March 17^th, 2005 (2:19pm) - Konami today announced that TMNT: Mutant Melee for the Xbox, GameCube and PC have arrived at retail stores nationwide. The ultimate Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle party experience, TMNT: Mutant Melee offers hours of bashing, crashing and trashing fun with more than 20 playable characters, a competitive Adventure mode, a ton of mini games and unlockable content. Gamers can play alone or with up to four friends and take on the role of their favorite Turtle, Casey Jones, April O’Neil, Master Splinter and even the villainous Shredder in one of two different modes – Adventure or Melee.

Turtle fans will find a shell full of mini games and extra content in TMNT: Mutant Melee. Gamers can team up with friends to play modes such as King of the Hill, where players defend a circle that appears randomly around a level; Knockout, where the object is to KO as many opponents as possible; and Last Man Standing, where gamers battle it out to see who is the toughest brawler of all. As gamers progress through TMNT: Mutant Melee, they’ll be able to unlock background information on the Turtles, character biographies, original TMNT comics, hilarious outtakes and enough artwork and video clips to satisfy even the most rabid Turtles enthusiasts.

TMNT Mutant Melee is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB and is available for the SRP of $19.99.