![]() One minute you can be battling your way through history with couch co-op friends in Turtles in Time, while shortly after you may find yourself navigating the depths of Shredder’s sprawling dungeon maze in Radical Rescue, and later, you might cap off your gaming session exploring Tournament Fighters, determining which character on the roster will be your main.ĭespite the various genres on display, aside from the Tournament Fighter games, most of the gameplay in each title of The Cowabunga Collection centers around battling through or dodging massive groups of enemies like Foot Clan soldiers, Mousers, and various bosses to complete levels, while collecting pizzas to sustain the turtles’ precious health bars. This compilation runs the gamut of gaming genres spanning from arcade beat ’em ups to, action platformers, to fighting games, and even a Metroidvania title too. While a thorough explanation for each of the thirteen games would turn this review into something akin to a college thesis, to more broadly summarize the overall experience of The Cowabunga Collection, while each game falls under the umbrella of “retro Ninja Turtles’ games,” no two experiences are completely alike. For TMNT fans and retro gamers, this is an absolute steal. If you are seeking the most bang for your buck, then the PlayStation and Xbox versions are clearly the way to go, as the digital iterations on those platforms include both the PS4 and PS5 and Xbox One and Series X|S versions respectively, meaning that you can get a total of 26 games for $39.99. This review will provide a deep dive into The Cowabunga Collection, discussing the games included, analyzing its features, examining its value proposition, and presenting a score for the compilation to help you determine whether or not to purchase this TMNT Adventure 30+ years in the making.Īll thirteen of these Ninja Turtle classics are bundled together within The Cowabunga Collection for a total price of $39.99, approximately $3 per game. If Shredder’s Revenge didn’t manage to provide TMNT fanatics with their fill of the “Heroes in a Half-Shell,” then The Cowabunga Collection is surely up to the task with a sizable compilation of thirteen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Konami classics originally for arcade, Nintendo and Sega consoles spanning from 1989 to 1993, remastered for the Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. As if one epic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle experience wasn’t enough for this year, merely two months after the Summer release of the franchise’s most recent hit title, Shredder’s Revenge, comes the latest in the line of games based on Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s legendary multimedia universe in the form of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection from Digital Eclipse Studios and Konami, which launched on August 30.
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