On the bright side, it's the best tmnt game to come out since the 16 bit days.
Gameplay: This TMNT game is one player. That's right, one player, and has no on-line co-op. So it's just you and yourself for this game. This game runs off the Prince of Persia engine. It stays true to the style of the POP titles but doesn't quite have that depth or flare. There are two attack buttons, a kick and weapon attack. So essentially, this is your typical hack and slash button masher. This can get repetitive as you move through the first few levels, but as you unlock later levels and can team up with your comrad tutles, you can do combination moves. There is one speical move for each turtle and will usually take out the battle area whenever you use it. The levels are very linear and quite simple to get through, and there is no camera adjustment. It is fixed so you essentially know where to go. There may be one or two times throughout the game where you wonder how to get to the next area you need to go to, but that will last for only a few seconds. Since this game is more of a ninja stealth game, you can use double jumps, scale walls, and also walk sideways on walls like you can on the POP games. This comes in handy and is kinda nice compared to the previous games. Graphics: Naturally, since this game is on every major counsle, the graphics on the 360 also do not reach full potential. It runs nicely in 16:9 and HD, but the developers could have made the animations more crisp. It has a cell shaded style like the newer television show has, but has a darker feel for it.
Controls: The controls are simply one of the easiest I have ever used on a 360 game. A jump button, two attack buttons, a tag button to switch turtles, and a block button. The controls are responsive though. I had no problems scaling walls or jumping to areas that I needed to go to. Overall: The game lacks in so many areas: specifically co-op or multiplayer, but the game was unfortunatly set up for one player and doesn't do a bad job at it. The controls are responsive and simple enough a 6 year old could do it. The graphics are nice, but do not reach that pinicle point a 360 game should be. If you are looking for a different type of TMNT game and is a hardcore fan, you will enjoy this game for a single time through. All others need not apply. Save your 50 bucks and get something worth while, like a tank of gas or something.