Turbo: Super Stunt Squad tastes like a salty snail on your tongue leaving a bitter taste in your mouth, but to the younger crowd that have seen the movie and want to strap on a snail shell and speed through some hot sauce while flying over a greasy pot of refried beans it’s perfect. The graphics are much better in HD than on the Wii but the controls are still a little clunky and there’s not enough information in the tutorial to really offer up enough help on how to maneuver the snail to achieve perfection. The unlockables are ok but don’t really affect the play too much, the catchphrases of some of the characters repeated over and over gets really annoying, and there doesn’t seem to be that much of a difference between timed play and free play.
From love-struck ogres to domesticated dragons, Dreamworks Animation knows a thing or two about creating memorable characters popular with film fans of all ages. Of course, they also know a thing or two about squeezing as much money as possible from their beloved franchises. From school stationery to action figures, the merchandising possibilities are endless and the video game market has become the prime target for parting parents from their hard-earned cash. Occasionally, developers are given some creative freedom and recently, this has spawned titles such as Skylanders, Moshi Monsters and Disney’s Infinity. However, creativity can go the other way and Dreamworks’ latest movie tie-in seems to completely disregard the ideas and themes set out by its silver screen counterpart.
The "movie-game tie-in" klaxon is sounding, which can only mean one thing: you should be looking for the nearest exit.
PopBucket writes: When this game landed on my lap I assumed that it would be a Mario Kart pretender. After all Turbo: Super Stunt Squad (TSSS) is a tie-in to the new DreamWorks CGI family film which sees the hero snail (Turbo) aim to become the fastest snail and greatest racer in the world. However upon booting up the game I realised it’s much more like a Tony Hawk skateboarding games. Sadly, not a very good one.
