There wasn’t really an explanation for this, and it instantly made me think of the 80s cartoon version of Baxter Stockman. After a while I noticed that the enemies I was going up against changed from Foot Soldiers to weird Wasp/Fly/Winged Dudes.

Still, the game is fun and actually makes me wonder if they accidentally included a spoiler. There are also upgrades and gear you can buy with coins, but I haven’t unlocked anything yet.

When you start up Rooftop Run, choose your Turtle wisely because you won’t be able to play as the other Turtles until you collect (or buy) 3600 coins to unlock them one by one. My biggest pet peeve about iOS games is when companies make it so obvious that they’re just trying to get you to spend money in their games by buying things to make the game faster/more fun. The thing I really hate about the game is the use of coins. I’ve played a million games like this, and it may be because this is TMNT, but I still had fun playing Rooftop Run. You have to jump over barriers and collect enough green thingies to keep your meter from emptying, along with making sure you don’t fall off any roofs. The premise of the game is simple you’re just running from the Kraang and fighting enemies along the way. There’s a fun 2D cut-scene at the beginning that thankfully uses the shows actual voice cast, and the modeling and animation are pretty faithful to the show. The CG, music, voices, and everything else is perfect for a fun brawler-style game, and that’s even obvious with this little iOS game. Rooftop Run is a Canabalt inspired running game, and even though there’s plenty of money grubbing ala Tiny Tower and Jurassic Park Builder, the game is still fun for TMNT fans who need to be distracted for a few minutes here and there.Įven though we’re getting a “serious” type TMNT game this summer, I’m dying for a full-fledged game based on the new Nick show. Have you had a chance to check out the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run game that just came out recently for the iPhone and iPad? I bought it not knowing if it would be any fun or not because I want to support Nickelodeon’s awesome TMNT effort as much as I can, but thankfully the game is actually pretty fun.

Canabalt unblocked