The long-runningTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesfranchise is entering uncharted territory with the first-everTMNTturn-based video game.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedownis set to break new ground for the heroes in a half-shell as a turn-based beat-em game with a brand-new story inspired by both the classic games and cartoons.
Developer Strange Scaffold released a surpriseannouncement trailerthat showcases the tactical, turn-based gameplay ofTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown. Known for other indie darlings likeEl Paso, Elsewhere,Strange Scaffold also highlighted the unique graphic novel art style of the game and promised a “bold new approach” to theTMNTfranchise. There was no previous news surrounding the game until now, nor is there a release date, making the news a welcome surprise for the fanbase.
What To Expect From TMNT: Tactical Takedown
The Turn-Based Combat Is A Unique Approach To TMNT
On the game’sSteam page, the release date has yet to be announced, but the developers have detailed a range of features to expect fromTMNT: Tactical Takedown.These include mutating arenas that will, “grow, shrink, and add new threats with each turn,” and customizable move sets for each Turtle. There will be 20 levels that are divided into campaigns focusing on Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo. Character models for the Turtles and their enemies are designed likeDungeons & Dragonsminiature figurines, and diorama-like levels to simulate aTMNTtabletop game.
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Strange Scaffold promised a unique set-up for their game,where the Turtles' archenemy Shredder and their father figure, Master Splinter, are dead. The brothers are approaching adulthood and growing up as they attempt to find their footing, but there’s always another threat, and someone new is in charge of the Foot Clan and wreaking havoc on the city. The developers are toutingTMNT: Tactical Takedownas “the next step” for the franchise, which follows the trend of TMNT games eschewing traditional AAA development for smaller games like the rogue-liteTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate.
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TMNT: Tactical Takedown Is An Exciting Step For The Franchise
There’s been no shortage of TMNT video games recently, andTMNT: Tactical Takedownisn’t the only game on the horizon for the franchise. Screen Rant got to previewTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashedand came away excited about what the brawler based on theTMNT: Mutant Mayhemmovie could bring to the table.What setsTMNT: Tactical Takedownapart from other recently released TMNT games is that it’s creating an original story alongside gameplay that hasn’t been done before in the franchise.
The game appears to be tackling more mature themes, akin toThe Last Ronincomics, as the Turtles are no longer teenagers and they have to grapple with a new status quo. The developers also promised gameplay unique to each turtle, which suggests a focus on each brother as their own character outside of just how they fight differently. It’s an exciting time to be aTMNTfan, andTMNT: Tactical Takedownmay be the most unique approach to the franchise to date.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) is a multi-media franchise that began with Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s comics in the 1980s. Throughout the years, their comic books expanded to movies, TV shows, video games, and toys. Most notably, the animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ran for nearly a decade and has become a nostalgic staple of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Several other movies have featured the four anthropomorphic turtle brothers (Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael), including the trilogy of live-action films in the ‘90s and the more recent movies Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and its sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.
