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Teen Titans 
Release date: 4 Apr 2006
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Licensed TV Tie-in Go!
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The Cartoon Network has given the console gaming world a slew of licenses from its slate of animated shows, with everything from Codename: Kids Next Door to Ed, Edd n’ Eddy. Now, the pubescent heroes of the hit cartoon adaptation of the DC Comics title, Teen Titans, get a chance to shine in their very own video game title. In fact, the story is actually about a mysterious video game being sent to the Teen Titans’ headquarters, the Titan Tower (literally shaped like a ‘T’), that the Titans suspect is causing strange things to occur once they begin playing it. All of this is thanks to a plot being woven by Brother Blood and his Hive Academy.
Can the former sidekick to an obsessive billionaire vigilante and his fellow super-powered cohorts really show more of an effort than the Powerpuff Girls on the Game Boy? Apparently, Majesco Entertainment is willing to bet that the Titans will give a better showing than most of the licensed crap that hit the bargain bins before they hit the store shelves.
Fans of the television series will be happy to note that Majesco is taking the slick, anime-styled visuals of the show and translating them into the gaming world. The colorful backgrounds will be filled with the equally brightly dressed Robin (the Boy Wonder), Beast Boy (the green guy that transforms into dangerous animals), Cyborg (who is, well, a cybernetic organism), Starfire (an alien girl with a penchant for throwing fire), and the not-so-brightly-dressed Raven (a sarcastic Goth chick who can move things with her mind). To balance out the heroes there will, of course, be a veritable cornucopia of ten, count ‘em, ten super villains beyond Brother Blood and the Hive. These will include episodic regulars like Slade, Cinderblock, Jinx, Gizmo, and Mammoth. Now if they can only make certain Ron Perlman will reprise his role as Slade that would be so sweet!
The 3D areas will be explored from the third-person perspective as the heroes avoid traps, beat up enemies, and follow a somewhat linear path. To survive the constant assault of evildoers, the Titans, being super-heroic and all, will have to rely on their powers and attack moves. Since there are five very different characters to choose from, you can be sure that the game will contain a good stock of specific abilities and style of play for each individual Titan. Cyborg, being the hulking metallic guy, is the prototypical tank who pretty much just bashes everything in his path, while Starfire with her fire bolts will stick and move as she hits enemies from afar. The player will also be able to use special attack powers by holding down the standard attack buttons in order to charge up more devastating moves. Combos can be triggered depending on the sequence of button presses, and since this game is about a “team”, special tag-team attacks can be used to bring pain to the bad guys. The beautiful thing is that players will be able to switch characters on the fly allowing them to change their style of play in order to keep things from getting stale.
Aside from the standard campaign against evil stuff, Teen Titans will also allow up to four players to mix-it-up in multiplayer modes. Apparently there will be both cooperative as well as competitive modes to choose from. Unlocking 13 additional arenas and 24 playable characters will add further incentive for the player to really explore the ins-and-outs of the Titans’ world. Unfortunately, as things seem to be cycling down for the Xbox, it does not appear that Live support will be an added bonus, so the multiplayer aspect will be entirely offline.
Interestingly, the publisher is planning to ship the game with free trading cards featuring the Teen Titans characters to be compatible with the Bandai trading card game. So, an anime-style cartoon show based on a comic book will be getting a video game that will come with a tie-in to a card battle system. It’s the nirvana of marketing madness!
It seems that all super-hero team titles today will invariably find comparisons to the excellent X-Men Legends series, and with the multiple heroes, unique powers and combos, powerups, and the ability to switch playable characters on the fly, this game is going to make a valiant attempt to live up to that standard. However, do not expect the RPG elements of leveling up the Titans’ abilities. Since the animated show makes no bones about appealing to a younger audience, expect Majesco to follow suit with a simple action title where beating up hordes of villains will be par for the course.
Trying to attract the younger gaming market seems to be a good idea with a release date set at April 4th with Tax Day right around the corner. The happy-go-lucky pre-teens who may know the entire Hi Hi Puffy Amiyumi theme song that powers the Teen Titans cartoon show opening sequence won’t be worrying about IRS returns when thinking about grabbing this title. If you happen to find yourself in the target market or you just really love everything to do with super-hero action games, look for Teen Titans to hit store shelves this spring.
Preview by Mike Nam on 7 Feb 2006
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