Six-Player Co-Op in TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Could be Overkill
The beat-’em-up genre has struggled to find a place after arcades died out in the west. Replaced by 3D hack-and-slash titles like Dynasty Warriors and Devil May Cry, the old beat-’em-up format went away for several console generations. Fortunately, with games like River City Girls and Streets of Rage 4 bursting onto the scene, it seems like the genre is returning to its former glory. Re-releases like The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors and indie efforts like The TakeOver are popping up, and nostalgic gamers are happy to see them. Now, another old franchise is making its return to the scrolling beat-'em-up stage with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge.
Shredder's Revenge is a sidescrolling beat-'em-up made in the same vein as a few classic Ninja Turtles titles. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4: Turtles in Time is a particular inspiration, and like in that game players will be traveling around many locations based on the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show. Expected four-player co-op makes its return, but in a first for a Ninja Turtles game, Shredder’s Revenge also offers the chance for six players to fight together online.
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One look at the six-player mode in action reveals both its possibilities and its flaws. Six characters with their own health bars take up a lot of screen real estate, and things get messy when all of them are fighting at the same time. It gets better and worse when said players start using team attacks as enemies rapidly fall. Even if the game is designed to accommodate six-player co-op, there will be moments when it feels like certain fighters are stealing all the action in smaller encounters. More people also means a
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