Above anything else, Turtles In Time is a vibe. The time travel concept opens the door to a brilliant series of level motifs that, in conjunction with the expressive animation and beautiful pixel art, justify the forty minutes you'll spend on a run alone. I'm not a beat'em up expert so I can't speak to the depth of mechanics here (as I just button-mashed for the most part) but even that visceral experience is enough. Beautifully presented through the Cowabunga Collection, all that really dampens my enjoyment is that this isn't Shredder's Revenge. To my casual tastes in the genre, Tribute Games and Dotemu's spiritual sequel is just an even more successful take on this formula - one that isn't trying to wheedle quarter after quarter out of my pocket with spongy bosses!