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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: September 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I found that the game was ok the only thing was that it was a one player game when there is so many games out there what are more then one player me i would say that i would not buy it for myself for this reason i only got beacse i got for a gift

Worst game on the Cube

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: December 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I wish that instead of insulting us 80's children they could do some justice for such a great series. This game was Final Fight, minus all cool combos and awesome boss fights. Audio clips were minimal and repetative. Cutscenes were poorly animated, if at all. Boo

This is NOT the turtles I knew?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: July 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I was looking forward to playing the new turtles game because like a few others on here, I grew up with the turtles from the 80's. Now I am a HUGE fan of changing stories up and making things more interesting, but these turtles were cheesy!!!
The boss fights in the Arcade version and other turtle games were FAR more exciting and a lot less repetitive. I played the game through and recognized only about 2 enemies from the original: Shredder and Stockman. Who are these other people?? And why is April and Casey this white-trash couple now??!!
Anyway, the gameplay was good and so were the graphics, but if you think you are getting old school turtles...RUN FAR AWAY.

P.S Whats with the new theme song??? GeeZZZZ

Cute and colorful but too childish

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: May 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

From a graphics point of view this game is very impressive. Sadly from a gameplay angle it's kind of limited and every level is basically the same thing.

This could basically be described as a side-scrolling beat-em-up, though the uncontrollable camera POV becomes very annoying. And compared with old-school games of the same genre, it doesn't hold up. Pow, biff, bam, smack! It just goes on and on for the whole game.

There are some levels that could have been cool, like the rooftop or subway stages. How cool would it have been to chuck the bad guys off the roof or onto the subway tracks? Very, but an invisible wall prevents this from happening. It's so disappointed that a lot of exploration is cut short. In the subway level trains rocket past in the tunnels on either side of you, but in the middle tunnel (where you battle loads of bad guys) there's no trains at all. Most levels are this way, there's just no REAL interaction with the environment.

The Streets of Rage games on the Genesis were better. It's the same thing. The city is overrun with thugs headed by a big boss. You beat them up and kill the boss. TMNT does not improve on this concept. Cute graphics though.

It's also kind of easy. The game is totally aimed at kids. I've seen better, I've seen worse. But I would suggest renting the game as it's long-time appeal is drastically short.

Good, but not as good as the classic TMNT games

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was extatic when i found out that a new TMNT game was coming out on gamecube. I couldnt wait to get it. Of course, it was almost inevitable that it wouldnt be as good as the originals were on nintendo and nintendo 64. This was true, but saying that, this is still a fun game. Its the classic beat em up style game...except its very easy. Especially when playing with a friend, it almost gets a little boring because it really isnt possible to lose.I am a competitive gamer, so this was a major downfall for me. It does have great graphics and fairly good gameplay though. In conclusion, i would suggest, even for the die hard fans of previous TMNT games, rent this game first...because its likely you will conquer it in the 3 days of rental.And after the 3 days, if you still love it, pick up a copy.

TMNT 4

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: October 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is technicaly the fourth in the Teenage Mutanat Ninja Turtles series in games from Nintedo, the first two coming out for the NES, that's Nintedo Entertainment System, and the third coming out for the SNES, that's the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, so its been awhile but it was worth the wait. Everyone who gets this game especially for the Gamecube will enjoy it. Have fun!!!

Good Title for Younger Players

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is a good one for younger players. The storyline is simple to follow, and most importantly, the game controls are pretty simple - you don't need to use any complex mult-button combinations, for example. My 4 year old son loves to play this game, and the two player mode is fun for he and I (or he and his sister) to use.

There are a number of levels, each divided into stages. Unfortunately, the game only saves your progress at each level instead of at each stage. So, you will probably end up repeating a lot of stages. For younger players that seem to enjoy repetition, this is not really an issue. More experienced players may need to intervene now and again to get the game moved into a new level and keep it fresh and interesting.

Game graphics/appearance is generally very good. The inability to save the game after each stage as opposed to each level and the following relatively minor issues prevent me from giving it 5 stars:

1. Repetetive voice effects get tiresome quickly (for adults, anyway)
2. Occasional frame-rate issues when there are a lot of explosions and/or characters appearing on-screen

As for the rating on this game, the violence is as minimal as possible given the storyline. Characters that are "destroyed" simply mysteriously vanish in a puff of smoke, and there is never any hint of blood or other serious injuries.

Again, if you are looking for a good game for younger players, TMNT definately deserves a try.

Most Impressive

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Well, I have to admit this was an impulse purchase. I was a big fan of TMNT as a kid, and now as an adult with the means, I just had to try this game out. I was impressed by the graphics, looks just like an after school cartoon. I was disapointed by the fact that it is only two-player. The developers must not have realized that all new game systems have four player ability. And I have to agree, the tournament mode Sucks! Good luck trying to get a lick in against the computer. I've only been able to win once. But the story mode more than makes up for it. If you're a Turtle fan, you won't be dissapointed. If you're still aprehensive, you can always rent it first!

Great game! Excellent for any TMNT fan!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: November 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a pretty challenging game in "Story Mode". Basically you pick a primary character (Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael or Michaelangelo) and you are assisted by the 2nd player who plays one of the other turtles. You are faced by a range of opponents, from street punks and mechanical robots to "boss" characters that need multiple, multiple strikes to beat.

This game encourages good team play because together you can defeat most enemies and not lose much health in the process. Individually, some of the enemies are near impossible to beat.

I only have one complaint (and this is on the Gamecube version).. certain scenes where many mechanical robot "dogs" come out are slow due to the processor getting overburdened with refreshing both the players' and robots actions. You can actually feel game play slow down. As you eliminate the robots, game play picks up speed.

Aside from that, game graphics and sound are pretty good.

I actually discovered an "Easter Egg" when we played the game on Halloween. The programmers wrote a function which changed the Turtles' heads to.... Pumpkins!! I wonder what surprise will happen as we roll into other holidays like Easter! Bunny heads maybe??

your enemies will wish they had a shell to hide in

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

When I heard that there was a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game coming out I thought everything seems to have the ability to make a comeback. I remember playing the classic TMNT games over a decade ago. You know the ones on the NES. They were alot of fun. The funny thing is that it seemed that there was a little more to those classic games than just slicing and dicing your way to the next level. That's pretty much what you do in story mode. Oh and theres also a vs. mode. It's a fighting game with a couple of unlockable fighters. I have to say this is a great game to pop in and play with a friend or family member. And who could complain about the liquid smooth look of the game. The graphics are beautiful. Now alot of people say the game is very repetitious, well it is somewhat, however what makes it seem more repetitious is the spoken dialogue by the turtles. Stuff like "crack the whip", "shell shocker", "shell-nato", "turtle wax", "batter up", "anyone for stickball? I'm the stick you be the ball", "coming at ya", "raw hide" and more. You can picture it , I'm sure. Another thing, the words that pop up when you hit the enemies can be removed by going to options and turning them off. I thought that was cool because they got bothersome after a while. If you enjoy a no nonsense smash and bash.. this should be on your menu, and I'd say go ahead and order it.

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