European, Australian VC gets Mega Turrican

Can’t wait to get your next retro-gaming fix? If you’re based in Europe or Australia, you won’t have to wait very long since Factor 5‘s Mega Turrican should be arriving in your region soon via the Wii Virtual Console. To find out more about this game and its pricing, check out the full article.

Retrogamers in Europe and Australia who enjoy side-scrolling shooters will probably want to know that the Virtual Console service in their region will be releasing Factor 5‘s Mega Turrican this week for 800 Wii points.

For those who aren’t too familiar with this title, there’s really not much to know. Your character is a member of the USS Freedom Forces who is entrusted with the Turrican suit to defend the earth from hostile alien forces. The suit can be upgraded with a variety of weapons including a multiple, laser, and a rebound shot.

So if you’ve been looking for a good side-scrolling shooter to pass the time, you might want to try out Mega Turrican.

Via Aussie-Nintendo