If you’re wondering why this looks like Smash Bros. Brawl with Ninja Turtles, it’s because of developer Game Arts.
Nintendo Japan have released the list of games that will be appearing on the country’s Virtual Console for the month of January. It makes for good reading, especially if you like Smash Bros.
Gee, uh, neutral or undecided? I don’t know…from where I’m sitting, I didn’t think the game went down too well. Didn’t really get anyone excited, didn’t sell too many copies. Maybe, Nintendo, you’d be better off leaving the beating of this dead horse and just shift the dev team onto something like Wii Clean. Brawl Sequel Survey [Go Nintendo]
Smash Bros as a multiplayer game is pretty great. As a singleplayer game, though…it’s a little malnourished. Best way to fix that? Throw in a singleplayer, story-driven “side-scrolling action game”: …we’ve managed to create a complete side-scrolling action game. It’s storyline isn’t overwrought – it’s hastened along by a bunch of quick movies.
The Adventure mode also emphasises character development. You’ll see many famous characters persevering under the weight of their personal histories, shouldering their unique burdens… It’s really something you won’t see anywhere else.Character development? Side-scrolling? Adventure? Character development? Hah! Alright, this should be…well, it’ll be pretty interesting to see what they do with this, actually.
What is the Subspace Emissary? [Smash Bros Dojo]