Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

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Shredder’s Revenge is a dream, a love letter to Turtles in Time that modernizes the classic while retaining its 16-bit essence.

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Shredder's Revenge is a dream, a love letter to Turtles in Time that modernizes the classic while retaining its 16-bit essence.

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8/10

Mitchell Saltzman (IGN)

Shredder’s Revenge more than lives up to the legacy of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade games that inspired it. It’s fun, yet simple gameplay, excellent coop for up to six players online, and charming pixel-based art style will surely have 90s kids riding the wave of nostalgia all the way to its end.

June 15, 2022 |

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This heartfelt, engaging reprise of a classic falls just shy of greatness due to a lack of fresh ideas and endurance.

June 15, 2022 |

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79/100

Dominic Tarason (PC Gamer)

Recommended

Nicole Carpenter (Polygon)

This game is so mechanically satisfying, so endearingly fun, that I couldn’t wait to hop back into the familiar environments, which remind me so much of crouching around that TV as a kid all those years ago.

June 15, 2022 |

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Mitchell Saltzman (IGN)

8/10 - (Read Review)

Dominic Tarason (PC Gamer)

79/100 - (Read Review)

This heartfelt, engaging reprise of a classic falls just shy of greatness due to a lack of fresh ideas and endurance.

Nicole Carpenter (Polygon)

Recommended - (Read Review)

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Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
33bits	Fernando Sánchez	90 / 100	06-17-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is the best ninja turtles game. Needless to say, if you are a fan of the most popular turtles in pop culture, this is your game.	Read review
3DNews	Алексей Лихачев	8 / 10	06-25-2022	Despite the lack of content and unlockable stuff, Shredder’s Revenge is more than worth it to play it. The story mode is great, and you’ll probably want to spend a couple of evenings in the Arcade mode too.	Read review
Atomix	Aldo López	90 / 100	06-15-2022	It doesn’t matter if you’re a TMNT fan or not. Shredder’s Revenge is a game that you must try if you consider yourself a video game enthusiast. It is an incredible experience despite not being perfect.	Read review
Attack of the Fanboy	Shaun Cichacki	4.5 / 5 stars	06-15-2022	With a killer soundtrack, excellent controls, a great roster of characters, and more, you’ll find that there is an excellent time to be had here by any gamer of any skill level. A few small problems hold it back from being the greatest beat-em-up of all time, you cannot go wrong with this shell of a time.	Read review
BaziCenter	Kasra Karimi Tar	8 / 10	07-02-2022	Shredder’s Revenge is one amazing experience for the fans of both TMNT and Beat ’em Up genre, and even though it has its own share of flaws, the aforementioned fans will love it anyway.	Read review
But Why Tho?	Kyle Foley	10 / 10	06-15-2022	TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge is a masterclass in handling nostalgia in video games. Classic characters and settings are married perfectly with a more modernized feel to create an experience that will bring smiles to so many gamers’ faces.	Read review
Chalgyr’s Game Room	Nick Herber	9 / 10	07-07-2022	So some gushing at the experience aside, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is definitely a love letter to both fans of the series, fans of the classic NES / SNES titles, and the Ninja Turtles themselves. With multiple stages, modes, local or online coop with up to seven playable characters? There’s no reason NOT to dive into Tribute Games and Dotemu’s latest beat ‘em up.	Read review
Chicas Gamers	Estela Villa	Recommended	06-21-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder’s Revenge is a game that will delight those who enjoy beat’em ups and if you’re also a fan of the series, it will be your favorite title. It incorporates many nods to the series, it is replayable if you want to get everything and it can be played with up to 6 players. If you liked Street of Rage 4, this one will too. The game may be short for you, since the story mode will not last more than two and a half hours, but if we intend to replay it, it better be short and fun, not eternal, right?	Read review
COGconnected	James Paley	86 / 100	06-15-2022	Shredder’s Revenge has a pretty specific target audience. But if you fall within that narrow strike zone, this game is amazing. The animation is incredible, the action is well-crafted, and that Turtles attitude is on full display. If you aren’t an old-school TMNT fan with a penchant for beat ’em ups, maybe you can appreciate the pixel art. The actual game design is excellent, as well. It’s just hard to imagine what this game looks like without nostalgia goggles on. Even if you’ve never seen a single episode of that extremely dated cartoon, check this game out. I promise TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge is a blast either way.	Read review
Destructoid	Chris Moyse	7.5 / 10	06-15-2022	Solid and definitely have an audience. There could be some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun.	Read review
Digital Trends	De’Angelo Epps	5 / 5 stars	06-15-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge isn’t just a great Turtles game for nostalgic fans. It’s a perfect retro-style beat ’em up that’s eager to innovate.	Read review
Easy Allies	Michael Huber	4.25 / 5 stars	06-27-2022	The Turtles are finally back and ready to kick shell.	Read review
EGM	Mollie L Patterson	8 / 10	06-15-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge looks to bring back the glory days of Konami’s side-scrolling arcade beat ’em ups and home hits based on everyone’s favorite young green ninjas. In its visuals and gameplay, Dotemu and Tribute Games have not only matched those retro classics that they’re paying homage to here, but perhaps even surpassed them. Sadly, this trip through time is somewhat marred by inconsistent audio and an Arcade mode that feels more like a slog than a thrill.	Read review
Expansive	Laurie Jones	Recommended	06-16-2022	Without question, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is one of the best side-scrolling beat-em-ups in years and it stands proudly alongside the quality lineage of products we’ve seen from the genre over the years. It might even be an unexpected Game of the Year contender. Just delightful.	Read review
Game Informer	Marcus Stewart	8.8 / 10	06-15-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge gives me what I wanted: a polished, raucously fun throwback that plays better than how I remember the original games. Turtles fans new and old will find plenty to love, but those possessing a nostalgia for this era of the franchise are in for the biggest treat. Invite some friends, order a pizza, and prepare to relive your childhood in the best possible way.	Read review
Game Rant	Adrian Morales	4 / 5 stars	06-15-2022	TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge sticks close to its classic beat ’em up roots but still manages to be a wildly entertaining tribute to the Ninja Turtles.	Read review
Gameblog	_SutterCane	8 / 10	07-01-2022	If you love the franchise as much as we do, then Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is a great pick-up. An stylish tribute to the series and Turtles in Time, but also an excellent beat’em’all with a delighful soundtrack and a marvelous pixel-art. It’s pizza time !	Read review
GameGrin	Mike Crewe	9.5 / 10	06-15-2022	Like the last slice of pizza, Shredder’s Revenge is worth savouring every last second of. A fun, nostalgia-fueled adventure that every fan of these radical dudes has to play!	Read review
GameMAG	Unknown	9 / 10	06-21-2022	TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge is an impressive retro-style action title with great combat system and strong focus on team work. If you’re looking for some couch co-op action then look no further than this.	Read review
Gamer Escape	Aaron Botts	9 / 10	06-18-2022	If you’re a hardcore Ninja Turtle fan or someone looking for a fun as hell beat ’em up to play with friends on a pizza-filled Saturday night, you’re going to have a lot of fun no matter what crowd you find yourself in. It succeeds in bridging the past and present, and knows how to hit the mark for any fan. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is a worthy follow-up to an arcade/console classic, and a game worthy of counting itself as one of the genre’s best examples of how to do a beat ’em up right. This is Turtle Power at its absolute best.	Read review
Gamerheadquarters	Jason Stettner	9.5 / 10	07-03-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge was a glorious return to form being the best of what came before while advancing that in a very satisfying way.	Read review
Gamers Heroes	Johnny Hurricane	8.5 / 10	06-20-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is an excellent callback to the Turtles beat-’em-ups of old. The game is an easy purchase – if you can handle the chaos happening on screen.	Read review
Gamersky	Unknown	7.8 / 10	06-15-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge retains the original style of the classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games to the greatest extent possible, but also makes many new improvements in line with the times. Its retro-style levels have many interesting classic elements, the combat system has been largely renovated, and the online co-play system also has some original designs. However, some of the levels have some problems that affect the experience, the BOSS battle has few highlights, making it a relatively mediocre gameplay experience, and also difficult to bring a sufficient sense of achievement.	Read review
GameSkinny	Jason D’Aprile	9 / 10	06-15-2022	TMNT make a triumphant return in this pixel-perfect sequel to the classic arcade brawler.	Read review
GameSpace	Chris Bowman	10 / 10	06-15-2022	Overall, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge hits on all cylinders as one of the top TMNT games I have ever played. It mixes nostalgia and new playability nicely. Regular price for this title is 24.99 USD. Not a bad price for how much is in this game.	Read review
GameSpew	Richard Seagrave	9 / 10	06-15-2022	We expected Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge to be good, but instead it’s absolutely outstanding. It’s got character, it’s got charm, and it’s got gameplay that puts up zero barriers. It’s just an absolute blast to play through from beginning to end, whether you’re alone or accompanied by friends. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans will love it. Side-scrolling beat ’em fans will love it. And those who simply like fun will love it. Cowabunga indeed.	Read review
GameSpot	Richard Wakeling	8 / 10	06-15-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is a love letter to Turtles in Time that modernizes the classic beat-’em-up while retaining its 16-bit essence	Read review
GameXplain	Adam Conner	Recommended	06-15-2022	Video Review	Read review
Gaming Nexus	Joseph Moorer	10 / 10	06-22-2022	This is not only the best Turtles beat ’em up, it is the greatest beat ’em up of all time. This is a party starter; a feel-good moment in gaming. This game is the default blueprint for future beat ’em ups. Do not wait. Get this game. Play this game. Love this game. Oh…and Cowabunga.	Read review
GamingBolt	Shubhankar Parijat	9 / 10	06-26-2022	TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge is simultaneously an excellent throwback to the classic Turtles beat ’em ups and a solid new modern brawler in its own right.	Read review
GamingTrend	Anthony Shelton	70 / 100	06-15-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge feels like it’s designed from an Ninja Turtles arcade beat ’em up template, which strips it of creativity and originality and makes it feel predictable and familiar. But the fluid combat continually sucks me back in, even though that also suffers from combat designs that should’ve been left in the past.	Read review
Generación Xbox	Gabriel Fuentes	8.8 / 10	06-23-2022	Behold the best game so far in the TMNT franchise. Bold words, I know, but TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge is a game that takes the classic formula of the arcades to new standards. A masterpiece by Tribute games not to be missed.	Read review
God is a Geek	Adam Cook	9 / 10	06-15-2022	Shredder’s Revenge isn’t an overlong experience – but it is also generous in terms of content, challenge and replayability.	Read review
Hardcore Gamer	Chris Shive	4.5 / 5 stars	06-15-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge caters to a specific niche audience, but couldn’t have done a better job of it.	Read review
Hey Poor Player	Francis DiPersio	5 / 5 stars	06-15-2022	Look, I know I’ve been piling on the praise in this review, but believe me when I say this is a game that deserves every last bit of it. I’ve probably played hundreds of them over the years. However, precious few manage to do what Dotemu and Tribute Games have managed to do here. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is nothing short of lightning in a bottle; one of those rare examples of a game that simply doesn’t miss a beat from the moment it starts until the credits roll. Sure, you may come for the nostalgia and irresistible retro-inspired presentation, but it’s the rock-solid core mechanics that offer the perfect balance of depth and approachability that will keep you coming back time and time again. If that sounds even remotely up your alley, then go, ninja, go, ninja, go and add this game to your collection. It’s a true testament to Turtle Power.	Read review
Hobby Consolas	David Martinez	88 / 100	06-15-2022	Shredder’s Revenge is exactly what any Ninja Turtles fan (of the originals) wants. Tribute Games and Dotemu give us a hilarious “brawler”, which takes the best of the 1987 arcade and multiplies it with more characters, levels and a colorful visual aspect “pixel art” that has made us feel as if we were kids.	Read review
IGN	Mitchell Saltzman	8 / 10	06-15-2022	Shredder’s Revenge more than lives up to the legacy of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade games that inspired it. It’s fun, yet simple gameplay, excellent coop for up to six players online, and charming pixel-based art style will surely have 90s kids riding the wave of nostalgia all the way to its end.	Read review
IGN Italy	Davide Mancini	8.5 / 10	06-15-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is like having an arcade at home, filled with joy, memories and a brilliant take on classic beat’em up. It’s not perfect, it doesn’t have huge amount of contents, it’s never too original but well, Tribute Games take on Ninja Turtles is simply fun to play and stunning to admire. Good alone, great with friends, it’s a love letter to arcade gaming without stressint too much on the nostalgia effect.	Read review
IGN Spain	David Oña	8 / 10	06-15-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge confirms, as far as Beat ’em Ups are concerned, the good form of DotEmu. A classic exercise that knows how to bring the right novelties without betraying the most conservative canons of the genre, which is excellent in terms of gameplay, and which is crowned as one of the best videogames ever made about the Ninja Turtles. Moreover, it is just as much fun to play alone as it is with others. A sure value for fans of the genre and fans of the franchise alike.	Read review
Impulsegamer	Paul Stuart	4 / 5 stars	06-21-2022	Even as a shorter game and with limited character leveling, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is arguably the best beat-em-up and TMNT experience ages. If you have a buddy or several to tackle the forces of foot clan evil with, jump on this one.	Read review
Jump Dash Roll	Ant Barlow	9 / 10	06-16-2022	A homage to the classic arcade games the Turtles are famous for. Shredder’s Revenge might not reinvent the wheel but it’s a solid beat ’em up packed to the brim with Ninja Turtles nostalgia.	Read review
Merlin’in Kazanı	Ahmet Lütfi Aksoy	85 / 100	06-24-2022	Our young turtles are back with the soul of 90s. Shredder and Krang are still as fearsome as ever. But this will not stop our heroes in a half shell	Read review
Metro GameCentral	GameCentral	7 / 10	06-15-2022	A lovingly crafted retro homage, made with skill and obvious affection for the source material – but there’s very little attempt at innovation and little to interest non-fans playing on their own.	Read review
MonsterVine	Diego Escala	5 / 5 stars	06-15-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is the successor to Turtles in Time I’ve been waiting my entire life for. Its only fault is that I wish there was more of it; Shredder’s Revenge offers a single slice of pizza when I want the entire pie.	Read review
Niche Gamer	Jonathan White	9.5 / 10	06-15-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is a love letter to both of the previous arcade titles, but also brings the Turtles into a more mechanically relevant beat-em-up, ensuring that all new generations of Turtles fans can have a great time with this newest entry from Dotemu.	Read review
Nintendo Life	Tom Massey	9 / 10	06-15-2022	Two years in the making, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is the best Turtles beat ’em up ever made, and a faster, better-looking, and more entertaining affair than even Streets of Rage 4. It looks delicious, sounds superb, and rekindles childhood memories beyond all expectation, time-warping you back to 1987. Its combat system is so much fun to mine that you feel compelled to keep coming back to try new strategies, and with its awesome multiplayer the experience evolves again and again. Like any beat ’em up, it does get repetitive as you enter the last third, but that’s more a fault of the concept than the game. Our only regret is that we didn’t use anywhere near enough puns in this review, so let’s close by saying Shredder’s Revenge is an unprecedented shell-ebration.	Read review
Nintendo Wire	Bryan Finch	9.5 / 10	07-20-2022	TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge is the game I’ve wanted for decades. It’s not just a throwback to the games of my childhood, but a smart evolution of the formula. Every decision made in developing the game was a smart one, because this game feels incredible to play.	Read review
NintendoWorldReport	Jordan Rudek	9 / 10	06-15-2022	With three difficulty modes, 28 in-game achievements, and individual challenges for each stage, there’s no shortage of reasons to pick up a bo staff, hockey stick, or microphone and dive back in again and again. Only having a single save file for story mode is a bit of a drag, but the Arcade mode with online leaderboards offers another tantalizing avenue for further playtime. In short, if you’re a TMNT fan or love beat-’em-ups, you’ll surely dig the colorful and upbeat Shredder’s Revenge, especially if you can find a few other ninjas to kick back with.	Read review
Paste Magazine	Moises Taveras	9 / 10	06-23-2022	I want to invest in a good TMNT show again, and I even tried to navigate the absolute nightmare that is the now Amazon-run Comixology app to get in on the latest comic series based on my favorite turtles. I’ve come away from this experience with a rekindled love for my half-shelled heroes and I never want to give them up again. Cowabunga forever, my dudes.	Read review
PC Gamer	Dominic Tarason	79 / 100	06-15-2022	This heartfelt, engaging reprise of a classic falls just shy of greatness due to a lack of fresh ideas and endurance.	Read review
PC Invasion	Andrew Farrell	8 / 10	06-15-2022	Light on content but heavy on satisfying gameplay and great artwork, Shredder’s Revenge is exactly what fans of Turtles in Time would want out of a beat ’em up.	Read review
PCMag	Gabriel Zamora	4 / 5 stars	06-15-2022	Although a relatively short game by genre standards, Shredder’s Revenge takes you on a fun, mutagen-powered romp through New York City’s ninja-filled streets.	Read review
PlayStation LifeStyle	Cameron Teague	9.5 / 10	06-15-2022	Developers Dotemu and Tribute Games served up a most excellent pizza for everyone of all skill sets and ages to enjoy. The combat is fluid, fast-paced, and really a bodacious time full of combos. Characters’ move sets were handled excellently, the sound work is top notch (that opening number!), and the levels are crafted to perfection. There really isn’t a lot to nitpick with this game, as what these developers have delivered is a masterclass of nostalgia and new-age delight.	Read review
PlayStation Universe	Garri Bagdasarov	9 / 10	06-15-2022	Tribute Games and Dotemu have officially brought back the beat-’em-up genre into the spotlight. Shredder’s Revenge channels the greatness of arcade beat-’em-ups from the 80s and 90s to create an exceptional experience. Teaming up with friends and taking on the Shredder and his ninja Foot army will definitely put a smile on your face. With plenty of quality-of-life additions like unlockable skills and mission-to-mission quick saves, the only thing holding the title back is the lack of any unlockables and only two game modes to play through.	Read review
Polygon	Nicole Carpenter	Recommended	06-15-2022	This game is so mechanically satisfying, so endearingly fun, that I couldn’t wait to hop back into the familiar environments, which remind me so much of crouching around that TV as a kid all those years ago.	Read review
Press Start	Adam Mathew	9 / 10	06-16-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is the gaming revamp equivalent of the time Donatello took a perfectly good Volkswagen bus and upcycled it into the high-tech, tubular AF Turtle Van. Hitch a ride, dudes.	Read review
PSX Brasil	Bruno Henrique Vinhadel	90 / 100	06-18-2022	With a lot of references from classic games, delivered with quality and fun to spare, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is a must-have title for all players, regardless of their preferred playstyle.	Read review
Push Square	Push Square Staff	8 / 10	06-15-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is a superb beat-’em-up that captures the spirit of Konami’s coin-op classics, but modernises them in all the right areas. With smooth combat, gorgeous presentation, and rock-solid rollback netcode, it all adds up to deliver a super fun experience.	Read review
Rectify Gaming	Dave Rodriguez	9 / 10	06-15-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredders Revenge is far more than a nostalgia trip. Tribute Games attention to detail, additional characters and just combat depth have modernized a classic.	Read review
Rock, Paper, Shotgun	Hayden Hefford	Recommended	06-15-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge doesn’t tread new ground, but it’s an enjoyable evening that captures the spirit of its arcade predecessors. Just save it until you can get a group of pals to play.	Read review
Saudi Gamer	Unknown	8 / 10	06-22-2022	A great experience that succeeds in evoking the best aspects of TMNT classic games while throwing in a new idea or two.	Read review
Saving Content	Ed Acosta	5 / 5 stars	06-15-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge tickled all my nostalgia keys, and it harkened back to the feeling I got when playing with my turtle action figures in my younger days. Days I would hop between battling toys to turning on my NES to play the TMNT Arcade game with my brother. Even with the license’s low points over the years, Shredder’s Revenge feels like a proper revitalization of a series I’ve grown up loving. So to answer my early question, yes, a modernized 2D brawler in the classic TMNT arcade style can revitalize these four heroes; I just love being a turtle!	Read review
Screen Rant	J. Brodie Shirey	4 / 5 stars	06-15-2022	While the game’s difficulty is a bit uneven and movement can be stiff at times, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge largely succeeds as a love letter to not only the classic TMNT side-scrollers of old, but the franchise as a whole. With Shredder’s Revenge now in the wild and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Collection set to launch on consoles later this year, it’s safe to say that fans of the Heroes-In-A-Half-Shell have no shortage of retro-style gaming action in 2022.	Read review
SECTOR.sk	Matúš Štrba	8.5 / 10	06-15-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is an awesome blast from the past that will bring you the joy of 80s arcades and massive co-op. The game is as fun as all those Konami classics that we loved as kids, but with some new twists. It could be a bit longer and better balanced though.	Read review
Shacknews	TJ Denzer	9 / 10	06-15-2022	Simply put, this might just be the ultimate intersection of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fandom and beat ’em up arcade style	Read review
SpazioGames	Silvio Mazzitelli	8.2 / 10	06-15-2022	A little fun gem for beat’em up lovers, that shows that you can improve your classic formula without betraying it.	Read review
TechRaptor	Alex Santa Maria	9 / 10	06-15-2022	Shredder’s Revenge brings the turtles out of their shells with great combat, a huge rogues’ gallery, and a delightfully bright ’80s environment.	Read review
The Escapist	KC Nwosu	Recommended	06-14-2022	Video Review	Read review
The Games Machine	Danilo Dellafrana	9.2 / 10	06-15-2022	TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge is a sensational belt scroller, created with both passion and respect for the classics. The folks over at Tribute Games must really have loved their work, and it shows every second you spend playing. If you love this genre of games and are nostalgic for the old days when the Turtles dominated the arcade ecosystem, Shredder’s Revenge is your game of the summer. Or maybe of a lifetime.	Read review
The Outerhaven Productions	Karl Smart	4.5 / 5 stars	06-15-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is a really good game in its own right, capturing the look and feel of the Konami-era arcade games that fans have wanted to see come back for decades. However, when compared to other fan-made efforts (You know the one I’m talking about), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge feels like it was just the same exact concept done with a bigger budget yet more limitations.	Read review
TheSixthAxis	Adrian Burrows	9 / 10	06-29-2022	I’ve been eagerly anticipating Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge ever since it was announced. My lofty expectations were ridiculously sky high and surely a bar that could never be reached. So, it is a statement of the game’s quality that it exceeded even my wildest dreams. This is the best scrolling beat ’em up since Streets of Rage 4 and in the top ten of all time. A nostalgia-injected nunchuck whack of love to the brain, Shredder’s Revenge It is not to be missed. Cowabunga indeed.	Read review
TheXboxHub	Ali Kennedy	4.5 / 5 stars	06-15-2022	Tribute Games have created an absolute masterpiece of an arcade title in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge; one that floats somewhere between tribute (pun intended) and modern sequel to the classic TMNT arcade titles.	Read review
Twinfinite	Andrew McMahon	4.5 / 5 stars	06-22-2022	While TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge isn’t going to revolutionize the genre, it honestly shouldn’t have to. The modernized upgrades it received to its combat, style, and co-op are more than enough to warrant praise. As they say, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, and that’s exactly what you’ve got with TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge.	Read review
VG247	Connor Makar	Recommended	06-16-2022	Obviously, if you love the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, you’ll love Shredder’s Revenge. As hinted at in the intro to this review, it’s built for you! If you’re like me and don’t have that history, you’ll still find a polished, super enjoyable experience here. With up to six player co-op, it’s the perfect game to slap on in the living room with some friends crashing round, plug in a few controllers and have a bash. I did, for important critique-related reasons, order some pizza while I was testing it out. I can confirm that it does, in fact, make the experience that much more enjoyable. Additional toppings aside from cheese were not tested.	Read review
VGChartz	Evan Norris	8 / 10	06-15-2022	Thanks to its many playable characters, multiple modes, addictive action, fetching graphics, and support for up to six players both online and offline, it’s arguably the best brawler in the expansive Turtles canon.	Read review
Video Chums	A.J. Maciejewski	8.3 / 10	06-15-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is simply the best beat ’em up released in the modern age. With gameplay that appeals to newbies and veterans alike, stellar visuals, and super-fun co-op play, there’s a lot to love.	Read review
Washington Post	Gene Park	Recommended	06-15-2022	“Shredder’s Revenge” achieves everything it set out to do, and will go down as an instant classic for its genre. No matter what era, whether it’s 1987, 1989 or 2022, it would be one of the finest, most exciting video game experiences of the year, honing an arcade formula as ageless as Turtles in time.	Read review
WayTooManyGames	Leonardo Faria	9.5 / 10	06-15-2022	More than simply a love letter to the golden age of arcade beat ’em ups, as well as the franchise as a whole, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is both Dotemu’s and Tribute Games’ best title to date. It is a quasi-perfect arcade title that perfectly blends fanservice, fantastic controls, a downright pristine presentation, and some chaotic fun with up to six players at once. I am so glad this game ended up exceeding my sky-high expectations.	Read review
Wccftech	Ule Lopez	9 / 10	06-19-2022	TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge brings the best of the arcades and the modern-day improvements like higher fidelity visuals and online play to magnificently bring together an amazing beat’em up that can be enjoyed by just about anyone. You will be able to enjoy this beat’em up even if you don’t have any sort of investment in the IP as the game’s accessible mechanics and replay value will keep you coming back to kick some bad guys out of Manhattan	Read review
WellPlayed	Mark Isaacson	9 / 10	06-20-2022	It still amazes me that TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge is real, but the eight-year-old within me is incredibly glad it is. Reliving the classic arcade games with a whole new lens made me smile from ear to ear, but newcomers and youngsters alike should find Story Mode a good way to introduce themselves to the wild, brawler antics. It’s a must play, even beyond the wonderful nostalgia factor.	Read review
Worth Playing	Chris “Atom” DeAngelus	9 / 10	06-16-2022	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is exactly the game it promised to be: a heartfelt, funny, clever and incredibly fun tribute to a classic beat-’em-up and the cartoon on which it was based. The old-fashioned version of the Turtles might seem a bit odd to kids who are used to the more modern versions, but even they should have a ton of fun beating the heck out of the Foot Clan with their favorite of the timeless terrapins. If you feel nostalgia for Turtles in Time, then Shredder’s Revenge is made for you, and I’m darn glad it is.	Read review
Xbox Achievements	Richard Walker	90 / 100	06-15-2022	A sensational nostalgia trip imbued with magical mutagen ooze, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is a triumphant return for the TMNT that will scratch any and all scrolling beat ’em up itches, and give fans a sharp kick in the ‘feels’.	Read review
ZTGD	Drew Leachman	9.5 / 10	06-15-2022	The small issues aside, Shredder’s Revenge was the fan service I needed. The music feels like it came straight out of a 1994 arcade machine, the visuals look like it too, but with some great design choices, and the gameplay is just as smooth and fun as it always was all those years ago. If you’re a fan of TMNT, this is a no-brainer. If you enjoy a good beat ’em up or have had the itch to try out something like Streets of Rage 4 after beating it, you won’t find a better game to dive into. This is one for the books, guys.	Read review

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello to kick shell in a beautifully realized pixel art world invoking the turtles’ classic 1987 design.

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