TMNT: Arcade Attack

[Ninjinister]

http://www.amazon.com/TMNT-2-Nintendo-DS/dp/B002MBQ9RI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1250935935&sr=1-1

I know this is far from absolute proof, as I've seen some funky things listed on Amazon that never came to pass (Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires was once listed as being on Wii, for example). But this is kind of interesting nevertheless.

[Kendamu]

I can't bring myself to think anything better than, "That must be a misprint." However, I would love to see another side-scrolling beat 'em up like TMNT'07 on GBA.

[Spitfire]

Actually Ubisoft mentioned doing a sequel to TMNT that took place in the movie universe but was a totally new story. I'm pretty sure that project turned into Smash Up though. That was probably true but I'm not so sure it is anymore.

[LeoNerdo]

something i saw today is the name TMNT Arcade Attack on the cover of the next issue of Nintendo Power.
http://nintendopower.com/images/NP246_cover.png

And then on page 2 of the contents listing here (http://nintendopower.com/images/NP246_TOC.pdf), it's listed as a DS title.

[IamtheKnight]

interesting maybe its the old arcade game in ds format?

[SS Kakarot]

This is probably just a mistake, but I noticed that a Dutch website has a listing for Smash Up on the DS, coming out in November.
http://www.dimensionplus.nl/bestellen/Nintendo-DS/Tmnt-Smash-Up/771943

[IamtheKnight]

This is probably just a mistake, but I noticed that a Dutch website has a listing for Smash Up on the DS, coming out in November.
http://www.dimensionplus.nl/bestellen/Nintendo-DS/Tmnt-Smash-Up/771943

WTF?! that really has to be a mistake!

[Tazi]

There's something on Ubisoft site about it:
http://www.ubi.com/ES/Games/Info.aspx?pId=8085
It's in spanish, I can't get the english page work, but if you check out the official page of it, or the wii or ps2 versions, it's Smash-Up. Interesting.

[Zachatello00]

From what I understand, TMNT:Arcade Attack is going to be a collection of the TMNT arcade games just released on the Wii (about time). I don't think it's the re-shelled edition of TMNT in Time. I think it's just being ported over from the arcade.

[Donny]

From what I understand, TMNT:Arcade Attack is going to be a collection of the TMNT arcade games just released on the Wii (about time). I don't think it's the re-shelled edition of TMNT in Time. I think it's just being ported over from the arcade.

Are the Arcade games finally on the wii??? 'Cause I can't find them yet. Only the first game for NES.

[Ninjinister]

Google Translate says about Arcade Attack:

A BRAWL WITH STYLE NINJA

Relive the classic fighting the Turtles in the streets, sewers and rooftops of New York. The enemies and their weapons will be difficult to beat but the Turtles have Master Splinter and hard training that makes them incredibly strong. Evil never rests, but also the Turtles!

COMBAT TEAM
You are never alone, always have one of your brothers fighting on your side. Each turtle has its own strengths and weaknesses, so choose your team well.
Play with a friend via Wi-Fi or just against the machine.

ORIGINAL STORY
to a whole new story of the Turtles through animated comic style with epic battles. Follow the Turtles and Shredder revenge beneath the surface of NYC.

NEW WAYS TO BATTLE

Or dare to Head mode and repeat all your battles against the bosses over and over again, or fight against waves of enemies with no limit on the Survival mode. And finally, if you want to fight against time, choose how to spend stages the levels as quickly as possible.

[Ninjinister]

Details emerge...

http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=94721

http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=94722

[Zachatello00]

Are the Arcade games finally on the wii??? 'Cause I can't find them yet. Only the first game for NES.

As of right now, TMNT 1 on NES is the only available game for download on the Wii virtual console. Everything we're talking about now is a future release.

[Ninjinister]

As of right now, TMNT 1 on NES is the only available game for download on the Wii virtual console. Everything we're talking about now is a future release.

As you can see above, Arcade Attack isn't a compilation disc, but is a completely new game.

[StealthNinjaScyther]

Sounds like this might be a successor to the GBA game. If so, I can't wait. I've been wanting them to do that.

[TerranigmaFreak]

X to jump!? They better have a configuration menu.

[The Shelf]

Oh, this is great news!

Also...
... and even lets you jump-kick enemies...but in a way that doesn't let you spam the move to victory.

Hooray!

[Doc_ock_4mugen]

the X to jump thing seems a bit unorthodox. Usually B or A are used to jump. Seems to me that B for Jump Y and A for attacks and X to block is more reasonable than Y Block X Jump B & A for attacks

[Dragon Turtle]

Pics can be found in the latest Nintendo Power issue already on newsstands, here is a summary:

http://ds.kombo.com/article.php?artid=7408

[Turo602]

This sounds cool i saw ign DS release dates and it says TMNT Arcade Attack TBA 2010.

I thought it was november 11 2009.

[syk_skillz]

Yet still nothing for the 360/PS3 gamers :(
I WANT MY FIRST EVER SANDBOX TMNT GAME DAMN IT ALL!!!!!
*cries in corner*

[StealthNinjaScyther]

Yet still nothing for the 360/PS3 gamers :(
I WANT MY FIRST EVER SANDBOX TMNT GAME DAMN IT ALL!!!!!
*cries in corner*

Already forgot about Re-Shelled? Granted, it's not the best, but it's certainly not nothing.

[Lordmylar06]

Already forgot about Re-Shelled? Granted, it's not the best, but it's certainly not nothing.

Re-shelled isn't exactly sandbox.

Edit: Oh I see what you're talking about here, but still, the game did leave me unfulfilled.

[Ninjinister]

Luckily, I just won a DS Lite for $15, so unless this is DSiWare (which I doubt), I'll be all over it.

[oldmanwinters]

I saw some screenshots in NP today. I was hoping it would be entirely sprite based but it looks like they are using a semi-3D look to me. I'll be looking forward to seeing more from this, even though I don't have a DS.

[IamtheKnight]

Pictures please?

[oldmanwinters]

Pictures please?

I would but I only peeked at the issue at Wal-Mart and didn't buy it. It looked like a pretty good issue, especially since it had a Sega Genesis 20-year retrospective.8)

I hope somebody can get some scans up soon.

[Kendamu]

http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=94721

This article has the closest thing I've seen to a screenshot.

EDIT: http://ds.kombo.com/article.php?artid=7408

Seems this article gives a bit more of a description.

[Turo602]

Everybody i have great news.Go to amazon search for tmnt 2 in the video game section click on it and below the logo their are images for TMNT arcade attack.

They look great for a DS game and it seems to resemble the 2k3 TMNT.

The release date also says November 10.

[Ninjinister]

Link for those that are busy/lazy:

http://www.amazon.com/TMNT-2-Nintendo-DS/dp/B002MBQ9RI/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1251856264&sr=1-5

Looks awesome. I was hoping it would be more classic toon oriented, but I guess that would have been naïve to think.

[oldmanwinters]

Link for those that are busy/lazy:

http://www.amazon.com/TMNT-2-Nintendo-DS/dp/B002MBQ9RI/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1251856264&sr=1-5

Looks awesome. I was hoping it would be more classic toon oriented, but I guess that would have been naïve to think.

Thanks! Looks like that new "retro" styled Turtles logo is becoming pretty prevalent of late!

[Newton Gimmick]

Hey that game looks pretty good.

[The Shelf]

Thanks! Looks like that new "retro" styled Turtles logo is becoming pretty prevalent of late!

Um, if by "retro" you mean "Star Wars"... Seriously, what the!

[TerranigmaFreak]

Oooooh, Star Wars.

[oldmanwinters]

Um, if by "retro" you mean "Star Wars"... Seriously, what the!

Now that's a strange glitch. If I ordered this from Amazon, should I expect a TMNT game in a Star Wars box? :-D

FTR, I meant this:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/3255800195_ee5120295f.jpg
Without the "Smash Up" tag, of course.

[LeoNerdo]

IGN's hands-on article is here (http://ds.ign.com/articles/102/1021102p1.html)

[Ninjinister]

Great. Now I've got to stock up on 2K3 Foot Soldiers to make some customs....

Hold the phone... FAST FORWARD MIRAGE STYLE LEO!? (http://ds.ign.com/dor/objects/29801/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-arcade-attack/images/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-arcade-attack-20090902032518329.html)

[IamtheKnight]

Sweet! The cut scenes look awesome! now i really want the fast forward turtles in mirage comics.

[oldmanwinters]

:oWoah!:o

Raphael got morphed into Leo!
http://ds.ign.com/dor/objects/29801/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-arcade-attack/images/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-arcade-attack-20090902032514673.html?page=mediaFull

[Turo602]

Great. Now I've got to stock up on 2K3 Foot Soldiers to make some customs....

Hold the phone... FAST FORWARD MIRAGE STYLE LEO!? (http://ds.ign.com/dor/objects/29801/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-arcade-attack/images/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-arcade-attack-20090902032518329.html)

Probly because the game has something to do with future shredder and cyberspace.

At least thats what i read at ign.

[Cipher]

Great. Now I've got to stock up on 2K3 Foot Soldiers to make some customs....

Hold the phone... FAST FORWARD MIRAGE STYLE LEO!? (http://ds.ign.com/dor/objects/29801/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-arcade-attack/images/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-arcade-attack-20090902032518329.html)I admit, nothing could have gotten me more excited than this tiny, tiny bit of awesome fan service.

[The Terror of Death]

Mirage, 2K3, Fast Forward, and Back to the Sewer! :o

Ubisoft better take advantage of each series rogues gallery.

[SS Kakarot]

This is probably just a mistake, but I noticed that a Dutch website has a listing for Smash Up on the DS, coming out in November.
http://www.dimensionplus.nl/bestellen/Nintendo-DS/Tmnt-Smash-Up/771943

That listing is probably ment for Arcade Attack, they just got the title wrong.
However they also have a XBox 360 version listed for Smash Up now!
http://www.dimensionplus.nl/bestellen/Xbox-360/Tmnt-Smash-Up/781754

Probably a mistake, but who knows, perhaps Smash Up is coming to 360, or even better, a new game. :P

[Ninjinister]

Just got the the issue today. I'm not in a position to scan anything yet, however. I loved seeing the

Mirage-styled Cyber Foot Ninja

[Turo602]

Pics can be found in the latest Nintendo Power issue already on newsstands, here is a summary:

http://ds.kombo.com/article.php?artid=7408

Anyone notice BttS Baxter Stockman.

[TerranigmaFreak]

I wish it was 2D. Normally, I don't have an issue with DS's 3D abilities, but I really liked to see TMNT remain 2D.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Alright played it a bit at PAX. I'm pleasantly surprised though I still wish it was 2D but eh... oh well. It plays quite well and feels like a proper homage to the old TMNT games.

I fought Hun in the preview level which probably is the first level. Much like in the TMNT 2007 GBA he's packing a rocket launcher.

The Mirage designs are nicely used and the cut scenes are pretty cool and somewhat amusing from what I saw.

Looks like while the Mirage designs are present it's more or less a game based on Back to the Sewers. But I wont be able to say for sure until I see more of the story.

The 3D graphics are just... okay. Rather polygonal... Again... wish it was 2D. That'd look so much sharper and they probably could have made it 4 player that way but I digress. I'm very much looking forward to the release of this game.

[StealthNinjaScyther]

I played it too. I wasn't impressed. In gameplay and graphics it felt like a step back from TMNT GBA. It has the multiplayer going for it, but only 2 players. You know they could have upped that to 4 if they only used 2D graphics.

[Ninjinister]

Was Hun also in his Back to the Sewer design?

[StealthNinjaScyther]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was his BTTS design. It was weird to see that design in the early volume 1 styled cut scenes.

[Ninjinister]

That's one thing I'm excited about, though. Vol. 1 style FF Leo and Cyber Foot looked awesome.

[The Shelf]

You know they could have upped that to 4 if they only used 2D graphics.

My brain just broke trying to find the logic in this. :dead:

[Tazi]

Sprites usually take less hardware resources than 3D models.

Btw, I'd prefer pixel graphics too, I think low res sprites are better looking than low poly models.

[Nelson]

Sprites usually take less hardware resources than 3D models.

Btw, I'd prefer pixel graphics too, I think low res sprites are better looking than low poly models.

Really? In the days of PS1, the console played 3d titles fine, but the 2D Street Fighter titles had looooong looooading tiiimes, and the crossovers didn't have tag teams.

[The Shelf]

Sprites usually take less hardware resources than 3D models.

Yes, but graphics are handled primarily by different parts of the hardware (e.g. the graphics card). It's like saying you can't see much because your nose is congested.

[StealthNinjaScyther]

My brain just broke trying to find the logic in this. :dead:

Are you familiar with the DS hardware? The DS has been shown to be able to handle a large number sprites at once. While the DS can pull off some fairly impressive 3D, it can't pull off the same number of detailed polygonal characters as it can sprites.

[Dan]

IGN's hands-on article is here (http://ds.ign.com/articles/102/1021102p1.html) Quote from the article That may not be a classic TMNT story for some fans, but others – the ones that know the comics, TCRI, Dimension X, and all that – should feel right at home with it. Wait Dimension X is in this game?

[Cipher]

Quote from the article Wait Dimension X is in this game?Probably about as much as it was in the comics.

[Tazi]

Really? In the days of PS1, the console played 3d titles fine, but the 2D Street Fighter titles had looooong looooading tiiimes, and the crossovers didn't have tag teams.
PS1 was an interesting case, because it's designed mainly for 3D games, but with a more "average" hardware (like PC), I found top quality 2D less resource consuming then top quality 3D. About DS, it's easily better in 2D graphics, it can't run 3D on two screens for example.

[TerranigmaFreak]

That's because the PS1 didn't have enough RAM for 2D games. You can make 2D games, but it's hard to fit it all into the RAM. The Saturn had more RAM, so it was better at 2D.

[StealthNinjaScyther]

PS1 was an interesting case, because it's designed mainly for 3D games, but with a more "average" hardware (like PC), I found top quality 2D less resource consuming then top quality 3D. About DS, it's easily better in 2D graphics, it can't run 3D on two screens for example.

Not true. Quite a few DS games run 3D on both screens, but it does require the frame rate to be cut.

[Nelson]

That's because the PS1 didn't have enough RAM for 2D games. You can make 2D games, but it's hard to fit it all into the RAM. The Saturn had more RAM, so it was better at 2D.

OK, thanks for the clarification.

[Turo602]

For those of you who haven't seen it.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3509/3907248230_2c9c31a428_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2639/3907268006_5631b35d08_b.jpg

[gobo]

What's with the chipmunk cheeks and the uneven teeth on the mousers? That's... distracting. Anyone know a good plastic surgeon or orthodontist?

[Turo602]

Finally a real cover!

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61pE4b034CL._SS400_.jpg

[Cure]

That cover is f*cking awful.

[Brodie]

That's the worst thing I've ever ****ing seen.

No wonder this franchise is meeting its end.

[Turo602]

The turtles need improvment but the cover looks alright.

The logo looks good though.

[Brodie]

Thats because the logo is from a time when Turtles were in their prime.

[Cure]

The turtles need improvment but the cover looks alright.

But the cover IS the turtles!

[Ninjinister]

I wonder why the promotional art looks like that when it clearly does not reflect the in-game visages.

[SSSS]

Hmm, those turtles look really...weird. :ohwell:

[Ninjinister]

No wonder this franchise is meeting its end.

Right. That's the exact reason :roll:

[Cipher]

Still looks a lot better than the fugly stock art on all the 4Kids game covers.

[Kendamu]

I actually like the art style and wish that the game had 2D sprites that reflected that art style. It vaguely reminds me of the old Playmates toys art which I really really like that has always evoked a certain feeling or sensation that's hard to explain even when I was a kid seeing it for the first time.

No biggie, though. The 3D stuff is fine by me.

[The Stryker]

Are they squirrels or something? What's up with those cheeks?

[Ninjinister]

Heroes with a walnut shell?

[XERO]

After looking at that, they should call it Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heart Attack.

[ToTheNines]

My God... they're hideous.

[XERO]

Makes you wanna play as the bad guys and kill them, doesn't it?

[Brodie]

Right. That's the exact reason :roll:

Didn't say exact reason, I was just implying that with junk like this being let out and having the Turtles label plastered on it....well...its just not surprising.

[Ninjinister]

Didn't say exact reason, I was just implying that with junk like this being let out and having the Turtles label plastered on it....well...its just not surprising.

I thought you meant just the promotional art of the Turtles. That's the only thing that stands out as bad at the moment. I'm reserving judgment on the game itself until there's at least some footage of the thing.

[Coola Yagami]

Finally a real cover!

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61pE4b034CL._SS400_.jpg

Geez, it's like Ubisoft wanted to cast revenge upon us. "Tired of us always using 2007 movie stock art? WELL BAM!!!! IT'S NOT 2007 ART ANYMORE IS IT???" -_-

[Turo602]

Here are some images.

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2009/245/972034_20090903_790screen011.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2009/245/972034_20090903_790screen012.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2009/245/972034_20090903_790screen001.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2009/245/972034_20090903_790screen002.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2009/245/972034_20090903_790screen003.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2009/245/972034_20090903_790screen005.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2009/245/972034_20090903_790screen004.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2009/245/972034_20090903_790screen006.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2009/245/972034_20090903_790screen007.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2009/245/972034_20090903_790screen008.jpg

[Ninjinister]

Now THAT Turtle artwork looks much, much better.

Why couldn't that be the cover?

[The Shelf]

Geez, it's like Ubisoft wanted to cast revenge upon us. "Tired of us always using 2007 movie stock art? WELL BAM!!!! IT'S NOT 2007 ART ANYMORE IS IT???" -_-

I like it.

[GameJesta]

Now THAT Turtle artwork looks much, much better.

Why couldn't that be the cover?

I'll second that. Perhaps this'll be the 25th Anniversary game we've been waiting for, but I guess I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't. At least this shows that Ubisoft is trying, unlike rushing Smash-Up out.

[TMNTbrotha65]

Oh my Goodness guys. it is just artwork. who the hell cares if it doesnt' look as good as it should. Are you seriously gonna let the artwork of the cover turn u away from the game? come on gimme a break! It may not be the best artwork but at the end of the day its not about that its about the game itself. come on now...

[Cipher]

So...I'm calling it right now that the game looks like it's clearly taking almost all its elements from Back to the Sewer.

Why not just slap the label on there instead of peddling itself with the Mirage artwork and acting like its an almagamation (in the vein of what we thought Smash-Up would be)?

Also, calling a fun but underwhelming beat-em-up, that ends up being too advanced for its own good and falls woefully under the old Konami games.

[Ninjinister]

So...I'm calling it right now that the game looks like it's clearly taking almost all its elements from Back to the Sewer.

Why not just slap the label on there instead of peddling itself with the Mirage artwork and acting like its an almagamation (in the vein of what we thought Smash-Up would be)?

Also, calling a fun but underwhelming beat-em-up, that ends up being too advanced for its own good and falls woefully under the old Konami games.

It's also taking stuff from 2K3 proper and Fast Forward.

[Raph ninja]

That's the worst thing I've ever ****ing seen.

No wonder this franchise is meeting its end.

How come all you guys hate the cover? i like it!

[The Stryker]

They look like retarded green squirrels.

[XERO]

Their smiles are scary. They look like they all headbutted the Cheshire Cat.

[Donny]

I don't understand what the 80'ies logo has to do with this game, if it is based on the 2k3 series...

[Coola Yagami]

I don't understand what the 80'ies logo has to do with this game, if it is based on the 2k3 series...

Y'know... cause it's a DS game that's... 25 years in the making... LMAO

[Ninjinister]

I'm getting a bit worried about this one... it'll be out next month and as far as I know, there's absolutely no footage of it.

[Turo602]

I'm getting a bit worried about this one... it'll be out next month and as far as I know, there's absolutely no footage of it.

Well you shouldn't be it looks promising because theres a video at IGN.

[Ninjinister]

Actually, everything in the video was more or less standard fare. Nothing "ZOMG"-worthy yet.

[shuriken]

I doubt you will get your ZOMG worthy moment at all...

[Coola Yagami]

Just seeing the old and new Turtles interacting and seeing a glimpse of OT-style New York, and 80's April and Splinter is VERY ZOMG-worthy.

[Ninjinister]

Just seeing the old and new Turtles interacting and seeing a glimpse of OT-style New York, and 80's April and Splinter is VERY ZOMG-worthy.

(Eye twitch) Wherrreee did you see that?

'Cause I'm watchin' the IGN video for the second time, and I'm not seeing April nor am I seeing Splinter.

[Coola Yagami]

(Eye twitch) Wherrreee did you see that?

'Cause I'm watchin' the IGN video for the second time, and I'm not seeing April nor am I seeing Splinter.

It's been posted all over this forum. Go check it out. shows the um... 8 Turtles arriving in 80's New York, them saving April and ends with them meeting Splinter.

[Ninjinister]

That's Turtles Forever. This is Arcade Attack.

[Coola Yagami]

That's Turtles Forever. This is Arcade Attack.

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOPS!!!! wrong topic sorry!!!

*wuhh wuhh music plays*
*Mostalgia Critic shrugs*

[Ninjinister]

Ha ha, I wondered what the flip you were going on about....

[Peanut]

Are you guys talking about this (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/debut-walkthrough-tmnt-arcade/58146#) video?

Cause damn...that game looks f*cking awful. I'll be glad when the partnership with Ubi is finished. They've done nothing but f*ck up perfectly good chances to make great titles.

[ToTheNines]

Are you guys talking about this (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/debut-walkthrough-tmnt-arcade/58146#) video?

Cause damn...that game looks f*cking awful. I'll be glad when the partnership with Ubi is finished. They've done nothing but f*ck up perfectly good chances to make great titles.

What the ****?

It looks like an old N64 game, only not good.

[Kendamu]

Are you guys talking about this (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/debut-walkthrough-tmnt-arcade/58146#) video?

Cause damn...that game looks f*cking awful. I'll be glad when the partnership with Ubi is finished. They've done nothing but f*ck up perfectly good chances to make great titles.
Seems a little overly-complicated. I'd just crash and bash through it like it were any old beat-em-up. I'll leave all that high combo stuff to the perfectionists.

[TerranigmaFreak]

The DS is only roughly the same power as an N64. I can't believe after all these years, people still don't know that.

That said, the Nintendo Power scores are in, and the game received a 4.5. Yeah, looks like I won't be buying it.

[Kendamu]

What did NP have to say about it that made it deserve such a low score?

[Ninjinister]

Yeah, I've liked the last two games that came out this year, but this looks like rubbish. I'll probably see if someone eventually puts the cutscenes on Youtube or something, but that's about it. I don't have plans to buy it right away. Maybe if it drops down to bargain price, so I'll have it in my collection, but that's about it.

[Coola Yagami]

So it's already out? I thought it was slated for November?

[Ninjinister]

November 10.

[TurtleGuy]

Eh, the gameplay looks pretty jerky and stiff. I'm gonna pass on this as well.

[Coola Yagami]

Hell, maybe I'm just easy to please, but I can't wait to get this one. It looks awesome. I also like how they finally put some Fast Forward and Back to the Sewers elements in a TMNT game (well, I guess you can count Cyber Shredder and a Cyber Foot in Smash-Up).

[TerranigmaFreak]

What did NP have to say about it that made it deserve such a low score?

I don't know. I only saw the score someone posted.

So it's already out? I thought it was slated for November?

Magazines have to review games early.

[Ninja Tiptup]

4.5 out of what? 10? Ouch...

They really should have made it 2D. It would have made all the difference. The controls are a bit jerky (I played it at PAX earlier this year) but I had some fun with it so I'll still pick it up.

[Ninjinister]

Here's what Nintendo Power apparently had to say about the game to net it a 4.5:

Pros
-Sometimes you'll get an interesting boss fight, sometimes
-at least the art style in the cutscenes is nice

Cons
-"no platforming, no puzzle solving, no backtracking, no nothing: you just work your way across the stage until it abruptly ends".
-enemies all look the same
-lackluster move list
-iffy play control
-button mashing
-nothing distinguises the turtles from each other, other than their headband color
-"It feels like the story took about 10 minutes to write, edit, and publish".
-gameplay has nothing to do with the plot

Source: http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=102222 (GoNintendo)

[Cipher]

The problem with their list of "cons" is that almost every single one of those also applies to the old beat-'em-ups, which everyone loves. Now I've seen the trailor, and it really did look pretty bad. But not for those reasons. It simply looked like it didn't play as smoothly as the old ones; it looks like it tries to be too complex, which I predicted a while back.

[GreasyBoi]

I'll just buy it for the collection purpose, and I might not even open it.
To play it, I might just rent it at Family Video.

[IamtheKnight]

So, whose going to be getting the game? It's on my Christmas list. I hope that it isn't a disappointment like Smash Up was.

[gobo]

It's on my Christmas list too. I just find it really hard to get excited about a hand-held game.

[SS Kakarot]

I pre-ordered it, just hope that it will be better than Smash-Up.

[IamtheKnight]

Yeah.. I hope that this will be better than smash up too... at least we know which universe takes place in this game...

[Ninjinister]

So apparently this dumbass forgot to cancel his Amazon pre-order on this game when he lost interest in the game. It's on its way now.

I'll give it a chance, but I'm already doubting that I'll like it. Either way, being a collector and a packrat, I'll hang on to it. It's just a matter of how much time it'll spend in my DS versus stuck in its case collecting dust.

[GreasyBoi]

bought it at Gamestop(Hell of a long line because of all the Modern Warfare 2 resevers) playing it, bad graphics, fighting style bad, does NOT feel like the original arcade games, overall bad. I give it a 4.5, because of multiplayer action and that's it because I haven't gone far in the game yet.

[Coola Yagami]

Whoa, it's already out???!!!

[IamtheKnight]

Whoa, it's already out???!!!

Yeah it came out today.. i'm planning on getting it for Christmas.

[Ninjinister]

This.

Game.


SUCKS.

[IamtheKnight]

Damn.... Screw Ubisoft! Konami Sp? was the best company to make tmnt games. what is bad about it?

[oldmanwinters]

This.

Game.


SUCKS.

Hmm, from a fan who finds Mutant Melee adequately entertaining that must be saying something!;)

The developer actually seemed pretty proud of this game:
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Makes you wonder if he knows he's lying or if he just doesn't know what passes for a decent beat em' up.

[Ninjinister]

The game doesn't even really try to do anything right. It's just a mess. I hadn't even played it two hours and I've already completed it. And unlike Re-Shelled, I don't find it worth replaying over and over - or even a second time.

F*** this. I'm getting Kenka Bancho on my PSP.

[oldmanwinters]

Don't know if this has been posted but it does have a trailer out:
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[IamtheKnight]

I'm still going to get this.. Damn that Cyber Shredder drawing looks bad@ss! How come they couldn't use that art style in smash up?

Edit: So what is the story about?

[Turo602]

Ah bloody hell I just wet me self.:lol:

But seriously this game does look good to me. I don't have it yet but what seems to be the problem with the game. I'm just waiting for a review on IGN to see if it's worth getting like right now. Even if it gets a bad score i'll still get it. But for real whats wrong with it.:|

[Ninjinister]

All right, a run-down of what I hate about this game
-Graphics: Even though I'm not a graphics whore, this actually hurts my eyes to look at after some time. It's like early PS1 graphics.
-Brevity: Easily conquerable in the span of two hours or less.
-Clunky: Gameplay feels phoned in, and simple things like grabbing enemies/items/the other Turtle are more complicated than they should be. Controls are awkward and uncustomizable. Who uses X to jump anyway? Also: no use whatsoever for the L & R buttons, or the touch screen outside of menus.
-Combo system: The game relies way too much on a poorly set up combo system. The combo count only resets after you get hit or change scenes, so there's little skill to it other than "don't get hit". Unfortunately, sometimes that's VERY tough to do, because you're amassing a combo and suddenly from across the screen, a Foot Ninja launches an arrow into your back. You don't get any bonus at the end of the round unless your maximum combo is 75 hits or more, and then you only get credit for 75. Even if you get over 100, you still are treated as if you only got 75.
-Retarded AI: There's retarded, and there's retarded. And I mean that in the literal sense. When there's a crowd of enemies, your CPU partner will only pick out the straggler on the side of the screen while you get molested by the rest of the guys. Every enemy (sans the Mousers) blocks way too often. Projectile-wielding enemies spam their attacks like there's no tomorrow.
-Difficulty: On the whole, the game is very easy. But it starts out really easy, and then it suddenly gets much harder (though still relatively easy) without any segue. On the whole, though, all bosses after the first one are pretty cheap, and even the Purple Dragons in the first level get in some cheap shots.
-Lack of variety: I like that they brought back multi-colored Foot Ninja, but other than the seven varieties of them (one of which is used as a boss and reused as a standard enemy later), two varieties of Mouser, and three very lame Purple Dragon designs, you're just left with a very unsurprising boss roster.
-Scoring: In the beginning of the first round, I was ranked "C". I flawlessly beat up a group of Dragons, I stayed "C" while my partner, who did nothing but walk along the sidelines, got an "A". I finally achieved an "S" rank in the same level, and after getting hit twice, I was knocked back down to "C". By the end of the same level, my partner remained as an "A" despite getting his ass kicked so much that I had to revive him three times, whereas I stayed at "C".
-Audio: The music's nothing to write home about, but the sound effects are pretty weak and remind me of low budget Genesis games. There are no vocals in the game whatsoever - no "Cowabunga"s, no grunts, yells, death screams... nothing.

[Turo602]

After seeing the trailer the graphics look decent for a DS game. I'm sure they could of worked longer on the game but just a few questions. Who are the bosses and what's the story?

[Ninjinister]

The game starts with clocks and watches going wonky, and it ends up being the work of Cyber Shredder in the year 2110. Nothing really plot-twist-ish or anything, other than the fact that the Turtles are instantly wearing their Fast Forward gear when they arrive in the future.

The bosses are a Golden Cyber Foot Ninja, Hun, Karai, Baxter, and Cyber Shredder.

[Turo602]

So every level doesn't have a boss because I heard there was 7 levels.

[Ninjinister]

No. Heck, the first level doesn't even have a boss.

[Turo602]

I think I'll wait for a good deal until I get this game.

And thanks Ninjinister for letting me know more before I rushed into buying it.

[Ninjinister]

Well, ultimately, it's up to you. But if you want my advice, if you want this game still, it is indeed best to wait until it drops in price. It's not the worst beat-'em-up I've played, nor is it the worst DS game in my collection, but it's still pretty bad.

[CyberCubed]

Even worse than the TMNT movie game Ubisoft released for the DS?

Not the console one, or the 2D GBA one, they released a 3D game based on the 4th movie on DS. That one also sucked.

[Ninjinister]

Even worse than the TMNT movie game Ubisoft released for the DS?

Not the console one, or the 2D GBA one, they released a 3D game based on the 4th movie on DS. That one also sucked.

I've actually never played that one. I've only had a DS for a little over a month.

[GreasyBoi]

Even worse than the TMNT movie game Ubisoft released for the DS?

Not the console one, or the 2D GBA one, they released a 3D game based on the 4th movie on DS. That one also sucked.

Well, the graphics are worse but atleast the whole game isn't about jumping.

[Ninjinister]

This is more or less how I felt about the game:

http://www.sidequesting.com/2009/11/review-tmnt-arcade-attack/

[TMNTbrotha65]

To be honest i beg to disagree. i'm not gonna lie. the 3D graphics weren't the best but they weren't the worst either. in my opinion the game kicks shell. it was a tribute to the old coin Op arcade turtle games yes but i dont think it was there intentions to make people feel nostalgic about the old turtle games. you were asking about the story mode and bosses. the story takes place after wedding bells & bytes. Cyber Shredder is back and he's created a time portal to travel to any era he pleases to take over the world from the future and the turtles have to go after him and stop him. the there are 8 levels. and the bosses are: Gold plated foot ninja, Hun, Karai, Baxter Stockman and Cyber Shredder. dont get discouraged just cuz theres not a boss in every level. the reason behind that is because certain levels take place directly after the last so it would make sense for a boss battle to wait. for example, the second level backstreet brawl is still continuing from level 1 which is crooks at work in which the turtles are beating up purple dragons and getting to the bottom of who sent them and the gold platted foot ninja so it makes sense that theres no boss battle till level 2. the same goes with level 3 to level 4 except for level 5 and 8. level 6 and level 7 connect on to each other though. i hope that clears up the confusion for y theres not a boss in every level. as for it being a beat em up, i think its a great beat em up. it has that same beat em up feel as the other TMNT games back in the 90's and as for the controls there a bit hard to figure out at first but in time you get used to it and it becomes easy to handle. once you get the hang of it you'll find the grab attacks are not as hard to do and you'll discover other special techniques such as back flips, dive kicks and combos when you put the attack button and kick button together (not literally but switching on and off). in my opinion this game was great and it could DEF hang with the best Turtles in Time and The Manhattan project had to offer. if i were I'd try the game before getting it in case you dont want to rush yourself. you could take ninjinisters advice and turn away from it if you'd like, but i def think you should try it because although it isn't the best turtle game its def a kick ass turtle game for what it is. Once more dont be turned away by the graphics, the non use of the L and R buttons (cuz honestly who cares abotu those when it comes to beat em ups) and gameplay controls. trust me. in time you'll get used to it and love it. PS: i also agree that the game could be beaten within less than 2 hours but then again, so could turtles in time and that game was still awesome so dont be turned away by that either. hope my word helps. peace.

[Cure]

Paragraphs, homie. Paragraphs.

[oldmanwinters]

The last line in the GamePro review cracks me up:
The game is also easy, and you will have no problem rushing through the eight skimpy levels in a matter of hours. Add in the simplistic combat that becomes repetitious very quickly, level designs devoid of creativity and the fact that you can't level up or gain new moves and you have one disaster worth skipping. The final nail in the coffin: no April O'Neal[sic].
http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/212750/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-arcade-attack/

L:lol:L

[Coola Yagami]

The last line in the GamePro review cracks me up:

http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/212750/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-arcade-attack/

L:lol:L

No April O'Neil??? That does it! NO SALE!

[Ninja Tiptup]

Alright... I bought it and it's okay. The gameplay is rather dull as you have little to no sense of urgency in anything you do. Most of that is from the lack of interesting music. Infact the music feels pratically non-existant in the levels. While the music in the cut scenes is alright and the title screen music is pretty great.

I played by myself with a CPU and found I was constantly saving his shell which got very annoying.

Buying continues makes this game a relatively easy chore to get through. Especially with just 8 levels of moderate size.

It got quite boring after a short time.

There is indeed no April, if that matters to you. Don't see much Splinter either.

The following includes SPOILERS


The bosses are a particular Foot Ninja, Hun, Karai, Baxter (Back to the Sewers style) and Cyber Shredder.

The presentation is really great with the cut scenes and such but the attention to detail is somewhat lacking in the levels themselves. I mean... why are the Turtles in their future gear when they're inside of cyberspace? I wanted to see the Cyber gear honestly but ah well... Also even though they go to the future they don't go anywhere really recognizable so this isn't the Fast Forward game some people have been waiting for either.

My favorite part of the game is the cut scenes and using the various weapons you can pick up. Hitting foot soliders and purple dragons with crowbars, 2 x 4 boards and stop signs is quite satisfying.

It's alright. Not sure if I'd say it's better than Mutant Nightmare on the DS though its MUCH easier if that interests you. It's considerably better than TMNT 2007 for DS but falls short of TMNT 2007 for GBA in several gameplay elements. Which is a darn shame. This game should have been 2D. No doubt about it. But for what it is (a 3D TMNT beat 'em up) it gets the job done.

[Zachatello00]

i couldn't even tell what the enemies in the first level were. I have to admit, i didn't play it for long, but I also don't eat moldy pizza for too long before I realize that I don't want to keep eating it.

[tkim]

i might be a little biased since i've only played through the first 3 levels but here's my two cents:

it's not TERRIBLE; it's ok in retrospects. however, i've been watching through all the old NES and SNES beat 'em up turtles games and this just doesn't do justice for me.

the levels are quite short, and the enemies are too few in between. i do love the interactive environment (ie breaking stuff to get items or food) but i hate the way it's angled in an odd way. the turtles move awfully slow (they're ninjas, damnit, not just turtles!) and it drives me nuts. there's no running option? also, the time it takes for the enemies to get back up from a knock out is painstakingly slow. how do they expect us play button mash game if the goons take a billion years to get back up? granted, they want us to do combos but c'mon..

i have no problem with the combo system, but what's with the ranks? how is it that i have double the score of my computer partner yet i'm the one with B or C ranking. how does this thing work? i mean, my partner didn't do diddlysquat and gets away with S ranking. that got me ridiculously riled up even though it really shouldn't get int the way of the game itself.

things i liked about the game is the story line. the cut scenes and the progression of the game is pretty cool. also, the color effects of the turtles? awesome. existence of actual team work? double awesome. though, if i had the chance i could do without the computer :<

graphics wise... *sigh* 3-D could have had a wonderful upside for this game but i'm not really amused. it kinda makes the turtles look squashed. also, the first kick in the kicking sequence looks.. awkward. i've done just enough martial arts to know you don't kick 90 degrees while standing straight.

and the music.. i've been going through the old games and dl'ing the old soundtracks, which i can just hum out of the blues and is still awesome after what, 20 years? none of the tunes are hitting the cords with me on this game yet.

and why is mikey RIDICULOUSLY silly? i like him silly, but that one scene when they're chasing after hun on a rope across the roofs? the nunchuck should be the PERFECT weapon to slide across with. i'm sure it's a chain link and not a rope link! c'mon!! even leo with his freakin' katana is sliding down.. mikey doesn't HAVE to be the butt of every joke

i'm sure the developers had great ideas for the game, but so far i'm not really getting the feelings for it. granted, i've been playing ninja turtle games since i was like, five years old, and most likely biased right now... but i really wish the dudes at ubisoft could learn a thing or two from the dudes from konami.

my advice? if you want to get it, then do it. however.. if you're like me and love the older games, then i wouldn't buy the game.. rent it or borrow it, then make up your mind.

sorry for the long post :/

[Protoman]

The cut scenes are nice (Animated Comic Book Style using pages from the early Mirage issues) but the game itself gets very boring after a good hour. After I beat it, I hope all those unlockables would be interesting, but it's just silly modes and increased difficulty. 6 out of 10, not a DISASTER, but nothing special.


......... also no April. W. T. F.

[jalexbrown]

This is definitely going to be one of those sub-$15 purchases for me, as far 4/5s of the games that I buy.

[Coola Yagami]

Just bought it, played it, finished it. Not bad. I actually liked it. It was fun and to be honest I'm glad there's a game kinda based on Back to the Sewers with the newer designs for Hun, Baxter, Karai and Cyber Shredder. The first boss was a waste though, they should have rounded it up with Khan.

The cutscenes were cool and animated alot better than the ones in Smash-up. But Mikey got old quick. It's jarring seeing Mirage Mikey in the cutscenes acting like 2K3 annoying Mikey...

[oldmanwinters]

tOkKa provides a high resolution look at the game's intro:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TWai5j62Us

Subtitled in Espanol!

[I Crave Pizza No More]

I'm late to the show but I'll give my two cents.

It's not bad, just thoroughly mediocre. If it wasn't TMNT, I doubt I would have finished it.

TMNT (cartoon based) and TMNT (movie based) for the GBA are both excellent games, and TMNT: Mutant Nightmare for the DS is also excellent. You can pretty much skip TMNT 2 for the GBA and TMNT (movie based) for the DS, though. Both of those games are bummers.

[Genesis]

There wasn't really all that much to the game's content, and the story felt like Mirage's typical slap-together for games. Even so, I liked the strategy of timing blocks and flips, alongside the infuriating difficulty of getting S-ranks all around. That said, the rating system doesn't seem to make any sense. It's like your points are meaningless, and the ranking relies more on your hit percentage and maintaining combos.
I found the game to be enjoyable and challenging overall, even past the very squatting, jagged look and broke-ass rating system.

[Drose18]

O i have dis game its fun but has a uh confusin story its like theyre in the present and they fight purple dragons and they find a gold foot ninja and fight him u know cuz hes foot and they find like hun i think then they chase him fite him go fite karai go to the future fite stockman and fight syber shredder. o yeah. I rate it 8 outta ten.

[Cipher]

Was at a game store today, which I only pop into once in a blue moon, and saw this for less than $15. On a TMNT kick and intending to buy Smash Up in the same price range if I saw it, I decided to give this a whirl instead. My expectations were low, but I thought it couldn't be that bad, right? At least a few hours of amusement?

A few hours later, I believe this may be the worst game I have ever put in my DS, and even though I barely paid for it, I still kind of want my money back.

[oldmanwinters]

Was at a game store today, which I only pop into once in a blue moon, and saw this for less than $15. On a TMNT kick and intending to buy Smash Up in the same price range if I saw it, I decided to give this a whirl instead. My expectations were low, but I thought it couldn't be that bad, right? At least a few hours of amusement?

A few hours later, I believe this may be the worst game I have ever put in my DS, and even though I barely paid for it, I still kind of want my money back.

Yeah, unlike Smash-Up that DS game was pretty much universally hated by critics and fans alike.

I can't deny, however, that I'd love to play it myself just to see the train-wreck firsthand.

[Cipher]

I can't deny, however, that I'd love to play it myself just to see the train-wreck firsthand.Watch out: I don't think you can even enjoy it ironically.

[shihe]

I had very mixed feelings for this game.

Sometimes the game felt a little bit too stiff. Not sure how to describe it, but after playing reshelled, all of the opponents here felt like they were made out of steel. Must also be the fact that the bad guys took a bajillion of hits to take down. And nearly all of my issues with the game are in a way related to this problem.

In a normal beat em up, you disposed of a single enemy in around 5 hits. But here... I swear I counted up to 20ish hits and opponents were still alive!


The music was another aspect I didn't like. Even though the main theme was kinda cool, to be the same and ONLY music you hear in every cutscene made me hate it when almost completing the game. The music in stages were in a way not so memorable either...


Now for the good portions of the game.

Boss battles (except one or two) were mostly entertaining. I thought I saw Hun, Karai, and other familiar faces there.
The Shredded battle I liked it too of course.

I also liked how at one point in the game the Turtles all gain their Back to the Sewers suits, and their Fast Forward weapons. This was brilliant.

Cooperative. I think it was a nice detail that I could choose a CPU controlled turtle to help me out. And the Tag Teams were cool too.



I found SOME enjoyment in it, didn't completely hate it, but didn't love it either. I know I'll play it again when I make another Ubi-TMNT marathon, but it's not a game I'd casually go back to.

For potential buyers, I suggest watching some clips on Youtube, and you yourselves be the judges of how much you think this game's worth.

[Genesis]

I... really don't think it was all that bad. I liked the addition of blocking and dodging to break up attack button mashing. I enjoyed switching up the weapon and kick attacks to do different attack strings.

I get why people hate it: the story was likely written overnight, the ranking system makes absolutely no sense, the difficulty settings don't feel any different from each other, the music is tragically stock and forgettable, and the comic-style cutscenes move more stiffly than a pop-up book, but the game itself is really not all that bad. Its mechanics aren't broken, at least, even if the game looks dated as all hell.

[Ninjinister]

The reason I hated it most, is because it's tragically boring.

Also the graphics gave me literal migraines. DS shouldn't do 3D.

[tmnt transformer]

Also the graphics gave me literal migraines. DS shouldn't do 3D.

Zelda spirit track looks good in 3d.

[Cipher]

The reason I hated it most, is because it's tragically boring.This is pretty much dead on.

It's like they just didn't understand what made the Konami beat-'em-ups fun. They had simple game play, great soundtracks, hordes of enemies, a faster pace, etc.

This game is slow, has a grating soundtrack, overly complex controls (honestly, count how many times you need to do anything other than block, flip, and press B repeatedly), sends three enemies at a time that take forever to kill, etc. There's no variation in the levels, either. They may as well have kept the Turtles on one screen and sent wave after wave of enemies after you, followed by a boss. The game would be no different; the levels are strictly cosmetic.

Also, a minor gripe, and you can get used to it, but the control-mapping is horrible. This wouldn't be a problem, but there's no option to change it.

When you're over all that, the game has the audacity to sell you extra modes for up to 50,000 coins, when a run through a stage can net you around 6,000 at the very most. It's just inconceivable how wrong every aspect of this game is. It's a lot of lackluster elements combined into an overall fiasco.

[shihe]

Another major turn off was the akward angle in which the camera was set at.


Either go completely from the side, or make the game from a 3D perspective (From the back). But this diagonal angle wasn't either one of them, so it felt really weird. Wouldn't have hurt to inlude a dash button either.

Also I'm not sure if memory serves me right but... there was TIME TRAVEL involved at the end of the game... I found it a bit of an overkill because we had Re:Shelled in the very same generation of Turtles.

[xChri5x]

At least it has nice cover artwork :P

[TommyCogs]

:teek: I grew up on this

[TommyCogs]

tHE BEST ARCADE GAME OUT THERE

[Powder]

Stop spamming, you ass.

[Ninjinister]

:teek: I grew up on this

It's not even four years old you weirdo.

[shuriken]

BAHAHAHA
maybe kid's like 6-8 years old.
In that case I feel nothing but sadness for you TommyCogs

[Truner]

I was pretty hyped for this and once I saw the old comic style cutscenes, I was sure that it will be a blast...

As it stands, playing $50 for the cutscenes only would've been a better deal.

What we have here is basically a set of stages, each a straight line, with enemies coming in. You beat the enemies with a basically non-existent battle system and... that's it.

I'm not sure what this game went through, what it was supposed to be, but I'm pretty sure that Ubisoft simply cannot produce TMNT games for the DS.

While I really enjoyed the 2007 movie adaptation on both the DS and the PSP (they are the same) for some reason, it was still a trainwreck. After that they released this... thing and I'm not sure what the problem is. The PC/console versions of the 2007 game was pretty sweet, the GBA version was outstanding, even Smash-Up can bring some entertainment to the table, but the DS games they made are pathetic.

It's a real shame though, because the cutscenes are pretty good and with a little bit of extra work, this game could've been a nice brawler/timewaster.

[Pro Igrok]

Shame on Ubisoft. They can make a good game like TMNT 2007 on Game Boy Advance (yeah I know about ****** music there) but in "Arcade Attack" they did only good cutscenes... :tneutral:

[oldmanwinters]

Shame on Ubisoft. They can make a good game like TMNT 2007 on Game Boy Advance (yeah I know about ****** music there) but in "Arcade Attack" they did only good cutscenes... :tneutral:

I suppose game quality owes more to the developer than the publisher. Arcade Attack's critical reaction is especially disappointing since the team had the apparent freedom to develop a game independent of constraints by film or TV season tie-ins like many of Konami's 2nd generation TMNT games and Ubisoft's Imagi film console cash-in.

And even to this day, I've yet to play it since I own neither the DS nor the 3DS. But maybe one day I'll find a good deal and give it a try.

[Cure]

I suppose game quality owes more to the developer than the publisher.

That's usually true, but in this case, Ubisoft used its own in-house development studio, kind of like Nintendo. Ubisoft Nagoya developed this joint.

[Pro Igrok]

Recently found another cool thing - bounces to the side in the block with the ability to take down enemy with a powerful counter-attack (Maybe I should add these items to my game...:khappy:).
Btw I could not finish even a single level of this vinaigrette.

[monsterocket]

They should remake Turtles in Time for Wii U... nothing will beat that arcade game.

[Longview01]

They should remake Turtles in Time for Wii U... nothing will beat that arcade game.

They already remade that a few years ago and it wasn't very good

[ImmaAxolotl]

I really want to get this game, but it seems so expensive! :tsad:

[oldmanwinters]

I spotted a complete copy of this on ebay for a solid price and picked it up.

Considering how low my expectations were for this critically maligned game, I'll confess I find it mildly amusing despite its heavy flaws.

Surprisingly, I find the core gameplay mechanic serviceable on the normal difficulty settings. The biggest problem, from my perspective, is that the game was clearly designed to be played as a traditional sidescroller with strict x/y axis movement but somebody made the decision to introduce an odd isometric camera angle which makes the game look like it features 8-way movement. "DS shouldn't do 3D," indeed, Ninjinister.

The cutscenes are the best parts and I do appreciate this being one of the few video game homages to the Fast Forward and Back to the Sewer seasons of the 4Kids toon.

And the Karai fight is really hard, especially in Boss Rush mode.