<s>
Mega	B-Application
Turrican	I-Application
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Factor	O
5	O
in	O
1993	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
Turrican	B-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
later	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
Amiga	B-Device
port	O
converted	O
by	O
Kaiko	O
and	O
Neon	O
Studios	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Turrican	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Payment	O
Day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
not	O
being	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
one	O
that	O
was	O
first	O
commercially	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Arts	I-Application
in	O
Germany	O
and	O
Renegade	O
in	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
publisher	O
and	O
stayed	O
unreleased	O
from	O
spring	O
1993	O
until	O
1994	O
,	O
when	O
Data	O
East	O
took	O
over	O
its	O
worldwide	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
on	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bren	O
McGuire	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
United	O
Planets	O
Freedom	O
Forces	O
mission	O
when	O
suddenly	O
he	O
sees	O
his	O
worst	O
nightmares	B-Application
come	O
true	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
ago	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
survivor	O
of	O
the	O
starship	O
Avalon	O
1	O
when	O
The	O
Machine	O
took	O
out	O
his	O
comrades	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
galaxy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nobody	O
expected	O
a	O
return	O
of	O
The	O
Machine	O
,	O
but	O
now	O
,	O
after	O
many	O
people	O
enjoyed	O
freedom	O
and	O
peace	O
in	O
the	O
galaxy	B-Application
,	O
the	O
dark	O
forces	O
under	O
his	O
command	O
are	O
starting	O
to	O
assemble	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Bren	O
receives	O
the	O
message	O
,	O
he	O
slips	O
into	O
his	O
Turrican	B-Application
assault	O
suit	O
and	O
swears	O
final	O
revenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
wheel-mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
nearly	O
invincible	O
and	O
can	O
lay	O
mines	O
or	O
explore	O
previously	O
unreachable	O
areas	O
,	O
a	O
mechanic	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Morph	O
Ball	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Spin	O
Dash	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
Turrican	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
German	O
magazine	O
"	O
Amiga	B-Device
Games	O
"	O
published	O
a	O
complete	O
6-part	O
development	O
diary	O
(	O
The	O
long	O
way	O
from	O
Turrican	B-Application
II	I-Application
to	O
Turrican	B-Application
III	I-Application
)	O
in	O
1992.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1	O
The	O
German	O
magazine	O
"	O
Power	O
Play	O
"	O
published	O
an	O
article	O
about	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Turrican	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Factor	O
5	O
began	O
the	O
work	O
on	O
Turrican	B-Application
III	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
right	O
after	O
Turrican	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
around	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
market	O
was	O
already	O
in	O
decline	O
and	O
together	O
with	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Arts	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
what	O
was	O
already	O
known	O
as	O
Mega	B-Application
Turrican	I-Application
was	O
finished	O
in	O
spring	O
1993	O
,	O
but	O
Factor	O
5	O
was	O
still	O
lacking	O
a	O
publishing	O
agreement	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
since	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Arts	I-Application
did	O
not	O
perform	O
direct	O
operations	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Factor	O
5	O
had	O
then	O
to	O
shift	O
efforts	O
into	O
presenting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
various	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
publishers	O
in	O
hopes	O
they	O
could	O
sign	O
a	O
definite	O
deal	O
,	O
a	O
process	O
that	O
would	O
end	O
a	O
whole	O
year	O
after	O
when	O
Data	O
East	O
agreed	O
with	O
Factor	O
5	O
into	O
publishing	O
Mega	B-Application
Turrican	I-Application
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
long	O
after	O
development	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Turrican	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
was	O
finished	O
,	O
Kaiko	O
approached	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Arts	I-Application
and	O
asked	O
to	O
develop	O
their	O
own	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
third	O
Turrican	B-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Efforts	O
on	O
a	O
third	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
were	O
once	O
again	O
restarted	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
as	O
a	O
conversion	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Turrican	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
still	O
an	O
unpublished	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Turrican	B-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
replacing	O
the	O
Roman	O
numerals	O
that	O
the	O
previous	O
Factor	O
5	O
project	O
had	O
assigned	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
Autumn	O
1993	O
by	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Arts	I-Application
and	O
Renegade	O
Software	O
,	O
even	O
before	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
could	O
find	O
a	O
publishing	O
company	O
for	O
any	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
versions	O
are	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
,	O
the	O
graphical	O
department	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
compromised	O
in	O
the	O
porting	O
process	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
slight	O
loss	O
of	O
color	O
,	O
some	O
missing	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
general	O
lacking	O
of	O
animations	O
and	O
graphical	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
sound	O
capabilities	O
with	O
readjustments	O
in	O
various	O
track	O
compositions	O
being	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
many	O
changes	O
,	O
additions	O
,	O
or	O
cuts	O
were	O
done	O
in	O
gameplay	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
aside	O
from	O
a	O
secret	O
level	O
in	O
the	O
initial	O
world	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Turrican	I-Application
becoming	O
a	O
regular	O
level	O
in	O
Turrican	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
if	O
the	O
user	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
uses	O
a	O
one-button	O
joystick/pad	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
traditional	O
jumping	O
method	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
up	O
direction	O
and	O
having	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
fire	O
button	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
general	O
terms	O
and	O
aside	O
from	O
specific	O
version	O
differences	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
smaller	O
levels	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Amiga	B-Device
Turrican	B-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
compensates	O
these	O
with	O
many	O
new	O
effects	O
and	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
major	O
focus	O
on	O
shooting	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lightning	O
whip	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
is	O
gone	O
and	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
physics-driven	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
used	O
to	O
reach	O
higher	O
places	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
like	O
Bionic	O
Commando''	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
were	O
considered	O
by	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Arts	I-Application
for	O
PC	B-Device
MS-DOS	I-Device
and	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
with	O
a	O
tentative	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
summer	O
1994	O
,	O
but	O
neither	O
of	O
them	O
were	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
inspecting	O
the	O
video	O
RAM	O
while	O
playing	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
find	O
sprites	O
depicting	O
both	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Mario	O
in	O
a	O
fashion	O
which	O
is	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Han	O
Solo	O
being	O
frozen	O
in	O
carbonite	O
,	O
though	O
those	O
sprites	O
are	O
never	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
actual	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Gamesradar	O
ranked	O
Mega	B-Application
Turrican	I-Application
36th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
