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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game

Nesta nova e emocionante aventura, Leonardo, Donatello, Rafael e Michaelangelo, as quatro tartarugas Ninja, têm um novo confronto com o Destruidor, que parece jamais desistir de seu malígno objetivo: conquistar o mundo. E, para isso, ele não poupará esforços, seqüestrando April, a amiga jornalista das tartarugas, e até o Mestre Sprinter. Serão sete árduas fases até a batalha final com o Destruidor, que por sinal será a mais difícil.

I usually try to write unbiased reviews, but I gotta admit some bias on this one. Being a child of the 80s made being a Ninja Turtle fan a mandatory requirement, and I used to play this game constantly back in the day. So there's a heavy sense of nostalgia for me here, and luckily it's not a bad game either.

Konami's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the arcade just took a Mutant Module to your NES. All those righteous scenes are here, plus two "excellent" new stages. The Foot Clan foes you love to hate are back too, not to mention the evil masterminds who would like nothing more than to snack on Turtle Pizza. So grab your Bro for the two-player game or challenge the Shredder alone for some mega kicks.

Die Überraschung war groß: Turtles II sieht mit seinen bunten, teilweise beeindruckend großen Sprites nicht nur erstklassig aus, es spielt sich auch fast so gut wie der Automat. Mit dem mäßigen Vorläufer des vergangenen Jahres hat das neueste Konami-Produkt nicht mehr viel zu tun: Der Sound stimmt, der Zwei-Schildkröten-Gleichzeitig-Modus erfreut und viele kleine Gags, Sprechblasen und Zwischenbilder heben Motivation und Laune. Bei den gemeingefährlichen End- und Mittelgegnern läuft das Modul dann zu Hochform auf und damit der gesammelten Prügelkonkurrenz den Rang ab: Hier fällt's nicht schwer, dem Spiel das sporadische Flackern zu verzeihen. Technisch kann man's kaum besser machen.

Quand vous avez finalement décidé de jeter tous vos accessoires et vêtements Tortues Ninja à la poubelle (même les pauvres n'en voulaient pas !), vous avez tout de même décidé de conserver les jeux. Grand bien vous fasse ! Aujourd'hui, en regardant sur votre étagère de collection retrogaming ce Turtles 2 parmi ses frères, vous ne pouvez vous empêcher d'éprouver de la nostalgie et du regret pour ces vertes années.

Overall, this is a beat-em-up. Even though it may seem slightly repetitive, it is still quite fun to play over and over again, especially if you have two players playing. If you are at all a fan of the TMNT or of beat-em-ups, this game is one to consider getting.

Despite its polished look, TMNT2's gameplay is positively mind-numbing. Enemy ninjas make dramatic appearances by breaking down doors and jumping out of manholes. These guys are always pulling out new weapons like stars, dynamite, and even snowballs. In addition to your normal attack you have a jump-kick, but it doesn't work well and you tend to leap right over your target. Other problems include excessive flicker, poor collision detection, and bosses that require upwards of 30 hits to defeat. It's especially annoying the way hazards like huge bowling balls pass harmlessly through the bad guys. A two-player mode is included, but the flicker and slow-down make it nearly unplayable. Even the music is weak. TMNT 2 might look like fun on the surface, but playing it proves otherwise.

While the developers managed to get the difficulty down to a reasonable level this time, they also failed to see why this version of the game didn't work. If it weren't for the license, no one would have found this entertaining. It's sloppy, and the only logical reason was a rushed development time. Take your need for beat-em-ups elsewhere.