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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge (PC)

I think this game set out to do what it was meant to do, which was to give tribute to a franchise that has wowed us 90s kids for decades. Is it a perfect beatemup? No. I would say its about 7.5 over 10 especially if you're considering that this is the state they want to leave it in without any planned DLC, patches, or future content. But was it a very enjoyable romp through nostalgia? Hell yeah.

Sure, challenge yourself in Arcade mode all you want I guess if that's your thing but I think the heart of this game lies in playing it with 5 other people regardless of the mode. You just don't see games like this anymore. Or do you---I don't know, I haven't been looking at the beatemup indie scene lately.

What I really love about this is the amount of nostalgia put into it. There are things in the background in the setpieces that make me scream out oh wow yeah I remember that. Wow they put that in the game, cool. I really loved it that they decided to put Tempestra into this game but man. If you're going to put an obscure character in the game as a boss, at least don't do them dirty like that. So for context if anyone cares Tempestra was a one shot villain in the classic 90s show. Yes, she was a villain in an arcade machine, but she was basically a weather wizarding bitch who gave Leonardo (the only turtle present in that episode) a hard time in her only appearance. But to make her the Summoner for 2 other nostalgic baddies is a shame in itself. Wasted potential.

The game is not well-polished when you stop thinking about the nostalgia for a sec. I'm not a hardcore beatemup expert but there are some really obvious things like the animation frames, the hitboxes, the difficulty level of boss fights---sometimes its too easy and sometimes its too hard. And all this time they still couldn't get attacking aerial enemies right. Not to mention the 2.5 vehicle sections were a pain most of the time. This game could use a couple of patches and some DLC. Sorely needs it.

If this game's goal was to emulate the style of the old games; a love letter so to speak then yeah max points for me. But if this is a game meant to continue an existing set of games and also bringing it to the modern stage, then yeah it fails a bit. My opinion is, if you're a big fan then you'll get it no matter what. If you got a nephew or a brother who is a fan then yeah of course. But if you're looking for a "great" beatemup its not here in my opinion.