Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers Play

Summary

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers (aka Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles II in Europe) feels like a love‑letter to the early ’90s TMNT craze. Before each stage I can pick my favorite turtle – Donatello’s long‑range zap, Raphael’s rapid punches, or the balanced Leonardo and Michelangelo – and lose him to capture if he falls in battle. A quirky bonus round lets you free a trapped teammate by taking down the robot REX‑1, or simply grants extra points if none are missing. The level design mixes classic side‑scroll beat‑ ’em‑up action with open‑screen sections that make you skateboard past boulders, scale air lifts, or dodge giant rocks. Bosses parade in their usual TMNT flair, from Bebop and Rocksteady to Krang’s mech and a final showdown with Super Shredder. Reviewers praised its surprisingly crisp Game Boy graphics and noted its pioneering digitized voice clips (“Cowabunga!” and “Pizza time!”). A 2022 Cowabunga Collection re‑release lets modern fans replay the nostalgic chaos.

Storyline

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers on Game Boy lets you choose a turtle before each stage, mirroring the system from Fall of the Foot Clan. Each hero has a distinct fighting style: Donatello attacks from a long range but slowly, Raphael strikes fast with a short reach, while Leonardo and Michelangelo offer balanced offense and speed. When a turtle falls, he is captured by the enemy, and the game ends only when all four are taken; after clearing a level you can free a captured brother, or earn a bonus stage if none were lost.
The levels mix classic side‑scroll beat‑em‑up action with extra challenges such as dodging massive boulders, riding skateboards, and climbing air lifts. Some stages expand into open‑screen areas where you can move freely across the screen rather than just left‑right.
Bosses include Bebop and Rocksteady, Baxter Stockman, General Traag, Granitor the Stone Warrior, Shredder, Super Shredder, and finally Krang as the ultimate foe. Higher difficulty settings add tougher enemies and give bosses extra attack patterns.

Edited by Maya Carter