Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
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  1. Pure Nintendo
    Sep 8, 2022
    70
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is one of the best retro gaming collections to come out in years. Obviously the developers absolutely loved the series, because every single moment of this collection is bursting with Ninja Turtle love. From including some of the best home console and arcade games, to including the most in-depth behind-the-scenes look at the games, The Cowabunga Collection sets the new standard for how retro collections should be. While the collection includes a few less than stellar games you should probably avoid, there are 8 great games to jump in to and have a great time. These are some of the best games to appear on a Nintendo (or Sega) console in the past and a great way to revisit these classics again today on Nintendo Switch.
  2. IGN
    Aug 31, 2022
    70
    TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection is a treasure trove of Turtle games, but our online experience was barely functional when matchmaking. Couch co-op fares a lot better, but some may notice an increased input delay over the originals. All said this is still a great collection for fans.
  3. Daily Star
    Aug 29, 2022
    70
    This is a must-buy for any Ninja Turtles fans looking for a retro gaming kick to add to their collection. Those less interested in a 90s cartoon classic may find the collection a little too samey.
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  1. 3DJuegos
    Aug 31, 2022
    Maybe one of the greatest retro compilations in history. Digital Eclipse marks the way to future hommages for other greatest sagas and publishers. [Recommended]

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 21
  3. Negative: 3 out of 21
  1. Rakereview000
    Sep 2, 2022
    9
    Hands down, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is one of the best video game collections of all time. 13 great games (yes,Hands down, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is one of the best video game collections of all time. 13 great games (yes, including Turtles NES, a game I have no nostalgia for and I think it's a lot of fun) including platformers, beat-em-ups, fighters and a metroivania for the arcade, NES, Gameboy, Genesis and SNES. There's an incredible museum with tons of behind the scenes info, music, TMNT comics and shows, game box arts and manuals- truly top notch. Online play is avaliable only for some of the games, but it works wonderfully and due to multible versions of the same games being playable, it's understandable. This collectiob is truly worth its asking price of 40$, and J can fully recommend it. Cowabunga indeed!… Full Review »
  2. theOdre11
    Sep 1, 2022
    1
    Unplayable online!! The lag is sooo bad with more than 1 player (3-4 is 2 frames a second).. and the online is why I bought it, to reliveUnplayable online!! The lag is sooo bad with more than 1 player (3-4 is 2 frames a second).. and the online is why I bought it, to relive putting quarters into tent arcade with strangers… I’d give the game a 9/10 if it actually worked (1 minus point for no turtle in time snes online) … hopefully they fix all online issues & put turtle in time snes for online!! Please stop releasing games that are unplayable!!! I’m looking at you cult of the lamb…… Full Review »
  3. GRAFAIAI
    Sep 1, 2022
    0
    terrible gameplay, this game is very bad and have no good gameplay. really dont recommend
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