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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan is a beat 'em up developed by PlatinumGames and published by Activision in 2016. Players control one of the four turtles and battle classic enemies from the series, in a mission to stop villains Shredder and Krang taking over the world. The game was criticized for its lack of a local co-op mode and its repetitive gameplay, and was de-listed from digital stores several months after release.

Company and staff credits

Publisher
Logo of Activision / This image is derived from a logo uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. / Image credit: Activision Activision
Developer
PlatinumGames Inc. logo / Logo from PlatinumGames' Twitter profile image. / Image credit: PlatinumGames PlatinumGames Inc.
Director
This is a fallback image. No image is available. Eiro Shirahama
Producer
This is a fallback image. No image is available. Atsushi Kurooka
This is a fallback image. No image is available. Robert Conkey
This is a fallback image. No image is available. Robert Cooper
Designer
This is a fallback image. No image is available. Eiro Shirahama
Programmer
This is a fallback image. No image is available. Masanori Kumakiri
Composer
This is a fallback image. No image is available. Masafumi Takada
This is a fallback image. No image is available. Naofumi Harada
Writer
This is a fallback image. No image is available. Tom Waltz

Platform comparison

Platform Released Local Online Interfaces Target FPS Video Sound
Windows
Worldwide
1 player
2—4 players
Co-op
Standard 30 - Surround 5.1
PS4
Worldwide
1 player
2—4 players
Co-op
Standard 30 1080p Surround 5.1
Xbox One
Worldwide
1 player
2—4 players
Co-op
Standard 30 1080p Surround 5.1
Xbox 360
Worldwide
1 player
2—4 players
Co-op
Standard 30 720p Surround 5.1
PS3
Worldwide
1 player
2—4 players
Co-op
Standard 30 720p Surround 5.1

Game details

Release dates
  • 24 May 2016: Worldwide (PS3, PS4, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
Genres

Development and pre-release

TMNT Mutants in Manhattan's existence was first revealed in November 2015 by a listing on the Australian Classification Board's website, which listed the title as being published by Activision and developed by PlatinumGames. In early 2016, an Xbox Achievements list for the game was discovered and the website Pure Xbox published the first screenshots. Activision and Platinum officially announced the game with the release of a trailer in late January. 1

Gameplay

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan supports online cooperative multiplayer 1-4 players, but no local multiplayer. 2

Controlling any of the four ninja turtles (Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, or Michelangelo), players battle foot soldiers and other familiar enemies from the series, across nine stages including New York streets, rooftops, and sewers. Level bosses include mutant warthog Bebop, rhinoceros Rocksteady, bat Wingnut, and the giant snapping turtle Slash. 3

Publishing

TMNT Mutants in Manhattan was removed from sale on the Steam, Xbox and PlayStation digital stores in January 2017. 4

TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan released on 24th May, 2016 for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation3, and Xbox 360. 1

Graphics and art design

The console and PC versions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan are locked to 30 frames per second (fps). Developer PlatinumGames had originally targeted 60 fps, according to an interview with the game's producer. 5 6

The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of TMNT Mutants in Manhattan run at a native 1920x1080 resolution, according to a Digital Foundry analysis, but the lack of anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering result in a "rough presentation". 6

Sales and cultural impact

TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan was poorly received by critics and received an aggregate score of 44 from Metacritic. IGN rated it "Bad" and described the game as "short, bland" with "repetitive combat." Digital Foundry called Mutants in Manhattan "Platinum's most disappointing game". 3 6 7

References

  1. Macy, S. G. (2016, May 24). Everything You Need to Know About TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan. IGN. . https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/05/24/everything-you-need-to-know-about-tmnt-mutants-in-manhattan.
  2. Stanton, R. (2016, June 6). Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan review. Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutants-in-manhattan-review.
  3. Rudden, D. (2016, May 26). Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan Review. IGN. https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/05/26/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutants-in-manhattan-review.
  4. Yin-Poole, W. (2017, January 4). Platinum's Turtles game delisted from Steam, PSN and Xbox. Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/platinums-turtles-game-delisted-from-steam-psn-and-xbox#comments.
  5. Steam Community (2016, May 24). 30 FPS lock?. Valve Corporation. https://steamcommunity.com/app/338400/discussions/0/364042262889510058/.
  6. Linneman, J. (2016, May 26). Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan is Platinum's most disappointing game. Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2016-turtles-mutants-in-manhattan-is-platinums-most-disappointing-game.
  7. Metacritic (n.d.). Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan, PlayStation 4. https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutants-in-manhattan.

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