Reviews from

in the past


Eu criança era monstruoso neste jogo.

jogo simples, e eu gosto bastante dele

I remember being a kid seeing all the ads for this that would boast about you could create “limitless matchups” just for it to come out and have the same roster size as Smash Bros on the N64. That is, unless you bought the Wii version, in which case I hope you like Rabbids.

Sakurai worked on this lmao

i played this a lot as a kid, i don't know why i played so much of it i'm not even a tmnt head


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up, or should I say "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Karate Clash," is a catastrophic cacophony of chaos that dares to trample on the delicate sensibilities of fighting game aficionados. This wretched abomination of a title commits the unforgivable sin of introducing Master Splinter, the one character who possesses the hallowed knowledge of karate. Yes, dear reader, you heard that correctly — karate! It's as if the developers never grasped the fundamental tenets of competitive combat within the realms of pixelated pugilism!

In the vast pantheon of fighting games, the cardinal rule dictates that no character should hold an unfair advantage, especially in the realm of martial arts mastery. Yet, in their profound wisdom, the creators of this calamity saw fit to bestow Master Splinter with this unholy power. Did they not comprehend that this sacrilege would render all other fighters mere mortals in the presence of a karate-kicking rodent?

It is a regrettable state of affairs when the most memorable aspect of a fighting game is the blatant disregard for the art of balanced combat. While the heroes in a half-shell may hold a cherished place in our hearts, their venture into the fighting game arena reeks of amateur design and an ignorance of the martial arts metagame.

In my humble estimation, I bestow upon this travesty a resounding 1 out of 10, for it has flouted the very essence of fair competition, leaving only a foul taste of missed potential in its wake.

Woah Dude! This game’s got rabbids in it?!

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have etched themselves in the pop culture space as long-lasting, multi-generational treasure. We've had Turtle things of varying quality every decade from movies, cartoons, video games, and this well just won't ever run dry, it seems.

Unfortunately, this specific game is not a fun Turtle thing. It's not a cool Turtle thing. It's an "okay if I'm being generous" kind of Turtle thing. It's a few few good ideas in a game that's mired by a bland presentation and an overall hollow experience.

It doesn't help that even in playing this game in 2024, it feels just as dated as it did back then. As a PS2 game released in 2009, it was already in an unwinnable battle. Yet, the depressing thing is that it still feels like a 2009 PS2 game with or without the necessary context, and because of that, this game had no business being released in this state.

Passei incontáveis horas jogando quando eu era criança, adorava o mapa da baleia, o combate quebrado pra caralho era incrível, usar o Rafael era quase cheat e deixava qualquer um puto. Lembro de ter algum sistema de batalha que cê ganhava pontos e com os pontos ganhava novos personagens, não faço ideia de quais eram mas eu lembro de ficar puto que eram uns bostinha. To fazendo essa review na pura nostalgia, provavelmente ele não é lá essas coisas pela nota que tem, mas pra mim era.

I'm embarassed to say I owned this over smash brawl

Watching the tmnt movie unlocked a hidden memory deep in the crawl spaces of my brain where I thought this was a fun game as a kid on my ps2. I was very wrong, and the TMNT tie in video game also blows but the movie is still some fun at least !