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A remake of the arcade version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (new levels from the SNES port are not included), using 3-D graphics, new music, and new effects. Up to four players (one for each Turtle) can play through the levels in co-op, online or locally. After being zapped in. Long story short- The TMNT Turtles in Time arcade game was great in a number of ways-bright colorful graphics, an awesome soundtrack and sound effects and 4-player co-op play. While the new ReShelled edition retains 4 player co-op, the entire experience is a total letdown. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled launched exclusively on the Xbox 360 as part of the 2009 Summer of Arcade promotion to the PlayStation 3 less than a month later. Word spread late in June of 2011 that Ubisoft’s TMNT licensing deal had expired and that Re-Shelled would be taken offline on June 30th. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled is a remake of the arcade version of Turtles in Time. The game has newly retooled 3D graphics, but very similar gameplay of the original. Along with the graphics, the game includes new music and voice acting done by the cast of the 2003 animated series.

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System: X360 (XBLA)Review Rating Legend
Dev: Ubisoft Singapore1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid4.0 - 4.4 = Great
Pub: Ubisoft2.0 - 2.4 = Poor4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
Release: Aug. 5, 20092.5 - 2.9 = Average5.0 = The Best
Players: 1-43.0 - 3.4 = Fair
ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+3.5 - 3.9 = Good

Adults often wince when they look back at the games they enjoyed as children. Also, thanks to changing tastes and technology, even modern children might find kids' fare from decades past a little silly.

Such is the plight that has befallen the early-'90s brawler Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time. It doesn't matter how fond your memories of classic Turtles beat-'em-ups are, you're unlikely to re-live them today, even with the new HD version of this much-loved coin-op (and later, with some changes, Super Nintendo) title.

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It's not that the developers did a completely poor job getting the game 're-shelled,' as the updated name has it. The high-def visuals, though they arguably hurt the nostalgia (there's no option to play with the original graphics), present the four heroes and their environments in a realistic yet just-cartoonish-enough light. It always feels a little weird when 2-D gameplay and 3-D graphics meet, but this game overcomes the awkwardness. Also, despite fears that the ability to attack in all directions (instead of just left and right) would disrupt the game's balance, we found it to be a sensible update that helps players control the hordes, especially when playing solo (up to four players can work together, and the levels are designed accordingly).

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Other aspects of the update didn't go so well, unfortunately. The worst part is the sound. Between the insanely cheesy music and the repetitive, poorly acted comments the Turtles blurt out with gusto, you'll turn the volume down in a hurry. Within the space of a minute or two, how many times can you hear, 'Dohh! My nose!' and 'My toes! My toes!'?

Also, games that eat quarters in malls are very different from games that entertain people in their homes. To a certain degree the developers knew this; reportedly, they re-tooled some of the enemies to make them more console-friendly. Otherwise, however, the arcade-style gameplay remains intact to a fault. There is an upside in that returning fans will feel right at home, but there are many more downsides.

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For one, you'll encounter lots of cheap hits from random, hard-to-avoid traps. A path made of boards is so poorly constructed that every few feet, your Turtle steps on one that see-saws, smacking him in the head (more precisely, the nose). In the sewer, for some reason there are floating, quickly moving gates that dock energy off your life bar, et cetera.

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The continue system also broke in the jump to consoles. Whereas in an arcade each continue costs money, there's no punishment at all in hitting the start button on a console controller. Usually, console developers limit players' continues enough that the game is challenging, but not the ones who handled Turtles in Time Re-Shelled. You have six lives, infinite continues, and the ability to save your progress. As a result, the 'normal' difficulty (the second of four settings) is laughably easy; the average player should be able to slash his way through all the 'scenes' in 45 minutes, give or take. There are enough pizza power-ups lying around that in the first few levels, we didn't lose a single life. Anyone looking for the slightest challenge should start on 'hard' difficulty right away.