Try Together FTW!
HIGH The new boss fights are challenging, creative encounters.
LOW Things can get a bit too hectic with four players.
WTF There should’ve been an “easy online” mode from the start…
Casey Jones & The Junkyard Jam is the first piece of paid DLC released for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate, a competent roguelike from 2024.
This DLC is a fairly priced expansion to the base game that doesn’t alter its fundamentals, it merely allows a few more ways for players to find enjoyment while re-treading Splintered Fate’s chaotic stages. Hence, everything said in the full game’s review stands today, so readers should definitely check that out for full details.
Casey Jones & The Junkyard Jam DLC adds Casey as a new playable character. There’s also a new biome, complete with altered enemy types and two new bosses. Plotwise, the DLC revolves around a car theft committed by the Punk Frogs, prompting the team to head to their junkyard and look for clues with extreme prejudice.
The entire DLC will take around 10 minutes of a run’s time, as it’s merely a stage that we can opt for in lieu of the usual Bebop and Rocksteady stage that crops up. While that isn’t a lot of content per se, given the repeating nature of the title, spicing things up with a new biome is exactly what players need to disrupt the monotony. On top of that, the DLC introduces a few more shimmering portal types, allowing players to add punishing modifiers like limiting the number of dashes they can perform to gain heftier remuneration later on.
As with the base campaign, everything in Junkyard Jam is fully voiced and true to the source material — Casey Jones fans will surely feel glee as they step into the shoes of the hockey stick-wielding youngster, ready to aid the turtles in their never-ending quest.
As Casey is a human without a turtle shell on his back, his silhouette is easily discernable during play, which is important as two players can’t pick the same character during a run. Casey’s also no slouch, but selecting him offers a more calculated way to dominate Splintered Fate — while swinging the hockey stick is slow and cumbersome, he comes with a well-rounded skillset built around creating short windows for bestowing lethal damage. If done right, his combo can nullify a screenful of enemies in seconds, which makes him a popular choice in any combination of characters.
Junkyard Jam also brings other welcome changes — water damage has received a revamp, and some synergies have been tweaked, encouraging further experimentation.
However, the most important change to the core experience comes with a free patch that the devs had rolled out prior — there’s finally an easy way to jump into an existing run!
Given that Splintered Fate was made for co-op, it was baffling that the game lacked an option to instantly connect with a random online team. This omission marred the entire experience and created a significant barrier to enjoyment. Now there’s a “Find Public Run” option that simplifies matters. Thanks to this patch, I was only playing solo for a small fraction of the review time, a stark difference to my previously lonely evaluation period. As such, the ability to quickly and easily join others boosts value of this title immensely.
Casey Jones & The Junkyard Jam DLC isn’t a game-changer, but the asking price is low and the recent option to quickly join players online improves the entire package’s quality. As a result, those who might have given Splintered Fate a pass before might find themselves now intrigued by the possibility of slapping ninjas and robots around with three other players, at least for a few afternoons.
Rating: 7 out of 10
Buy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate: PC – Switch – iOS
Disclosures: This game was developed and published by Super Evil Mega Corp. It is currently available on Switch, PS5, PC, iOS, XBX/S, and Mac. This copy of the DLC was obtained via publisher and reviewed on the Switch Lite. Approximately 10 hours of play were devoted to the original game and four more hours with the DLC, and the content was completed. The game features an intuitive hop-in/hop-out multiplayer mode, and up to four people can play at a time.
Parents: This game has received an E rating from the ESRB and contains Fantasy Violence. The game features the titular cartoon characters as they battle through hordes of enemy ninjas and robots in an attempt to track down and save their kidnapped master. The writing, action, and art direction are all fateful to Nickelodeon’s long-running Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series.
Colorblind Modes: There are no colorblind modes available.
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Gamers: All dialogue in this game is shown via textboxes and fairly well-acted voiceovers, so they’re easy to keep track of, even mid-fight. Text cannot be altered or resized. All enemy attacks are clearly telegraphed on-screen with easy-to-note areas of attack. I’d say this game is fully accessible.
Remappable Controls: This game doesn’t offer a controller diagram and the controls are not remappable. However, the controls are displayed at all times at the screen’s corners (i.e., on the Switch, the face buttons are for striking, using special attacks, and dashing in and out of danger, while the left stick moves the character)
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