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GS:Game-breaking glitches and a poor camera make TMNT: Out of the Shadows a bruised and battered shell of what it could have been.

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CO - "Im not going to waste my time teasing this review. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is lousy. Skip it. If you want to find out what makes it so bad keep reading. TMNT: OOTS is a bad, buggy, unfinished wreck of a game. Im tempted to do this review as a list, which we all know is the lowest form of writing, but even Im not that lazy."

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"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is an undeservingly mediocre addition to the rightfully mediocre shelf of TMNT games. There are so many things about it that seem great on paper but never had the chance to flourish, there are so many bugs that could have been fixed within a week, but unfortunately feels rushed out just in time for the Xbox Summer of Arcade." - Valentin Kulemin of Geekenstein

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Game-breaking glitches and a poor camera make TMNT: Out of the Shadows a bruised and battered shell of what it could have been.

Score: 3.0 / bad

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Game-breaking glitches and a poor camera make TMNT: Out of the Shadows a bruised and battered shell of what it could have been.

Score: 3.0 / bad

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Give me T-U-R-T-L-E POWER! I've stuck by The Turtles for many years. Over those years, plenty of chances came along to bail on them, turn away and say, "You know what, I'm too old for you. This is getting inappropriate and you need to put on more than just a bandana." I never got there. I still haven't. These are my brothers, forever teenage, forever wise, forever developing. Something else is always on the horizon for Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo. (Don't you dare mention, Venus...) Out of the Shadows is based on Nickelodeon's current television series, complete with voices and overall turtle design, but you might not guess it from the look in-game. When I said that the half-shelled foursome had something on the horizon, I was referring to Michael Bay's upcoming movie. God help us all. Playing even an hour of Out of the Shadows proves it's been used as a test bed for a full-blown retail movie tie-in and that it regrettably leaves a lot of room for improvement. Red Fly Studio rightly walked the path of past TMNT gaming greats as Turtles in Time by focusing on beat-'em-up combat with interaction between the turtles. A single player can switch between brothers while cooperative gamers can interact directly. Stringing together a long combo requires coordination and it goes a long way in making the player feel like a slick team of acrobatic ninjashellip; when it works. Sometimes it doesn't work—the player will get stuck in the geometry, or the camera breaks. Out of the Shadows is buggy and not at all serviceable for anyone accustomed to tighter controls from Activision's other titles. Still, I—and any other turtle fan—can appreciate the . Environments look suitably moody and enemies like the mousers and a few bosses I won't spoil have impressive looks and animations, until they bug out or you get bored of the menial grind through levels. While attacking, dodging, and countering work well, the turtle switching feels disjointed and rough. It's a promising idea given it's the greatest representation of how the turtles fight on-screen. Even as a solo player, your fellow turtles will battle alongside you leaving just enough room for you to switch control and finish the job. Unfortunately, there's no reason to switch and no advantage other than minimally extending a combo. Hacking away with your favorite turtle's favorite weapon will do just fine. The situation improves in multiplayer, but not by much. Without the wealth of new tools and new weapons , the turtles get more repetitive and so do the opponents. Hordes of baddies can knock you down repeatedly while special moves only do so much to liven things up. The building blocks are there, but combat struggles to maintain interest, and the comic-book cut-scenes are worse. The voice actors don't even sound as excited here as they do in the TV show. The story is told through moving panels, but the art and color never has the same pop as the in-engine graphics, leaving me green for what could come next, but also kind of sick. Out of the Shadows is yet another bad Ninja Turtles game. Between the game's loud and ugly UI and the glitches, bugs, and general sloppiness, there's only enough hope for the good intentions to improve next time. While I can barely muster my inner TMNT fanboy to suffer through Michael Bay's new film, I hope the next game builds on this downloadable from Activision. Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo won't get shredded today, but there's certainly potential for mistakes to repeat themselves. At least they've got Master Splinter to teach them. Review based on Xbox 360 version. Code provided by publisher. Also available on PS3 and PC.

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Drew Leachman writes: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was a phenomenon in the late 80s and early 90s. I was one of the many kids that fell in love with the series. I read the comics, watched the kid friendly show, and even owned the Coming out of Their Shells VHS. I was a fanatic. Since Turtles in Time landed on the Super Nintendo, I have yet to find a TMNT video game that has scratched that itch for a great turtle experience. After playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Im still waiting on that next great TMNT game.

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I recorded this video last week, but I've since played a lot more of the game. That April moment really should have been a warning.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows landed on Xbox Live Arcade last week as the final entry in Microsoft's Summer of Arcade. I'll say a lot a full review tomorrow but make sure you download the trial for your Xbox 360 before you purchase the game.

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Ken McKown writes: Suda51 is a weird game developer. That is a broad statement, but anyone who has ever played one of his titles knows there is rarely anything else like it. While I have found myself on both ends of the spectrum on whether I enjoy his work (Lollipop Chainsaw, Shadows of the Damned), or downright loathed it (Killer7, No More Heroes), it has always been a unique experience. Killer is Dead is just that; something I stepped away from more than once proclaiming, Well, that was weird. Still, I couldnt help but keep going back for the gorgeous art style and to see just how weird this experience would get.

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Ken McKown writes: Suda51 is a weird game developer. That is a broad statement, but anyone who has ever played one of his titles knows there is rarely anything else like it. While I have found myself on both ends of the spectrum on whether I enjoy his work (Lollipop Chainsaw, Shadows of the Damned), or downright loathed it (Killer7, No More Heroes), it has always been a unique experience. Killer is Dead is just that; something I stepped away from more than once proclaiming, Well, that was weird. Still, I couldnt help but keep going back for the gorgeous art style and to see just how weird this experience would get.