Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles '12 (video game)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 is an open-world beat em' up by Clover Entertainment. It is a loose reboot of the 2003 TMNT cartoon. It is also the company's answer to the game Purple. It will be released on Septmeber 4th, 2012, for Xbox 360, PS3,, Wii U, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS. It is the first TMNT game to not only let you play as the Turtles, but you can also play as The Shredder in his own campaign. It's also one of the few Clover Entertainment games that does NOT have a heavy focus in destruction, though there is some in the game, but it mostly consists of only cars, lamp posts and objects inside the rooms of buildings.
==Plot==
It all started with four pet turtles and a canister of Ooze. When the turtles are bathed in the ooze, they begin to grow, to change, to mutate! Raised in the New York City sewers by Master Splinter, who teaches them how to be experts at martial arts, they wage war against crime and their arch-nemesis: The Shredder.
==Turtles Gameplay==
The player has the ability to take control of 4 of the turtles at the same time: Leonardo, Raphael, Michaelangelo, and Donatello. How does this work? You have the ability to switch from one turtle to another with the press of a button. Each turtle has its own unique stats. Leonardo is the most well-rounded, and uses Double Katana swords Raphael is the strongest and uses double sai daggers, Donatello can heal himself quicker than the other turtles and uses a Bo Staff, and Michaelangelo is the fastest and has his nunchucks. The game takes place in a HUGE open-world New York City. You patrol the city of New York to protect it from crime.
There are Purple Dragon and Foot Ninja gangs across the city. It's your duty to take them down. You can upgrade the Ninja Turtles by collecting points called Ooze. Ooze is a points system which you collect from defeating Foot Ninjas and Purple Dragons. You can use these points to upgrade your turtle by increasing its strength, speed, agility, effectiveness of weapons, and health. You can use the environment to your advantage to defeat your enemies. You can destroy boxes that contain Ninja stars, which you can use to throw at enemies.
You can enter buildings too. The objects inside the buildings are completely destructible. For example, If you are in a fight inside a building, you can pick up chairs and throw them at enemies. Objects in the environment can be destroyed, like cars (yes, I'm sure a mutant turtles with ninja weapons can damage a car), and fire hydrants, which you can use to unleash a blast of water at enemies. You can explore the city and collect bonus content, such as concept art and episodes of the 2003 Ninja Turtles cartoon.
Overall, in the game, you can roam the city, battle villains such as The Shredder, and the Purple Dragons, plus unlock collectibles.
==Shredder Gameplay==
Also, this is the first Turtles game that actually lets you play as The Shredder in his own campaign. In it, you must help the villainous Shredder take over New York City. Unlike the Turtles, The Shredder is a stand-alone person, as in he's the only player you can play as in that campaign. Shredder has a variety of abilities at his arsenal. To make Shredder a more threatening villain, Shredder has superhuman strength, powerful blades on his hand, and a sword that conducts electricity. As the Shredder, you must spread fear into New York's citizens, and cause destruction. Shredder can use his superhuman strength to toss cars around and knock over lamp posts, and use his blades and swords for fighting. The Shredder also can call upon some of his Foot Ninjas to help him when he needs to. Once you summon some of your Foot Ninjas, you can command them to do things like attack the enemy, or defend you. You must take over parts of Manhattan as you progress through the Shredder campaign, little by little. Then, you must destroy the Ninja Turtles, which is the final mission.
==Criticism==
9009 Rated gave it 8.5/10 score. " Liked it seems better than the others. Showed an increase in the company. It was actually a more sophisticated action platform which is enjoyable, though the title should be Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle 2012 or TMNT'12 so people won't be confused. The Shredder gameplay seems decent but it should be awesome to have a TMNT game finally playing as Shredder. Unlike the other Clover Field games, it wasn't based on JUST destruction. It showed that CloverField Entertainment knows what storyline is."
==Playable Characters==
Leonardo.jpg|Leonardo: Leonardo is the most collected of the four. Leonardo is fairly modest and sensitive, rarely issuing direct commands and seemingly much more relaxed around his brothers thinking of himself as more of an equal than a leader. Despite his calm nature he is often at odds with his more hot-headed brother, Raphael. He uses Katana swords as his weapon and wears a blue bandana.
Raphael.jpg|Raphael: A hot-headed turtle, He is generally the most likely to experience extremes of emotion, and is usually shown as being aggressive, sullen and rebellious. He uses sais as a weapon and has a red mask.
Mikey.jpg|Michaelangelo: Upbeat and good-natured, 'Mikey' (an affectionate nickname frequently used by his brothers) prefers to spend his time enjoying his life, but Mikey can be serious if the situation calls for it. While his brothers wrestle with the implications of their mutation and their place in the world, Michelangelo enjoys relaxing in front of the TV, skateboarding throughout the labyrinthine underground sewers that the Turtles have made their home, reading comic books, and in other media, eating lots of pizza. Michelangelo's innocent and childlike personality has led to him being referred to as the youngest brother. Michelangelo's brothers, especially Raphael, assume a protective watch over him whenever they venture outside of their abode, and they habitually expect little of their sibling during serious discussions.
Donatello.jpg|Donatello: Donatello is typically the calm, logical Turtle. He is often in good terms with all his brother and seems to be very close to Michelangelo. His favorite music is classical & classical rock, his favorite book is A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking. Donnie is described as the "brain" of the TMNT, he is fairly studious and industrious, and a reasonable "Mr. Fix-It". Donatello has a knack for inventing cool new gadgets and machines. He is considered the most reserved out of the four turtles. He would rather talk things out than fight and uses violence as a last resort. He has a purple bandana and a bo staff.
Shredder 2.jpg|Shredder: The Shredder is an alien named Ch'rell, who is a cruel and merciless sociopath that went from planet to planet causing wars and destruction. He was eventually captured by his fellow Utroms and was to be taken into custody, but he managed to escape and cause his transport to crash into Earth. Trapped in the era of 11th century Japan, the Utroms used what remained of their ship and technology to create exosuits to blend in with humanity, but Ch'rell would steal one of them, modify it and become The Shredder. Ch'rell's exo-suit gives him enchanced agility and superhuman strength.
==NPC's==
Splinter.jpg|Splinter: The father of the Ninja Turtles, he raised them and trained them to become ninjas.
Hun.jpg|Hun: Shredder's right hand man, Hun is also the leader of the Purple Dragons. He is incredibly strong.
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