Tactical Takedown is the first turn-based game in the franchise’s long history

There’s a new TMNT game in town, and it’s unlike anything the franchise has tried before. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedownas the name suggests, it’s a turn-based strategy RPG. This means that players will control characters on a grid-based map, each turn representing a movement or action of some kind.

There is one thing that sets this game apart from its SRPG cousins. Battles take “minutes” to complete, which is a far cry from time-consuming stories . From the trailer, the battles look a lot better than the Mario + Rabbids series. Also, players control each turtle independently in a solo campaign before teaming up to take on the boss.

The graphics are cartoonish and brandish, reminiscent of a D&D miniatures tabletop session. It seems like all of the turtles’ favorite hangouts are here, from the sewers to the NYC subway system. This would be a neat way to bring new players into the genre.

This is a different entry in the TMNT franchise, but it’s also a new type of gameplay from developer Scaffold. This is the company that brought us the and a third-person shooter . The company does too I am Your Beast again Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator. None of these titles are action-based RPGs.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown will be released for PCs sometime next year. You can pre-order the game. Publisher Paramount Game Studios hasn’t said anything about a possible console release, so maybe stop planning that pizza party.