First of all, I'm not this big of a TMNT or beat-em ups fan,
but this game is one of the best if not the best beat-em up out there. Firstly, the game feels fun to play and the combos aren't that hard to remember, the characters feel balanced and each one is fun to play just like the other one. The enemy designs are also pretty cool as well and fit the level themes very well (especially the bosses), speaking of levels they look absolutely gorgeous and have so many little details in them. The music is also composed by the amazing Tee Lopes so expect some bangers outta that. The game is also so much fun with your friends and I recommend playing the game with your friends together through the game, definitely makes the games better. Now my problems with my game is that it got some glitches, although I only encountered a few, they would crash the game and even make it unplayable.
That aside the game is amazing and the best beat-em up I've ever played, I highly recommend it for those who like beat-em ups and for those who want a fun game to play when you get some friends over. 9/10

Turtles in Time was one of my favourite beat em ups growing up. One of few games I had for my SNES so I played it a lot. This sequel (of sorts I guess) expands on the design and overall vibe of the classic Turtles game and delivers one of the best scrolling best em up games I've played since the glory days of Streets of Rage and Turtles games.

I wasn't particularly arsed about this as I thought it was just gonna be pandering drivel to be honest, playing on people's nostalgia for the old Turtles games and that era in general, but it's a genuinely great beat em up as well as reminding me how rad the ninja turtles are.

Can't wait to play through this again with my pals.

this game fucking rocks!!! instantly one of my favorite beat em ups ever. it's a pretty limited genre (imo) but with some of the most appealing pixel art i've ever seen, killer soundtrack, and ninja turtle fan service thrown around everywhere this was an absolute blast. the only negative was the online experience was a bit buggy (we had to reset 1 level and challenges were kinda confusing on if they applied to us all or not) but aside from that is was an absolute blast! exactly what i want from this game when i saw it get revealed.

edit: dlc makes an already amazing game into an even better one! survival mode is a ton of fun to grind out, and karai is the most fun character in the game now. color palettes are really cute too with lots of fun references. this game just owns so hard

Shredders Revenge was an absolute delight from top to bottom. You can feel the passion the team behind this game has for the turtles. So many references I'm sure to have missed, as well. There is a lot of replay value in this one with lots to collect, and the animation and overall voice acting is such a treat to see and hear. The combat definitely ensures a lot of creativity and not just button mashing with a variety of moves at your disposal. Chalk this one up to one of the top of the line beat em ups worth all your attention in recent years.

Take every single element of the older TMNT beat-em-up games and turns everything up to 11.
The visuals and sprite work is outstanding, it does such a good job replicating the look of the 80's show right down to the background looking like they were done with watercolor.
The OST is also amazing, knowing that Tee Lopes did the work on this makes a lot of sense since he's really good when it comes to capturing the tone and sound on specific projects he works on. (side note: never before did I think I'd hear Wu-Tang Clan in a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video game but here we are).

This is the perfect TMNT game through and through.

Side-scrolling brawlers haven’t made the smoothest transition to the current day. They don’t hold up as well outside of the arcade realm since their difficulty and short, repetitive gameplay loops aren’t as tuned for the home console experience. Dotemu and Tribute Games have been developing and modernizing nostalgia-driven titles for some time, which has naturally culminated in a collaboration to reimagine one of the most beloved arcade games, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, the product of that partnership, is a wonderful contemporary brawler that uses the skills of those two studios well, even if it doesn’t push the Turtles as far out of their shells as it could have.

Read the full review here:
https://www.comingsoon.net/games/reviews/1226421-tmnt-shredders-revenge-review-ps4-worth-buying

7,5/10
Well, what can I say, making a ninja turtle bitemup was originally a win-win idea, regardless of the quality and originality of the project, but the game still managed to surprise me a little.
Let's start with the fact that I'm not a fan of this genre at all, I consider it very outdated and monotonous, and "nastolgy", of course, a very marketing trick, so I also never liked the turtles cartoon from 80s, I remember cooler cartoons from the 2000s, not so caricatured.
In general, despite the fact that I’m not the target audience of this game at all, but it was able to captivate me for 2 hours, very high-quality animations, various pretty locations, co-op for up to 6 people with keyboard/mouse support and remote play, all game mechanics are made according to the classics, i didn`t found any gameplay problems (albeit with my completely unprofessional look in the genre, but still), on the contrary, there are a lot of cool little things, such as, for example, the ability to heal allies by clapping their hands, and making a funny taunt.. for example... playing the console right during the battle, you will accumulate some energy) The smell of a slice of pizza helps raise fallen friends) You can throw enemies right at your screen. Ordinary fights are mixed with levels with fights in flight. And that's what the new turtle game is about, very creative, tasteful, probably the best Beat`em up I've played, but still doesn't offer anything unique enough, and the second half of the game (total duration of 3-4 hours) looks already not so exciting. Yes, and most of the bosses are animals very similar to each other, either a boar, or a bear, can i fight not only with animals?) There are also collectibles here, for which you seem to simply level up of the character, well, they could come up with something better. The plot here, of course, is as simple as possible, there is nothing to talk about, although the arts are cool.

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Ну что тут скажешь, делать битемап по черепашкам-ниндзя изначально было беспроигрышной идеей, независимо от качества и оригинальности проекта, но игра всё-таки смогла меня немного удивить.
Начнём с того, что я вообще не фанат этого жанра, считаю его очень устаревшим и однообразным, а "выезжание" на настольгии "олдовых" геймеров, конечно, очень скользкий маркетинговый ход, тут вообще сходу включают легендарную заставку, которая автоматически пробирает до муршаек, но мне черепашки 80-ых, кстати, никогда не нравились, по мне в 2000-ых годах были мульты покруче, не настолько карикатурные.
Крче, несмотря на то, что я вообще не целевая аудитория этой игры, но на 2 часа она смогла меня увлечь, очень качественные анимации, разнообразные локации, кооператив до 6 человек с поддержкой клава/мыши и ремот плея, все игровые механики сделаны по классике битемапов, геймплейных проблем (своим хоть и абсолютно непрофессиональным в жанре взглядом, но всё же) не нашёл, наоборот очень много крутых мелочей, таких как, например, возможность хилить союзников, хлопая с ними в ладоши, а сделав забавный таунт.. например.. поиграв в приставку прямо во время боя, вы накопите немного энергии) Поднимать упавших друзей вы будете запахом куска Пиццы) Можно кидать противников прямо вам в экран. Обычные драки разбавляются уровнями с драками в полёте.
И вот в этом все черепахи, очень креативно, со вкусом, возможно, лучший битемап, в который я играл, но всё же не предлагающий чего-то достаточно уникального, и, вторая половина игры (общая продолжительность часа 3-4), выглядит уже не так увлекательно. Да и большинство боссов это очень похожие друг на друга звери, то кабан, то медведь, а можно не только с животными сражаться?) Также тут есть коллектиблсы, за которые вам, вроде просто прокачивают уровень перса, ну, могли бы придумать что-то получше. Сюжет тут, естественно, максимально прост, говорить не о чем, хотя заставки прикольные.

Six-player co-op with voice chat was honestly one of the best co-op experiences I've had in the past 15 years. For a lifelong TMNT fan, this game is truly special. For beat-em-up fans, this is well beyond the average monotony of something like Castle Crashers. The movement, attacks, pacing, co-op interactions, art, music, etc., are all sublime. I haven't run through the game solo yet, but it feels clear that the game was meant to be played in a group.

I'm definitely gonna need to get some IRL pizza next time though