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Part of the problem is gaming evolved, there is a reason beat-em-ups are non-existent now and any tries of revival fail terribly. That gameplay is considered "boring" and "repetitive" now sadly. Game development was also different in the 00's from the 90s, while there were always cash-in licensed titles you'd at least get some decent efforts every once in a while by some companies however by the time the 00's arrived all licensed titles eventually became a quick cash-in with very few exceptions. Finally I also think the nature of the 2k3 show allowed for less epic games, for the most part it just followed roughly the story of the season it was adapting and didn't stray too far, on the other hand since the OT was so wacky, the videogames had so much room to flesh out the universe and in the games you actually got to go your way through an epic quest of mixed universes with some archie/movie stuff thrwon in and finish off the shredder, something you didn't see much in the OT. And finally there is also the fact that we were kids with the original games came out.
The 2D games are definitely more fun and reminiscent to the older games but they don't feel as fun for the fact that the bosses/rogues gallery can't compare and you feel like you're playing a condensed version of the season instead of an epic story. The levels are also not as imaginative. TMNT 2007 for the GBA is the best of the newer 2D TMNT games though.
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