked sci-fi art direction, the soundtrack by Chris Hülsbeck turned mythical and the technical fluidity make this title an absolute reference of European run and gun. For anyone fond of Turrican games or seeking an excellent atypical run and gun on Mega Drive, an absolutely essential recommendation today still without any hesitation on the Sega machine truly indeed here.
