This game is based on Season 1 of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) the animated series with stages in the game based on following episodes: Things Change (2003), Nano (2003), Darkness on the Edge of Town (2003), Return to New York: Part 1 (2003), Return to New York: Part 2 (2003) and Return to New York: Part 3 (2003) and some levels made just for this game.
If you defeat the game with all 4 turtles, you can battle Oroku Saki after battling with The Shredder.
Enter the code: LSLML and you can play the game as Master Splinter.
If you play the game on Halloween, the turtles wear pumpkins on their heads. If you play it on Christmas, they wear Santa hats.
When Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) was airing it's first season, Konami announced it was producing this game based on the animated series. This was the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game Konami produced since Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (1993) which had been released almost 10 years prior.