Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
What to Know
Average Score
- June 16, 2022
- Tribute Games Inc.
- Action, Fighting
- Editors' Choice
Critics Consensus
- Users Interact
- June 16, 2022
- Action, Fighting
- Editors' Choice
- Users Interact
Critics Consensus
# Reviews: 83
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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Awards & Recognition
Critic Reviews for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Critic Reviews
Score Distribution
83
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Gold
44% of scored reviews fell within the range of 86 to 92 / 100
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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.
This heartfelt, engaging reprise of a classic falls just shy of greatness due to a lack of fresh ideas and endurance.
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.
Mitchell Saltzman (IGN)
8/10 - (Read Review)
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.
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)
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.
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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 |
Game Info
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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- Tribute Games Inc.
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- DotEmu
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- Action, Fighting
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- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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- Multiplayer, Single player
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- Tee Lopes
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- Tee Lopes
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