These are two major changes from Turtles of Time as, in that game, the four mutant brothers were basically re-skins of the other save for their special attack ability and players could only switch to a different ninja if they died. While details on the swapping system were kept under wraps, Activision did promise that players could alternate between turtles immediately. This will allow for some inventive puzzles that WayForward has quietly stated will spur 'creative thinking' from gamers.Īll four turtles will be on hand as playable characters, each with their own unique skill set to match an individual players own gameplay preferences. For starters, levels will be non-linear to encourage exploration of the vast settings of New York and Dimension X.

Players will be happy to know that the game will be a side-scroller like Turtles in Time, only with some cool changes to allow more freedom. Returning back to the television roots of Out of Shadows, Activision is teaming up with WayForward Technologies to publish another Turtles console game called Danger of the Oozefor a Fall release this year.

Last year, Activision released a small downloadable game based on the 2012 TV series called Out of Shadowswhile The Game Bakers released a mobile movie cash grab for the 2014 Michael Bay-produced film simply titled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. However, the mixed reviews of that no doubt prompted an enhanced remake of Turtles in Time by Ubisoft under the name Turtles in Time Re-Shelled for last-gen consoles in 2009. The cooperative beat 'em up was immediately followed by the negatively received Tournament Fighters in 1993, which put a plug in the series till the 2004 movie tie-in for the film TMNT. Fans of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brand know that the last great video game to come from the franchise was the popular SNES port of Turtles in Time back in 1992.

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