Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project (NES, 1991)
Graphics-8.5 Sound-9 Control-8.5 Challenge-8/7.5j* Story-6
Level Design-7.5 Frustration-7.5* Fun-7.5*/8 Originality-6
Overall Score-8.5
*1-player
(j=japanese version)
+
Good variation (surfing level, good enemy variation and entrances, new obstacles such as electric traps and falling commercial boards)
2-player co-op
Fast paced (most enemies can't exit the screen)
New moves (throwing punch)
Much better controls (improved hit detection, faster walking speed, faster jump kicks)
Nice cutscenes and intro
Unique special attacks and stats for each turtle
Much better scoring system (harder enemies give more points, time bonus after clearing a level)
Good bosses overall
You can switch turtle after every lost life, difficulty options (jp version only)
Special attacks now make you lose life but you can keep doing them at 1 HP
-
A few rehashed areas
Some slowdown
No in-level timer
Standard punch is pretty much useless
Bosses go down very fast when using specials
US version has no options (difficulty, lives, friendly fire options, music test - can only be accesed by doing the konami cheat code)
The screen won't scroll when doing a jump kick or special
Level Design-7.5 Frustration-7.5* Fun-7.5*/8 Originality-6
Overall Score-8.5
*1-player
(j=japanese version)
+
Good variation (surfing level, good enemy variation and entrances, new obstacles such as electric traps and falling commercial boards)
2-player co-op
Fast paced (most enemies can't exit the screen)
New moves (throwing punch)
Much better controls (improved hit detection, faster walking speed, faster jump kicks)
Nice cutscenes and intro
Unique special attacks and stats for each turtle
Much better scoring system (harder enemies give more points, time bonus after clearing a level)
Good bosses overall
You can switch turtle after every lost life, difficulty options (jp version only)
Special attacks now make you lose life but you can keep doing them at 1 HP
-
A few rehashed areas
Some slowdown
No in-level timer
Standard punch is pretty much useless
Bosses go down very fast when using specials
US version has no options (difficulty, lives, friendly fire options, music test - can only be accesed by doing the konami cheat code)
The screen won't scroll when doing a jump kick or special