The reality was quite different, with the turtles awkwardly bumbling through Manhattan while occasionally smacking an enemy.

But it also feels far too familiar, failing to substantially innovate on the original formula.

It’s a sharp contrast to the creative combat of DotEmus ownStreets Of Rage 4.

April, Donatello, and Raphael fight Foot Clan members in front of some caged monkeys in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

Instead, Shredders Revenge has a rather shallow loop that makes the character choice feel insignificant and irrelevant.

It feels simple when you’re in control, but rewatching my captured footage afterwards was exhilarating.

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Donatello faces a laughing Rocksteady in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

April O’Neil swings her camera around in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge