Ubisoft's Ninja Turtles emerge from the shadows

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Dec 20, 2006 10:23 am PT

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!

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