Little more than a remake of TMNT: The Arcade Game, The Manhatten Project still holds up as a fun two-player beat-em-up.
The only distinct difference, other than the story and game environments, from TMNT: The Arcade Game, is that to use the special attack of one of the four now requires sacrificing a small amount of health as a result.
This means that the days of repeatedly pressing the A & B buttons together and performing a special move to instantly kill Foot Clan members one after another is through, with the life loss the special moves are best saved for the level's end boss.
Like TMNT: The Arcade Game, you have your choice of the four original turtles to play as, with the chance of changing the turtle you are playing as every time you use a continue.
Slightly more difficult than TMNT: The Arcade Game, TMNT: The Manhattan Project maintains the exciting two-player play across several levels with occasional cutscenes inbetween.
Fans of the film, TV, and/or videogame series will enjoy this game whose style is shared with TMNT: The Arcade Game, differs greatly from the original TMNT Nintendo game, and pales in comparison to TMNT: Turtles In Time on the Super Nintendo.
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