Article Explanation: What happens on Xbox Live, they put out demos for all new games and arcade games if their developer makes one. Arcade games always have trials, so you will end up seeing more articles about arcade games than new full games due to the fact that developers don’t always put out new demos for their full games. The purpose for this article is to give the reader (you) a first reaction and a recommendation for what I or Melior think that the game is like if you haven’t had the time to download the trial if it is an Arcade game or if it is a demo. We will be using a scale of 1-10 on “Want-a-bility” 1 being I will never buy this, and 10 being I am already on my second play through. This article is the opinion of the writer and the writer alone, if you disagree, please post your comment in the comment section. We are looking for criticism and your feedback to make this place a lot better for the future.
Summer of Arcade – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time Re-Shelled
Well, TMNT:TITRS (inb4pun) is a ‘port’ of a game that was made in the 90’s and debuted on the NES console. It was quarter arcade game that has been ported over to the Xbox Live Arcade, among other games, including TMNT’s predecessor the TMNT 1989 arcade game which was a direct port. Re-shelled is not a direct port like 1989. At least graphics and game play wise. The story remains untouched. So you 90’s children out there who played the original are gonna get the same game but with updated graphics. For those who are the average TMNT fan like myself, you are going to be getting a new game with above average semi cel-shaded graphics.
Re-shelled is your average 90’s side scrolling hack and slash with the updated 3-D graphics. The trial of the game includes the first stage of the game, including the first boss fight. You get to choose from all four turtles in the demo, and you even get to play it with Local Multiplayer support, which is the games main features and options. I played this demo through 3 times. I played through with no trouble on the only difficulty available which is normal. At no time during the demo was it overwhelmingly hard for me. Some of the few things that irked me about it was, you tend to get lost in the crowd when fighting people. They have on the control scheme a button (LT) that you can hit and it will pop up a locator icon above your head in the color your turtle is sporting, which is helpful for multiplayer matches, especially the Xbox Live 4 player co-op matches that you can get in the full game. Another thing that kind of irritated me was the fact that everything got repetitive. You would do the same three attacks, over and over and over and ov . . . You could mix it up every now and then with a special attack, but it is nothing special. You would have to go out of your way to do something special to keep from getting bored. Now, the demo level is long enough to get used to the turtle you are using and the moves they have. But being the fighting is not that full of depth, it is very easy to get used to the turtle of use very quickly, which means you are likely to get bored of it rather quickly.
The main gripe I have with the game is the lack of new things, like an updated fighting system, or at least an upgrade with moves to add some more to the already lacking list. I know Hack n slashes don’t really need too many moves, but if you have too few moves, the point of hacking and slashing gets rather boring and irritating. I got bored with the game through the third turtle I played through with, I tried to play with the fourth and quit half way through to go play ‘Splosion Man.
I personally wouldn’t recommend this game if you are an average fan like myself. If you grew up with the turtles and are a die hard fan of the series, than this game should give you thrills just for the sheer fact of nostalgia setting in. In my honest opinion, with all that Ubisoft put into this game, graphically and online compatibility wise, I think they could have updated the moves and sounds a bit better than they did. I understand not trying to change a classic, but if the classic by todays standards bores you to death and it is only the demo, that doesn’t leave me high hopes for the rest of the game, nor does it make me want to spend my 800 Microsoft points ($10) to buy the game and find out.
Want-a-bility
1 - - - | 5 - - - - 10
I place my personal want at a 4, that means, I am leaning towards not purchasing this in any near future. I personally do not think this game warrants a 800 MSP purchase. If it were to drop to 600 or 400 I would purchase it, just for the fact that it is above mediocre arcade game, and arcade games standards have risen for me over the past year or two. To me, this game does not reach that standard.
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