April O'Neil Is My Favorite Character In TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge feels like a wonderful homage to the TMNT TV show that aired in the late '80s and early '90s, even featuring a remade variation of the animated opening and theme song when booting up the game (I may or may not have listened to it half a dozen times before actually playing the game for this preview). And while a sense of nostalgia certainly helped me enjoy my time with it so far, the game has plenty more on offer beyond that.
Shredder's Revenge is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up that supports up to four-player co-op--it's developed by Tribute Games and published by Dotemu. The game is narratively inspired by the aforementioned animated TV show and both stylistically and mechanically inspired by the TMNT games that Konami developed back in the '80s and '90s. It's not a canonical sequel to that TV show or any of those games but feels like it could be.
You need a javascript enabled browser to watch videos.
Want us to remember this setting for all your devices?
Sign up or Sign in now!
By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
Now Playing: TMNT Shredder's Revenge April O'Neil Character Reveal | Gamescom ONL 2021
Like the games back in the day, Shredder's Revenge features the four turtles as playable characters--Raphael has powerful attacks, Michelangelo is fast, Donatello has good reach, and Leonardo is a balanced fighter. However, Shredder's Revenge also adds two non-traditional picks: April O'Neal and Master Splinter.
Although the latter may make perfect sense, some folks may be understandably confused as to April's inclusion, considering how hands-off she usually was when it came to fighting back in the old TV show. However, more recent
Read more on gamespot.com
