TMNT: Arcade review by----me.
 

http://360.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=9675

Okay, don't rip me a new asshole. This was written by me in "credible journalist" mode, not "rabid TMNT fan" mode. Let me know what you think. I believe I was pretty fair considering. For the record, I love the game to death. I stuck it right between the Gamespot and IGN review, but acknowledged the fact that if you weren't a fan, you would likely hate the game because it's so damn cheap.

So you wrote it with fairness in mind. At least it's better than people going "the first new toon TMNT game for PS2 was just a bland beat-'em-up with nothing else to offer" and then when TMNT: Arcade is mentioned they say "ZOMG BLAND BEATEMUPZ R SOOO AWSUM!!!121"

Yeah, that's where the lack of professionalism comes in. You have to put your personal feelings aside, take off the nostalgia goggles, and do the deed. I love that fu*king game to death, but I'm there to rate it for what it is. Though I'm also not going to rate it against modern games. I'm going to rate it as a classic arcade title alongside the other $5-8 new/old games available.

The fact is, without the nostalgia, the game is a ball of fun with 4 players, but it is cheap as hell. With the nostalgia, the game's a full blown blast. Perhaps today's kids will say the same about the bland (at least to us) TMNT brawlers last-gen when they are 18. They really are the exact same thing. Just swap the sprites, cheezy lines, and style for the modern stuff, and they are identical.

You actually cover a point I try to make whenever classic arcade games are re-released on modern consoles.. Half the fun was trying NOT to die so you wouldn't have to keep coughing up quarters. Eventually, You'll run out and have to come back when you have the money later. But home versions, it's unlimited continues. Why bother playing something you KNOW you can beat with out much of a problem.


That's exactly what Ive been saying about the new games ever since they were released.

That's a good fair review I'd say. Though I somewhat dissagree with the controls being "limited". I thought the first arcade game had very good controls/moves. Though not as good as Turtles in Time in that aspect you could do more in TMNT than you could in most brawlers and that should count for something.

Well, you gotta' save something for the inevitable Turtles in Time review. ;) The controls were limited compared to something like Final Fight where you could throw stuff, or Comix Zone where you had a pretty good move list. Of course, neither of those are as fun as TMNT, so yeah.

You did a really good review and I am proud you put asides your "awesome" feelings to the game and did a really well-written Review.