Sydney, Australia \u2013 11th June 2009 \u2013 Ubisoft today announced that it will be releasing a downloadable game inspired by one of the most acclaimed arcade games of all time \u2013 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled. A side-scrolling, four-player action brawler based on the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time Re-Shelled will kick off the Summer of Arcade, and release on July 22nd worldwide exclusively on Xbox LIVE\u00ae Arcade for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and later this year on the PlayStation\u00aeNetwork.<\/p>\n
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\u201cGiven that this is the 25th anniversary \u2018shell-ebration\u2019 of the creation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles property we\u2019re delighted to partner with Ubisoft to release an updated version of the hugely popular Turtles in Time arcade game,\u201d said Gary Richardson, CEO of Mirage Studios.\u00a0 \u201cThe Turtles have fans of all ages, and we\u2019re excited to bring the game back to the long-time fans, as well as introduce Turtles in Time to a new generation of gamers.\u201d<\/p>\n
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“We’re excited to rekindle the enthusiasm for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time arcade classic with Ubisoft\u2019s enhanced downloadable version,” said Careen Yapp, vice president of licensing and business development at Konami. “The TMNT brand is world renowned and we will continue our commitment to support the endeavor in bringing the next downloadable addition to the franchise to Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network players around the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt has been a ton of fun working with Mirage on the TMNT brand, beginning back in 2007 in conjunction with the release of the CGI Turtles film,\u201d said John Parkes, EMEA marketing director at Ubisoft. \u201cWe\u2019re definitely \u2018shell-ebrating\u2019 the 25th anniversary in style, starting with the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled and continuing with the release of an entirely new Turtles\u2019 game \u2013 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\u2122: Smash-Up \u2013 later this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Originally released as an arcade game by Konami in 1991, Turtles in Time became Konami\u2019s bestselling arcade title, hailed for its adherence to the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles material. The upcoming re-release will feature updated graphics, but it will stay true to the original feel of the arcade game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sydney, Australia \u2013 11th June 2009 \u2013 Ubisoft today announced that it will be releasing a downloadable game inspired by one of the most acclaimed arcade games of all time \u2013 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled. A side-scrolling, four-player action brawler based on the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, Teenage<\/p>\n