High on the success of Batman: Arkham City and GOTY Arkham Asylum, Rocksteady has cemented its legacy as one of the premiere game developers of this generation. And after earning universal acclaim for the latest Batman sequel, every gamer has anticipated an announcement on the company’s next big project. According to PGN, the developer might be tackling another iconic franchise: TMNT. The site claims Rocksteady will not be creating a Superman title, but could be working on a whole new Turtles game, codenamed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Manhattan Crisis, which is set to take on a darker tone.
Here’s a breakdown of what PGN reports:
-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Manhattan Crisis is the alleged name of the title.
– Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo are the four playable characters, each with their own varied move set and weapon of choice (sword, bo staff, sai, and nunchucku…respectively).
– Flashbacks are played as Master Splinter/Hamato Yoshi.
– Shurikens, smoke bombs, grappling hooks, and climbing foot spikes.
– Gameplay and story/stage progression similar to Batman: Arkham City.
– Classic characters such as Bebop and Rocksteady (warthog and rhinoceros), Dr. Baxter Stockman, Shredder (Oroku Saki), and Krang act as bosses and in the case of the humans-turned-mutants, you fight them in both forms throughout the story.
– The Turtle Van and Turtle Blimp will be present and with them and other gadgets, the Wii U build is expected to have touch screen controls for specific actions.
– Multiplayer is unknown.
– Graphics engine used is that of Arkham City.
– The game is expected to be more dark than slapstick, but the turtles themselves and their interactions with the Foot Clan, bosses, and story characters like April O’Neil and Casey Jones will still have comedy attached.
– Purportedly being in development for Wii U, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.
– Careful selection of voice actors to bring the universe to life as well as Rocksteady did with their two Batman games.
– Manhattan Crisis shares a similar name to the 1991/1992 NES title, “The Manhattan Project”, but is very much its own title.
Do we doubt Rocksteady’s ability to create an awesome Turtles game? C’mon. We can only imagine what the developer could have in store for us if indeed the rumor stands true. Geek overload! Remember kids, it’s all hearsay for now. Then again, seeing how TMNT is a property of Warner Bros., we wouldn’t be surprised if the announcement came via Game Informer cover.
