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Reviews for Turbo the Tortoise (#5466)

Review by Raphie on 09 Feb 2012 (Rating: 4)

The very last game released by Hi-Tec Software, masters of cartoon-based licensed games. The company went bust just a couple of months after this was released and was eventually picked up and re-released by Code Masters, and it's a good thing that it did because this is really good, quite a fun little platformer and a good way for Hi-Tec to sadly bow out.

Review by Rebelstar Without a Cause on 28 Jul 2013 (Rating: 4)

Proof that Hi-Tec do know how to make a good game. The monochrome graphics are a bit bland and would have benefited with some colour. But the gameplay is enjoyable and it's one of the last decent commercial releases for the spectrum.

Review by dandyboy on 28 Jul 2013 (Rating: 4)

A sort of Mario Bross sequel , and a good one this time !!!

Review by dm_boozefreek on 01 Nov 2018 (Rating: 5)

Mario style gameplay, crossed with Sonic style graphics, and stuffed into a budget game featuring a tortoise.

Sad that this was Hi-Tec's Swan Song, and they bowed out on an original title that was considerably better than some of the rushed out Hanna/Barbera licensed drivel they shoved out over the years.

Don't get me wrong some of their licensed stuff was OK, some of it was pretty good, it's just a shame that when they created a decent, although somewhat trivial original IP they were on the way out.

Sadly it probably would've been Turbo's first and last outing even if Hi-Tec hadn't have folded. After all the movie go to is if they shoot it into space, or it travels through time they've ran out of ideas. This started at the end of that stereotype, but man it was good.

Shame....