Ubisoft's Ninja Turtles emerge from the shadows

Publisher's French-Canadian studios set to bring film-based TMNT game to small screens next March.

Leonardo mixes it up.

In January, Ubisoft announced that it had secured the rights to make games based on the upcoming movie adaptation of the indie-comic-turned-late-'80s-kids'-fad Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Nearly a year later, the publisher has finally dropped some details on the project.

Set to release ahead of the movie next spring, the game is being developed at Ubisoft's Montreal and Quebec City studios on the Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and PC. No mention was made of a PlayStation 3 version of the game. The publisher is promising a diverse group of adversaries pulled from both the movie and the original comics and environments designed around acrobatic navigation (something Ubisoft should be familiar with after developing the Prince of Persia series).

It won't all be fighting, as Ubisoft is emphasizing "acrobatic navigation" as well.

"The TMNT movie is all about the emotions associated with family and teenage angst," said Nick Harper, the game's creative director. "We've taken that philosophy and turned it into gameplay mechanics that will be fun and challenging."

One aspect of the game in which the familial theme will be played up is in the collaborative team-ups. The turtles will use each other's assistance to pummel their foes as well as to gain access to new areas.

The TMNT game is set for release March 13 of next year, with the movie it's based on arriving in theaters on March 23. The game has not yet been rated or priced.

159 Comments

  • LAboy06

    Posted Apr 4, 2007 1:29 pm PT

    Did they cancel the PS3 version?

  • mingfu

    Posted Mar 18, 2007 4:49 pm PT

    Not interested

  • donmega1

    Posted Mar 15, 2007 6:13 am PT

    gamespot review.........6.5.....us.....7.2....them.......6.0....

  • captainwonton

    Posted Jan 26, 2007 3:37 pm PT

    if this game becomes another beat em' up, like konami's outstanding work (sarcasm) then i don't think ubisoft get any problem taking the game of the year award (more sarcasm) !

  • _Sam_

    Posted Jan 5, 2007 10:44 pm PT

    I loved them when I was a kid. too bad they are making a movie now, not then

  • avery04

    Posted Jan 3, 2007 12:58 pm PT

    Yes, any unlockable games???

  • playa42018

    Posted Jan 1, 2007 7:00 pm PT

    looks like all the good systems are gonna get it at least

  • datniccah187

    Posted Jan 1, 2007 12:57 pm PT

    TMNT, you know i'm going to have to buy that.

  • Platyphyllum

    Posted Dec 27, 2006 11:27 am PT

    If Ubisoft MONTREAL is making this then it's going to be a great game. They made Prince of Persia after all.

  • Gastman

    Posted Dec 26, 2006 6:02 pm PT

    Were is the PS3 version of it.

  • MoogleDragoon

    Posted Dec 26, 2006 6:00 am PT

    I used to love TMNT when I was a kid. The TMNT arcade game was amazing as was turtles in time. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

  • icym

    Posted Dec 25, 2006 5:01 pm PT

    Hoping for the best... I really am

  • RealXBoxKiller

    Posted Dec 23, 2006 4:16 pm PT

    Already I know this will be a stinker. Whys that you ask? Konami ain't making it. 'Nuff said.

  • shazaila

    Posted Dec 23, 2006 3:09 pm PT

    Lmao, wow, the graphics.... Can't say much... Other than it looks like total garbage.

  • peanutmanak47

    Posted Dec 23, 2006 12:36 pm PT

    wow i must say it does look like crap. hopefully the gameplay is better

  • dragonfreak001

    Posted Dec 22, 2006 5:27 pm PT

    this game better be good.

  • RaiKageRyu

    Posted Dec 22, 2006 4:27 pm PT

    A non-cell shaded one? That's surprising.

  • Wiitendo64

    Posted Dec 22, 2006 3:32 pm PT

    Unisoft jus mite turn the boring beat'em up series into a better experience. Now if only Ubisoft can make the next DBZ:Sagas

  • WillT12345

    Posted Dec 22, 2006 9:13 am PT

    don't tell me Michelangelo can use his nunchakus to fly

  • LordelX

    Posted Dec 22, 2006 5:30 am PT

    A Gamecube game? In 2007? Say it ain't so!

  • theKSMM

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 5:50 pm PT

    Wow, you guys really are some graphics whores. If I can get some fluid, close-quarters, hand-to-hand melee combat, I don't care what any individual frame of animation looks like.

    Seven-on-one fight sequences? Sounds like a good use of multicore datapaths to me.

  • HyruleanLink

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 2:45 pm PT

    This could be a break through for the TMNT series. They should take their to make the game good.

  • Crimson-_-Tears

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 1:15 pm PT

    I liked the old school nes TMNT games they rocked I hope this game is just as good.

  • Chief_Kuuni

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 12:26 pm PT

    hopefully should be a fun game, I like ubisoft and liked the old movies from back in the day and the first ninja turtles game.

  • marioman1

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 12:14 pm PT

    Looks awful, and knowing Ubisoft, they will tack on some cheesy controls for wii and pump it out like the rest of their crappy games

  • Mkeegs79

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 12:03 pm PT

    Another lame movie/cartoon game. Looks awful and too simple.

  • natethegreat235

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 11:07 am PT

    Is it just me or do they look like frogs extended in a leap....?

  • SEr_803

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 10:19 am PT

    this game needs to be polished up and hopefully more fun then recent tmnt games

  • leapfrog91

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 10:05 am PT

    I can't believe they released such awful screens with only THREE months left til release. This is gonna be a bust for sure.

  • totallyschizo

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 9:53 am PT

    this game looks like it was beaten with an ugly staff......

  • courtez2k4

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 8:58 am PT

    If this is anything like PoP in terms of quality I may pick it up especially since Rival Swords is kinda a stab in the back to Wii owners.

  • jarrodt

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 8:42 am PT

    OH man Battletoads would be great.

  • crude_darkness

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 8:20 am PT

    the first pic looks like something out of spiderman, and the second pic looks like something out of Prince of Persia.

  • faizali86

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 8:02 am PT

    i just hope this is as good as the tmnt in the nes days. i really loved those.

  • ZEELIX

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 6:43 am PT

    pic makes me think a prince a persia.

  • Agulf

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 6:37 am PT

    "The TMNT game is set for release March 13 of next year, with the movie it's based on arriving in theatres on March 23."...

    So it's not based on the OLD motion pictures? Come on man, those rocked. Especially the one with Super Shredder

  • ricardo-sene

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 6:08 am PT

    I think that when a game is made for the both generations of consoles it always stays limited to the previous-gen (PS2, GC, in the case). So we'll won't see a game with the status of last-gen how it would be if it has been made exclusive for the last-gen consoles.

    When UBI launched Prince Of Persia there wasn't any movie launching together, I guess this gives a great difference on the final result

    Let's see how it'll be.. by the pictures the characters looks ugly, but the scenarios has some good textures and effects of light.

    Is Michelangelo flying with the nunchakus?

  • strangestguy

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 5:27 am PT

    Well i'd rather we be called Quebeckers too, but its not a question of racism or anything, i mean they call Ontarians Ontarians not "english canadians living next to french canadians" O.o ... And just to point out that Quebec is not the only Province with french talking canadians ... so the term french canadians used to describe Quebeckers is not really precise. Its like saying north americans when u want to talk about mexicans O.o ... which would be weird since canadians and americans also live in north america.

    Anyway personaly i liked the tmnt on nes cant remember which ones i liked though i think there where 3 or 4 and i liked only 1 of them. The snes one is really fun too throwing the Footies in the screen was great .... i bought the last tmnt on ps2 only to play that snes game again with my Bro. Sweet stuff.

    P.S: Didnt know that many Quebekers actually used those forums!!!! I feel less lonely lol.

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 5:21 am PT

    looks kinda bad. will probably be bad too.

  • especensor

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 4:50 am PT

    krachan
    I would really love a proper TMNT game, but i dont really belive that this is it...

    I on the other hand think otherwise. Acrobatics like a prince of persia game would rock. Only time can tell but these screenshots aren't looking too good.

  • fahad2mail

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 4:42 am PT

    wow, great newz.

  • krachan

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 3:59 am PT

    I would really love a proper TMNT game, but i dont really belive that this is it...

  • Pastehunter

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 3:45 am PT

    It looks nice , but the controls will be probably mediocre

  • M-Yu

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 3:18 am PT

    I hope it lives up to the hype

  • Mr_Saturn26

    Posted Dec 21, 2006 2:34 am PT

    looks wicked crappy

  • vanzhan

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 11:07 pm PT

    I'm QUEBECOIS and I don't find it INSULTING to be called a French Canadian.
    it's psychos like you who give the rest of us a bad name! No wonder the rest of the country hates us LOL.

    seriously, the whole SEPARIST thing is soooooo 1980s, it's not even funny.

    I guess it's a propos, considering this news item is about 80s cult cartoon TMNT.

    those graphics look horrendous. seriously, apart from TMNT THE ARCADE GAME, almost all of the Turtles games have sucked donkey. Konami should just make an HD version of that classic, with nice, sharp, polygonal graphics but with the original 2D gameplay, and sell THAT on XBLA.

    man, that'll be the day! I guess nice UPDATES to oldies (as opposed to quick cash-in ports) are just too good to be true.

  • wackoss

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 10:52 pm PT

    Those better be early, early, unfinished shots because those graphics are N64 quality.

    Why not just make a Dynasty Warriors Clone?

  • Bgrngod

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 9:53 pm PT

    These character models look more like the original comic book art work then anything since they went cartoony.

  • dholmes19

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 9:53 pm PT

    i can hear the theme song playing in my head now...

  • Basbik

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 9:33 pm PT

    The Turtle's look too skinny I think they should have more girth and thicker limb's.
    Their shell's should add some bulk to them and they must be fairly heavy so they should have thicker arm's and leg's .
    Carrying the weight of their shell's while doing flip's kick's & such should give them some pretty good strength.
    I have only seen the 2 shot's so far but I hope these are'nt the final character model's.
    THey look ok but as I said I think they should be a little bulkier

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