New TMNT game based on new Movie from....UBISOFT

[ThirdMarioBro]

Ubisoft Goes Cowabunga

January 11, 2006

by: Jamil Matheny

The French developer is making a video-game based off the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles CG movie.
Those green-mutants are back and they may look better than ever! Today, Ubisoft announced that they have signed an exclusive worldwide agreement with 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. and Mirage Group to publish and develop a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video game. The game will be based off the new CG feature-length film produced by Imagi Animation Studios and to be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures in North America.

�Ubisoft has demonstrated its strong commitment to making quality license-based games and truly understands the spirit of one of the world�s most famous children�s brands,� said Christian Salomon, director of licensing at Ubisoft. �Ubisoft is thrilled to be bringing the Turtles back in an exciting new adventure that will attract the first generation of enthusiasts all the way through to the current and future generations of fans.�

This PG-rated movie will derive from the classic comic-book series. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video game will however, feature the CG animation as cinematic scenes within the game.

�We are excited that the Turtles are returning to the big screen in 2007 and pleased to partner with Ubisoft for the creation of a new movie-based Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video game,� said Alfred R. Kahn, chairman and chief executive officer of 4Kids Entertainment. �We are confident Ubisoft�s commitment to quality, strong international distribution and presence in the worldwide video game market will complement the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie experience and help generate added excitement for the Turtles brand.�

The movie should be rolling out by 2007; yet the game itself has a non-confirmable date at this time. AMN will keep tabs on this game title.

source: Ubisoft - Press Release

Woah, that came out of nowhere. It's about time someone other than Konami got a crack at TMNT. Konami lost the magic years ago.

[The Lone Turtle]

Nice! And being a movie game - I'm sure to get it here :D Unlike the last 2 TMNT games.

[AquaParade]

Awesome news Thanks. Hopefully they'll do something other than cell shading this time.

[pwnage]

Ugh, I hate Ubisoft. They may be popular, but Ubisoft is the last diveloper of choice. I much rather have Konami stay making the Turtle games. I dislike Ubisoft for serveral reasons, one of them taking on developing Americas Army, an online FPS that is funded by Congress after a study came out concluding people who play FPS are more likley to join the Army.

That, and I'll never forgive Ubisoft for making Tomb Raider. Ugh.

Oh and TMB if you have played Metal Gear Solid 3, then you'd know that Konami did not "lose the magic".

[AquaParade]

Ugh, I hate Ubisoft. They may be popular, but Ubisoft is the last diveloper of choice. I much rather have Konami stay making the Turtle games. I dislike Ubisoft for serveral reasons, one of them taking on developing Americas Army, an online FPS that is funded by Congress after a study came out concluding people who play FPS are more likley to join the Army.

That, and I'll never forgive Ubisoft for making Tomb Raider. Ugh.

Oh and TMB if you have played Metal Gear Solid 3, then you'd know that Konami did not "lose the magic".


IMO I think Ubisoft will probably do a much better job than Konami... just look at the quality of the King Kong game they just made. Not perfect, but excellent for a movie game. Konami already had three shots at making a good turtle game and it doesnt seem like they really care that much about the quality as long as it sells. I hope the combat is a lot deeper and the graphics a lot better. I wonder what generation of consoles this game will be coming too..

[Class is Pain 101]

that sounds cool, King Kong was a very amazing video game

[pwnage]

IMO I think Ubisoft will probably do a much better job than Konami... just look at the quality of the King Kong game they just made. Not perfect, but excellent for a movie game. Konami already had three shots at making a good turtle game and it doesnt seem like they really care that much about the quality as long as it sells. I hope the combat is a lot deeper and the graphics a lot better. I wonder what generation of consoles this game will be coming too..

Absolutley not, the combat in King Kong is confusing and the game's intergration with movie like cutscenes leaves you in the dark as to when to start playing. The whole movie looks like a cutscene and the camera angles are horrible. Horrible game.

Furthermore, Konami has made other turtle games that have been better than any Ubisoft game I've played. Have you forgotten all the classic NES/SNES games that Konami made? Those were plenty fun. Furthermore, the GBA TMNT game was also wonderful.

And if Ubisoft is making the game, there will be a low chance of having dynamic combat gameplay. Good luck.

[raphaelprime]

And if Ubisoft is making the game, there will be a low chance of having dynamic combat gameplay. Good luck.


not completely true...have you played any of the Prince of Persia's Ubisoft has done?...imagine the fighting styles they could work with for the turtles. I think it should be a pretty good game.

[AquaParade]

Absolutley not, the combat in King Kong is confusing and the game's intergration with movie like cutscenes leaves you in the dark as to when to start playing. The whole movie looks like a cutscene and the camera angles are horrible. Horrible game.

Furthermore, Konami has made other turtle games that have been better than any Ubisoft game I've played. Have you forgotten all the classic NES/SNES games that Konami made? Those were plenty fun. Furthermore, the GBA TMNT game was also wonderful.

And if Ubisoft is making the game, there will be a low chance of having dynamic combat gameplay. Good luck.

Yes, the old snes games were very good games...but those were made a long time ago by completely different developers. The ninja turtles games Konami is putting out today just arent as good as they used to be. I havent played the gba games, but I admit they do look pretty fun and seem to remind me of the old turtle games. As for King Kong being horrible...I would have to disagree. The presentation was among one of the best and the gameplay was actually quite fun if a little linear. Lets not forget prince of persia and splinter cell....I think Ubisoft has the potential to make a pretty good turtles game, and after the praise they received from King Kong , I'm sure they'll be trying very hard to keep their good reputation with game to movie translations.

[pwnage]

1. Prince of Persia (all of them) are highly overrated games
2. Splinter Cell is an Americanized rehash of something that Konami already established with Metal Gear Solid.
3. King Kong was far to cinematic for rational taste, If I'd wanted to watch a movie, I'd hit Blockbuster.

And Raphael prime, if Konami signed on the right developers to the Turtles game, the game play would've be quite dynamic. I would prefer actually if anybody else but Ubisoft got the game Licences, hell even rare, because then we could at least guarantee some originality.

Personally, I'd wet myself if Valve took on the project and made it for PC :) Valve's developers are genius.

[Masked Ninja]

"Ubisoft has demonstrated its strong commitment to making quality license-based games and truly understands the spirit of one of the world's most famous children's brands," said Christian Salomon, director of licensing at Ubisoft.
(emphasis mine)This is the part that worries me a little. Otherwise... I don't play video games enough to have opinions on which developers are better than others. It might be nice to see a fresh approach from another company. It may suck. But really, only time will tell...

[Ra]

Oooo. I'm looking forward to this. Konami has had a good run with the turtles. If they got their hands on this, they would turn this into another TMNT 2 game. Ubisoft has produced some great games, so why beat it up for offering to make a good game? Sit back, relax, wait for the game to come out, and if you don't like it still, then you can complain about it

Nice! And being a movie game - I'm sure to get it here :D Unlike the last 2 TMNT games
Keep on looking Lone. I've got both of them right here in AUS. And I also saw "Mutant Melee" for sale today in K-Mart for the PS2 for $48.84

[onyx]

As much as I dislike Ubisoft, it will be interesting to see another company take a crack on the Turtles. Konami did great before and not so great recently (my opinion, though I still enjoy the new TMNT games too), some fresh ideas are welcome. I wouldn't judge Ubisoft from the games they made before. It would be better to just wait and see :) I wonder if their game will be an arcade fighting game like the Konami ones or will they take the Turtles to a different genre...

[pwnage]

I'm not complaining, I just strongly doubt that Ubisoft is going to do a good job.

[R-iZZy]

WOW! So Konami's relationship with the TMNT video game is officially over? WTF?! I know their games haven't been classics, but the latest one was a step in the right direction! I'm seriously shocked! How many years has Konami lead the TMNT video game license? This is crazy!

[cowabunga14]

Personally, I'm excited about this. Ubisoft has made some great games like Lumines and the Splinter Cell series which gives 'em a reputation. Look at the new Evil Dead game, for example. The other ones sucked and Cranky Pants made Regeneration an enjoyable experience. I haven't played it yet, but the highest it's gotten was about an 8.5 out of 10. My point is that y'all should give Ubisoft a chance cuz a different developer could make all the difference for the good of things.

[TigerClaw]

What we need is a GTA Style TMNT game. :)

[pwnage]

Ew no, what we need is an MGS style game.

[Spitfire]

What we need is a GTA Style TMNT game. :)
No

Ew no, what we need is an MGS style game.
No

What we need is an action based game with RPG stat building. Something like Devil May Cry. Not the gameplay but the stat building. As far as gameply beat em up works so I doubt it will change. A free roam game where the city is your hiding place would be nice but I don't see that happening.

[Ninja Tiptup]

A movie game from Ubisoft should be good but why cut Konami out? I guess they were fed up with the lack luster games Konami has been making with the TMNT license. Konami can still make great games though and I thought TMNT 3 was great beyond being just a TMNT game.

[ThirdMarioBro]

1. Prince of Persia (all of them) are highly overrated games


Oh Peeeeeeeeeeanut!!!!

*points to above post*


And I didn't mean Konami has no talent left. They're still one of my favorite dev houses. I just mean their low budget modern gen TMNT titles have all sucked major amounts of ass in my opinion.

[pwnage]

What we need is an action based game with RPG stat building. Something like Devil May Cry.

Stat building is for teh nerds.

[raphaelprime]

i agree with Spitfire, in a way. What we need is one very close to the style of the X-Men Legends games.

[pwnage]

It got boring after a while though..

[R-iZZy]

i agree with Spitfire, in a way. What we need is one very close to the style of the X-Men Legends games.
Agreed 100%. I was ADDICTED to X-Men Legends! And the best part is you could use only four characters. WOW! What a coincidence, there's FOUR turtles!

It should be exactly like X-Men: Legends, imo.

[raphaelprime]

Agreed 100%. I was ADDICTED to X-Men Legends! And the best part is you could use only four characters. WOW! What a coincidence, there's FOUR turtles!

It should be exactly like X-Men: Legends, imo.


true, but think bout it. you got more than 4 characters, but only 4 at a time. it was 4-player co-op. they could add in extra characters like usagi, casey, splinter, april, traximus, nobody, silver sentry, metalhead the list could go on of the allies they could put in.

[Ra]

*nods* Agreed. I like the sound of this RPG idea, mainly because it's putting a twist onto the TMNT games. Everything has just been a "Beat 'em Up" Style ever since TMNT came into the world. Maybe you could even take the old system and mix it a bit with the RPG system. I wouldn't really mind a TMNT game like that :) But we'll just have to wait and see

And if anyone doesn't like it, don't complain. Nothing has been finalized yet, so what's there to complain about?

[Class is Pain 101]

true, but think bout it. you got more than 4 characters, but only 4 at a time. it was 4-player co-op. they could add in extra characters like usagi, casey, splinter, april, traximus, nobody, silver sentry, metalhead the list could go on of the allies they could put in.

Oh Hell ya, but im not worried about type of game but i want to be lengthy unlike the other games the recent tmnt games were like weekend games espically the second one.

[Mobius One]

I kind of like how they are giving someone else the chance to make this game, because I don't think that Konami is taking the titles seriously anymore. I also hope it is like a GTA style game, but the X-Men Legends style also intrigues me a little, but the free roaming idea is what I think would be the best. I absolutely hate MGS games, so I wouldn't want it to be like that, and no offense to you pwnage, I have just never liked them. I think it will be interesting to see how Ubisoft's game turns out. Also, I pretty sure that Konami will still be doing all of the normal games, just Ubisoft will be doing the movie adaptation. If they do a good job with the movie game, then Konami will be forced to make a good game too, but if this game sucks, then I am sure that Konami will slack off again.

[pwnage]

Actually, I don't care what it is. I just hope it's online.

[Tigerfog]

TMNT with a gameplay like X-Men Legends...
Sounds nice, but without framerate issues, I hope. This always made the battles confusing.

I'd die for a TMNT game with the same gameplay and quality as "Beyond Good and Evil". That game was so great, although too short...
But with Ubisoft taking care of TMNT, I think it's for the best.
After all, I think it's about time we gave the current TMNT game developper a rest. Sure, it was a development team was made of mostly Japanese people who added nice TMNT anime sequences to the game (for those who played the new generation of TMNT games, you might have noticed that all game-exclusive cutscenes are animated and choppy just like japanese anime!... watch their body language too... heck, watch the names in the credits of those games.), but I think we've all seen what they were able to do. I'd now like to see what kind of 3D TMNT game a European or American developper can do. ;)

[Spitfire]

Ubisoft made Splinter Cell, stealth game, and Prince Of Persia, pretty decent action game. I doubt they will combine the two but I'm sure with systems like that they could adapt the TMNT to it very easily. If Laird pays enough for this game we could get a decent game finially. Otherwise they will toss the project to a rookie team and it will probly come out like one of the new toon games.

[BartAllen]

This is excellent news.

[TerranigmaFreak]

This is both good news and bad news. Good news, Konami's no longer working on TMNT. The bad news is that they didn't choose TREASURE to make their TMNT games. Konami can't make crap without Treasure (save only for the 2D Castlevanias). Their recent Gardius and Contra games were good cause they got Treasure back to help them. Not the mention Treasure was the team behind the original TMNT games. Anyone played Astro Boy, Gun Star Super Heros, and even the above average Guardian Heros Advance? I think Treasure would do the TMNT justice.

Ubi Soft... I'll just use the wait and see approach cause I really don't know what to expect from them. They are a hit and miss developer. sometimes they make great games, other times their games suck like hell.

[lilonardo]

I have to admit Konami's old toon TMNT games are brilliant.
But Konami dropping TMNT?!?
That is so sad. :(
I enjoy Konami's new toon TMNT games too.
I have to admit Konami new-toon-ifying the old toon TMNT arcade games is a very big mistake :( .

[Spitfire]

This is both good news and bad news. Good news, Konami's no longer working on TMNT. The bad news is that they didn't choose TREASURE to make their TMNT games. Konami can't make crap without Treasure (save only for the 2D Castlevanias). Their recent Gardius and Contra games were good cause they got Treasure back to help them. Not the mention Treasure was the team behind the original TMNT games. Anyone played Astro Boy, Gun Star Super Heros, and even the above average Guardian Heros Advance? I think Treasure would do the TMNT justice.

Ubi Soft... I'll just use the wait and see approach cause I really don't know what to expect from them. They are a hit and miss developer. sometimes they make great games, other times their games suck like hell.
What about the fact that Konami makes the #1 top rated stealth game? And without Treasure's help.

[TerranigmaFreak]

What about the fact that Konami makes the #1 top rated stealth game? And without Treasure's help.

Wow... one overrated game series that plays like Dragon's Lair. Not to mention the old TMNT games were never about stealth. It's about kicking the crap out of anything that moves.

[creativerealms82]

Agreed 100%. I was ADDICTED to X-Men Legends! And the best part is you could use only four characters. WOW! What a coincidence, there's FOUR turtles!

It should be exactly like X-Men: Legends, imo.

A Ninja Turtles RPG. I would so be there to play it.

[Kid Icarus]

1. Prince of Persia (all of them) are highly overrated games
2. Splinter Cell is an Americanized rehash of something that Konami already established with Metal Gear Solid.
3. King Kong was far to cinematic for rational taste, If I'd wanted to watch a movie, I'd hit Blockbuster.

And Raphael prime, if Konami signed on the right developers to the Turtles game, the game play would've be quite dynamic. I would prefer actually if anybody else but Ubisoft got the game Licences, hell even rare, because then we could at least guarantee some originality.

Personally, I'd wet myself if Valve took on the project and made it for PC :) Valve's developers are genius.
At first, I was going to ignore this thread. But then I saw this post.

1. PoP are brilliant puzzle games in the disguise of action platformers. How, you ask? Simple. There is only ONE correct way to get through the levels. If you don't run on the wall, jump to the pole to swing to the upper ledge, you lose.

2. Funny you mention the Metal Gear Solid series because of your next comment... Oh, and Ubisoft is a FRENCH developer. Not American. And do realize that each studio has diffrent development teams for diffrent games... I don't think the Goemon team at Konami could have made Metal Gear Solid, and vice versa...

3. Again, Metal Gear Solid. It's ironic you mention that, and then complain about a movie-esq game. Metal Gear Solid IS a movie in a game. Metal Gear Solid is more about the story, graphics, sound, and characters then most RPGs.on the market today. Hideo Kojima, who I'm sure you're aware is incharge of the Metal Gear Solid series, has even said that his games are ment to be more cenimatic in nature.

Rare is far from original. Each of their games are as follows: Find Item A, collect 50 of them to get Move A. Use Move A to find Item B, collect 50 of them to get to Level B. Banjo-Kazooie (and Tooie), Donkey Kong 64, Conker's Bad Fur Day, and Starfox Adventures are all the exact same game with diffrent stories and things to collect. And their Perfect Dark team is now known as a studio called Free Radical. See Time Splitters. Want another reason why Rare would never get it? The game would only be on Xbox and GBA. Why? Because Microsoft owns them now. Why would you put a liscensed game intended to sell to the masses on ONE system? Doesn't make much sense, huh? Kameo has them looking up, but still hasn't brought them back to greatness... as much as I wish they'd get better.

I'd be the first to say Ubisoft isn't the best developer around, because they're not. By far. But they didn't make Tomb Raider. That was Eidos.

Valve is good at the FPS genre. Now, how do you figure that would work with a game about Ninjas that use hand held weapons the majority of the time in combat? How would you see the cool jumps, and attacks, the game is likely to have in first person? You coulden't.

Next time you feel the urge to argue videogames, please be aware that there are several members on this site that know much much more then you about this subject.

Now, onto my ideas. I like the rpg element others have brought up... but I'd like to see more sneaking around. Perhaps you can gain experiance by avoiding fights, as much as you do by going around beating everything up? That'd introduce an interesting mechanic... "do I try to sneak by, or do I just go in 'guns blazing'?"

An online mode would be nice, but I just can't see how it would fit into that sort of gameplay. You could join with people and have one 'quest', but I'd like them to avoid the MMORPG style. It'd be too hard to work the TMNT liscense into it. No, we just need a brawler with a lot of stealth and RPG elements.

[ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael]

Now, onto my ideas. I like the rpg element others have brought up... but I'd like to see more sneaking around. Perhaps you can gain experiance by avoiding fights, as much as you do by going around beating everything up? That'd introduce an interesting mechanic... "do I try to sneak by, or do I just go in 'guns blazing'?"


I like your ideas. For once there should be stealth elements incorporated into the game.

Also I would love to see a TMNT with a nice dark shade to it, so for once, you can actually stick to the shadows.

Plus, the levels should be wide open and you should be free to free roam and hop from roof top to roof top in new york or roam around an explore the sewers. I'd also like to see some puzzle elements in there too.

All 4 Turtles should be able to be on screen at once and youll be able to switch between them on the fly. The CPU for both the TMNT and the enemies should be intelligent, and boss fights shouldn't involve more strategy. Plus, you should be able to fight freehand.

There should be multiple unlockables like diffrent weapons, mini-missions, diffrent coustumes, playable characters like Master Splinter, Casey, and Leatherhead, and a special extra level where, at the end, you fight The Shredder.

[Class is Pain 101]

they should make it like The Warriors video game. That video game was awesome and was an excellent beat em up.

[AquaParade]

That might be fun. But I agree on some rpg elements being thrown in. It would be cool to play online and have 4 people controlling 4 different turtles.

[lilonardo]

I think Ubisoft should enlist Treasure to help them develop the game.
It would be more like the Konami games that way :) .
I also think that Ubisoft should team up with Stern Pinball (formerly Data East Pinball) and offer the Turtles pinball machine as an unlockable bonus game :) !

[TheShowstoppa]

Here's my Two:

Konami hasn't done a very good job with the TMNT line with the last 3 games. I have to admit that I LOVE the original toon games and I still play them to this day.

However, I will say that they did get a lot of things right about a few games. For example: A.) TMNT II was an excellent game. It had SOOOO many stages and so many unlockable items. The only things I disagree with on this game were the fact that all the characters were on one lifeline so you basically have to use a cheat to get through the game with more than one person and they waited until Mutant Nightmare to have all 4 turtles on screen at once. B) To touch on the last part of A, Mutant Nightmare was great playwise because you had AI turtles while you controlled one. That made me happy. What didn't make me happy is the fact that they go from god knows how many levels in Battle Nexus to having 3 distinct stages that really kinda blew balls. (No, they all didn't suck, but they definately could have been better.)

I think Ubisoft may be able to do a good job with the upcoming game, but I'm going to be skeptical because I'm always skeptical when change comes around. I also have to say that if this game comes out next year, it's going to be the first next gen TMNT game, because surely they're not going to develop a CG movie and skip out on the graphics for PS3 and Xbox 360.

[Jo269976]

Well if UBISOFT can make a good fun game like Rayman, I'm in :D

[Ecto Jedi]

I thought Konami did a bang-up job with both Battle Nexus and Mutant Nightmare, though they really dropped the ball on the first TMNT game. Man, that game blew chunks...

I'm wondering what Ubisoft will do to differentiate this new game from the previous ones, and what new gameplay modes we can expect. (Plus, the graphics better be kick-ass!) :D

[Jo269976]

I hope it's better but i have high expectations :D

[ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael]

I thought Konami did a bang-up job with both Battle Nexus and Mutant Nightmare, though they really dropped the ball on the first TMNT game. Man, that game blew chunks...



While 2 and 3 were big improvements over 1, all 3 of them still couldn't make it work. While they kept adding more stuff, they still failed to correct the smae basic problems that were holding them down.

1. Bad Camera Control
2. Repetitve Gameplay
3. Lack Of Good Replay Value
4. All The Button Mashing

[AquaParade]

I would go as far as to say that the 2k3 Konami Turtle games are actually really bad from a gamers perspective. Ubisoft will totally need to start fresh on everything. I think that they can do a much better job than the team at konami was doing(I'm not dissing Konami, just the team that was working on it, I love the Metal Gear Solid series) Ubisoft has a pretty good track record, especially with movie licensed games. Another thing to look forward to is the 99.9% chance that this game will be a next gen title, that means more enemies on screen, MUCH better graphics(hopefully the whole cel shading thing is done away with) and more advanced gameplay and a bigger game. Personally, I can hardly wait. I have pretty high hopes for this game.:)

[Stephen]

Ubisoft has a pretty good track record, especially with movie licensed games.

Definitly with Star Wars - Apprentice Of The Force on GBA, even if it is an easy game compared to the SNES Super Stars Wars series.

[Tigershard]

I talked to some of the developers of the new TMNT game today at a conference I was at. While they were very tight lipped about it, I found out it is being developed by Ubisoft Montreal, the same studio that made the Splinter Cell games :D

[Raph]

WOw thats a sweet bit of info there. Thanks Tigershard

[AquaParade]

Ya, thanks a lot! I think we may be in for a real high quality game.

[jeff the cheff]

hope they make it for the new nintendo cause thats the new system i wanted to get

[Spitfire]

hope they make it for the new nintendo cause thats the new system i wanted to get
Movie games usually hit every system, including mobile phone <_<

[Kendamu]

Sure. Konami's gone. Whatever. I have their best stuff on MAME, anyway. Besides, I'm one of the weird guys who thought that Konami was getting worse at it everytime a new toon TMNT game would come out. The first one's the best, IMO.

Now, Ubisoft isn't some sort of company that stands out in my mind as the best game makers in the world or anything, but they definately don't seem to be responsible for any games I don't like. So I'm excited.

[NeoBix]

I hope this game is cool!! 8)

[Turtle Ninja]

The TMNT series based games have always been a great market for the series and for a hardcore TMNT fan like myself i Just wander what will this title be like. I am still a big fan of the arcade style games from when i was younger. like the first one and turtles in time. I hope they take the series in a eye opening new direction and show the hardcore fans what they get payed for and make a kick a** game that will keep the fans up for hours. I hope the new title they release will stay true to the TMNT style of gameplay and also show the fans something new at the same time, No matter what they release i will still stay true to the TMNT franchise and still love the series as much as i did the first time i saw it on tv. peace out this is "Turtle Ninja" 8)

[InsaneZane]

I think it's a great idea for Ubisoft to do the movie videogame adaptation...
All though nobody could make it top-of-the-line the way fans would love it without have relativly anything to b!#c# about, unless the game developers consulted me first...:D :D :D
No, really, I'm not kidding , I've already whipped up a full-fledged design document that would be un-rivaled by anyone....
don't ask me to go into detail, it's waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much to explain in here.

[redsai4lex]

I think it's a great idea for Ubisoft to do the movie videogame adaptation...
All though nobody could make it top-of-the-line the way fans would love it without have relativly anything to b!#c# about, unless the game developers consulted me first...:D :D :D
No, really, I'm not kidding , I've already whipped up a full-fledged design document that would be un-rivaled by anyone....
don't ask me to go into detail, it's waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much to explain in here.
ITS TRUE!
OH, ITS DAM# TRUE!

I would know, being your brother and all...

[AquaParade]

Hmm, I'm guessing there was no info on it at this years E3.:(
Still waiting for some actual info on this game. I can't wait to see the TMNT in all their next-gen graphics glory. :)
Wonder what the differences will be on the Wii and the 360 and PS3...assuming its coming to all three next-gen systems.

[lambofun]

Ugh, I hate Ubisoft. They may be popular, but Ubisoft is the last diveloper of choice. I much rather have Konami stay making the Turtle games. I dislike Ubisoft for serveral reasons, one of them taking on developing Americas Army, an online FPS that is funded by Congress after a study came out concluding people who play FPS are more likley to join the Army.

That, and I'll never forgive Ubisoft for making Tomb Raider. Ugh.

Oh and TMB if you have played Metal Gear Solid 3, then you'd know that Konami did not "lose the magic".

Americas Army is tight, i know its a recruiting tool.

[AquaParade]

I wonder how much longer it'll be until we get some info on this game.:ohwell:
I really hope they take this seriously and it doesnt turn out like some kind of
The Incredibles movie game:| I want something serious, but considering it's Ubisoft, I'm almost sure that the game will be taken seriously.

[syk_skillz]

I wonder how much longer it'll be until we get some info on this game.:ohwell:
I really hope they take this seriously and it doesnt turn out like some kind of
The Incredibles movie game:| I want something serious, but considering it's Ubisoft, I'm almost sure that the game will be taken seriously.
Yeah me too. Hell Gamefaq doesn't even have the game listed yet. wussup wit that?

[Brodie]

I think a GTA style video game would be amazing, it'd be slightly reminiscant of the old game for NES. Except, you know....Beatable....

Just imagine, you can take to the streets....or the sewers... Use the various turtle vehicles, or steal a car.

If they mix it with Ultimate SPider-Man style, Like give them grapple hooks, and let them climb building sides, and hop rooves.

[AquaParade]

A gta styled turtle game would be neat, but I'm scared that if they did that, they might go the "gta route" and have a lot of stuff to do...with sloppy mechanics and controls.

[OldSchooler]

http://media.wii.ign.com/media/794/794101/vids_1.html

take a look guys

[jasonorme666]

Saw 20mins ago or so,

Not sure If I could get use to a dark TMNT game.

[ThirdMarioBro]

First of all, people need to realize they are never going to recreate the original arcade game magic. The past few games from Konami have proven that. Now, with that out of the way..........

Jesus Christ I want this game now BADLY. Ubbisoft looks like they made a winner. HARDCORE! Beautiful beautiful beautiful.

[jasonorme666]

First of all, people need to realize they are never going to recreate the original arcade game magic. The past few games from Konami have proven that. Now, with that out of the way..........

That almost seems like a rant..

I know they are never going to remake what made the games what they are, the time has passed from when Beat Em Ups were at their peek.

But a dark TMNT game, dispite the TMNT being this way since the start it will seems strange playing it.

I will get it either way but from what I saw it doesnt look all too appealing, but again, looks can be deceiving.

The game looks alittle like "Jackie Chan Stuntmaster".

[Brodie]

This game is looking like everything I ever wanted from a turtle game. And its for the Wii? Cummmmmmmmmm

[Ninja Tiptup]

It may very well be the best TMNT game ever. Or at least the best in years. A lack of multiplayer would be a drag though. None the less a stealthy ninja-esque TMNT game? I'm soooooo there.

[Jo Dawn]

I can't see the preview, but...

Dark game?

The Wii?





...Yes... Yes... YES... YES!!!!


*falls over, satisfied*

[ThirdMarioBro]

This is what I've been wanting for years. A Ninja Turtle game where they act as a family, fight as a group, hide in the shadows, flip out and kill people, then run along the rooftops, flipping from building to building, then to the ground, into the alleys, with blood splattering, a trail of limbs behind them, and real honest to God Ninja gameplay.

Ubisoft kicks so much ass. The creators of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, doing TMNT. Fu*king YES!

[TigerClaw]

Even though the stuff they showed are work in progress, The game looks very promising, Finally a game that shows how skillfull the turtles are with there ninjas skills.

[Gokhan]

the game looks like it will b hot but i know one thing it better have 4 player co-op if not that at least 2. because all i saw was alot of leo an im a hugh donatello fan

[AquaParade]

I'm still waiting to see the 360 version of the game:)

[jasonorme666]

into the alleys, with blood splattering, a trail of limbs behind them, and real honest to God Ninja gameplay.

If thats included I will give you a grand.

[ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael]

This game looks to be just as good as the movie. Finally, we get some stealth and roof jumping! Plus, we can fight free hand.

Now, all they need to do is confirm 4-Player, and I can die happy.

[Anarchistguy]

Not to jump on conclusions too early, but this game looks like it'll beat the HELL out of anything Konami ever released.

[Mondo J. Gecko]

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I'm so happy with what i've seen of this game so far... i thouht that "family" stuff, working like a team was absoulety awesome... this game is looking killer... can't wait to play it... and i'm hoping they release it for all the systems... not just the next gen stuff... but i wouldn't be suprised if it was just next gen... looking very very sweet... ubisoft rocks...
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:D

[AquaParade]

I'm a little confused...That was just the Wii verion we got a preview of right? So we still havent seen the ps3 and 360 versions...hmmm should'nt be long until we see them. The Wii version looks excellent, and as previously stated...I'm pretty much 100% sure that these will beat the crap out of the current Konami games.

[Mondo J. Gecko]

:-?
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That was just the Wii verion we got a preview of right?
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wii? i missed that... so it is next gen stuff obviously... think ubisoft will do what they're doing with Splinter Cell: Double Agent and release it for every system? or do you think they just keep it all next gen? (i getting excited about seeing the achivement points for it on the 360, as well as some pimping gamer pictures and themes). did i say this game looks sweet yet? cause it does... 2007 baby... gonna be a great year for turtle fans...
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[AquaParade]

This game looks to be just as good as the movie. Finally, we get some stealth and roof jumping! Plus, we can fight free hand.

Now, all they need to do is confirm 4-Player, and I can die happy.

We can fight free hand? When did they state that?


Hmmm i could be wrong about the video being about the Wii version of TMNT. During one of the clips you see one of the workers playing it with a ps2 controller...I think its when he's playing the jungle level. bleh. Does anyone know what system they were showing this for in the video?!

[ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael]

We can fight free hand? When did they state that?


Hmmm i could be wrong about the video being about the Wii version of TMNT. During one of the clips you see one of the workers playing it with a ps2 controller...I think its when he's playing the jungle level. bleh. Does anyone know what system they were showing this for in the video?!

In the preview, you can see the TMNT put theyr'e weapons away, but maybe that was because they were doing specific moves, but I hope you can.It would be resonable since theres gonna be alot of climbign and wall jumping.

[Mondo J. Gecko]

:D
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Creators from Imagi and Mirage Studios have been tapped to ensure TMNT remains true to the movie (and therefore the comic book). No consoles were specified in the release, but Ubisoft did assure that TMNT was coming for current and next-gen systems. Look for it to hit shelves on March 30, 2007, to coincide with the release of the movie from Imagi Animation Studios.

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Sweeet....
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:D

[R-iZZy]

The game looks pretty damn nice. But I'm wondering if Ubisoft will be the company to continue what Konami did and make the games that coincide with the new series, or are they cutting that off completely?

[AquaParade]

If Ubisoft does well with this game(and I think we all know they are gonna do better than recent Konami) I would assume that they will receive new rights to the tmnt games. If were lucky, maybe we will get some TMNT games based off the old comics, sort of like the movie is, instead of just games based off the new show....Imagine a fast forward video game...yuk! Anyways, I know i state this in every post, but i am overly excited to see the next-gen versions of this game, or at least the 360 version, seeing as the video we were watching is either a preview of the wii version(as stated at the web site) or a ps2 version (considering the man playing was holding a ps2 controller) hmmm. Confusing.