And they're green! 'TMNT: Smash Up' announced for Wii

Smash has had Stamina Mode, too, ya know.

We're really hip!

Google the German version -- it's even better!

I miss the word rad... I should use that word more often.

You totally should!

I really don't like the new look of the Turtles. I wish they'd go back to the old-school Mirage Studios look. This 4kids Network look is terrible.

*Is suprised to see fernando rocker, has not seen him in ages*

But the thing is, this is closer to the actual source material where the turtels were skinny instead of EXBAWK HUEG(hell yeah I brought that meme back).

Now, this may be "not based on anything" but it has the look of the last movie.

No, please... not Vanilla Ice song...

Better sing this one:

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Heroes in a half shell
Turtle power!"

Raphael is cool but rude!
Michaelangelo is a party duuuuude!!!!

They're the world's most fearsome fighting team!
They're heroes in a half-shell and they're green!

that's a fact, jack!

In a half shell, they're the heroes four.
In this day and age who could ask for more?

posting in epic thread

The crime wave is high, with buggings mysterious,
All police and detectives are furious!
Because they can't find the source,
Of this lethally evil force!

Ah.. these are the things I remember..these are the things that remain when high school math abandons me.

You and me both brother. ;)

T-U-R-T-L-E POWER!
T-U-R-T-L-E POWER!
T-U-R-T-L-E POWER!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

I must've watched that movie a dozen times when it first came out.

nine-point-nine-five

Downvoted for saying I'm excited about a game? Wut

At least they could include the classics from the cartoons and NES and SNES videogames:

The 4 turtles.
Splinter
Shredder
Krang
Bebop
Rocksteady
Metal Head
Casey Jones
Baxter Stockman
Rat King
Tokka
Rahzar
Leatherhead
Slash
Foorsoldier
Granitor
April

Fernando... I'm really disappointed man, how can you make a list like that and NOT have Usagi Yojimbo?!

I see what you did there.

Good to see someone else not instantly on this games dick. It has two things going against it.

1. It's Ubisoft

2. It's a TMNT game. Seriously. Last good one was on SNES. That's over a decade of shit and THIS game is supposed to break the cycle?

Personally, I'm cautiously optimistic.

So far, the only GOOD thing Ubisoft has put on Wii as No More Heroes... but they were only the AMERICAN publisher for that.

However, given that the development staff behind this is Game Arts and Team Ninja... there's a chance it can turn out fine. Maybe even good.

In case you were unable to read the original post, Ubisoft is PUBLISHING not DEVELOPING the game.

@Samfish

As people have already stated in the first thread for this game, Ubisoft is PUBLISHING it, not DEVELOPING it. Do we really need to explain the difference between these two terms to you?

Sammy:

1. No More Heroes says "Hi"

2. former Team Ninja+former Game Art employees making a brawler= Something so epic not even Ubisoft could fuck it up

So let me get this straight. All it takes to garner support is really just being a Wii exclusive game and having former staffers from mediocre to decent game studios? Well slap my ass and call me charlie.

Team Ninja, in case you guys forgot, also put out the barely passable Dead or Alive series and DOA Extreme series. Not to mention the severely lackluster Ninja Gaiden II. You guys are acting like one good game is all it takes to erase the shame of 7 bad ones.

And Gamearts history reads practically like a "whos who" of "forgetable 16 bit games." The standout series are Lunar, Lunar remix, Lunar Remix Ultra Deluxe Portable, Silpheed, and Gungriffin as their franchises.

Guys, not trying to shit on the game but let's face it, this isn't a sure thing. In fact all signs point to it being the exact opposite of a sure thing. Look at this cautiously. Remember what happened with NiGHTS.

"As people have already stated in the first thread for this game, Ubisoft is PUBLISHING it, not DEVELOPING it. Do we really need to explain the difference between these two terms to you?"

No. You guys do need to think critically, though.

Yes, there's a difference between publishing and developing. Here's why this is different:

Ubisoft is FUNDING this from top to bottom.
This is exactly the situation High Voltage wanted to avoid with The Conduit. That means THEY say when the game has to be done, even if Game Arts feels it isn't. THEY get to have a say over content, tone, features, etc.
How do I know this for a fact? Because Ubisoft has the TMNT videogame rights. This isn't a case of Game Arts deciding to make a Turtles game and Ubisoft coming in and offering to distribute it.

This isn't like Ubisoft publishing a game like No More Heroes (which all they had to do was promote, and they utterly failed to do so). That game was funded separately and picked up for publishing later on. They had no say over the content of the game.
This TMNT game is Ubisoft's game. If they tell Game Arts to call it "Turtlez" and add in a bunch of shitty minigames, then guess what Game Arts has to do...


So, why exactly should I have faith in Ubisoft again?

"So, why exactly should I have faith in Ubisoft again?"

Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip. Totally funded and developed by Ubisoft, and it -- *gasp!* -- actually rocks.

As someone sho's also been moaning about Ubisoft's lame-ass Wii support for ages, I can certainly sympathize with your skepticism, but to unequivocally say all

My point about Ubisoft being the publisher is that it isn't one of their "wonderful" internal studios handling the development, like the ones behind the "amazing" Imagine and Petz games.

You're right, though, that they are in full control and completely fund the game. While Game Arts is handling the work, Ubisoft is paying the bills.

But, given that Game Arts isn't a completely horrible studio, there is a chance this could turn out well.

By bringing up NMH, I meant how the only good game Ubisoft had on Wii was one they had NOTHING to do with.

So... this could turn out good... or it could be yet another Ubisuck mess. Only time will tell. I remain catiously optimistic, but I won't be heartbroken if it's awful.

As for NiGHTS, Shep... Well, it was originally meant to be a 360/PS3 title, then SEGA forced SONICTEAM to make it a Wii exclusive, and didn't give them a lot of time to make the Wii version (under a year)... so, that's what we got.
I really don't care about what platform it would've wound up on (as I have Wii and 360, I could've got it either way), but giving them such little time to finish the project is unacceptable.

lol, you bought Brawl for online multiplayer

don't you read reviews?

or surf the net at all?

or even play Smash?

The fact that Brawl wasn't even shipping with voice chat should have been an indicator that it was a game to be bought for local multiplayer only.

He didn't say he bough Smash for the online multiplay.