You could hardly find two game genres more different than side-scrolling beat ‘em ups and tactical RPGs. So you might think that trying to combine the two would result in disaster, but at least in one recent case, they blend impossibly well. Now, one incredible arcade brawler turned turn-based RPG is coming to Nintendo Switch, after launching on PC earlier this year.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game is one of the best-loved side-scrollers of its era. In recent years, there have even been attempts to recreate its charms in a more modern form, like with the excellent action game TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge. But none of those spiritual successors has been quite as bold as Strange Scaffold’s TMNT: Tactical Takedown, a turn-based strategy game that unexpectedly manages to capture its fast-paced vibe in an entirely new genre.
