TMNT Shredder's Revenge is finally out! This is a brand new beat 'em up developed by Tribute Games, which was heavily inspired by Konami's classic arcade games, and the early 90s era of the series. I grew up on this stuff, so it's nostalgic seeing all of the references to the cartoon, movies, and games. They packed so much into it, that they ended up with a run time of nearly 2 hours, making this one of the longest beat 'em ups I've ever played. That'll be somewhat polarizing, but I don't mind the length, personally.
Gnarly is the name for this game's hard mode. The normal difficulty is very easy to clear, and while Gnarly seemingly had very minor adjustments, it's quite a bit more difficult. From what I can tell they basically make you take twice as much damage, and bosses have twice as much health. I think some enemies also move faster or can be more aggressive, but I'm not really sure tbh. Still, you get 1UPs every 200 points, so you've got a lot of breathing room for mistakes.
I think Mikey is the worst character in the game. The "tiers" are pretty compact, so it's not a big deal, but the way his dive kick bounces off enemies makes it hard to get in from the air. I don't like his running jump attack, either. He spins on his shell, but the hitbox and range on it makes it a really weak approach. Other than that, he's fine though. He seems to build supers a little faster than the other characters thanks to his more frequent hits. I guess that's one point in his favor, lol.
After playing more, I've got a better approach for Captain Zorax. I've been overthinking it by trying super aggressive strategies, but just understanding how he works and playing clean makes him easier to deal with. This run is pretty sloppy and has some dumb deaths in it, but I should be able to get a no death run done soon.
Anyway, this is a great game and I'll be playing it a lot more. If you're a fan of the classic turtles, you have to play this. It was made for you!
Shredder's Revenge is available on all major platforms, including Xbox/PC Game Pass.
Chapters:
0:00 Opening
2:33 Episode 1: Jaw-Breaking News
7:36 Episode 2: Big Apple, 3PM
13:00 Episode 3: Mutants Over Broadway!
18:18 Episode 4: Rumble in the Zoo
24:50 Episode 5: King of the Spill
31:44 Episode 6: Mall Meltdown
38:06 Episode 7: Roof Running Reptiles
44:28 Episode 8: Panic in the Sky
49:20 Episode 9: Crisis at Coney Island
55:33 Episode 10: A Few Screws Loose
1:02:09 Episode 11: Dinosaur Stampede!
1:08:10 Episode 12: It Won't Fly!
1:15:21 Episode 13: Technodrome Redux
1:23:16 Episode 14: The Lost Archenemies
1:29:15 Episode 15: Outworld Strangeoids
1:38:45 Episode 16: Wrath of the Lady
1:44:06 Ending
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