30th September 2014, 3:24 PM
Genesis
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Universal Soldier - I got this game back in '06; it was one of my earlier Genesis games, I believe. I got to level 4-1, the second to last stage, and stopped there because that level was quite long and difficult. Well, looking for a Genesis game to play (since I've barely played the Genesis in some time now...) I finally went back to the game today, and finished it! This game is, of course, actually the Genesis port of Turrican 2, a fantastic European computer game. It's an under-rated game on the Genesis, but it is great. The "Universal Soldier" theme is silly -- all they did is change a few sprites, add in three new levels, replace the ending, and call it a day, this is obviously Turrican -- but that's great, I want Turrican, not some random Van Damme movie game. Turrican 2 is a huge improvement over the first game. There are no blind jumps anymore, and the gameplay and graphics are improved across the board as well. The music is better too; these conversions by the guys who made this port aren't as great as Huelsbeck's own music in Mega Turrican, but they're good. The three new levels in this version are even good! (Sure, that they removed the shmup section of the game is unfortunate, but ah well.) And this is also the only Turrican game ever that has a save system, with passwords, so I didn't have to start the whole game over; I picked up from the stage I left off at years back. I, of course, think that save systems make games better in almost every case, so the save system is another of the things I really like about the game. Sure, it's still clearly a European game in some ways, and has some questionable design decisions still, such as the health system (as in Turrican 1, health decreases VERY fast and there's no hit invincibility, flash, sound, or anything; touch an enemy without paying attention and you're dead in a second), but you get used to it. The levels are large and full of secrets, and exploring is fun. The first level I played today, 4-1, is the largest in the game, and it took several tries to finish. Well worth it, though! The one disappointing thing is that the final boss is really easy. Is the final boss this easy in Turrican 2 (Amiga/C64/PC) too, or did they make it easier in the port? I don't know. Other than that though, I really like this game. Turrican 2 isn't as polished as Factor 5's games, but it's also quite good. This variant of the game, Universal Soldier, is as well.
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Universal Soldier - I got this game back in '06; it was one of my earlier Genesis games, I believe. I got to level 4-1, the second to last stage, and stopped there because that level was quite long and difficult. Well, looking for a Genesis game to play (since I've barely played the Genesis in some time now...) I finally went back to the game today, and finished it! This game is, of course, actually the Genesis port of Turrican 2, a fantastic European computer game. It's an under-rated game on the Genesis, but it is great. The "Universal Soldier" theme is silly -- all they did is change a few sprites, add in three new levels, replace the ending, and call it a day, this is obviously Turrican -- but that's great, I want Turrican, not some random Van Damme movie game. Turrican 2 is a huge improvement over the first game. There are no blind jumps anymore, and the gameplay and graphics are improved across the board as well. The music is better too; these conversions by the guys who made this port aren't as great as Huelsbeck's own music in Mega Turrican, but they're good. The three new levels in this version are even good! (Sure, that they removed the shmup section of the game is unfortunate, but ah well.) And this is also the only Turrican game ever that has a save system, with passwords, so I didn't have to start the whole game over; I picked up from the stage I left off at years back. I, of course, think that save systems make games better in almost every case, so the save system is another of the things I really like about the game. Sure, it's still clearly a European game in some ways, and has some questionable design decisions still, such as the health system (as in Turrican 1, health decreases VERY fast and there's no hit invincibility, flash, sound, or anything; touch an enemy without paying attention and you're dead in a second), but you get used to it. The levels are large and full of secrets, and exploring is fun. The first level I played today, 4-1, is the largest in the game, and it took several tries to finish. Well worth it, though! The one disappointing thing is that the final boss is really easy. Is the final boss this easy in Turrican 2 (Amiga/C64/PC) too, or did they make it easier in the port? I don't know. Other than that though, I really like this game. Turrican 2 isn't as polished as Factor 5's games, but it's also quite good. This variant of the game, Universal Soldier, is as well.