This game exists solely as a cross-promotion for the film. As a stand-alone game it doesn’t hold up. Players need to know the plot of the movie and the main character in order to understand what is going on. Had the film not been made would this game exist? No. Does this game deepen an appreciation of the film? Does it extend or explore more of the themes presented in the film? No and no.
As a game, Turbo isn’t all bad, but there’s not a heck of a lot in there that’s all that good either. The game mechanics are decent enough, but the wasted potential of a game that could have been leaves a sour taste in the mouth when one sees just what kind of a game this isn’t.
This isn’t strictly a racing game, but instead players go around a course performing tricks and stunts. Think of it sort of like the Tony Hawk franchise, but with snails and geared for younger kids. Actually, had the game been fleshed out more and not released specifically to help cross-promote the movie, Turbo: Super Stunt Squad would have been a good game.
Missing is any true multiplayer. The tutorial is good, but there’s no character motivation. The number of characters to play with is small. The number of tricks to unlock and use is small. The levels have some invisible walls or barriers and the physics in the game is haphazard.
The game frustrates me because there’s some real potential here. It feels like a great idea for a game that got rushed out to tie into the movie rather than get finished. Skip it.