Game Rant Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Tutles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
From taking out a giant martial arts organization, defeating the unstoppable Shredder (Kevin Nash), dancing with Vanilla Ice, and still have time to tell some jokes as cheesey as their pizza! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been brought back to the world of gaming in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time a game originally released in 1987 from Konami on the Super Nintendo, and SEGA Genesis. The side scrolling beat’em styled game has not only been re-released, but it’s been complete remade, Re-Shelled, features new cell-shaded style graphics and sounds. The graphics were remade completely in 3D, with players now moving in and out of a true 3D camera. The opening and closing cinematics were remade with a stylized 2D look. The vocal quips of the arcade version return, re-recorded by the cast of the 2003 cartoon with new, new bosses, and the ability to play online over Xbox LIVE. With having a new graphic style, your now closer the action which makes it difficult, and a bit clustered at some times, especially if you have four people playing at once. The game play is the same: Beat’em up, collect health and power ups (Pizza Time!), fight a boss an then rinse, repeat. The big part of the game now is the multiplayer, which can always be fun, it’s the kind of game to play after a big night of Halo 3, CoD, or Gears of War. A game that’s enjoyable for friends and family. The only problems I have are some of the bosses have been changed around or completely removed, and the Elevator Level is gone! One of the best levels have been removed, and the bosses in that level have taken the spots of Beebob and Rocksteady spots, also in another level it’s a completely new boss, and I can’t figure out why? The game is 800 Microsoft Point ($10) which is alot better than the original marked price of 1200 Microsoft points ($15) But I wish there was a way to still play the original game in it’s true form. But if this the Turtles in Time I have to play for now so be it. The game is still a great 4 player game to play, that has a lot of replay value, and gives this generation of gamers a look into the games of the 90’s! Cowabunga!













