TMNT Critic Reviews

TMNT does only 2 things--platforming and fighting--but it does them so right that the replayability is off the charts.

The best Turtles game in years, which admittedly is kind of like saying you just got the best punch in the gut you’ve had in years. Nonetheless, TMNT entertains pretty consistently, delivering fast-paced thrills but almost no genuine challenge.

TMNT is perfect for what it is, but it definitely could have been a lot more. Its unfortunate Ubisoft didn’t go with a four player game, or any Xbox Live features. Games without Multiplayer have to be strong in substance in the single player aspects, and even though TMNT is fun, it’s not good enough to fill the void of no multiplayer, or co-operative play.

If you judge TMNT on its own merits as a platform-hopper with a dash of semi-imaginative combat thrown in, then it's a fine game.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is not a terrible game but it’s obviously aimed more towards children which would explain its lack of difficulty, there isn’t even any difficulty setting to choose from should veteran gamers desire a challenge.

TMNT has some legitimately neat platforming sequences, but it's more frustrating than a kid-oriented game ought to be, and the combat is completely brain-dead.

No matter how frustrating things get, the next comic sequence — which is often comic in more than one sense — makes you feel better.

Videogames are fun because they challenge us or stimulate our minds in some way. TMNT doesn't. With no co-operative mode available, single-button combat, and straightforward level design, all you're left with are some nice animations and decent platforming that just don't carry the weight.

It's repetitive, the controls are simple, the graphics aren't that great, even for an Xbox 1 game but TMNT should be a hit with the under 10's that love a nice simple action game aimed at them.

The combat in the game is underdeveloped, unimaginative, repetitive, and simply not fun.

TMNT comes with a turtle shell full of problems, yet the game still has appeal buried beneath them.

It's an easy bump for 360 owner's GamerScore, but otherwise the full experience is not very satisfying.

It looks awful, it’s incredibly linear, all the characters are basically the same and the game just isn’t a real challenge for the competent gamer. Yet you’ll play this game and realise that it’s pretty fun.

It should provide an entertaining ninja experience for the under 10 market but in doing so can't be recommended to more experienced gamers. If you're old enough to remember the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on pre-32-Bit hardware, you'll sadly fall into the latter category.

It's too short, missing a multiplayer and plays too much to a market alienated by its 12+ rating.

With some engaging platforming and strong gameplay, TMNT could have been Surprise Of The Year had it been...oh, quadruple the length or so.

Now, this game does have a saving grace – the achievements. They come early, they come often, and they come easy. If you need to boost your ego a little, play this game for a day or two and you’ll have an easy 1000 gamerscore stacked onto your overall total.

All of those annoying elements that we thought were gone in the next generation rear their ugly heads. It's too easy for adults, too frustrating for kids.

The platforming action is pretty solid, but the combat quickly becomes mind-numbingly repetitive.

This game is not meant for true TMNT fans. If you have kids, or maybe a little cousin this would be a great gift for them, but not you. It’s really only saving grace for us true fans is that you can get all 1000 gamer score points in about 4 hours or so.