So . . . This is pretty interesting.
Fans of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, such as myself, have been wondering when we would get a new TMNT game in light of the new kick-ass cartoon that is currently airing on Nickelodeon. Well, it looks like we will finally be getting one this summer as a downloadable game on Xbox Live Arcade, Playstation Network, and PC – only, it doesn’t appear to be based on the cartoon at all.
From IGN:
Out of the Shadows is not based on Nickelodeon’s ongoing, excellent animated series, but exists in its own “hyper realistic 3D-style” world inspired by the show.
I have heard nothing but praise about Nickelodeon’s TMNT cartoon, and have been enjoying the hell out of it myself. I think it is pretty awesome to visit my local Toys ‘R’ Us and see nearly an entire aisle dedicated to the Heroes in a Half-Shell, introducing a whole new generation of kids to these awesome characters. So I find it a bit confusing why a new TMNT game wouldn’t capitalize on the success of the series by incorporating many of the same elements – it could certainly be it’s own stand-alone story, detached from the series, but why not use the same art style at least? I actually don’t mind the look of the turtles at all in this game, I actually think it all looks pretty cool, I just find it a bit odd they chose not to tie this in to the series.
It makes me wonder if this is perhaps what the turtles may somewhat look like in Michael Bay’s upcoming live-action TMNT film . . .
And now I just remembered that Michael Bay is doing the next live-action TMNT film. Guh.
In any case, I am personally very excited to get another TMNT brawler game and look forward to getting three of my friends together to kick some bad guy ass – just like the “old days”. Check out the short teaser below, and you can head on over to IGN to see photos of the rest of the turtles there!
What do you think of these “hyper-realistic” Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Sound off in the comments below!