“…Leonardo leads! Donatello does machine!! Raphael is cool but rude! And Michelangelo is a PARTY DUDE!!!”
*ahem*
Yes OK I admit it back in the early 90′s I couldn’t stop watching the cartoon. I hated Shredder just as much as the next 5 year old kid and I must admit these “turtles in a half shell.” Got me into pizza.
But enough of the trip down memory lane. I picked up the trial version of TMNT: Turtles in time re shelled last night. Not having played the original turtles in time I was kind of optimistic on what I was about to play.
First off the TMNT classic cheese is still alive and well. One of shredders (what I assume to be) Gigantic creations has stolen the statue of liberty of all things and the turtles have to stop his evil plan!!
Why the statue of liberty I dot know, most villains rob national banks but looking at the guy I dread to ask.
Anyway back to the game. In the trial version you have both single player and multiplayer available. The single player puts you through one level and one boss (if you can call it that). You can choose from all four turtles which have varying stats. But personally I didn’t see much difference, except for Donatello’s reach seeing as he has his uber long cane.
That aside the game play is……clunky to say the least. Me being me I am used to fast paced combos from the likes of Devil May Cry and Ninja Gaiden. This game however seems slow and has about as many combos as I have brain cells…Not many!
The graphics on the other hand look really good! Still maintaining the cartoony style and giving the game a nice 3D over hall. I would defiantly hang this game up on my wall more than anything.
The boss battle I mentioned earlier, well it wasn’t a boss as more of an annoyance. It flew and didn’t take long to kill at all.
As for the multiplayer it is very much the same deal but with up to four people. Hordes of foot soldiers who like to watch you more than anything. As you can see I am not overly impressed by this game.
All in all TMNT Turtles in time re shelled is a remake of a game that should of been buried. Even though it looks very shiny the game play doesn’t hit the mark. But if you really enjoyed the original then this is the game for you.
TMNT: Turtles in time Re shelled is available now from Xbox LIVE arcade for 800 MSP!
Garv!
EDIT: Hmm didn’t notice that Michelangelo has exactly he same pose in both screen shots. Thats how varied it is :p
