#183 SUPER TURRICAN 2 - FULL PLAYTHROUGH (Normal Mode) - Beating My SNES Games
4Here is my Full playthrough of Super Turrican 2 done, as always, using original hardware on a Super Nintendo with no cheats or save states!
Follow me on instagram @CabinSNES_fever to join me live or via my reviews and uploads to witness me take down all the games currently in my SNES colleciton, following on from having already beaten all 234 licenced UK releases for the NES. I only use original carts, no cheats & no save states.
REVIEW (Originally posted on Instagram):
-Ah yes, I'm glad I saved a few 5 star games for the final rundown. After what was a very enjoyable (and soul crushingly tough) early tango with the first Turrican (game #40), it's with equal amounts of excitement & caution that I approached the sequel. Make no mistake, my dance with the previous entry left its scars, but the overall quality was enough to sooth my battle wary body. A return to the battlefield was only a matter of time!
Unlike the first entry, which saw a plethora of ports across different systems, including the NES for which I defeated in my NES challenge (game #204), gameplay this time leans far less on the need to explore stages to reward the player. Tho the trademark powerup boxes return, rarely are they hidden and unlike before, extra lives aren't stashed about each stage like a mad Easter Bunny egg hunt. Infact extra lives are pretty rare. I only found 3, acquiring most via amassing 50 or more tokens.
Levels are broken into many smaller stages often proving very linear in design. It's a stark contrast to the traditional style of the series which is a little disappointing, however the creativity offered in gameplay diversity is nothing but highly impressive!
Factor 5 really pushed the hardware to its limits here, showcasing every 'Mode 1-7' trick in the arsenal. Vehicle stages, grapple sections, spinning environments, underwater exploration, even an Axelay style shooter stage (which frankly is a disgrace given how sluggish you are to control). In all its a system marvel and whilst the cohesion of all these elements leaves the overall game a little disjointed, it's a welcome surprise to see all these styles (baring the shooting stage), handled with such care and quality.
The thrills don't end in stage design either. Interesting boss encounters pop up throughout, constantly uping the challenge and far surpassing the mediocre boss encounters of its predecessor.
Whilst it's true I find myself missing the freedom to explore stages the classic Turrican experience offered, its hard to not find alot to love about this sequel. While Super Probotector probably remains king of the genre this is a worthy prince.
Chapters:
00:00 Stage 1
03:59 Stage 2
10:52 Stage 3
11:43 Stage 4
13:43 Worm Boss
15:23 Stage 5
20:13 Stage 6
21:38 Stage 7
25:43 Stage 8
27:40 Stage 9
29:14 Spider Boss
30:32 Stage 10
41:35 Stage 11
42:55 Stage 12
47:22 Stage 13
50:54 Stage 14
53:11 Final Boss
Other Videos By Cabin GAME Fever
Other Statistics
Super Turrican 2 Statistics For Cabin GAME Fever
Currently, Cabin GAME Fever has 18 views for Super Turrican 2 across 1 video. Super Turrican 2 has approximately 1 hour of watchable video on his channel, less than 0.25% of the total video content that Cabin GAME Fever has uploaded to YouTube.