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- [Eric] This week we celebrated
International Women's Day,

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a global holiday highlighting
women's achievements

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in all shapes and forms.

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In that same spirit,

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and with the recent
release of the very rad

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Into the Spiderverse-esque movie trailer

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for Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles, Mutant Mayhem,

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I'd like to take this opportunity

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to shout out a very
special woman in my life,

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television reporter
extraordinaire, April O'Neil,

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who in TMNT Shredder's Revenge,

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whips butt, whether it's on
this planet, Dimension X,

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or Coney Island.

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A damsel in distress no longer.

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Tribute Games' bodacious beat 'em up

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marked April's first appearance
as a playable character

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in the venerable side scrolling series.

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And frankly, it was overdue.

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From Foot Clan fools, to
Triceratons, and Pizza Xenomorphs,

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truly none are safe from
the righteous air combos

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of News Channel Six's star journalist.

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Eat shit Vernon.

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Find your own damn tapes.

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- You've got to find my VHS tapes.

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- [Eric] Coming into Shredder's Revenge,

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I was certain I'd be a Donatello main.

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Alas, something was missing.

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Michelangelo has a
juggle friendly move set

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but I just couldn't jive with him.

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And Splinter didn't really stick either.

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Not even hockey mask himbo, Casey Jones,

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could hold me for long,

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as I kept coming back to the
sublime hit string stylings

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of Ms. O'Neil.

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So what makes April special?

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Well, her kick goes pretty crazy,

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boasting top end speed with
the best dodge in the game.

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Her relative lack of power
per hit is irrelevant

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if your foes never leave the ground,

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nor get a chance to fight back.

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Two key components that
make April O'Neil OP

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is her rising air attack,

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with a lightning fast startup,

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combined with a flying boom mic attack

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following your back flip,

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that has ridiculous range
for resetting combo loops.

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Her rapid hit move set
feels like something

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straight out of a fighting game,

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which makes sense, as there are clear

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Street Fighter through
lines present in her design,

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and the Shredder's
Revenge roster at large.

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If April has a weakness,
it's that up against bosses

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that can't be stun locked,

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she'll have a slightly tougher
time than other characters.

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Also, her super attacks are mid

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when compared to screen
swallowers, like Casey's.

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It's not just me who's picked
up on the power potential

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of April either.

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Stylish combo content creator

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and better gamer than I'll
ever be in two lifetimes,

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Sunhilegend, showcased our
gal in one of their videos.

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And with that, I rest my case,

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and have now hopefully convinced you

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just how hard April O'Neil
owns as a playable character.

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- Any comments?

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- [Eric] Let us know in the comments below

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who you've been playing most as

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in TMNT Shredder's Revenge,
and for more gaming covers,

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be sure to check out kotaku.com.

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- What a scoop!

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