Turrican Anthology Volume 2 Review (PlayStation 4)

Our Turrican Anthology Volume 2 Review reintroduces the world to Turrican that returns to modern consoles in this ultimate anthology collection! Developed by legendary independent studio Factor 5 and scored by video game maestro Chris Huelsbeck, this action series redefined gaming and became one of the most acclaimed and celebrated fan favorites on retro consoles!

Turrican Anthology Volume 2 Review Pros:

  • HD retro graphics covering 8bit to 16bit.
  • 7.57GB download size.
  • Platinum trophy.
  • Works on Playstation 5.
  • Five games in one –
    • Turrican 3.
    • Mega Turrican.
    • Mega Turrican Directors Cut.
    • Super Turrican 2.
    • Super Turrican Score Attack.
  • Gallery mode.
  • Bonus jukebox mode for you to listen to the soundtracks of each game.
  • Each game in the menu has multiple covers.
  • Controller presets – standard, Amiga, Console, and modern. Or just rebind them yourself with custom.
  • Platform shooter gameplay.
  • Classic soundtracks and effects.
  • Almost instant loading times.
  • Rewind speed – adaptive, 1x and 2x.
  • Display settings – fullscreen, 4:3 DAR, Perfect, Perfect 2x, and perfect 1x.
  • Scale filter – none, crispy and soft.
  • Colour settings – RGB, Black and White, BGR, BRG, RBG, GRB, and GBR.
  • CRT settings – mask type, mask intensity, scanline intensity, sharpness, curvature, Trini curve, corner round, and CRT gamma.
  • Wallpaper can be applied to each game.
  • A Realtime map is an option that allows you to see more of the screen than before.
  • Fog reset is where you can reset all the bits of fog you have uncovered.
  • Music choice – emulated or CD audio.
  • Cheats are in the game, it tells you how to activate them and then a menu to turn them on and off.
  • Original game manual scans for each region.
  • Set the game to 50HZ or 60HZ.
  • Save and load state.
  • Change settings whenever you want.
  • All game modes have standard and challenge mode options.
  • Fantastic collection.
  • Very accessible.

Turrican Anthology Volume 2 Review Cons:

  • No online leaderboards.
  • The game box art is custom and not the original.
  • Doesn’t have a museum-style entry.
  • A lot of CRT settings feel a bit overkill.
  • We just had a Turrican collection.

Related Post: Turrican Anthology Volume 1 Review (PlayStation 4) (gertlushgaming.co.uk)

Turrican Anthology Volume 2:

Official website.

Developer: Ratailaka Games

Publisher: InIn Games

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Jim Smale

Gaming since the Atari 2600, I enjoy the weirdness in games counting Densha De Go and RC De Go as my favourite titles of all time. I prefer gaming of old where buying games from a shop was a thing, Being social in person was a thing. Join me as I attempt to adapt to this new digital age!