New TMNT Games

[VideoGameCritic]

What do you guys think of the new TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) games?  I was disappointed at first that the Xbox 360 game was one player (!!) but from the missions I've played, it's pretty enjoyable.  I also have the Gameboy Advance version, with has a real old school vibe.  Not bad at all.

[Linkdude]

[QUOTE=The Video Game Critic]What do you guys think of the new TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) games?  I was disappointed at first that the Xbox 360 game was one player (!!) but from the missions I've played, it's pretty enjoyable.  I also have the Gameboy Advance version, with has a real old school vibe.  Not bad at all.
[/QUOTE]The Xbox 360 version also as well will give you 1000 easy achievement points.

[Michael D]

I heard that the console TMNT played a bit like the Prince of Persia games (which would slightly explain it being one player); is that true? And if it is, if you're saying this one's decent, won't you now have to go back and give Sands of Time another shot (which I think you should do anyway)?

[Linkdude]

[QUOTE=Michael D]

I heard that the console TMNT played a bit like the Prince of Persia games (which would slightly explain it being one player); is that true? And if it is, if you're saying this one's decent, won't you now have to go back and give Sands of Time another shot (which I think you should do anyway)?

[/QUOTE]Sands of Time is right on as being an overrated game Michael. Besides, the two sequels are horrible anyway, because they took it in a weird direction. Besides, TMNT has been around for a long time. Prince of Persia hasn't.

[ajsmart1]

[QUOTE=Linkdude]Sands of Time is right on as being an overrated game Michael. Besides, the two sequels are horrible anyway, because they took it in a weird direction. Besides, TMNT has been around for a long time. Prince of Persia hasn't.
[/QUOTE]

TMNT the comic book goes back to 1984, but both debuted as video games in 1989.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tmnt#Video_Games

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_persia

[Michael D]

[QUOTE=Linkdude]TMNT has been around for a long time. Prince of Persia hasn't.[/QUOTE]

Umm, as a franchise, Prince of Persia has been around for quite a while.  It started out as an Apple II game in the 80s, the same decade that birthed TMNT.  Although I will agree that Warrior Within was horrible (didn't play Two Thrones), I still love Sands of Time and that's not going to change.  But considering Dave's inital opinon of TMNT, wouldn't it make sense to put the game that's kind of its inspiration back through its paces? Although perhaps a difference in scores between the two games would reflect a preference for one series over the other, and if that was the only reason, it wouldn't be fair.

[Linkdude]

I guess, but you should know some adventure games like Prince of Persia are kinda hard to get into. It is surprising he likes TMNT on 360... I didn't like it that much but I want it for 1000 easy achievement points.

[Michael D]

Well, if you want easy to get achievement points, there's also Tomb Radier Legend and Rayman Raving Rabbids.  Tomb Raider's are 50 a pop for each level completed, and Rayman's are pretty simple to get if you just keep on playing it.

[BigOldCar]

But why even bother making more TMNT games when Konami achieved perfection in 1989?

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=T&game_id=10052

The arcade port for the NES was a pretty good version of it, too.

[Crevalle]

[QUOTE=BigOldCar]But why even bother making more TMNT games when Konami achieved perfection in 1989?

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=T&game_id=10052

The arcade port for the NES was a pretty good version of it, too.
[/QUOTE]

I just finished beating the TMNT 1989 arcade version (from XBL) about 20 minutes ago--weird.  It was fun and a bit nostalgic.  Anyway, I can't imagine how difficult that game would be if I were putting quarters into it--dear Lord.  I think I continued like 35 times.