Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up Critic Reviews

It's Smash Bros. with a shorter lifespan and less interesting characters, but still fun nonetheless.

While its flaws prevent it from being a serious contender, the game is a surprisingly fun and a solid effort that fans shouldn't miss. It may try a bit too hard to be like Super Smash Bros., but its modes and gameplay make it a title worth checking out if you want to take a break from Nintendo's fighting game.

Smash-Up is a good game for fans. Good Combat and solid content, but not the next Smash Bros.

If the Smash Bros. formula has worn thin for you, the Smash-Up experience will feel as sturdy as a wet paper towel. On the other hand, Smash Bros. and TMNT fans should embrace this game’s dodge-happy action.

Although maybe it is not as good as the game it is inspired by, Game Arts has made a splendid job with its own personality.

At the very least, this is worth a rental just to see how well the TMNT franchise translates to the Smash Bros. gameplay style, but it’ll probably take more than a rental if you want to unlock everything.

Those who approach Smash-Up hoping for a solid, enjoyable alternative to Smash Bros. will be pleased, but Turtles fans hoping for a celebration of the franchise will probably be disappointed by the game’s shameful “scratch the surface” approach to Eastman and Laird’s storied 25-year-old franchise.

It's a must for fans of the turtles and a good bet for anyone who enjoys a fun multiplayer game.

Truth be told, there is perhaps a little bit of irony behind TMNT: Smash-Up. Odds are, the less of a TMNT fan one is, the less one knows about the franchise, the more one might enjoy it.

The fighting mechanics are tight and responsive, in spite of a few technical shortcomings. It doesn’t feel weighty enough or polished enough to warrant a $50 price tag, but TMNT and Brawl fans alike might still get their money’s worth.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up is clearly inspired by the classic Smash Bros. This choice of programmers affects playability and fun. Continuing in the levels we can only note the obvious similarities with the fighting game produced by Nintendo. Game Arts, who had collaborated on the development of SSBB for Wii , could certainly have fun trying to produce a better title than the original and especially closer to the license. On some occasions there is a feeling that the spirit of the series has not really been grasped.

It simply isn't as fun as Super Smash Bros., and it's too similar to pull in anyone who isn't already a fan of Nintendo's fighting game. All in all, it should be reserved for only those who still sleep in Michelangelo pajamas and play with their the Ninja Turtle Pizza Shooter.

Smash-Up is a good game for those that really want a decent TMNT fighter, but it doesn’t do a whole lot to make it its own experience.

They're the Turtles, there's much to expect from their adventures, not to mention their videogames adaptation. This time's Game Arts, the studio behind Super Smash Bros. Brawl, those responsible for the design of Smash Up, a fair adaptation of Brawl's style without losing the particular humour of the Turtles. Lots of gameplay styles and a interesting graphic engine is very much what we're going to find in here. A game that will suit nicely every fans of the original series or fighting-game lover.

Game Arts’ new team has mad skills, Smash-Up is among the top three best Wii fighters going, and Karai is the best thing to happen to body armor since Samus took her helmet off. No bustiere though...but she sure looks good in gold!

This brawler has good combat and solid content, but it lacks the refinement and razzle-dazzle to earn a title shot.

TMNT: Smash Up is a title that offers more variety to the library of games the Nintendo’s console has, even though it has some mistakes like a big lack of characters or an adventure mode that is far away of the quality levels.

TMNT: Smash Up does so much right in the ring that it’s a shame that it is sucker punched by a shallow character roster, lack of battle arenas and poor presentation.

The game will not only appeal to fans of the original comics and TV series, but also players who loved Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

If you can't get enough of Brawl, give it a shot, but don't expect the next coming of Smash Bros.