Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers (1991). Play online

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.