There hasn't been a game based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in almost five years. That was back when Mutants in Manhattan released in mid 2016 for PS3/4, and Xbox 360/One. Most of the franchise's releases were beat em ups. A fan game was made back in 2019 which played like a number of the Konami ones. Judging by the new trailer, that's what Shredder's Revenge looks like it's going after. It will be helmed by Dotemu. More than likely, coming out this year.
Dotemu worked on last year's Streets of Rage 4. They have also been responsible for other games of older franchises like Pang (Buster Bros.) the Y's series. If there is a developer to trust on doing old franchises justice, they are the one. With TMNT, this is something that could easily outdo the Konami efforts. For as much as I like the NES ones and Turtles in Time (the SNES port is massively overrated), they were by the book, cookie cutter beat em ups. You could make that argument with Konami in general, whether you liked or hated their take on the genre back in the 90s. A lot has changed.
The aesthetic looks a bit similar to the 1987 cartoon. Not 100 percent, but it's there. Not sure where the gameplay goes. If it's a bit like Streets of Rage 4 in some spots, it won't feel overly repetitive That will be the biggest obstacle for Dotemu. Making it feel fresh without retreading on stuff already done before. I'm sure they'll have a trick up their sleeve, but it better be real special. You have to hook people in on more than nostalgia. I would expect offline and online co-op, some unlockables. It also can't be a bare bones package either. The standard has been set by other releases. But I have a feeling this will get more than the nostalgic fans interested in this. Expected to come out on about everything, seems like it will be out this year, if not, next year.
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