Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown

MonsterVineBranford Hubbard

When I first saw Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown, my eyebrow rose, not because I was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan, but because the premise of a turn-based Turtles game is pretty peculiar. Clearly, Strange Scaffold saw something I didn’t because the game manages to be both a great TMNT game and a great tactical game. I even think the story will be one TMNT fans will enjoy, going from the rote “who rules after Shredder” storyline and taking it somewhere sublime.

GamePressureMatt Buckley

9/10

I never could have seen this coming, but it makes sense that such a talented indie studio would make an awesome Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game. Fun and challenging battles combine perfectly with a unique tabletop-like art style and an excellent soundtrack, making this game feel like a new side street off memory lane.

Nintendo LifeJim Norman

8/10

The combination of turn-based strategy and beat-'em-up gameplay felt like a bit of a square peg, round hole situation, but Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown melds the two to deliver one of the freshest takes on TMNT that I've seen in a long time. It's a short-but-sweet experience that might not gel with everyone, but after 35 years of beat 'em ups and brawlers, this showcases the Turtles like you've never seen them before. And come on, that's pretty radical, dude.

TheGamerEric Switzer

Tactical Takedown reimagines classic TMNT beat-'em-ups as a fast-paced tactical strategy game.

SiliconeraJenni Lada

8/10

Splinter and Shredder are dead. Help the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tackle deadly new threats and the approach of adulthood in this fast-paced turn-based beat-em-up! PC version reviewed. Review copy provided by company for testing purposes.

Loot Level ChillChris White

8/10

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown is an exciting take on the turn-based genre, aiming for quick and hard-hitting combat rather than the familiar and more methodical approach.

Game InformerMatt Miller

7.5/10

The Turtles have a long history in video games, and the spectrum of quality for those projects is all over the place. Strange Scaffold has opted for a novel departure from expectation with Tactical Takedown, taking the four radical green brothers into a grid-based tactical affair that still aims for a sense of high movement and excitement. Production values are limited, and the game’s scope is small, but fans can find a lot to enjoy in this turn-based adventure.

TheSixthAxisAdrian Burrows

7/10

Over the years, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have tried their hands – or flippers, I guess? – at numerous video game genres. There’s been Turtle inspired side-scrolling beat ‘em ups, one-on-one fighters, platformers, a light gun shooter, and a roguelike. Heck, even the pinball genre has been taken on by the awesome foursome. Now, with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown, the brothers are giving turn-based strategy a go.

CBRMark O’Callaghan

7/10

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown is the first-ever turn-based TMNT video game. Inspired by the classic cartoon, you'll experience a bold new approach to the world of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Splinter and Shredder are dead, and as the Turtles approach adulthood, they're not just growing up... they're growing apart.Battle the Foot Clan as a powerful new leader takes control in action-packed campaigns that showcase each Turtle individually. Carve through enemies in 20 con...

Screen RantBrandon Zachary

7/10

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown is a fun little title that brings the chaotic action and fast-paced momentum of TMNT beat-em-ups into the strategy game space. Focusing on the iconic mutant brothers after they're separated during an attack by the Foot Clan, the turn-based strategy game shifts players into a different role for each mission. Utilizing a baseline combat system that encourages creativity through diverse movesets for each character, Tactical Takedown challenges players to experiment with their approach to combat and movement.

GameSpotSteve Watts

7/10

The turtle boys don't cut 'em no slack in a short but sweet tactics game that feels like the foundation for something much bigger.

Final WeaponEstelle Mejia

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown pays homage to the early cartoon origins of the four brothers and crafts a mediocre game around them. The fast pace of the story and lack of thematic depth are disappointing, and a few long levels can make gameplay feel tedious at times. Fans of the series will find some enjoyment inside this world, but I recommend new fans steer away from this one.