<s>
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
:	I-Application
Out	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Red	O
Fly	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
2012	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
animated	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
to	O
mostly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
to	O
polish	O
the	O
game	O
before	O
release	O
and	O
to	O
address	O
issues	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
:	I-Application
Out	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
perspective	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
the	O
four	O
Turtles	O
-	O
Leonardo	O
,	O
Donatello	O
,	O
Michelangelo	O
and	O
Raphael	O
-	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
;	O
even	O
if	O
there	O
are	O
n't	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
the	O
remaining	O
Turtles	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
will	O
be	O
following	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
Turtles	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
play	O
style	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
their	O
weapons	O
:	O
Leonardo	O
wields	O
two	O
katanas	B-Operating_System
,	O
making	O
him	O
the	O
most	O
basic	O
one	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Turtles	O
;	O
Donatello	O
wields	O
a	O
bō	O
,	O
which	O
comes	O
with	O
an	O
increased	O
range	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
agility	O
;	O
Michelangelo	O
wields	O
two	O
nunchuks	O
,	O
making	O
him	O
the	O
fastest	O
turtle	O
and	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
quickly	O
build	O
up	O
combos	O
;	O
and	O
Raphael	O
wields	O
two	O
sai	O
,	O
making	O
him	O
fight	O
his	O
enemies	O
more	O
directly	O
and	O
aggressively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
emphasizes	O
teamwork	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
perform	O
team	O
combos	O
or	O
KOs	B-Language
on	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
moves	O
fill	O
a	O
green	O
bar	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
upper	O
left	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
HUD	B-Application
,	O
which	O
,	O
when	O
filled	O
,	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
powerful	O
combo	O
to	O
quickly	O
finish	O
off	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
collectibles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
pizzas	B-Language
,	O
which	O
restore	O
health	O
,	O
and	O
shurikens	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
used	O
as	O
ranged	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemies	O
vary	O
from	O
street	O
thugs	O
to	O
Foot	O
Clan	O
ninjas	B-Application
and	O
Krang	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Turtles	O
infiltrate	O
TCRI	O
through	O
the	O
same	O
tunnel	O
,	O
and	O
fight	O
their	O
way	O
past	O
Foot	O
Clan	O
ninjas	B-Application
and	O
Krangs	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
Shredder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
home	O
,	O
the	O
Turtles	O
recount	O
their	O
adventure	O
to	O
April	O
and	O
Splinter	O
,	O
and	O
celebrate	O
their	O
victory	O
with	O
a	O
pizza	B-Language
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
received	O
generally	O
negative	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
38/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
awarded	O
a	O
disappointing	O
score	O
of	O
a	O
4/10	O
by	O
Push	O
Square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
was	O
slightly	O
more	O
positive	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
6.1/10	O
,	O
while	O
praising	O
for	O
its	O
video	O
within	O
the	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
series	O
and	O
its	O
arcade	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
