Absolutely fantastic. Lovely pixel-art, satisfying controls, and surprisingly solid level design. This is next to Streets of Rage 4 when it comes to doing Beat-'Em-Ups right in this day and age. I'll be honest, I'm typically more inclined towards Castle Crashers and Scott Pilgrim, so while I wonder about a version of this with light RPG elements, I think it was for the best that it kept it simple. I'm also not sure why, but for some reason, this felt shorter than my memory of Turtles in Time? Maybe it's because it isn't as bombastic with its set-pieces, but this is definitely the better game overall. It does not overstay its welcome at a clean two hours. Grab this one when you know you have an open evening, get some friends to hop in if you can, and stick with it 'til the end.

Reviewed on Aug 18, 2023


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