Turrican II: The Final Fight AGA Longplay (Amiga) [QHD] [2022]
281Game Info
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Developer: Sonic Sloth
Year of Release: 2022
Download: https://sonicslothgames.itch.io/turrican2aga
Coding: Alastair Murray
Additional Coding: Jeroen Knoester, Ross
Additional Artwork: Skan
Music: Chris Huelsbeck
Game Review & Impressions
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Turrican II remains one of my favourite platform games on the Amiga, so I was quite excited when I learned of the project to create an enhanced version for the AGA chipset. Essentially a conversion of the 1994 PC DOS release, the principle developer behind the endeavour is Alastair Murray (AKA Sonic Sloth). Various demos and pre-release versions have been available, but I wanted to wait until the final release before trying it for myself.
The obvious change between this new AGA version and the OCS release is the graphics. It incorporates the art assets from the PC DOS release which, being a VGA title, supported more colours and higher detail. The redesigned player sprite, with it's bulbous helmet and wedge-shaped boots, represents one of the more divisive changes from that version, so it's cool to see Alastair also included an option allowing players to choose between the PC and Amiga versions of the Turrican suit.
Of course, looks aren't everything, so I'm pleased to report that the game plays exactly as I would expect. I don't know how much of the original code was used, or to what degree of re-engineering was required to get this running, but it plays exactly like Turrican II should. I used an A1200 WinUAE config to play this and, aside from a few occasions where the framerate dips when things get really busy, it's pretty much flawless. There are also some quality-of-life improvements, including the ability to look down (reduce the need for blind jumps), sound enhancements and optional control tweaks
Perhaps my favourite addition is the inclusion of new secrets. Each of the platforming levels contains three special crystals, which can only be retrieved by finding hidden drones. The little blighters are invisible and only appear when shot, although they do emit a noise when you're in the vicinity. This is gives seasoned Turrican II players who already know the game inside out another reason to revisit the game and do battle with The Machine and it's space-faring minions.
Overall, Turrican II: AGA Edition is a great release. The strapline for the game over on Alastair's itch.io bills the game as "The best way to play the PC version of Turrican 2 is on the Amiga", and I couldn't agree more!
The download includes standard ADF disk images, a WHDLOAD package, plus a version compatible with the recently released A500 Mini console.
Video Notes
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- All 24 secrets collected
Related Longplays & Videos
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Turrican II (Amiga OCS): https://youtu.be/wFtLGDywZlg
Chapters
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:07:52 - Level 1-1
00:20:30 - Level 1-2
00:29:38 - Level 2-1
00:40:30 - Level 2-2
00:52:38 - Level 3-1
00:55:40 - Level 3-2
01:00:05 - Level 3-3
01:02:55 - Level 4-1
01:16:04 - Level 4-2
01:26:53 - Level 5-1
01:41:03 - Level 5-2
01:47:20 - Ending
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