Turrican Flashback is an arcade developed by Factor 5, released 8 December 2020 on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Turrican Flashback is
Turrican Flashback is an arcade game developed by Factor 5 and released in 2020. It was published by ININ Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Turrican Flashback brings together 4 of the greatest titles in the series with Turrican, Turrican II: The Final Fight, Mega Turrican and Super Turrican all in one package! New reworked controls makes the classic home computer classics an ease to pick up and play, welcoming new and old fans to relive the classic with the touch of a button. Additionally, new filters and dynamic on screen elements allows players to customize their experience, going full "Retro" or enjoy the game in full widescreen with minimal on-screen HUD elements. All this with crystal clear and perfectly rendered audio playback of the classic soundtracks and sound effects!
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Turrican Flashback holds a critic score of 64 out of 100. That places it above 25% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 9 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Turrican Flashback launched on 8 December 2020, within three weeks of Cyberpunk 2077, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Omori and Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 7 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Cyberpunk 2077, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Omori, Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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