Rise of the TMNT: Power Up!

Role
UI UX Design / Unity UI Implementation / Motion design

Date
02/2019 - 05/2019

Client
Nickelodeon

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Power Up is a mobile mini-game collection based on the 2018 animated series from Nickelodeon. It features three multi-level games with differing game playstyles. The game modes feature 360-degree motion and an additional option to play in Augmented reality. You can download the app in the App Store and the Google Play Store.

Gameplay

Sewer Battle
Help the  turtles fight the baddies. Power up the turtles and defeat as many waves as possible 

Bug Busters
Bust bugs and earn points before time runs out! dodge attacks or you'll get covered in ooze!

My role and responsibilities

When I joined the TMNT team, the first mini-game, "Pizza Party", had already been released. The team had just started production on the second and third mini-game called "Sewer Battle" and "Bug Busters". I was assigned as the UI/UX designer for these mini-games. My responsibilities for this project consisted of: 

• Create screen flows
• Brainstorm with the game designer about gameplay and mechanics
• Create assets and screen designs in AI / PSD based on the styleguide and the UI/UX work already designed by Hilde Tholens for the pizza party game mode 
• Prototype and test features
• Create prefabs and animations in unity
• Work closely with tech to ensure good quality and performance
• Write documentation on designs
  

Challenges and takeaways

Before this project, I had not worked in unity much, so it was quite a challenge to figure out how to build prefabs and animations in there. I also hadn't focussed much on motion design before this project, but since then this is one of my favorite parts of UI/UX design! The visual style of Rise of the TMNT is very appealing and a lot of fun to work within a game setting.