More standing proof that even though the Golden Age of Arcade beat-em-ups is long past us, the genre still has some major staying power. Shredder's Revenge is not overly complex, but packs a bit more technical emphasis than some of its predecessors. Characters generally have a wider repertoire of techniques available to them, including a very convenient backstep and the ability to perform team attacks with other players, and the game does seem to expect you to make full use of your skill set to accomplish some of the scattered achievements.
This game's real high point, however, is its presentation. Every pixel of this game stuck together with love and care. Incredibly fun set pieces with some surprising and inspired soundtrack choices. It really felt like the folks at Tribute knew exactly what they wanted to make and stayed committed to their joyful nostalgic vision.
Literally the only reason this doesn't get a full 5 stars from me is because crossplay can be kind of a pain to set up, and even more of a pain when you factor in random disconnects or load-in glitches that you have to relaunch the game to fix. Seriously, if that doesn't apply to you or bother you and you're interested in the genre or Turtles at all, this is about the best TMNT game we've had in decades. It's also decently long for a game of this type, clocking in at just about 3 hours on normal, so there's a lot of replayability, whether to party down with friends or to get the last of those pesky stage goals. This one isn't one to miss.
This game's real high point, however, is its presentation. Every pixel of this game stuck together with love and care. Incredibly fun set pieces with some surprising and inspired soundtrack choices. It really felt like the folks at Tribute knew exactly what they wanted to make and stayed committed to their joyful nostalgic vision.
Literally the only reason this doesn't get a full 5 stars from me is because crossplay can be kind of a pain to set up, and even more of a pain when you factor in random disconnects or load-in glitches that you have to relaunch the game to fix. Seriously, if that doesn't apply to you or bother you and you're interested in the genre or Turtles at all, this is about the best TMNT game we've had in decades. It's also decently long for a game of this type, clocking in at just about 3 hours on normal, so there's a lot of replayability, whether to party down with friends or to get the last of those pesky stage goals. This one isn't one to miss.