Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled

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Developer: Ubisoft Singapore

Because nobody asked for it, Ubisoft remade the beloved brawler Turtles in Time back in 2009. If they had simply taken the original game, and updated the graphics, then that would have been perfectly fine. Unfortunately, they did some messing with the formula a hair...likely because Konami wouldn't cough it up for Ubisoft to make a profit. They didn't mess with the formula a ton, mind you, but they messed with the formula enough to make this clearly inferior to the original Turtles in Time. The game just doesn’t play the same, so while it’s technically a better-looking experience, that’s really the only positive that can be said here. The gameplay itself is nowhere near as solid as the original...it's like if an average-looking couple had a child and that child got the best cosmetic aspects of their parents, and the worst parts of the intelligence of their parents. They spawned a good-looking dummy. Turtles in Time Re-Shelled is a good-looking dummy. If this was a unique game, I’d probably say that fans of brawlers might find some fun here…but since it’s a remake, I’ll just say don’t bother. Go play the original instead.

Review added: 04/21/2020

Tomb Raider

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Developer: Nixxes Software

I originally played Tomb Raider when it was released on PS4 as the “Definitive Edition.” I absolutely loved it. I decided to play the original version that was released on PS3 to add it to this website…and I fell in love with it all over again. Tomb Raider successfully blends aspects of the original Tomb Raider games with minor aspects of the Legend of Zelda and more modern games like Uncharted, which itself was likely inspired by the original Tomb Raider games. The end result is a fantastic game that tells the origins of Lara Croft and her first adventure as a young lady. During the journey, you’ll come across new items that give you access to new areas (similar to the Zelda games) and find plenty of hidden objects and items, if you're someone that likes to search for items as a side quest. You’ll also gain experience by collecting those items and/or by defeating enemies, which can be used to purchase new abilities and skills. You can also find items that allow you to upgrade your weapons. Upon getting to the end of this game, I didn’t want it to be over, so I found myself going back to each area and collecting everything and maxing out my experience so that I could unlock all abilities and complete all upgrades…There aren’t a lot of games where I’ll look for any excuse to keep the game from ending, but this is one of them. The original Tomb Raider was a good game, but ten years later, it hadn’t really aged well. As we get close to ten years after this Tomb Raider game was released, it’s still just as fun today as it was when it was released in 2013.

Review added: 01/29/2022

Truck Racer

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Developer: Kylotonn

Truck Racer is a game where you can race semi trucks against each other where nudging the wall is like slamming on the brakes, fellow racers can ram into you and find themselves lodged within your truck allowing neither of you to go anywhere, and your “nitro boosts” seem to not do anything except make the number on the speedometer go up even though the truck doesn’t seem to gain any ground on the competition. The tracks are fine and all, and despite those complaints above, the computer seems to suffer from those issues just like you do, so it doesn’t always feel cheap…But it can be incredibly frustrating when you’re leading the race, and a car that you just lapped somehow rams into you from behind, lodging themselves into you mere feet from the finish line, and by the time you’re able to break free, you manage to place 5th instead of 1st. I’ve played worse racing games before, but that still doesn’t make Truck Racer any good. If you get the chance to play it, I really wouldn’t bother…or in trucker terms, 10-4, don’t bother.

Review added: 04/03/2020