by Thoul » Tue Feb 19, '13, 5:43 am
I've pretty much given up on Ninja Turtles games now. The last several I tried were rather poor, in my opinion. They felt like titles aimed squarely at children, purely as a merchandising gimmick for a show or movie. That's fine for what it is, but I don't think there is any hope for a game with a more serious tone. Especially from a publisher like Activision, who I don't expect to treat the license as an opportunity for anything other than a quick job to cash in on the TMNT brand name.
The new Nickelodeon show is decent. It's sort of between the 2003 show and the original cartoon in tone and works well for a family show. It's mostly lighthearted, but there's depth to it at times as well. I'll be surprised if any games based on it approach the same level of quality.