

I don’t know what was wrong with my copy of the game but it would always randomly freeze and hang and times it would stop on the intro screen or the menu screen. The score attack is just rejigged levels that you have to score points within a time limit. But its literally just a sprite of Mario and Sonic frozen in a test tube of level 1, maybe there’s other differences but if this is the only one it feels like a bit of a cop out to be honest. When is comes to the new stuff, many seemed split on what the actual differences are about the new directors cut version. The graphics are great, good controls with great music to listen to and some interesting level design. YouĬan use a plasma rope to help you swing to places but that’s still as fiddly to use as it ever was. Use a variety of skills weapons and power ups to traverse levels fighting enemies and bosses. its a good platforming side scrolling shooter where you have to But what really catches your eyes are the two in your face Phillips screws on the cartridge which are blatantly in your face… At least the board of cartridge itself has a bevelled edge. It gets even worse as the back of it is the typical reproduction fare that we’ve seen on countless knock off reproduction carts.

The sticker is the same new artwork that is on the cover sleeve and the flimsy manual. The cartridge is a typical European Mega Drive/North American Genesis style cartridge but this has a notch in the side so it can play on Asian consoles. To be honest Strictly Limited Games are priding themselves on providing lost games at a premium price but this is just pathetic. This measly offering from Strictly Limited is one colour page that has been folded over which gives you the button controls and a quick guide on what the collectibles are. But it only gets worse from here as the manual in the original was like a miniature tome for the story with controls in several languages. The back of the case has several screenshots and blurb hyping up the features of the game. He looks like he belongs in Speedball 2 or other dystopian sports game just because of that pose. The art work at the front is too busy with lots of action unfolding with various robot enemies and The Turrican itself looks different from the one on the original cover. It looks similar to the design of the older grid style Mega Drive covers and includes Strictly Limited logo in a similar design near the top of the case. The game comes presented in a plastic case reminiscent of the classic Mega Drive cases and it had new cover artwork for Mega Turrican.
