TMNT (Game Boy Advance video game)

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TMNT
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Developer(s) Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher(s) Ubisoft
Producer(s) Bertrand Helias
Mathieu Beaulieu
Designer(s) Gaël Léger
Paul Warne
Programmer(s) Alexandre Maari
Jean-François Major
André Mathieu
Artist(s) Jonathan Lavigne
Stéphane Boutin
Justin Cyr
Simon Nadeau
Writer(s) Taras Stasiuk
Composer(s) Michel Marsan
Series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Platform(s) Game Boy Advance
Release
  • NA: March 20, 2007
  • AU: March 22, 2007
  • EU: March 23, 2007
Genre(s) Hack and slash
Mode(s) Single player

TMNT is a hack and slash video game featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It was developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for the Game Boy Advance. It is based on the 2007 film of the same name and was first released in North America on March 20, 2007, and was later released in Australia on March 22, 2007, and in Europe on March 23, 2007.

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Another game with the same title was also released on the Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable, though this version is vastly different from any of the others released, being a 2.5-D side-scrolling beat-'em-up game involving no three-dimensional gameplay - more in style of the original arcade installment.

Reception

The game has received very positive reviews. Craig Harris from IGN said about the game, "it's easily one of the best brawling games I've played in years." [1]

CriticalScore
GameSpy 4.5/5 [2]
IGN 8.5/10 [3]
GameSpot 8.1/10 [4]
GameDaily 8/10 [5]
PALGN8/10 [6]
Nintendo Power 7/10 [7]

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