Ubisoft's Mutant Turtles Leap Onto Store Shelves

Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game developers and publishers has announced that its TMNT video game, based on the upcoming CGI feature-length film starring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, is now available at video game retailers in North America. Developed by Ubisoft's Montreal and Quebec City studios, TMNT, the video game, is rated E10+ and is available for the Wii, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo GameCube. It will also be on other game consoles including the Xbox 360, PSP and Windows PC.

The recent press release states, "the new TMNT video game incorporates the same dark and dangerous environments and extends the adventurous themes featured in the new TMNT CGI film being developed by Imagi Animation Studios and Mirage Licensing and distributed by Warner Bros. The TMNT movie, which opens in U.S. theaters this month, takes place in a New York City plagued by secretive villains and strange, otherworldly creatures. Faced with these perils, the Turtles will experience their most trying time both as heroes and as a family, as Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo lose their focus and struggle to maintain their unity and ninja discipline. In the movie and in the highly immersive video game adventure, it's up to Leonardo and the faithful father figure Splinter to reunite the band of brothers and save New York City from a monstrous evil that lurks around every corner. Video game players will engage in over-the-top acrobatic navigation, collaborative combat and powerful fighting moves."

"Ubisoft is proud to be introducing everyone's favorite Turtles to the next generation of video games," said Tony Key, vice president of marketing at Ubisoft. "Ubisoft has worked closely with the creators at Imagi and Mirage to develop an immersive gaming experience that gives players a chance to expand the adventures in the film by submerging themselves in the sewers and scaling the rooftops of New York City in true ninja style."