Early reviews are in for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, and critics are praising the side-scrolling beat-em-up as an entertaining and nostalgic throwback to the golden age of TMNT gaming. Streets of Rage 4 publisher Dotemu and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game developer Tribute Games announced this old-style brawler early last year with a colorful TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge trailer that harkened back to the classic 1987 cartoon, with later interviews and gameplay videos slowly but steadily revealing more about this nostalgic passion project.
The premise of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge should be familiar to older gamers who grew up with the many side-scrolling TMNT titles of the arcade era: the evil Shredder and his Foot Clan forces plot to conquer the world, prompting the Turtles, Master Splinter, and April O’Neal to stop him by battling enemies throughout multiple colorful levels with a mix of standard beat-em-up combat and stylish super moves. Players who finish TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge’s story campaign can unlock the masked vigilante Casey Jones as an extra playable character, and there are plenty of classic TMNT enemies and cameos to enhance the nostalgic experience. TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge’s audio presentation is sure to excite die-hard Turtles fans and children of the 90s as well, with the original cast of the 1987 cartoon reprising their roles and music from the legendary Wu-Tang Clan.
Related: Buy TMNT: Shredder's Revenge & Get Free Pizza Hut In Rad Promotion
Of course, all the nostalgic gameplay and well-placed fanservice wouldn’t amount to much if Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge’s overall gameplay wasn’t good, but luckily it seems that critics who
Read more on screenrant.com