Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan
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| Developer(s) | PlatinumGames |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Director(s) | Eiro Shirahama |
| Producer(s) |
Atsushi Kurooka Robert Conkey |
| Designer(s) | Eiro Shirahama |
| Writer(s) | Tom Waltz[1] |
| Series | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
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Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Xbox 360 Xbox One |
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| Genre(s) | Action, hack and slash |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan is an action hack and slash video game based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise developed by PlatinumGames and published by Activision. It will be released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One on May 24, 2016.
Story
The Shredder and the Foot Clan have returned to New York City, declaring war on the Turtles and their allies in a final effort to take over the city, with General Krang, Armaggon, Bebop and Rocksteady, Karai, Wingnut and Slash tasked with causing crime, rampage, death and chaos. Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael, along with their allies April O'Neil and Master Splinter, are the only ones who stand between the Foot and their conquest of the entire city.
Gameplay
The game is an action hack and slash game with cel-shaded artstyle, in which players control the four titular characters, including Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael, at a third-person perspective. Different characters have different abilities and powers, as well as different fighting styles. Each turtle also has their own ultimate ability. For example, Leonardo can slow time down, and Michelangelo can perform cheerleading, which reinstate the cooldowns of other turtles' abilities. Players can shift between turtles at will in the single-player campaign. The turtles can perform successive attacks to create combo.[2] The four turtles also have the ability to parkour and use parachute while traveling around the game's world. Players encounter numerous green orbs in the game. These orbs, also known as Battle Points and can be spent to upgrade the turtles' abilities.[3] The turtles can also scan their surroundings and tag enemies.[4]
The game is divided into different stages. In each stage, players encounter random enemies before reaching a boss. When the player character is killed, other turtles (controlled by artificial intelligence in the campaign or by other players in the multiplayer) can help revive the players. If the turtles are not revived, they will be sent back to the subterranean lair. A mini-game will then begin, tasking the turtle to eat pizza as fast as possible.[4] The game supports four-player online cooperative multiplayer.[5]
Development
According to developer PlatinumGames, the team developed licensed video games as creating new intellectual properties was difficult.[6] Mutants in Manhattan is the third licensed game developed by Platinum, after the company partnered with Activision to create The Legend of Korra (2014) and Transformers: Devastation (2015).[7] According to Platinum, they developed the game based on their own vision instead of the previous comics, films or games. According to game designer Eiro Shirahama, the team watched the TMNT animated series and also played the old TMNT games for the Super Famicom while working on the game so as to understand the universe and the characters.[4] The game's artstyle was inspired by Mateus Santolouco, the artist of the series.[8] Tom Waltz, who had previously written TMNT comic books for IDW Publishing, is the game's lead writer.[9] The game was leaked by Xbox.com, Australian Classification Board and a user in Twitter,[10] until Platinum held an "Official leak" on January 26, 2016 where they formally announced the title.[11] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan is set to be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One on May 24, 2016.[12]
References
- ↑ Carter, Chris (January 26, 2016). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan Officially Announced". Destructoid. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ Tan, Nicholas (March 16, 2016). "TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan Deserves A Pizza-Twirling Cowabunga!". Game Revolution. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan – Gameplay Walkthrough". IGN. March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Webster, Andrew (March 17, 2016). "The new TMNT game feels like a proper successor to arcade classic Turtles in Time". The Verge. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ Nunneley, Stephany (March 17, 2016). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan video takes a look at bosses". VG 247. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ Hussain, Tamoor (February 5, 2016). "Bayonetta Dev Explains Why It Can't Focus Entirely on Original IP". GameSpot. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ Reilly, Luke (November 30, 2015). "Platinum Games Developing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Game". IGN. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ Cooper, Robert (January 26, 2016). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan announced for PS4 & PS3". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ Reiner, Andrew (March 14, 2016). "TMNT: Mutants In Manhattan Releases In May". Game Informer. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ Schreier, Jason (May 1, 2016). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Game Leaks So Much There's No Need To Announce It". Kotaku. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ Osborn, Alex (January 26, 2016). "TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan Official Leaks Coming Tomorrow". IGN. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ Matulef, Jeffery (March 14, 2016). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan release date confirmed". Eurogamer. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
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