Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Collection (PS5) – $23.46

Rating: 4.7 out of 5 (1,274 ratings)

Overview

Konami’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection wrangles thirteen classic TMNT titles into one shell-shocked package. Moreover, you get everything from the coin-op brawls of Turtles in Time to the Game Boy’s Radical Rescue—all polished up with modern bells and whistles. Best of all, there’s finally a rewind feature that spares your controller from wall-smashing rage quits.

What’s Inside

  • 13 games spanning Arcade, NES, SNES, Genesis, Game Boy
  • Additionally, Added Online Play for select titles & Local Couch Play
  • Save Anytime & Rewind (perfect for boss rush practice)
  • Button Mapping so you can ditch the original NES layout torture
  • Eleven Japanese regional versions—yes, even weird prototype builds
  • On top of that, Unique development art, sketches, historic TMNT media content

Gamer Highlights

  • “Fun, even has Game Boy games to play on TV” – Thomas Dunikowski
  • “Ultimate retro gem… more like the TMNT museum” – George V Joestar
  • For example, rewind those sloppy frame-perfect jumps in the Technodrome—no more accidental leg-slicing on a foot soldier.
  • Similarly, tag-team tactics let you use Donatello’s long reach to stun enemies, then switch to Michelangelo’s nunchucks for crowd clearing.
  • When running low on health, enter the Sewer Surfin’ bonus stage and cash in pizza icons for a quick refill.

Pro Tips & Strategies

  • Arcade Turtles in Time: chain shell-spins into air throws to juggle bosses—just don’t mess up the timing or you’ll land in the Hudson.
  • NES Tournament Fighters: master special moves by practicing the old-school quarter-circle inputs with the new mapping layout.
  • Genesis Hyperstone Heist: pool your buddies on couch co-op—two Donatellos flanking a Raphael is essentially unstoppable.
  • Game Boy Radical Rescue: swap turtles mid-stage to solve puzzles (Leo for precision jumps, Mikey for tight corridors).

Final Thoughts

At $23.46, Cowabunga Collection is a nostalgia buffet that even broke 30-something couch critics can’t resist. Granted, you’ll spend half an hour gawking at old promo art before actually playing, but once you’re in the sewers you’ll remember why those quarter-eating arcades were worth it. Ultimately, it’s a near-perfect shell of retro goodness blasted into the 21st century—4.7 out of 5 (would definitely rewind again).

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