Activision's third TMNT game: A thread of anticipated disappointment

*Zulithe* · 12-31-2013, 04:11 AM

We know Activision was working on at LEAST three TMNT games when they acquired the Nick TMNT license. Two have been released. Both games have been met with lukewarm-at-best responses from both fans and critics. I got some enjoyment out of them; definitely didn't hate them, but compared to most of the games I'm playing these days, they were very lacking. These are games only true fans could love. For casual fans or core gamers looking for a good game? They are easy passes.

In the wake of all this, It's reasonable to assume that we will see the third game in 2014 in some form. We know nothing more about it than that... yet.

For me, I think it's clearly going to be a movie tie-in game, probably available on just about every platform possible not so unlike their upcoming Amazing Spider-Man 2 game (PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, 3DS, PC). Does the thought of playing a new TMNT game on my shiny new PS4 pique my interest? Well, it would... but yeah. It's an Activision licensed-game. Gotta keep it in perspective here.

Being a movie game is probably not a good thing, since on top of their first two TMNT efforts being poor, we have decades of evidence showing that most movie tie-in games are mediocre cash-grabs with very, very few diamonds in the rough.

I thought we could speculate about this upcoming release while we wait for some actual news. What are your hopes and fears for this title? Do you think it will be a movie game or something else? What are your expectations for the quality of the game? All this and more! Let's get this party started

12-31-2013, 04:11 AM	#1
Zulithe Ninjutsu Master Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,418	Activision's third TMNT game: A thread of anticipated disappointment We know Activision was working on at LEAST three TMNT games when they acquired the Nick TMNT license. Two have been released. Both games have been met with lukewarm-at-best responses from both fans and critics. I got some enjoyment out of them; definitely didn't hate them, but compared to most of the games I'm playing these days, they were very lacking. These are games only true fans could love. For casual fans or core gamers looking for a good game? They are easy passes. In the wake of all this, It's reasonable to assume that we will see the third game in 2014 in some form. We know nothing more about it than that... yet. For me, I think it's clearly going to be a movie tie-in game, probably available on just about every platform possible not so unlike their upcoming Amazing Spider-Man 2 game (PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, 3DS, PC). Does the thought of playing a new TMNT game on my shiny new PS4 pique my interest? Well, it would... but yeah. It's an Activision licensed-game. Gotta keep it in perspective here. Being a movie game is probably not a good thing, since on top of their first two TMNT efforts being poor, we have decades of evidence showing that most movie tie-in games are mediocre cash-grabs with very, very few diamonds in the rough. I thought we could speculate about this upcoming release while we wait for some actual news. What are your hopes and fears for this title? Do you think it will be a movie game or something else? What are your expectations for the quality of the game? All this and more! Let's get this party started Last edited by Zulithe; 12-31-2013 at 04:21 AM.