Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 121 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 101 out of 121
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 121
  3. Negative: 14 out of 121
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  1. TitaniumDragon
    Jun 18, 2022
    5
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is a call back to a bygone era of games. This is very much a sequel to TMNT: Turtles in Time, but it also is leaning very, very heavily on nostalgia, pretty much running every single popular character and toy from the original series in the game as a boss or someone you have to rescue. Giving you the long-awaited ability to play as MasterTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is a call back to a bygone era of games. This is very much a sequel to TMNT: Turtles in Time, but it also is leaning very, very heavily on nostalgia, pretty much running every single popular character and toy from the original series in the game as a boss or someone you have to rescue. Giving you the long-awaited ability to play as Master Splinter, April O’Neill, and Casey Jones, this game has seven characters instead of four, and while it is a side-scrolling beat ’em up, there are some differences between the characters.

    Unfortunately, this game also shows why they don’t make these games anymore – this game took a lot of effort to make, and is nicely animated pixel art, but it’s only two and a half hours long. If you try and collect everything, it might take you another hour… but after that, it’s just grinding for some tedious achievements, which isn’t fun.

    The other problem is that beat ’em up gameplay remains very simplistic, and this game is no exception. The characters aren’t especially mobile, and while it reflects the design of the era, modern games are more fun to play and less awkward and stiff. This isn’t bad as far as beat ’em ups go – in fact, it’s a reasonably good example, though Turtles in Time felt like it had better variety – but the game is still very simple, and not really super fun to play. Being short is a saving grace as much as it is a drawback; if it was any longer, you’d get bored.

    Which is the biggest problem, really – it isn’t 1994 anymore. Back in the day, I remember enjoying these games, but today, they’re just too simple compared to modern game design. The game is quite easy even on the middle difficulty setting, but cranking the difficulty didn’t really make me any more enamored with it. The high difficulty older beat ’em ups were designed as quarter eaters; modern games don’t benefit from that, but it reveals just how little content there actually is.

    While it was kind of nostalgic seeing all these characters again, the voice acting wasn’t great and the only thing that made me laugh was the “twist” at the end.

    All in all, I can’t recommend this trip down memory lane unless you get it for free, like playing it on Game Pass or something. There, it is a reasonable thing, as you can taste it and see if you want to see it through, and even if you do, it won’t feel like it took a bite out of your wallet for such a short and mediocre experience.    … Expand
  2. BeboptheWarthog
    Jun 20, 2022
    5
    My first impression playing Shredder's Revenge for the first time was hmm... why do I think Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time on snes looked, played and sounded better than this? So, I booted up Turtles in Time to make sure this was not an effect of nostalgia. I played Shredder's Revenge and Turtles in Time back to back just to be sure. I was really surprised to see that a gameMy first impression playing Shredder's Revenge for the first time was hmm... why do I think Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time on snes looked, played and sounded better than this? So, I booted up Turtles in Time to make sure this was not an effect of nostalgia. I played Shredder's Revenge and Turtles in Time back to back just to be sure. I was really surprised to see that a game released in 1991 looked, sounded, and played better than this new game.
    Shredder's revenge is by no means a bad game, but it certainly isn't the best tmnt game ever made (as mentioned by many reviews here)! It is a mediocre entry into the series. If you are still on the fence about this game, I'd say trust your instincts. Personally, this game didn't scratch the tmnt itch for me. I can't wait to play Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection    … Expand
  3. lesiuML
    Aug 18, 2022
    6
    Very short and predictable game. But it can be funny and addictive. Graphics style and soundtrack are really great! For me there was too little extras, almost none collectibles such as artworks or music tapes to view in menu. The story is of course very short and silly. Local co-op is really nice experience. But overall this game wasn't as good as I expected.

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87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 27
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  1. Games.cz
    Jul 20, 2022
    90
    A love letter to the 90s kids which doesn’t try to simply live off the nostalgia but is actually a good game in its own right. It’s very short but there are few better options to relive the good old arcade days.
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  2. Edge Magazine
    Jul 14, 2022
    70
    After that initial sugar rush, Shredder's Revenge inevitably feels a little thin. [Issue#374, p.121]
  3. Nintendojo
    Jul 13, 2022
    91
    Shredder’s Revenge is a triumphant return for the Ninja Turtles. For all the reinventions and expansions of this classic property, there’s nothing quite like the original. Seeing the spirit of both the cartoon and Konami’s classic games so faithfully reproduced here was wondrous to behold. At the same time, Tribute Games has also managed to one up the games that came before it with a sharper combat system that allows for all sorts of creative ways to take down foes. Boss fights lack some of the nuance to defeat that rank and file grunts provide, but the spectacle of these battles makes up for that. Shredder’s Revenge is available via the eShop, but there are a number of ways to get hold of the game physically, as well. No matter how you play it, the heroes in a half shell are worthy of your time.
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