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

[ThirdMarioBro]

Originally Posted by AMN

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 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]

Originally Posted by 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".

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]

Originally Posted by Underoath740

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]

Originally Posted by pwnage

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]

Originally Posted by pwnage

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

Originally Posted by The Lone Turtle

Nice! And being a movie game - I'm sure to get it here 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]

Originally Posted by TigerClaw

What we need is a GTA Style TMNT game.

No

Originally Posted by pwnage

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.