Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

"Come on it's a CLASIC..."

This Game is one of the earliest Nintendo games and I just recently got it again. I remember this game being very hard but if you're good at games like Castle Vania this game shouldn't be too much of a challenge to play. I haven't yet beat it but i will soon enough. So far i've reached the Air Force Base after fighting the metal turtle.
Even though it's challenging in a good way there are problems with the game as you will read down below.

BEST FEATURES: Selection of players that can be switched during gameplay, two different views for outdoors and indoors, and how you fight Bebop before Rocksteady like god intended it.

WORST FEATURES: The constant change of enemy sets, the strange minibosses that make no sense that could just be a common foot soldier, and the pain in the ass under water level.

SOUND-8/10: I like the music it's very catchy I often finish playing and having the outdoor tune stuck in my head.
And the underground tune was good too. The music seemed very turtle like but different from the other games which I like.

CONTROL-6/10: It was difficult to jump over the water pits and other crazy things because of how wild you move in the air. Jumping is a big issue in these 2D games and it would be better if they made the more solid like in Mario.

GAMEPLAY-7/10: The Game was very entertaining but the main problems were how the set of enemies kept changing from time to time. I also didn't like all the pointless areas in the third area where you ride around in teh turtle van. Some of you may not even seen that level because you were probably stuck at the dreaded water area before the third level. The water area is annoying and can screw up all your lives and your chance towards beating the game. One thing I liked about the game is that each turtle had its unique thing. Donatello was strong and rangeful but slow, Leonardo was weak rangeful and very quick, Raphael was quick and very powerful attack, and Mike well he sucked... but you need to use some sort of pawn to take damage from hard places such as the water area.

...So basically do not hate this game for it's flaws because it's old and for it's time it was good...

Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Originally Posted: 01/17/02, Updated 01/17/02