The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are finally coming out of hibernation and re entering the video game industry in all its nostalgia inducing glory. If Shredders Revenge also released this year was a statement of the past but under a more modern lens The Cowabunga Collection is its inverse an analysis of the series legacy and its evolution in video games. From arcades to traditional and handheld consoles the new collection is an ode to the famous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and is also equipped with several perfect extras for fans of this immortal franchise.
Its not every day that we receive collections as complete as The Cowabunga Collection. Despite not being an expanded look at all the adaptations starring the famous turtles with the collection focusing on the releases produced by Konami in the late 1980s when the animated series and films dominated the world its range of video games is surprising. Its a nostalgic trip, as you would expect but its also an efficient experience when it comes to analyzing the evolution of the franchise in video games where we can easily see how the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles adapted to the action genre.
The Turtles journey began in the arcades like most series that came to impact the industry during the 1990s. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles released in 1989 is an effective first contact by adapting the visuals and narrative of the animated series with Shredder kidnapping April O Neil and Master Splinter to get revenge on the Turtles. The backgrounds are colorful the models are very lively and full of personality just as Konami had us used to at the time just look at The Simpsons Game or even Aliens .to understand its valences but its a very dated game with unexciting gameplay. The Turtles do not have a wide range of attacks and theres a disappointing stiffness to their punches with the colorful Foot Clan ninjas easily overpowering them due to the lack of stun frames. Its not a solid experience but it gains new layers of fun when we play with more friends with the collection allowing access to co op modes.
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