With Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham City in the bag thoughts have turned to what the studio might be working on next. The natural assumption is another Batman title, but according to a rumor its next project could be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game.
The turtles will have access to their own unique weapons, it claims, as well as shurikens, smoke bombs, grappling hooks, and climbing foot spikes and the game will feature flashbacks, which are played as Master Splinter/Hamato Yoshi. Classic characters such as Bebop, Rocksteady, Dr. Baxter Stockman, Shredder and Krang will be bosses.
Did we mention this is a rumor? As awesome as this sounds, and as much as we want to believe, we're going to take this with as many grains of salt as we can get our hands on. No offense to Paul Gale and his network...
Here's the other details the site mentions:
- 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.
Rocksteady has said it isn't ruling out Batman: Arkham City DLC.
Comments
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unacomn on 24 Jan '12 said:
That sound you just heard was my heart breaking trough my chest, highfiving the dragon god, traveling back in time to punch Stalin in the face, then returning to bring me back to life.
If there isn't a PC version, I will end the world.
Denther on 24 Jan '12 said:
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please Please Please Please Please Please Please Please let this be true.....
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Umm, sorry about that
sbradley88 on 24 Jan '12 said:
I don't know if I should be excited or worried.
Would be interesting to see AC's combat system using the turtles and their weaponry though...
DAEDALUS79 on 24 Jan '12 said:
This would be so sick!
MrPirtniw on 24 Jan '12 said:
Weirdly enough I had an old school film binge the other night and I watched the old turtle films- the first 2 are awesome, the 3rd not so much. Hadn't thought about the franchise being updated in a game- especially not by Rocksteady but if this turns out to be true I may just joygasm. In fact I'm going to go camp outside Rocksteady studios and hold a gun to a kittens head and demand they start working on it.
brookie_2001 on 24 Jan '12 said:
You can't beat the Turtles and a Rocksteady developed Turtles game would be amazing. They have the combat nailed from Batman and with their attention to detail i'm sure the game would be full of fan service.
budge on 24 Jan '12 said:
I've still yet to play Arkham City but AA was ace. If anybody can pull off a decent TMNT game then it's Rocksteady.
T-U-R-T-L-E Power and all that.
only_777 on 24 Jan '12 said:
Turtlely Amazing if true.
*Holds hand in the air*
Gimme three!
zombiesinmyhead on 24 Jan '12 said:
They just rebooted the turtles franchise a few months ago, and started the comics off from number 1 again. Its not bad, it certainly scratches a nostalgia itch. If they make the game grim, sarcastic and violent then it could be pretty good. The turtles were great until that gash cartoon came out.
El Mag on 24 Jan '12 said:
As long as they make Raphael the best one, because he is, easily.
TURTLE FIGHT!
badmonk on 24 Jan '12 said:
if rocksteady are doing a TMNT title using the batman AC engine and using same sort of open city game play? this would be AWESOME!!!!!!
please put stealth takedowns in there
ricflair on 24 Jan '12 said:
Sai are s**t though, they look like a cross between a trowel and a garden fork. Always my least favourite weapon of the four!
Donatello was my favourite, not sure why though.
MrPirtniw on 24 Jan '12 said:
Surely dual wielding Katana's is the way to go?
metallicorphan on 24 Jan '12 said:
IN
everybody google April o' Neil now,and click on the pictures(NSFW)...yeah i got a shock as well
djreplay on 24 Jan '12 said:
I'm shell shocked.
StonecoldMC on 24 Jan '12 said:
Cowabunga Dude (somebody had to do it)!
Heroes in a Half Shell indeed!
rbt2 on 24 Jan '12 said:
I'd turtley love it if they bring this out.
I'd shell out for it on day one.
ricflair on 24 Jan '12 said:
Much more fun to literally beat someone with a big stick, ergo Donatello!
MrPirtniw on 24 Jan '12 said:
http://cherubee.deviantart.com/art/April-O-Neil-for-Fufuman-37823800
My personal favourite. God bless deviantart... Now to try it with safe search off...
@Ricflair: your theory is sound. Touché.
KMakawa on 24 Jan '12 said:
You know.. It does seem plausible for Rocksteady to do TMNT, the engine would work so well with whats already in it!!
Oh please be true, and bring out a collectors edition which has the TMNT lineup in a statue!
toaplan on 24 Jan '12 said:
Pizza time! Tmnt was big both on the Nes and Snes... the WiiU sounds like the ideal platform for a Turtles renaissance, and Rocksteady certainly are capable developers. However, it's quite a long time since popularity of the Turtles peaked, so some sort of a "reboot" could be a good idea?
h3r3tic666 on 24 Jan '12 said:
Bring it to Steam and it's day 1 purchase for meh!
360_Fan on 24 Jan '12 said:
Gaming needs this.
You shlaaaag on 24 Jan '12 said:
Looks like a celebratory Domino's is in order.
ensabahnur on 24 Jan '12 said:
If Rocksteady can make a proper Ninja game out of this then i'm all for it but if its just gonna be another AC with the turtles replacing Batman then i'd say just get on with Gotham City or whatever Batman 3's gonna be called.
Oh and Raphael was the best turtle by far!
Aer0Smith360 on 24 Jan '12 said:
Man if it's to be true Holy Shell!!! Rocksteady would do an awesome job of making a TMNT game. Recently purchased the TMNT collection on Blu Ray and did wander if there would ever be a descent TMNT game, minus the remake that hit XBLA which was Shell-tastic! Also I did read an article about the reboot TMNT movie which now looks like Micheal Bay is on board, so hopefully this TMNT game might be true?
only_777 on 24 Jan '12 said:
Not just that but his controls were in a good place on the arcade cabinet. Raph and leo were in awful positions to see the screen.
StonecoldMC on 24 Jan '12 said:
Aha! Is this where they took the inspiration for the studio then?
Rocksteady and Bepop. Its all clear now!
only_777 on 24 Jan '12 said:
http://c.cslacker.com/3456l.jpg
I'm wearing my spelling-police trousers at the moment!
StonecoldMC on 24 Jan '12 said:
I stand corrected, typing furiously before my Boss got back to her seat.
I wont even change the spelling
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TheLastDodo on 24 Jan '12 said:
Intrigued but also apprehensive, even though it is Rocksteady.
One thing I will say: Rocksteady TMNT game is 1000x more interesting than the oft-predicted Rocksteady Superman game.
Superman is so bad he's like a human vacuum cleaner, he manages to blow and suck at the same time.
ensabahnur on 24 Jan '12 said:
Yeah no Superman game please. He's just too powerful for a game and not a very interesting character to base a game on.
Though it would be interesting to see what de-powering Macguffin Rocksteady would use to explain why Supes can be killed by even the lowliest of enemies in the game.
dicky1993 on 24 Jan '12 said:
that would actually be pretty sweeeet, but would you interchange between characters? and it will need humour
Bryanee1983 on 24 Jan '12 said:
As cool as an idea it is I just dont see it happening. Not unless Warner Brothers have struck up some kind of deal with Nickelodeon who fully own the TMNT franchise.
TheDragonDoji on 24 Jan '12 said:
I would take a gentleman in the mouth to get this game made. True story.
dwhlufc on 24 Jan '12 said:
I'd love this to be true but I'd rather Rocksteady take on Blade,if ever there was a character that would suit suit rocksteadys gameplay it's Blade.
damoxuk on 24 Jan '12 said:
Having grown up with the Turtles and then playing that 4 player TMNT arcade game (best arcade game ever imo) then i'm officially stoked for this if true.
Cowabunga dude..
only_777 on 24 Jan '12 said:
It's ok, I didn't really want to be a spelling Nazi, I just wanted a reason to post that picture!
Kezwar on 24 Jan '12 said:
This could be awesome, as long as it isn't Batman with Turtles. Would need to throw in some fresh ideas, would have to be funny too. Four player co-op would be nice.
Bryanee1983 on 25 Jan '12 said:
Never gonna happen mate
Blade = Marvel
Rocksteady = Warner Bros + DC Comics
Bishman293 on 25 Jan '12 said:
OMG OMG OMG OMG
If this is true, then the Fainting and Pi*sing myself was worth it!
TallPaul1878 on 25 Jan '12 said:
This could be so good. They gotta do it. They gotta give us 4 player co-op, drop in drop out and local too.
verynaughtyboy on 25 Jan '12 said:
I don't know... Raphael is cool but crude, I prefer Michaelangelo, he's a party dude...
Everybody join in! TEENAGE MUTANT...
PaulGaleNetwork on 26 Jan '12 said:
Trending on Twitter: #CowabungaPGN Let's make this game happen by letting Rocksteady know we want it!
(Just plug in the following: #CowabungaPGN We want Ninja Turtles from @RocksteadyGames!)
Hey, thanks for expressing your interest in this possibility and for linking to my site. This is most definitely a rumor and although there are a few pieces behind it that make it seem "fake" (the fact that Nickelodeon and Paramount are handling the Turtles cartoon/movie), there are a few other reasons that just might make it "real".
Case in point: Warner Bros. owns DC Comics, DC and IDW just made a cross promotion comic of Star Trek and Legion of Super-Heroes. What else does IDW make? A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series that's about 6 issues in.
We'll see what happens and certainly hope for the best. I don't put rumors up often, but this one sounded too cool to pass up on (and I actually left it up to the readers to decide whether or not I should even share it).
I contacted Rocksteady and hope they get back to me so we can put the rumor to rest...or celebrate that it's in fact a reality. Like I said though, I've got no idea whether it's real or not, but it sure sounds epic!
Thanks again for your feedback. Cowabunga!
conceptwhite_fox on 30 Jan '12 said:
That first comment on this post is the best I've heard and probably will hear all year!
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Flaying Mantis on 24 Feb '12 said:
A curious choice of IP indeed (how much more different than Batman can you get?) but if any dev can make the TMNT cool again and star in an awesome game then I'm all for it! The last TMNT game I played was, somewhat shamefully, a movie tie-in purely for 'score whore' Achievement points purposes so it'd be good to see a proper outing for the heroes in a half shell, lol.