RomWize
Mega Turrican
▶ gameplay

Mega Turrican (USA)

Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
🇬🇧
Reviewed in
1994
82
Ad
✪ Reviewed on December 5, 2024
74

A superb Factor 5 action-platformer, heir to Turrican. Gorgeous, demanding, packed with varied levels, one of the console's best action-platformers.

Your verdict
Category
Action 1 player 7+
Description
Bren McGuire battles the Enemy's armies in this Factor 5 and Data East run-and-gun for Mega Drive. Published by Data East, released in the United States in 1994. Run-and-gun with Bren McGuire using varied weapons, spectacular bosses and memorable music in this iconic Turrican series entry.

Mega Turrican 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
💾0,56 MB 📅01/02/1994
Published by Data East

Mega Turrican (Mega Drive) price, value & rarity

Sought-after
Q1 loose
 $14 Q6 complete
 $59 Q10 new
 $225 !
Compare prices
Loading eBay listings…
Other versions
Mega Turrican
Europe
01/01/1994
🇬🇧

Collector interest

The NTSC release of Mega Turrican is the US version of Factor 5's game via Data East in a modest Genesis print.

Is Mega Turrican 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.

Similar games