Customer Reviews

TMNT

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I want to try and be careful in my review here. I'm thirty and I didn't like this very much. The problem is that TMNT was CLEARLY made for someone who is a lot younger then I am. It feels wrong somehow to be ripping a game that the developer (Ubisoft) never really intended for me to play anyway. It has the same vibe as if I was whining that I couldn't ride around on my nephew's power-wheels quad. I did want to, at least, point out a few issues that I'd had though.

First, the graphics are somewhere around a pretty good PS2 game. This is not something that you're going to use to show off a next-gen system at all. It feels like (and probably was) it was ported over from an older console. I don't think it hits the point of being flat-out ugly, but not the least bit impressive either.

The game-play, I thought, was awful. It's criminal that one of the central themes of any turtles game since the original NES console was teamwork and yet we get no co-op or online multi-player? This feature alone would have been enough for me to make a purchase. The fact that it wasn't included is wildly disappointing and a total let-down.

The enemy A.I. is below average. None of the enemies I fought were particularly difficult and generally tended to stay in one place and not put up too much of a fight while I whaled away at them. Again though, this was intended for someone much younger; giving the benefit of the doubt, someone under ten might find this a bit more challenging then I did. It's also virtually impossible to die. If your health runs out or if you fall off a ledge you respawn right where you left off. The game is over, basically, whenever you decide to stop playing.

The game is terribly short. If you're motivated, you could finish this in four or five hours. I, again, feel the need to point out that this was intended for a much younger player. Maybe it would take them a while longer. For me though, chalk this up as a 'rental only.' It's an easy 1000 achievement points, but it's doomed to leave anyone over ten ultimately unfulfilled and not worth anywhere near fifty bucks for a new copy. Grab an xBox marketplace card and download the 1989 coin-op version of TMNT instead, it may be a little older but you'll have twice as much fun at about a quarter of the cost.

I work over at Gamepro magazine and I was able to borrow a copy of TMNT. I borrowed it on Friday, beat it on Saturday night. Mind you, I also went out to a couple of movies between that time frame. I think I beat the game and unlocked the achievements in about 6-8 hours. Uninspired gameplay, ok graphics (definetly not up to XBOX360 standards), camera angles get clunky, and once you've beaten the game and played some of the VR mission type unlockables in the game, your done. Also, there is only single player mode. You can't have your friends play as the other turtles, you can only do one at a time through switching your charcters during gameplay and the power team ups to take down you enemies. I definetly wouldn't shell out $50 for this game. Since I got to borrow the game, I think I enjoyed it a little more than I would have if I payed $5 for a rental. If you are really itching to play this game, I suggest renting it. So, here are the Pros and Cons.

Pros:
-Great voice acting
-Awesome art style
-The team ups are great
-Some of the platforming elements are fun.

Cons.
-Funky camera angels
-Uninspired gameplay
-No multiplayer
-Battle system is lacking.

Overall, I'd give this game a 2 out of 5.

TMNT is a passable action/adventure game geared more towards kids and inexperienced gamers. The main content of the game has you as the members of the Turtles performing ninja acrobatics to cross the city of New York to get to a rare fight with a couple baddies or a boss. There is really no risk of failure in the game since whether you fall off a building whilst attempting acrobatics or you come up short in a fight with an enemy, your Turtle just springs back to life. There is no depth in gameplay as everything can be accomplished with ease.

The best thing about TMNT is that you will achieve at least 900 gamerscore, and with only a little extra effort you will gather the full 1000 gamerscore. It took me five hours of gametime to get the 1k. If you want to boost your gamerscore by 1000 and pay budget price for a game, this is the one to get. The five hours are fun enough.

This was a decent game. I'm very unhappy that they didn't make it a two player co-op brawl style game. tmnt just screams for that. Instead it is more of a platform game with a little fighting mixed in. some of it is cool, but it gets very repetitive. Some of the later boss fights were also annoying. There are certain things that have to be done to beat the boss, and it can be frustrating to figure it out, especially when you have been fighting him for 10 minutes, have him to half health, and he does a one hit kill on you because you didnt know what to do. Then you have to fight him all over again. Some of the platforming is a bit difficult and the camera doesn't always give you the best view. They did help this by making checkpoints often so if you mess up and fall down a hole, you don't have to do a whole lot over again.
All in all it was an okay game. Super easy achievements too.

I loved some of the older TMNT games, but this one is really sad. The graphics are alright, but that's the only good thing to say about it. There is no multiplayer or co-op of any kind, which is unforgiveable. The really sad thing about this game is the near absence of fighting! Yes, its true. You spend most of your time climbing around and navigating the level, and occasionally--VERY occasionally-you get in a fight. But the fights are seriously lame. I just can't believe they released this game, there really isnt' anything to it. 15 levels of basically running around and beating up the occasional batch of punks. Easy achievements if that's important to you, but otherwise don't waste your time--or money.

I rented this game and beat the entire thing in under 6 hours. Some parts are pretty tricky but overall it's a pretty basic game. It is pretty fun but might be worth a rental first. The controls are easy and should be good for all ages.

The graphics of this one are worthy of the next generation platforms that it was designed for. It roughly follows the movie and is entertaining while you are playing it. There is little to no replay value on this one though and many of the later levels feel like you've already played them. This is a great game if you want to stack your achievement points and is definitely fun for a night or two.

TMNT is the latest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games and is the companion to the recent movie of the same title. You fight as each of the turtles, and sometimes can switch between them, through several stages (I think there were 14 or 16) that more or less (often less) accompany the plot of the movie. This is a typical movie-based game, short and without anything defining to make it really worthwhile, but not a complete waste of time if you rent it.

The Good:

-Well, it IS the Turtles, so that's a definite plus if you're a fan of either the originals or the new movie.
-The fighting and some of the Turtles' abilities are fun, for a little while at least, to mess around with.
-There aren't many unlockables, but there are a few fun things you can unlock to add variety to the game, including big heads for the Turtles, halloween costumes for the bad guys, and "weekend weapons."

The Bad:

-The game is VERY short. It took me between 4 and 5 hours to complete the game. After completing each stage with an 'A' rating you unlock the ability to play the stages again and find special gold coins in the stage, but there's really no reason to do this and I see little replay value in the game.
-The game is VERY easy with a few really tricky parts. You can die as many times as you want and just keep on playing, and you can fall or miss jumps or whatever and it really doesn't matter. That made me think the game's difficulty was tailored to younger people, but later in the game some of the jump sequences (especially on the last stage) are so difficult they require much more skill than the rest of the game.
-No multiplayer. I understand that some of the stages (like those with Raph as the Watchman) take place with only one Turtle, but what made all the old Ninja Turtles games so great was the ability to play with your friends.
-The camera angle is annoying at times, and there are many times when you're trying to do a certain kind of jump and end up falling to your death because you can't see well enough to line it up correctly or the game just executes the wrong move.

This game is worth renting if you've REALLY got nothing better to do, or if you want some quick Achievement points on the 360, but I definitely wouldn't buy it. It's fun for a while, a short while, but by the time you play the short story mode through you'll be more than ready to move on to something else.

Fun game. Animation and graphics are awesome. Turtle stunts and moves are great. Game plot becomes monotonous. Replay likiness is moderate.

Alright, I'll admit it right up front. I bought this game for the 1,000 gamerscore and no other reason. I knew it wasn't a very good game, but I also heard it wasn't complete crap. This is true, there are a couple fun sections, and some of the one liners are pretty great, but over all, you're not going to have much fun with this unless A) you're under 12, B) you absolutely love the turtles, C) you accidentally play some other game thinking it's this one. Technically, it works fine, the controls are pretty much fine, and graphically it doesn't look bad. So there's that.

Basically, if you aren't buying it for a child, don't expect much. If you're in it for the gamerscore, devote an afternoon to it. The achievements are super easy so it won't take more than one playthrough.