List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video games series

The "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" video games have been produced since 1989, largely by Japanese video game manufacturer Konami.

The older TMNT games are based on the 1987 TV series, with elements borrowed from the movies, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, and even the Mirage comics; the newer TMNT games are based on the new 2003 TV series.

Video Games

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article= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989 video game)
title= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
date= vgrelease|North America|NA|June vgy|1989 vgrelease|Japan|JP|Start date|1989|5|12 vgrelease|Europe|EU|Start date|1990|8|17
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release= 1989--Nintendo Entertainment System
PC
Wii Virtual Console
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Atari ST
Commodore 64
MSX
ZX Spectrum
notes= This was the first TMNT video game. In Japan it was (激亀忍者伝 "Gekikame Ninja Den" in Japan, which loosely translates to "Fierce Legend of the Ninja Turtles"). It was unique in that at any point, the player could switch from one turtle to the next. The game was also unique in that the player starts off in a strategic map where the player may explore sewer holes as well as engage patrolling enemy foot soldiers before entering any in-game portals or entry points of their choice. There are also several objectives which must be completed before completing any of the five available levels, such as rescuing April O'Neil in the first level. During the course of the missions, the player also gets to collect several useful expendable weapons such as the use of boomerangs as well as shurikens. As with the custom of most video games of the era, there is inevitably a 'boss' character at the end of every level. The game, however, is only single-player. The game scenarios involve diving into the Hudson River, securing a warehouse and searching for the Technodrome.VGtitle
article= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade game)
title= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
date= 1989
canceled=
release= 1989--Arcade 1990--NES 2007--Xbox Live Arcade
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Atari ST
Commodore 64
DOS
ZX Spectrum
notes= This game is not related to the previous game. It was the popular arcade TMNT game. Unlike its console equivalent, it was strictly a side-scrolling "beat-em-up" game. It was ported to the NES as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game" in 1990. The NES version featured two additional levels and some graphics changed to advertise Pizza Hut. However, the lesser hardware of the NES forced the makers to cut out some of the unique cut scenes of the arcade version. This game is also notable for introducing the notion of Foot Soldiers of different colour according to their weapons.

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article= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan
title= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan
date= 1990
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release= 1990--Game Boy
notes= This was the first game published for the Nintendo Game Boy. It was a side-scrolling platform game. The player could select from one of the four Turtles between stages, and fight a boss at the end of each of the game's five stages. There were also three mini-games that were hidden in certain areas.

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article= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Manhattan Missions
title= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Manhattan Missions
date= 1991
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release= 1991--DOS
notes= This was the only game released only for PC. This game was unique for giving the Turtles a different "walk mode" and "fight mode", with different offensive and defensive moves in each.

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article= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
title= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
date= 1992
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release= 1992--NES
notes= This was the third TMNT title for the NES. This game has the distinction of being the first to introduce unique special moves to each Turtle. It is considered to be a semi-sequel to the first arcade game.

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article= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers
title= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers
date= 1991
canceled=
release= 1991--Game Boy
notes= This is the sequel to "TMNT: Fall of the Foot Clan". Like the first Game Boy game, the player could select a turtle between stages, but when a turtle is defeated during a stage, he is captured, like the first NES game. The player can get a chance to rescue a captured turtle after clearing a stage.

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article= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time
title= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time
date= 1992
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release= 1992--Arcade
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
notes= This is the second TMNT arcade game produced by Konami. It was a scrolling fighting game based on the 1987 TV series. It is still considered one of the great achievements of the TMNT franchise even to this day. Though the turtles no longer had unique special moves, it features a sample of the song "Pizza Power," from the live performance Coming Out of Their Shells Tour. It was ported to the SNES as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time" in 1992, becoming the first TMNT game for the SNES. The SNES version contained special moves for each turtle.

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article= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist
title= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist
date= 1992
canceled=
release= 1992--Sega Genesis
notes= This is the first TMNT game released for the Sega Genesis. It featured a lot of the same character animations as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time", and some levels were reused from that game with a few minor cosmetic changes. However, there was a completely new plot, some new levels, and one new boss. The Japanese Megadrive version of the game was known as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Return of the Shredder".

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article= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue
title= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue
date= 1993
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release= 1993--Game Boy
notes= This was the third and last game in the Game Boy series. The player begins the game taking control of Michelangelo, who must rescue the other turtles, along with Splinter and April, from their cells.

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article= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
title= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
date= 1993, 1994
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release= 1993--Sega Genesis, SNES1994--NES
notes= Developed by Konami. It is a fighting game. While the title is the same, the game is drastically different for each console. Like many competitive fighting games of the era, Tournament Fighters borrowed heavily from elements contained in the "Street Fighter II" video game. The game was released in 1993, when the TMNT's popularity was declining. As such, the game was largely ignored and did not sell very well, though some players enjoyed the games, particularly the SNES version, which it is considered the superior of the three. It was one of the first SNES fighting games to feature a "super bar" that allowed characters to use a super move when full. That innovation was unnoticed however, due to the game's poor popularity at the time.

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article= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (handheld game)
title= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
date= 2003
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release= 2003--Game Boy Advance
notes= This is the first "TMNT" game released for the Game Boy Advance, and so far the only game released exclusively for that system. This game is unique in that each Turtle has his own unique set of levels to complete. In addition to the traditional side-scrolling levels, there are third-person view races, a shell-glider level for Donatello and a bike race between Raphael and Casey Jones.

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article= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 game)
title= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
date= 2003
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release= 2003--GameCube, Xbox, PS2 and PC
notes= Konami was commissioned to transform the current 2003 TV series into a video game franchise, resulting in a new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" game. The plot of this game follows the episodes of the Season 1. The game was panned by critics as being "uninspired" and not living up to the legacy of the NES and SNES games. Some players have also criticized it for being a button masher. Multiplayer available.

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article= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus
title= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus
date= 2004
canceled=
release= 2004--GameCube, GBA, Xbox, PS2 and PC
notes= The second of the Konami games based on the 2003 TV series. This game featured many improvements over the previous game. Now supporting four players, four people could play as each Turtle at once. It also featured the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" arcade game as an unlockable. Despite this, like its predecessor, it was not well received by critics. Multiplayer available.

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article= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare
title= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare
date= 2005
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release= 2005--GameCube, Nintendo DS, Xbox and PS2
notes= This is the third game in the series. It is based on the Season 3 of the 2003 TV series. This is the first TMNT game that is rated E 10+. The game also had a port of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time". Multiplayer available.

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article= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Melee
title= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Melee
date= 2005
canceled=
release= 2005--GameCube, Xbox and PC
notes= This is a party game spin-off. It has already received lots of criticism, mostly negative, from players, mostly due to button mashing, small fighting areas, and repetition.

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article= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fast Forward: Ninja Training NYC
title= Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fast Forward: Ninja Training NYC
date= 2006
canceled=
release= 2006--Mobile phone
notes= Produced by uclick and developed by Overloaded, this is a mobile game based on Season 6 of the 2003 TV series, subtitled "Fast Forward". It is the first adaptation of the TMNT serie on mobile phones, and it includes both a fighting game mode and a platform game mode.

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article= TMNT: Power of 4
title= TMNT: Power of 4
date= 2007
canceled=
release= 2007--Mobile Phone
notes= Produced by uclick and developed by Overloaded, this is a mobile game based on the 2007 CGI movie. It is an arcade game, which combines action-adventure and racing levels.

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article= TMNT (game)
title= TMNT
date= 2007
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release= 2007--Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, Gamecube, GBA and PC
notes= Developed by Ubisoft, this is a game based on the 2007 CGI movie, it was released three days before the actual movie's release. [cite web | url=http://gba.gamespy.com/gameboy-advance/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2007/751917p1.html | title=First Details on "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" | author=Li C. Kuo | date=2006-12-20 | publisher=GameSpy | accessdate=2006-12-29] . It is an action-adventure game. Negative point for such a new generation game: Only 1 player. Ubisoft secured the rights and released the games on March 20. Ubisoft won the rights from Konami, who had produced all the previous games. [cite web | url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6142209.html | title=Ubisoft gets turtle power | author=Brendan Sinclair | date=2007-01-11 | publisher=GameSpot | accessdate=2007-01-11] Reviews for the games ranged from horrible to mediocre to exemplary, due to the vastly different games produced. The home console games were identical, and given bad to mediocre ratings; the PSP and Nintendo DS games were identical to each other but not the home console versions, and were given abysmal ratings; and the Game Boy Advance version was entirely separate, but received good ratings in contrast to the other versions. It was lauded for its excellent use of the side-scrolling beat-'em-up style, which evoked nostalgia for older games in the series such as . However, there is no multi-player mode in the GBA version.

"The "TMNT" movie is all about the emotions associated with family and teenage angst," said Nick Harper, the game's creative director. "We've taken that philosophy and turned it into gameplay mechanics that will be fun and challenging. [cite web | url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6163457.html?part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6163457 | title=Ubisoft's Ninja Turtles emerge from the shadows | author=Brendan Sinclair | date=2006-12-26 | publisher=GameSpot | accessdate=2006-12-29] The game features collaborative team-ups between the turtles. However, the game also features single-player campaigns for the brothers.

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