Graphics: 7
The characters were well done, with plenty of details and movements. The four turtles have the same shade of green, pretty degrating. It would be great, though, if the player had the ability to choose the characters' colors (this only happens if two people pick the same fighter).

Each stage is also well done; like Street Fighter 2, the backgrounds have moving objects, except they contain more than two sprites.

Sound: 8
The SFX is okay, each character has their own voice. The turtles are an exception; they share some of the same voices but with their distinct moves are separate voices. When listening using the soundtrack, the voices have an echo.

The music? Quite well. It fits in with the action of each stage, although Studio 6 is an exception. It would be great if the tempo increased when a fighter is about to die, like in Street Fighter 2.

Gameplay: 8
Fighting is much similar to Street Fighter 2, but the L & R buttons aren't used unless you configurate them by pressing select at the character screen. There is a weak & strong punch and a weak & strong kick, along with button combinations to do special moves. There are seven levels of difficulty (eight if you include 0). There is a reasonable difference between each difficulty, beginners can get used to the game easily. When playing two players, beginners can use the handicap setting. Like most popular fighting games, unfortunately, this game cheats. When the highest difficulty setting is used, CPUs can execute special moves faster than possible, ones that involve holding buttons then releasing.

It seems that Konami decided to take or alter some moves that Capcom used in Street Fighter 2: any of the four turtles have a default throw that resembles Ryu or Ken's default throw, Mike's ""rising thunder"" attack is much like Ken or Ryu's uppercut, War's throw is the same as Ken's rolling toss, and Armaggon shares one of Dhalsim's mid-air attacks.

Overall: 8
Replay Value? Moderate

The different endings can make players try other fighters, atleast for one fight: the last one! There is one bonus stage that allows you to rack up points and find out what your strongest or fastest move is. People who were into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will like this game. The endings could have been longer.

If you're having trouble finding out some players' moves, then keep trying, every move is worth the effort. If you still have trouble, here are some:

Shredder -(reflector)- press weak punch and kick simultaneously
Armaggon -(air Glide)- in mid-air, press down & strong punch simultaneously
War-(claw)- hold back for approx. 3 sec. then press forward & punch simultaneously
Wingnut/Wingbat-(aerial Dive)- To dive in mid-air press down and kick simultaneously
Aska-(uppercut)- Forward, Down/Forward, Down, Forward, Punch
Chrome Dome-(Spark)- press down, down/forward, forword & punch