Ubisoft’s TMNT Video Games Leap onto Retail Store Shelves

March 20, 2007

Ubisoft’s
TMNT Video Games Leap onto Retail Store Shelves

New Video Games Based on First CGI TMNT Movie
Feature Classic Turtle Humor and Over-the-Top Ninja Action

Today Ubisoft 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 world-class
Montreal and Quebec City studios, TMNT, the video game, is rated E10+ and is
available for the Xbox 360(TM) video game and entertainment system from
Microsoft, the PlayStation 2, the PSP, Windows PC, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo
DS, Nintendo GameCube and Wii.

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 on March 23, 2007, 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.”

TMNT Video Game key features include:

  • Intense Ninja Fighting: Harness the power of
    Ninjitsu and become a master of combat. Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and
    Michelangelo are playable and each have unique acrobatic moves, weapons and
    combat skills, such as Michelangelo’s fast nunchuck face slap and Raphael’s
    powerful Sai throw
  • Unique Acrobatic Navigation: The Turtles jump
    from rooftop to rooftop, scale tall buildings, dive into sewers and race
    through every corner of the city to confront their enemies.
  • Powerful Tag-Team Moves: Together the Turtles
    can team up to reach locations unattainable alone or defeat the enemy.
  • Diverse Enemies and Bosses: Features
    characters from the movie and the original comic book series – including the
    Purple Dragon Street Gang and the infamous Foot Clan – and a whole new group
    of enemies creep out of the shadows to face the Turtles.
  • Nine Wii Mini-Games: The Wii version features
    nine exclusive mini-games and each character has different movements and
    challenges. For example, Leonardo is forced to take action in a crime-ridden
    hotspot and in a game called "Shooting Alley” as he throws his Shuriken to
    keep enemies at bay.

Ubisoft’s TMNT video game is being created under
a licensing agreement with Mirage Licensing, Inc. The Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles are represented for merchandising by 4Kids Entertainment. Please visit
www.tmntgame.com to access
the official game Web site.