We imagine that Nintendo is being deliberately tight-fisted with its North American Virtual Console selection this week, considering that consumers Stateside will be able to get their hands on Super Smash Bros. Brawl this coming Sunday… Or perhaps not, but we can’t imagine any other reason for only offering one new title this week. Sadly it isn’t Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64, but a far-from-shabby Factor 5 effort originally released for the Super Nintendo.

Super Turrican (Super Nintendo, 1 Player, 800 Wii Points):

The Super Turrican games were independent developments for the SNES, both built by Factor 5, the first being published by Seika.

Super Turrican plays similarly to Mega Turrican and shares a similar visual style. The game has a different set of levels, however, and features a freeze beam in place of the original lightning whip. The major addition is a grappling arm, similar to that used in Bionic Commando, which can be used to swing between platforms and grab power-ups.

Super Turrican is the next generation installment of the famous Turrican Series. Once again it is up to the U.S.S. Freedom Forces to get into their Turrican Assault Suits and drive back the forces of “The Machine”.

Similar to it’s predecessors, Super Turican features large levels that are crammed with secrets and can be explored freely and in any direction. To get rid of the numerous enemies, Turrican can use three upgradeable shots: A spreadshot, a powerful laser and a rebound that bounces off of walls.

Additionally, there is a Freeze-Beam that can be used to temporarily freeze enemies. It is fully rotatable, and therefor also a great help in discovering secret capsules. These capsules contain powerups and can often be used to reach secret areas. Last but not least, Turrican has the ability to transform into an energy wheel (as long as he has enough special energy), which enables him to lay mines and even makes him invincible.

Until next week… enjoy!