Unless you were a little kid with an original X-Box you probably don't remember this game, but man oh man do I have some fond memories with this game. It's nothing special, it wasn't something to "define a generation." You won't see live-action trailers of it anytime soon...although even those would be better than Michael Bay's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
I'll keep it brief today, just to give some thoughts on it and my experiences with it.
Now it has been a long, long time since I last played this game. Suffice to say nearly a decade. But I would play it so much that I recall it like it was, well, last week, I won't say yesterday. I believe that the newest X-Box 360 upgrade allowed for it to be played on the system, but, it's quite a bit of money and I'm trying to save up for Super Smash Bros. 3DS and Pokemon: Omega Ruby.
Anyway, onto the game. The story is pretty regular. There aren't many cutscenes and those that exist are pretty cheesy and clunky. But they're so unnecessary that you just skip right through them and get to the game. The game itself is split into five different sort of ministories that take you various places across the 2003 animated show, be it the sewers, the streets, alien planets, a dinosaur museum, or Shredder's tower.
By the end of the game you can play as a myriad of characters, from the Turtles to ya boy Casey Jones to Splinter to even The Shredder! Shredder is OP, by the way. Outside of certain moves and even strengths, it's tough to say that most characters are different. Rafael and Leonardo are more the combat based while Donatello uses his pole to his advantage to hit enemies that are far away while Shredder is just super strong and knocks out enemies with just a hit.
The gameplay is also pretty standard. Combos are usually one-button x3 to get the combo going. As far as bad guys go, the bosses are the ones that really change things up but outside of that the minions are fairly typical, ranging from easy to medium to hard. The game gets a little repetitive in that respect but at least they change up the looks every now and then. Plus some of the areas they go to are cool, and they're even interactive. On the streets levels, if you hit a car enough times and get away from it in time, it can blow up all your enemies without you even having to make contact with them.
There's even a versus mode, in which you can fight on the different boss stages you've conquered. The multi-player isn't too expansive, as you can only play with one other person. But, it's still very fun. I definitely had more fun taking the game on with another person than just myself. Plus, at times, you can get swallowed by minions and need a little backup or you'll be breaking your controller in frustration.
Like I said, it's not the greatest of original X-Box games, but if you just want(ed) to sit back and play a fun game for an hour or so, then this is the one for you. I always enjoyed my time with it and when you finally beat the story(ish) mode it's a very gratifying feeling. If you find yourself looking for a nostalgic game to play, I definitely recommend checking it out and grabbing a buddy while you're at it!
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