Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, released in 1989 by Konami for the NES platform, remains one of the most iconic and unforgettable games of its time. Based on the popular Ninja Turtles franchise, this was the first game in the series, and it became a cool challenge with its exciting gameplay, atmospheric graphics and unique style.

From the very first moments, it becomes clear that Konami has tried to convey the spirit and atmosphere of the original comics and animated series. The graphics for the NES look very cool: each character and enemy is detailed with great attention, and the backgrounds of the levels create an atmosphere of sewers and streets of New York. Ninja turtles, each with their own unique weapons and fighting style, move on the screen with amazing smoothness and match the original images.

The gameplay of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles combines platformer and action elements, offering players a variety of levels with many obstacles and enemies. Levels with pseudo-3D graphics are available, where the view of the events is from a bird's-eye view, and the main view is a typical platformer graphics, where the characters move around the screen from left to right and so on. The ability to switch between four turtles at any time adds strategic depth and allows you to adapt to different situations. Each turtle has its own unique skills and characteristics, which makes character selection an important part of the game. Sometimes you should choose one hero, in other situations - another. It will be easier to complete the game this way. Donatello with his Bo stick generally "rules". Surprisingly, his weapon turns out to be the most powerful, but also much slower than other turtles. Therefore, it is worth quickly understanding where and which fighter will be optimally applicable.

It is worth noting that you can only play alone, without the possibility of a cooperative mode. This is a bit disappointing, given the popularity of Ninja Turtles teamwork. However, the ability to play for each of the characters compensates for this disadvantage by offering a diverse and exciting experience.

The game is also famous for its diversity. Players will explore various locations, from sewer tunnels to city streets, fight against a variety of enemies and collect useful items. The levels are carefully crafted and offer unique challenges that require both quick reflexes and the ability to plan your actions. There are additional weapons in the game: boomerangs, shurikens. All this sometimes helps in combat, but more often, as for me, it was useless.

The musical accompaniment in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" deserves a special mention. The soundtrack is not bad, it is ready to emphasize the dynamics and intensity of the game. Each level is ready to show off its own melody, better immersing you in the world of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. For example, an intense underwater mission is remembered, where a cool melody is playing, and the turtles need to turn off the bombs to prevent the dam from exploding.

Despite the many advantages, the game has some disadvantages. One of them is the high difficulty, which can scare off less experienced players. Some levels and enemies require precise calculation and numerous attempts to complete, which can be frustrating (otherwise infuriating to the extreme stage). In addition, the controls, although intuitive, can sometimes seem unresponsive in tense moments.

Another disadvantage is the design of the enemies. Many of the villains do not match the legendary ninja from the Big Foot clan, which may cause confusion among fans of the original franchise. There are a lot of enemies, and they are different, but I don't remember them in cartoons.

The game's plot follows the canons of the franchise and offers players a fascinating story about saving April and Splinter from the treacherous plans of Shredder. Short cutscenes between levels help to better understand what is happening and create additional motivation to complete the game.

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is not just a game, but a real classic that remains relevant to this day. Its addictive gameplay, well-designed graphics and catchy soundtrack make it a must-pass for all fans of platformers and fans of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

8 out of 10.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series is one of the most unique fighting video games! The characters, the action, and the sure thrill of excitement makes this game a fun non-stop playing time! Below is a brief look how I think the game is!

Game Play: The game play is very good. There is really basic controls here and is easy to perform. Novice gamers should have a good time here!

Graphics: The graphics are wonderful especially for the regular Nintendo System! The backgrounds are really beautiful!

Difficulty: The game is easy but as it goes on you find out that it will become more difficult!

Music: The music is great! Just fantastic catchy tunes through out the game! In My opinion its some of the best music ever in a video game!

Sound: The sound is great. Nuff said!

Overall: I have always loved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game! If you like excellent flying adventure up games then I strongly recommend you play this game!

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First of all this section is referring to the 4 player ARCADE game and not the much inferior 1 player Nintendo game. I noticed the first reviewer was commenting on the NES game. If you played the arcade game then you know that the 8 bit NES version is not the same game. Just like Double Dragon did for 2 player beat em ups and Street Fighter 2 did for fighting games, the Turtles arcade game started the 4 player beat em up trend that lasted to the mid 90's. The Simpsons, Turtles 2: Turtles in Time, and X-men are just some of the games that came off the success of this game. The voices came straight from the TV show actors. This game is still very fun and playable today if you can find it. This game is much more fun when playing with at least one other player. Not to mention easier and cheaper because you'll use less quarters. When with playing three others this game was downright addictive. Anyway check it out.

Ok, as a kid I couldn't watch the TV show, so I was stuck playing the game...and what fun it was! It was tough, but I finally beat it! SCORE! This has almost everything you could look for in an 80s action/ninja game...cool villains, equally kick ass heroes, and much more! Break out the katanas, get rocking with that annoying soundtrack, and watch out for the bouncing balls!

Compared to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, its sort-of predecessor, this game is (sometimes literally) a walk in the park. This being originally an arcade game ported to the NES, the gameplay is much simpler and more straightforward. The goal is to simply walk to the right in side-scrolling levels, defeating everything that Shredder, Krang and the Footclan throw at you before you can proceed. Footsoldiers, small robots, wild animals, helicopters, you name it.

Actually, the simplicity of this game was a welcome change of pace after the much more complex (not to mention frustrating) first NES game, which featured maze-like stages, impossibly tough enemies, and one-hit-kill situations. You will find none of that here. Gameplay is purposely easy, just beat up everything that gets in your way over the course of ten widely varying areas. Every now and then you get to use a fire hydrant cap, manhole cover or parking meter to hit the baddies with, and there is one very cool level where you fight from a skateboard, but that's about all the variation in gameplay there is. This game was clearly made for mindless beating rather than strategy, but fortunately it worked.

In the beginning of the game, you can pick your Turtle to fight with, but theya re quite interchangeable, since their attacks have more or less the same effect (Leo and Donatello have a better range, though). Your attacks are somewhat limited anyway, to normal attacks, jump kicks and special attacks. Mastering the latter two is basically key to finishing the game. You get to use them on a significant horde of enemies, quite varied and some more tricky than others, so never a dull moment. But the real challenge lies in the boss fights. Several of these bosses are old acquaintances of the animated TV show, which makes battling them extra fun, and some of them, like Shredder and Krang, really put up a good fight.

People complained about this game looking significantly less good on the NES as compared to the arcade version. Yeah, what'd you expect? It didn't bother me, because it still looked much better graphically than the previous game. There was always good level music to enjoy, and the NES version had some extended and additional levels, so I'm not complaining.

This game offered a nice alternative to all the Legend of Zeldas and Castlevanias of the time that were more immersive, but also more headache-inducing. Nothing wrong with a little button-bashing every once in a while. Especially not when it envolves our four favorite green ninjas.